There's now a 'She persisted' energy bar because this is what we've come to

Get your social justice . . . energy bar?
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Heather Dockray
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There's now a 'She persisted' energy bar because this is what we've come to
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American progressives now face a nearly insurmountable task: Manage one of the largest social protest movements in history, while refusing to lapse into cheesiness.

Their latest challenge comes in the form of a "She Persisted" energy bar. Chef and blogger Lentine Alexis developed a recipe for Mother Jones that she hopes will sustain people for a long day of protesting. It's also known as the "Superseed Energy Bar," or the "bar for making change."

When Mitch McConnell shunned Elizabeth Warren from the Senate floor, his reproach -- "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted" -- quickly became a refrain for the resistance.

Women confronted their own Senators with the phrase (check out this delightfully heated confrontation with Senator Mitch McConnell) and some have even gone so far to tattoo the phrase to their bodies.

The "She Persisted" energy bar includes ingredients you'll probably eat with resentment, including pumpkins seeds, sesame seeds, bee pollen, medjool dates, rolled oats and chia seeds. They're the kind of ingredients you buy when you decide to "go healthy" after a period of prolonged sadness, then immediately throw into the back of your cabinet, never to be seen again.

On the plus side, there's more vitamins in one single bar than I've probably consumed in my 33 years of life. If you're into bars and into "living a full life," I guess, this bar is probably for you.

It may even be delicious, if you can overcome your highly understandable resistance to dates smushed into a square.

Hold your whining. If people want to name an energy bar after a famous protest inspired by a civil rights hero, that's fine. It's all fine. Whether its pussy hats or energy bars or memes of sad Ted Cruz, whatever keeps people on their feet and yelling is always a beautiful thing.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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