James opened another bar, savoring the taste as it filled her mouth. After spending so much time eating fruits and vegetables that were only somewhat fresh some of the time, the simulated "pulled pork BBQ" was about as wonderful a thing as her tongue had tasted since she had switched from hay to the pony version of a burger. Nutrition bars always had an unnatural aftertaste to them, a background twinge of just how chemically engineered they really were under the surface. Even so, the food science behind what she was eating was easy to ignore when she was so hungry.