Why you'll love them: These Untapped Maple Waffles are just the right portion size, use natural ingredients, taste great, and have a solid nutritional composition.
Ten years ago, I was making a living racing bicycles in Belgium. If there's one thing that bike racers know, it's snacks. When races top out at over 130 miles, you really need to bring along something to chew on.
Back then, Untapped wasn't around, and we'd roll over to local bakeries to buy stroopwafels, a kind of flat caramel filled waffle, to stuff in our pockets before races. On cold days, we'd warm the waffles up on top of our pre-race cups of coffee and enjoy a moment of delicious indulgence before several hours of riding over cobbles in the snow.
Ted King, one of the founders of Untapped was also a pro cyclist and has now retired in Vermont. It only makes sense then that he has combined his need for snacks with the local maple syrup to produce untapped waffles.
King brings years of experience eating sugary things out of packets to the company, which might be why their serving size is exactly right for a mid-exercise snack. Many bars are a bit large to eat all at once, and end up in our gym bag or backpack gathering lint. These waffles, at 140 calories each, are a perfect single serving.
These Untapped Maple Waffles are so delicious you'll struggle to store them in your house for long. The delicious maple syrup based filling seems to be a favorite of purchasers on Amazon, one of whom said he could eat them "all day long."
Expert testers agreed, with one saying "I would rather have a maple waffle in my pack than any other energy bar on the market." These waffles only use natural ingredients and are organic and vegan, making them a healthy and delicious choice for nearly every diet.
I'm not getting paid to race bikes anymore, which is a good thing because after a few years of doing so I was running out of bones to break! If I was to make a return, as Untapped's Ted King has done, it would be with a pocketful of these breakfast treats.
Pros: Organic, vegan, and natural, delicious, sensible portion
Cons: Can be hard to eat if you don't have water, fewer calories per dollar than other options.
Buy a Box of 16 Untapped Organic Maple Waffles on Amazon for $31.95