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energy bars part 2 · a framework for better bars

The goals of durability and energy density are multifaceted objectives that necessitate a nuanced understanding specific requirements. Fortunately, they can all be satisfied with another, more actionable pair of guiding principles.

Durable Energy Density

energy bars part 1 · in search of the perfect bar

The concept is as popular as it is simple: a dense parcel of portable nutrition. For such a functional food item, there are good grounds for optimization. And yet perfection may be elusive. Or at least in the maw of the beholder.

Clafoutis

the peasant's pancake

With a name so distinctively French, we might expect the clafoutis to demand preparation as foreign and finicky as its pronunciation.

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