( 31 reviews )
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 11 2009
The description is misleading. I ordered this assuming 24 bars (pack of 2) was accurate however the invoice from the company only showed 12 bars (1 pack) and only received the 1 pack. The description of the product should be updated to accurately reflect the product's details.
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Posted: Jun 3 2009
As far as energy bars go I think Clif brand has the best tasting ones. I love blueberries and was pleasantly surprised to see they have a blueberry flavor now. I ordered a box to try and I must say they are REALLY good. If you like blueberries and a sweet taste this will hit the spot. These bars are good for a quick breakfast or a snack and they are a MUST when you are hiking or boating. We put a few of these in a water tight box when we go canoeing, they are small and portable. A great quick bite to keep us going. Highly recommend these bars! (check out the chocolate brownie flavor too- YUM!)
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 3 2009
Clif bars are by far the best tasting nutrition bars on the market - at least to me. They come in a wide variety of flavors and each one of them is excellent. The nutrition varies slightly between flavors but here are the nutrition facts for the blueberry flavor (one of my favorites): Calories: 240 Calories From Fat: 50 Total Fat: 5g Saturated Fat: 0.5g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 150mg Potassium: 250mg Total Carb: 43g Dietary Fiber: 5g Sugars: 21g Other Carb: 17g Protein: 9g So, as you can see nothing here screams "I'm bad for you!". I'm in the process of dropping weight and changing my lifestyle. For my diet I consume a good amount of carbs in the morning for sustained energy and towards the end of the day I steer more towards low carb/high protein for muscle growth after working out. I avoid carbs during the least active part of my day (don't want that potential energy to store as fat overnight!). With this diet plan these bars are great for breakfast or an early day snack (I do 5-6 meals a day). You get a substantial amount of calories to help fill you up, these are low in fat, you get a good shot of carbs perfect for starting your day, a good bit of dietary fiber and you get a good bit of protein - the potassium doesn't hurt either. The only issues here are the small amount of simple carbs and also these are a little high in sugar. These bars are a bit on the sweet site so if they were a little less sweet and maybe had 10-12g sugar then they would be perfect. This is the only issue though and it's not that bad - a little sugar in the morning is okay in my book and the good far outweighs the bad. Nitpickers may scoff at the saturated fat - but it's only 1/2 a gram (4% DV). Nutrition facts aside these bars taste great! In fact these are the best tasting bars on the market to me and I've tried them all. They are dense enough to fill you up but not too dense. Some bars force you to chew forever before you can swallow the darn thing - not here. They taste so good I almost feel sinful eating them. I bet you could break one of these bars up and roll them into little balls and serve them as a desert and people would have no idea they are consuming a nutrition bar - yes they are that good. I eat these every single day. I'm a snooze-button masher so I often end up waking up in a rush to get ready for work. My perfect breakfast is a clif bar, 8oz of Naked Green Machine juice and 1 cup of black coffee - after that I'm rearin' to go and it's super quick. Also, these are great for backpacking, hiking, camping and activities of that nature. It's really too bad these aren't more popular. It's becoming harder for me to find these locally. I think the low-carb-craze is hurting these a bit because a lot of people will take one look at the nutrition facts, see the carbs and immediately put it down. The body builders probably aren't interested either because even though they have a good bit of protein - they pale in comparison to some bars out there that have 30-40+ grams. If you are somewhere in between these extremes like I am then give these a shot! All of them are excellent so just pick a flavor that you think you will like and enjoy!
