A generous friend in Annecy sent me a ‘discovery pack’ of what looked like gels for me to try out. I was skeptical as usual, since this company (Yanaa) uses the wording you now expect to find in many new sports nutrition products these days – ‘real food’ for one. All their stuff is savory, also, which I thought might be off putting.

I think you know where this is going – I tasted two of their ‘food not fuel’ things today and became a little smitten. Plenty of flavor in all the right places and really easy to eat/drink. As far from a gel as you could find in a gel-like receptacle, I’d say. They have the most interesting flavors, too.

Yes, even green peas and mint was a hit.

The other nice thing is that they are based in French (Annecy) and the recipes are made into reality down here in Provence. I may be increasing my nutrition budget next year…