Showcase Saturday- GORP Clean Energy Bars

This week for our Showcase Saturday,

we are featuring GORP clean energy bars!

Get your GORP on!

GORP clean energy bars were created by the Manitoban couple, Colleen and Grant, who are advocates of eating as much whole food as possible. Colleen and Grant created GORP because they wanted to create HEALTHY AND CONVENIENT energy foods that could be available on the supermarket shelves that customers could grab and go.

These bars were developed by back in 2005 as a way to take in clean calories as Colleen trained for her triathlons. Her team mates loved them and demanded that she make enough for everyone and eventually Colleen began to consider making these bars into a business, making them at their 14,000 acre farm in Niverville, Manitoba, 

GORP bars contain no fake sugars, preservatives, fillers, or colouring, no high fructose corn syrup orscary-sounding ingredients you can barely pronounce.When creating GORP bars, Colleen and Grant did their research and filled the bars with power-packed nuts and seeds, oats for heart health and long-lasting energy, superstars like flax and hemp for all their Omega-3 goodness, and lots of fiber for weight control and intestinal health.

I love these bars, not only because they are made in Manitoba, but they are so healthy, full of nutritious REAL food and they are so convenient for on the go fast and easy snacking.  I keep a couple in my purse and glove compartment at all times because as a busy mom and business owner, I don't always have the time to eat balanced meals or pack nutritious snacks for myself when I am out and about but if I have GORP bars on me then I am not tempted to stop and pick up fast food or a chocolate bar at the gas station! My personal favorite flavor is the coco, hemp, and almond because I am a chocolate lover, but they also come in 2 other flavors as well: peanut butter & apple, as well as peanut butter & raspberry.

The three flavours of Gorp sell for $3-$4 in grocery stores, convenience stores, spas, health food stores and alternative health clinics in Manitoba and through their website at www.gorpworld.com

Find them on Facebook and Instagram as well!


We are doing a give-away for an entire case of GORP clean energy bars on our Makers Move Manitoba Facebook page - check it out to enter to win and try GORP for yourself!

What is Makers Move Manitoba?

Makers Move is a platform your hub for all things handmade and home grown here in Manitoba!

Makers Move Manitoba was created by 2 proud Manitobans, Mandy Johnston and Brandy Sylvestre. We wanted to create a platform to showcase the MANY incredibly talented makers and shakers, located right here in our amazing province!

We strive to create a community for our Manitoba makers and anyone else who knows the value and importance of shopping local and supporting small business while fostering connections between businesses and consumers. In doing so, we hope to inspire Manitobans to think about where they want to spend their money, and who they want to support. We are passionate about supporting local!

"Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of word you want."
- Anna Lappe

In order to ensure that we do our best to spread the word of this fabulous community, we have developed a presence on both Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter; Please be sure to check them out and like and share them to help us continue to grow the community.

Fellow Creative Souls and Founders of Makers Move Manitoba


Want to be featured by Makers Move Manitoba?

We love nothing more then spreading the word about awesome local businesses! If you are a SELLER of some sort, whether it be a maker, a baker, a crafter, a painter, a farmer, an upcycler, a vintage curator, an antique dealer, etc etc etc.....we would love to hear about what you do, and we will tell you what we can do for you!

E-mail us at makersmovemanitoba@gmail.com and include the word BLOG in your subject line!


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