Real Food Bar is the first vegan protein bar line made with upcycled ingredients.

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Anna Sullivan is the co-founder of Real Food Bar, the first vegan protein bars made with upcycled food.

Sullivan says thinking about where the food she ate came from has always been on her mind.

Some of my fondest memories are going to my grandparents farm and picking the vegetables from my grandmas garden.

Sullivan says she grew up watching her grandma cook with everything from the garden, including the scraps.

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We didnt call it upcycling back then; it was just being resourceful, she says.

I suppose thats where it became ingrained in my DNA to not waste food.

With that, Real Food Bar was born.

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The plant powders taste great in our bars and provide a full serving of greens.

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For this, creamy cashew or peanut butter is used, which also adds a subtle sweetness.

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Sullivan adds that the request for being 100-percent vegan came straight from customers.

As for the sugar content?

It turns out we did need one more option to choose from after all.

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