Today's post is sponsored by LÄRABAR, but we've been fueling our adventures with them for a while now and the opinions expressed here are all my own.

Hiking is knit into the fabric of our family beginnings: it is how my husband and I went from strangers, to friends, to life-long partners. Every year we have commemorated our meeting with an anniversary hike up the trail where we first met: the Ammanosuc Ravine trail to the summit of Mt. Washington. Over the years our hiking troop has grown and this year our four year old daughter hiked 5 out of the 6 hours it took to reach the summit on her own.

Not every hike we do as a family is as ambitious as hiking Mt. Washington (the tallest peak in the Northeast), most of our hikes are short trails close to home that help us get outside as a family enjoying our surroundings and each other's company. Ambitious or easy there's no doubt that we need fuel and more often than not I stock our backpacks with LÄRABARS. These unsweetened bars have long been a staple in our household and are always on my grocery list.

The idea for LÄRABAR was hatched on a hike. Lara Merriken was hiking in the Colorado Rockies when the idea of creating a delicious and indulgent snack that was simple and easy to eat was born. LÄRABARS are created with 100% real, simple and wholesome ingredients. There are no GMO's, no artificial sweeteners or added sugar, no preservatives or colorings and they are gluten-free. I reach for LÄRABARS first for the taste: if I'm craving chocolate the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip is my go to bar. It really tastes more like a cookie than a fruit and nut bar, but the ingredients are incredibly simple: dates, peanuts, semisweet chocolate chips and sea salt. You can't get much simpler than four ingredients, yet it is a complete treat especially when you've been hiking for a few hours. Most LÄRABARS are equally simple, comprised of three or four ingredients: fruit, nuts and natural flavorings. If you're looking for an indulgent treat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough orPeanut Butter Chocolate Chipis the way to go, or if you're looking for a zing of freshness the lime juice in the Key Lime Pie bar can satisfy perfectly.

And the LÄRABAR isn't the only delicious snack in the LÄRABAR family of products there LÄRABAR RENOLA which we enjoyed this morning atop our favorite New Hampshire-made yogurt. RENOLA is like a deconstructed LÄRABAR: a grain-free combo of fruit, nuts seeds. We found the Cocoa Coconut to be incredibly satisfying, especially atop our vanilla bean yogurt. You can check out a full listing of LÄRABAR products here.

We grabbed our LÄRABARS and our LÄRABAR RENOLA to take on our trail run/walk this morning. After four days of solid rain it was so nice to get outside with the kids, even though it was still damp and chilly. It wasn't the kind of hiking we normally do, but we all worked up an appetite trekking through the woods and were happily satisfied with our LÄRABARS. I love that the kids love these bars mostly because they aren't packed with empty fillers like popular kids granola bars, they are wholesome and naturally sweetened which means there's no added sugar--the kids are just getting fruit and nuts. And they seem perfectly satisfied, in fact Jack was super excited to get more after lunch as a sweet treat.

Jack is super excited for more LÄRABARS!

You have a chance to get outside with LÄRABAR too! To celebrate National Take a Hike Day on November 17th, 2014 LÄRABAR is giving away 16 LÄRABARS and their RENOLA product to fuel the adventures of one lucky reader! And to sweeten the deal you can still snack on LÄRABARS between now and then, just print and use this coupon. Click HERE for coupon. And if you're wondering where you can find LÄRABARS click HERE.

Giveaway Details: To enter respond to one of the questions below in the comments. One comment will be chosen at random.

Terms and Conditions: No purchase necessary. Must be 18 to enter. US residents only. Void where prohibited. Prize includes 16 LÄRABARS and RENOLA product. One winner selected. Contest starts 10/24/14 and ends 11/10/14.

What's your favorite way to get outside and what flavor LÄRABAR are you most excited to use to fuel your adventures?

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--Sarah

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