Review: KIND Blueberry Vanilla & Cashew Fruit & Nut Bar

I've often mentioned here that I sometimes find products where it shocks me that I've never reviewed them because it seems like I would have done so in the past since it's not a new product and it's been on the shelves of my local store for quite some time.  Today's product review of this KIND Blueberry Vanilla & Cashew Fruit & Nut Bar is one of those instances I'm stunned that I've never done a review on this before.  With that, let's dive in.  This bar was picked up at Kroger for $1.37 and comes in at 1.4 ounces.  It's packing 190 calories and four grams of protein and is also all natural, cholesterol free and gluten free.

Review: KIND Nuts & Spices Dark Chocolate Mocha Almond Bar

Today's review subject presented me with quite a dilemma.  First of all, I'm not the biggest fan of dark chocolate.  That doesn't mean that I hate it, but out of all the types of chocolate, dark chocolate is my least favorite.  Secondly, my feelings about mocha are mixed.  I very much like coffee and drink it most mornings, but coffee-flavored food products are not high on my list of desirable things.  That said, I was willing to give another KIND product a shot, despite my reservations, when I picked up this KIND Nuts & Spices Dark Chocolate Mocha Almond Bar at Kroger for $1.25.  It's 1.4 ounces and has 200 calories and six grams of protein.  As with most, if not all, KIND products, it's all natural, gluten free, etc.

Review: KIND Strong & Kind Thai Sweet Chili Almond Protein Bar

He's been mentioned here before but I'll mention again that Junk Food Guy runs a pretty damn fine blog.  Not only does he review products, but he also talks about sports, life, etc.  I've done a lot of reviews, but I only really do quick hitter-type reviews, so just looking the sheer volume of reviews and other things that he's done is astounding to me.  Anyway, I've learned via his Twitter feed that he's a big fan of savory snack bars, so today's review that adds to my KIND review series is an ode to him.  I was able to pick up this KIND Strong & Kind Thai Sweet Chili Almond Protein Bar at Kroger on sale for $1.25 and the bar is 1.6 ounces and has 230 calories and ten grams of protein.  It's also gluten free, among other things, so it's also got that going for it.  This one also shows up as right in the middle on the Spice meter on the wrapper, so I guess I shouldn't expect to be on fire when I'm done, so that's good.

Review: KIND Nuts & Spices Madagascar Vanilla Almond Bar

Based on the number of yogurt reviews around here lately (there are more in queue), one could think that the only thing that I do these days is eat yogurt and it sure seems that way to me.  Fortunately, I do manage to mix something else in every once in a while and today is one of those times as I'm packing in another KIND review.  Now, ordinarily I tend to stay away from products that are boring and vanilla (get the joke?), but the presence of a "special" kind of vanilla got me to grab this KIND Nuts & Spices Madagascar Vanilla Almond Bar off the shelf at Kroger for the sale price of $1.00.  The bar itself is 1.4 ounces and has 210 calories and seven grams of protein.  Like most KIND bars, it's also gluten free and all natural.

Review: KIND Peanut Butter & Strawberry Fruit & Nut Bar

Let's not kid ourselves here.  When you saw the title/subject of this review, you could only think of one thing.  I knew that when I was on one of my rare trips to Earth Fare and saw this on the shelves, I could only think of one thing...a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  I've declared my love for peanut butter and jelly many times before on this blog, so the fact that something reminds me of that piques my interest to the highest degree.  Now, I prefer grape jelly in my sandwiches, but strawberry is a more than capable alternative and with that I was more than eager to dive into this KIND Peanut Butter & Strawberry Fruit & Nut Bar that I picked up on sale for $1.25 (that is cheap for an Earth Fare product!).  As prior reviews have shown, the bar itself is the KIND classic size 1.4 ounces and has 190 calories and seven grams of protein.  Also per usual, it's all natural and gluten free.

Review: KIND Nuts & Spices Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan Bar

If you are a regular reader of the blog, you've noticed that the KIND reviews have picked up recently.  I'll be the first to say that is the result of my local Kroger changing up their flavor variety and finally giving me more opportunities for reviews.  Good for me and good for the blog since KIND bars generally have a solid reputation here.  With that prize-winning introduction done, it's time to segue into this review of the KIND Nuts & Spices Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan Bar that I was able to pick up at the aforementioned Kroger for $1.49.  Each bar is 1.4 ounces and has 200 calories and five grams of protein.  It's also all natural and gluten free, among other things, so it's got that going for it too.

Review: KIND Strong & Kind Honey Smoked BBQ Almond Protein Bar

I mentioned in my last KIND review that the thought of a savory snack bar kind of frightens me.  Still, I'm always looking to try out new products, so despite my fears, I had a desire to try out this KIND Strong & Kind Honey Smoked BBQ Almond Protein Bar that I picked up in the same shopping trip as the last review for $1.25 at Kroger.  This bar clocks in at 1.6 ounces with 230 calories and ten grams of protein.  It's also gluten free, so it's more than just a pretty face...or something.

Review: KIND Strong & Kind Honey Mustard Almond Protein Bar

Generally, I like KIND bars and have shown in that in my numerous reviews.  On a recent trip to Kroger, I noticed they had introduced a new line of bars that seemed like they were focusing on savory types of ingredients and while intrigued, I admit that I was kind of afraid.  I typically like my snack bars to be of the sweet variety, so savory didn't quite jive with me.  Still, I was curious to give them a shot so that leads me to this review of this KIND Strong & Kind Honey Mustard Almond Protein Bar that I was able to pick up for $1.25.  Each gluten free bar is 1.5 ounces with 230 calories and ten grams of protein, for the record.

Review: KIND Almond & Coconut Fruit & Nut Bar

Every now and then, I'll be wandering through the store and a bar will pop up on me that I'm absolutely dumbfounded that I've never seen before because it seems like such a basic flavor combination.  On a recent visit to Walmart, this happened to me as I was trolling around and saw this KIND Almond & Coconut Fruit & Nut Bar that I'm going to add to my review collection today.  It was on sale for $1.39 and the bar itself comes in at 1.4 ounces with 190 calories and three grams of protein.  It's gluten free, non-GMO and all that jazz too, if you are into that type of thing.

Review: KIND Nuts & Spices Dark Chocolate Chili Almond Bar

I know the mixture of dark chocolate and chili is en vogue now in the culinary world and I just don't get it.  One of the worst eating experiences I ever had came when I ate a piece of chocolate that had those two flavors.  It made me sick to my stomach and the worst part was that I couldn't get the flavor out of my mouth for hours.  It was HORRIBLE.  So, with that less than positive experience under my belt, to say I was apprehensive about embarking on another KIND bar review with this review of the KIND Nuts & Spices Dark Chocolate Chili Almond Bar would be an understatement.  Still, KIND was kind enough (get the joke there?) to provide me with a free sample, so I at least had to give it a try.  Numerically, this bar is 1.4 ounces and has 200 calories with six grams of protein.

Review: KIND Nuts & Spices Maple Glazed Pecan & Sea Salt Bar

There is no better feeling as a blog writer to know that the companies that you are writing reviews about have noticed you.  Granted, sometimes those reviews are extremely negative and it's probably not good for that company to notice you, but other times, it can be kind of fun.  Whether the interaction comes via Twitter, Facebook or directly by e-mail, it's always an affirmation that at least someone is reading.  From time to time, as I've mentioned before, companies are gracious enough to forward on samples of their products for me to try out for the blog that is the case with this KIND Nuts & Spices Maple Glazed Pecan & Sea Salt Bar that will add to my collection of previous reviews.  The bar itself is 1.4 ounces with 210 calories and six grams of protein.

Review: KIND Almonds & Apricots in Yogurt Fruit & Nut Bar

I've had some decent success with KIND bars on the blog, most of which I've received as a result of a KINDING Mission.  Today's review is no different as I once again picked up a bar via one of those missions and that leads me to this KIND Almonds & Apricots in Yogurt Fruit & Nut Bar.  I was a bit apprehensive to try this one out because I've generally not been a big fan of apricots throughout my life, but hey, when something is free, I feel obligated to try it.  This bar is 1.6 ounces and has 220 calories with three grams of protein.  It's also all natural, gluten free, wheat free, etc., so it's got a lot of positive characteristics going for it, which is not surprising since it is the product of a very generous and aware company.

Review: KIND Nuts & Spice Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt Bar

For such a well known manufacturer, I find it odd that I've only done sporadic reviews of KIND products on the blog, especially in the beginning.  I've tried to pick it up and review more products as time as gone on, but KIND is still not represented all that well on the blog and I really can't figure out why it has turned out that way.  So, in order to give them some better representation (and also because I got a freebie as an add-on to an Amazon.com purchase that I made), I'm led to this review of the KIND Nuts & Spice Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt Bar.  This one comes in at 1.4 ounces and is angled more toward the protein aspect of KIND bars as it has a higher amount of protein that the typical bar in that it has six grams and also 200 calories.

Review: KIND Plus Walnut Macadamia + Protein with Peanuts Bar

My predisposition to free stuff seems to rear its ugly head most often in reference to KIND products.  Of all the KIND reviews I've posted on this blog, I think I've only actually paid for maybe two of them at most.  I've gotten the rest of them through KINDING Missions (this one) or via a free add-on to an order that I made on Amazon.com.  So, armed with another freebie, I was ready to dive into another KIND review with this KIND Plus Walnut Macadamia + Protein with Peanuts Bar.  This bar comes in at 1.4 ounces and has 190 calories and ten grams of protein.  It's all natural, gluten free, wheat free, etc.

Review: KIND Plus Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew + Antioxidants Bar

When I made my initial decision to put an increased focus on doing reviews of KIND bars, I picked up a handful of these at Kroger on sale and I've finally made my way through that handful with this review of the KIND Plus Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew + Antioxidants Bar.  Like I said, this one was picked up at Kroger on sale for $0.99 and it comes in at 1.4 ounces with 180 calories and four grams of protein.  It's more of an antioxidants bar than a protein bar, so that would explain the low protein count.  It's also gluten free and wheat free, so it's free of a lot of things.  Hopefully flavor is not one of those.

Review: KIND Plus Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate + Protein Bar

So I said in one of my previous KIND reviews that I was going to try to start reviewing more KIND bars as they were one of the major bar manufacturers and the only bars I'd ever reviewed were ones that I had received for free via KINDING Missions on their website.  In this effort to increase these reviews, I actually paid for a KIND bar for the first time and this KIND Plus Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate + Protein Bar is the result of that.  Since I did pay for it, I might as well say that I got it on sale at Kroger for $0.99 and it comes in at 1.4 ounces with a fairly robust (for KIND) 200 calories and also a robust (for KIND) seven grams of protein.  It's one of their Plus bars and the plus in this instance is the protein since it has peanut butter and extra nuts.

Review: KIND Plus Blueberry Pecan + Fiber Bar

For a company that I consider to be one of the "major" bar manufacturers, it surprises me that I have done such a limited amount of reviews on KIND bars.  I'm going to try to change that and this is the first in what I hope will be an increasing frequency of KIND bars that pop up on the blog.  As with all of the previous bars, I picked up this KIND Plus Blueberry Pecan + Fiber Bar for free via a KINDING Mission.  It comes in at 1.4 ounces and has 180 calories with three grams of protein.

Review: KIND Plus Cranberry Almond + Antioxidants Bar

I've had some success with KIND bar reviews on this blog.  I've always found them to be extremely crunchy due to the tasty nut component, but sometimes I find the fruit component of the bar to be questionable.  That said, I was interested to try out another one of their flavors, this time from their Plus line of bars called Cranberry Almond + Antioxidants.  As usual, I got this through a KINDING Mission, so I didn't pay for it, but it does weigh 1.41 ounces, contain 190 calories and three grams of protein.

Review: KIND Almond & Apricot Fruit & Nut Bar

This is not the first KIND review on this blog.  In the last review, I appreciated the mix of crunch and sweetness that made up the bar.  It was a delightful snack bar, so I was anxious to see if this new variety, the Almond & Apricot Fruit & Nut bar, could get the same sort of reaction out of me.  Ordinarily, I'm not a fan of apricots, but I was willing to give this one the benefit of the doubt since the last review was so positive and the fact that I got this one for free again through a KINDING Mission at KIND's website.  Just for kicks, here's the hard numbers on this one:  all natural, 1.4 ounces, 190 calories and three grams of protein.

Join the KINDING Mission!

Last week, I had my first review of KIND bars where I mentioned their KINDING Missions where you could get a free KIND bar for signing up.  Well, based on that review, KIND has contacted me and passed along to me that they are having another KINDING Mission on December 27th, so if you want to get yourself and/or your friends some free KIND bars, check out the information below.


FYI, there will only be free bars for the first 4,600 acceptors of the mission, so make sure you get signed up early.

As always, thanks for reading and I'll be back tomorrow with another review!  Merry Christmas!
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Starting December 27^th, Do the KIND Thing will be challenging people to do the following act of kindness: do a small favor of your choosing for someone who has helped you take a big step in life.  If-and-only-if enough people pledge to carry out this act, KIND will partner with Soles 4 Souls to deliver shoes to thousands of adults and children who are currently living without this basic need.