Monday, December 7, 2009

Bars

Bars:


Dessert Bars:


Non-organic:

Archer Farms:
1. Dark Chocolate Hazelnut indulgent granola bites dipped in milk chocolate-flavored coating: Yummy, but not very healthful at all and not worth the 80 calories for 1-2 bites. (Nut. Info.)

Diet Bars:

Non-organic:

Fiber 35 Diet: (This website looks like it was designed by a scam artist. I'm surprised that Brenda Watson doesn't try to get us to work from home selling these things for her).
-Fitsmart:
1. Delicious Lemon Poppy: Misnomer Alert, Pretty Bad, Tastes like Pine Sol

Pria:
1. Lemon Delight Crisp: Very Tasty

1.Double Fudge Brownie (all natural kind, which means no HFCS): Love it! Chewy and yums! (Nut. Info.)

Soy Joy:
Okay, let's talk about these puppies since they are trying so hard and won't go away, as evidenced by the facts that you can get 20 of them from CVS virtually for free every few weeks and now they're being handed out for free at my YMCA.
1. Berry: Okay, but it kind of tastes like fruit cake (Nutritional Info.)
2. Apple or Apple Walnut: Tastes like green apple candy fruitcake. (Nutritional Info.)
3. Mango Coconut: Tastes like mango coconut lotion fruitcake (Nutritional Info.)
4. Peanut Chocolate Chip: I was hopeful about this flavor, and it tastes...unrepulsive. (Nutritional Info.)
5. Raisin Walnut: Not bad, they must have done some market research 'cause they decided to make this one taste better, slightly(Nutritional Info.)
6. Strawberry: Not bad, actually, then again, maybe it tasted better since I was super hungry when I ate it. (Nutritional Info.)


Think Thin:
1. Brownie Crunch: Decent

Trimspa:
-Froodia:
1. Apricot Ambush: A little better than Summer Thunder maybe, but they pretty much taste the same really (Nutritional Info.)
2. Savage Strawberry: Yum! (Nutritional Info.)
3 Summer Thunder: Remember those things that were kind of like fruit roll ups but weirder? Yeah. (Nutritional Info.)


Zone Perfect:
-Indulgence:
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse: Yummy!  In that good diet bar way! (Nut. Info.)

"Granola"/Misc. Bars:

Organic:

Cascadian Farm:
-Flax Right:
1. Harvest Spice Crunchy Granola: Pretty yummy!  To bad I kept getting drunk and eating them with peanut butter and jam (and sometimes honey) on top... (Nut. Info.)

Clif:
-Kid Z Bar:
1. Chocolate Brownie: Decent tasting, but very sticky for some reason, maybe that was a fluke (Nut. Info.)

Health Valley Organic:

1.Strawberry Cobbler Cereal Bar: Yummy, tastes like a fig newton (130 calories; 2.5g fat: 0 sat or trans; 26 carbs: 1 fiber, 14 sugar; 2g protein)

Non-organic:

Bear Naked:
1. Chocolate Cherry: Tastes very good! (Nut. Info.)

Fiber One (General Mills): Click here for free samples and coupons!
-90 Calorie:
1. Chocolate: Yummy!!!  Has a bit of lactose though :[ (Nut. Info.)
Original:
1. Oats & Apple Struesel: Yummy, (Nut. Info.)
2. Oats & Peanut Butter: Very Nice (Nut. Info.)
3. Oats & Strawberries with Almonds: Yummy, tastes a bit like a fruit roll-up though (Nut. Info.)
4. Oats & Chocolate: Real Good (Nut. Info.)
5. Oats & Caramel: Tast, maybe a bit too sweet (140 calories: 3.5g fat: 1.5g sat; 30carbs: 9g fiber, 9 sugar; 2g protein) (Nut. Info.)
6. Chocolate Mocha: Yummy, the usual fake "mocha" flavor (Nut. Info.)

Genisoy:
1. Arctic Frost: Crispy Chocolate Mint: Too Minty

GreatValue (Wal-Mart brand)
-Benefit High Fiber Chewy Bars:
1. Oats & Peanut Butter (Nutritional Info.)

Kashi: (If you register on their site, you get a $1.50 off coupon right away)
-TLC:
-Chewy Granola Bars:
1. Cherry Dark Chocolate: Not bad, but kind of bland actually (Nutritional Info)
2. Dark Mocha Almond: Pretty good (Nutritional Info)
3. Peanut Peanut Butter: Okay, too nutty, gives it that almost stale taste (Nutritional Info)
4. Trail Mix: Pretty good (Nut. Info.)
-Crunchy Granola Bars:
1. Pumpkin Spice Flax: Pretty good (Nutritional Info)

Kellogg:
-All-Bran:
1. Strawberry Drizzle: Decent (120 calories: 2.5g fat: 1g sat; 30g carbs: 10g fiber; 9g sugar; 2g protein; 10%Thiamin, Folic Acid, VitB12; VitB6; 8% Iron, Niacin; 6% Zinc; 4% Ribofalvin; 2% Calcium)
-Fiber Plus Antioxidants:
1. Dark Chocolate Almond: Really yummy, 130 calories
2. Chocolate Chip: Delicious, 120 calories

KIND: (You might be able to get a free sample some time, as I did)
1. Fruit & Nut Delight: True to it's name, you can taste fruits and nuts, and it's delightful (170 calories: 11g fat: 1.5g sat; 16g carbs: 3g fiber, 12g sugar; 5g protein; 4% Calcium; 6% Iron)
2. Mango Macadamia: Pretty good, kind of strange tasting, but then that's this brand's thing I think (190 calories: 12g fat: 5g sat; 180mg/5% Potassium; 20g carbs: 3g fiber, 15g sugar; 2g protein; 50% VitD3, Folate; 20% Calcium; 6% VitB1(or Thiamin); 4% Phosphorus, Magnesium, Iron; 2% VitB3 (or Niacin)

Odwalla: (No direct links to nutrition facts, but you can navigate easily through the site for each item's info.)
-Chewy Nut Bar:
1. Chewy Nut Bar: Sweet and Salty Almond: Pretty good
-Original:
1. Banana Nut: Tasty

1. Triple Nut: Good! Doesn't have that stale flavor so many nutty bars end up having. (1 Bar: 220 calories (100 from fat): 12g fat: 1.5g sat, 9.5g unsat; 0g trans (where's the other g?); 230 mg/10% sodium; 23g carbs: 3g fiber, 13g sugar; 7g protein; 2% calcium; 6% iron; 110% Vit E; 10% Phosphorus)

Quaker:
-True Delights
1. Dark Chocolate Raspberry Almond: 3g fiber, 140 calories, tasty
2. Honey Roasted Cashew Mixed Berry: Truly delightful (140 calories: 3.5g fat: 1g sat; 24g carbs: 3g fiber, 10g sugar; 2g protein)
-Simple Harvest: Multigrain Chewy Granola?
1. Multigrain Chewy Granola: Honey Roasted Nut: Okay
2. Cinnamon Brown Sugar: Good

South Beach:

-100 Calories Snack Bar:
1. Mixed Berry (Nut. Info.)
-Fiber Fit Granola Bars:
1. Mocha: Yum (Nut. Info.)
-High Protein Cereal Bars:
1. Chocolate: Not bad at all (Nut. Info.)
2. Cinnamon Raisin: Yummy (Nut. Info.)
3. Dark Chocolate Berry: Not unpleasant but chalky and not very flavorful (Nut. Info. according to site. Nut. Info. according to package as of 12/29/09: 140 calories: 5g fat: 2.5g sat, .5g polyunsat, 1.5g monoun fat; 150mg/6% sodium; 140mg/4% potassium; 15g carbs: 3g carbs, 7g sugar, 3g sugar alcohol; 10g protein)
4. Peanut Butter: Okay (Nut. Info.)
-Meal Replacement Bars
1. Chocolate Fudge: Not bad - possibly discontinued
2. Chocolate Peanut Butter: Not bad (Nut. Info.)
3. Cinnamon Cream: Tasty - possibly discontinued
-Snack Bar Delights:
1. Chocolate: Good - possibly discontinued
2. Chocolate Mint: Good (Nut. Info.)
3. Chocolate Raspberry: Yummy (Nut. Info.)
4. Hazelnut Creme: Pretty good stuff - possibly discontinued
5. Peanut Butter: Okay (Nut. Info.)
6. S'mores: Really good! And 9g fiber for only 120 calories!! (Nut. Info.)
-South Beach Living:
1. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip: Yum
-Sweet Nut Creations:
1. Nut Medley - yummy, just nuts, possibly discontinued (150 Calories: 7g fat: 2.5 g sat; 18g carbs: 3g fiber, 7g sugar; 6g protein)


Protein/workout Bars:

Non-organic:


Clif:
-Builder's:
1.Chocolate Mint: Very nice! (Nut. Info.)

Detour:
-Biker:
1. Toffee Almond: Weird
-Core Strength:
1. Caramel Peanut: Dry, Chalky

Herbalife Protein Bar:
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter: Okay

EAS: (Free samples - You can get them all the time.)
-AdvantEdge Carb Control:
1. Chocolate Chip Brownie: Good Stuff but Kinda Dry and Chalky (Nutritional Info.)
2. Cookies & Cream: Nice (Nutritional Info.)
3. Chocolate Peanut Butter Crisp: Okay (Nutritional Info.)
-Myoplex:
--Deluxe:
1.Chocolate Chocolate Chip: Yummy, supposing as you enjoy that chocolate protein bar taste as I do (Nutritional Info.)
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter: Pretty Good (Nutritional Info.)

Kellogg's:
-Special K Protein Meal Bar:
1. Honey Almond: Tasty, but it's got partially hydrogenated pal, kernel oil.  Wtf is wrong with these people?(Nut. Info.)

Labrada:
-Lean Body:
1. White Chocolate Peanut Butter: Pretty good, but too much of that fakey taste (Nut. Info.)

Met-Rx:

-Protein Plus:
1. Chocolate Roasted Peanut with Caramel: Decent stuff ... My sister had one of these in her fridge a girlfriend had left behind, well shit, look at this. (Nut. Info.)

-Performance Energy:
1. Peanut Butter: Pretty tasty in my opinion. It's hard though, so you have to give your jaw a break between bites (Nut. Info.)

-Pure Protein:
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter: Pretty Good

-Classic:
1. Chocolate Almond Biscotti: The taste is fine, just like most other protein bars, a chalky sort of chocolatey taste. The "almond biscotti" part is a clever enough load of crap. (Nut. Info.)

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