There's no need for a mixer or food processor. Keep the fridge for drinks and maybe the blender. Eating has never been easier. Why? Bars, bars and more bars. Vegan, chocolate, gluten-free, low-glycemic, raw, sugar-free, nutty, crunchy, gooey, for kids, for weightlifters, familiar old granola bars. Packed with protein, fiber, superfruits—even some with sugar and fat. Bars for pregnant women, and the Yaff Bar that's for you and your mutt to share. Lärabar's Alt gets its protein from peas; another company even harvests crickets for protein. Huge?
About a fifth of Americans will eat a bar today, says Harry Balzer, chief food industry analyst for research firm, The NPD Group. (The only bigger change in our eating habits over the last decade? The explosion of yogurt.)