Real Meal Blueberry and Almond bar review
Designed to function as a meal replacement for expeditions and multi-day races, the Real Meal Blueberry & Almond bar is a high-calorie, plant-based and gluten-free endurance bar that tastes incredibly good!

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Cost
★★★★☆
Performance
★★★★★
Overall Score
★★★★☆
Overall Score ★★★★☆
At around 150 grams per serving, it delivers roughly 603 calories, making it energy dense enough to replace a meal or sustain long periods of activity. The ingredient list includes gluten-free oat flour as a base, glucose syrup and date paste as sweeteners, and a mix of almond and peanut paste to provide healthy fats and protein. Blueberry paste makes up just over five percent of the bar, balanced with natural raspberry flavouring, while sunflower seeds, chia seeds and a touch of rapeseed oil add texture and extra nutrition.
Nutritionally, the bar offers 26 grams of protein, about 69 grams of carbohydrates of which around 39 grams are sugars, and 22 grams of fat with only 2.3 grams coming from saturates. This puts the macro split close to 60 percent carbohydrates, 20 percent protein and 20 percent fat, a balance that supports energy release, muscle repair and satiety. It has also been formulated to be vegan-friendly and free from gluten, making it accessible for a broad range of dietary needs.
Strengths of the Blueberry & Almond bar include its strong energy density, which makes it a reliable option when weight-to-calorie efficiency matters, and its balanced nutritional profile that suits endurance activities. Many users find the flavour pleasantly fruity without being overly sweet, with the mix of nuts and seeds giving a satisfying crunch that helps it feel more like real food than many sports products. For those seeking a convenient, portable, “all-in-one” solution on long days outdoors, it ticks a lot of boxes.
Overall, the Real Meal Blueberry & Almond bar is best suited to endurance athletes, hikers, ultrarunners and anyone who values having a compact, nutrient-dense meal option in their pack. It may not be the ideal choice for casual snacking or short outings, but as a functional bar built for performance and sustained energy, it does exactly what it promises.
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About the Author:
Chris is the founder of Hiatus.Design, a mission-driven branding and website design company that works with clients all over the world.
Over the course of his life, he has travelled to more than 60 countries across six continents, earned two Guinness World Records, completed the legendary Marathon des Sables, summited Mont Blanc and unclimbed peaks in Asia, become a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and obtained a Masterʼs degree in Business Management (MA).