Review: Pure Organic Cranberry Orange Bar

Today is a seminal moment here on the blog.  It's the last review out of an out of control Fresh Thyme splurge that I made a couple months ago.  I've finally reached the bottom of the barrel in terms of products that I threw into that barrel (I'm not referencing quality at all...well, at least not yet).  Today, I'll be reviewing another Pure Product when I take a look at this Pure Organic Cranberry Orange Bar that I picked up for $1.89.  This one clocks in at 1.7 ounces and has 200 calories with six grams of protein.  It's all natural, gluten free, organic and vegan as well.  Before I hop into the review, I want to drop this little nugget from Pure's website:  "You’ll like our Cranberry Orange Bar so much, you might do a little dance as you chew."  LOL.  Classic.

Review: The GFB Gluten Free Bar Oatmeal Raisin Bar

I mentioned in a previous Gluten Free Bar review that I first thought they had been kicked out of my local Meijer, but like the Phoenix, they rose again with additional flavors.  I said that I picked up a couple of flavors and today's review of this The GFB Gluten Free Bar Oatmeal Raisin Bar is the second of those flavors that I was able to grab.  Like the last, this one was on the shelves of Meijer for $1.49.  It clocks in at 2.05 ounces with 220 calories and twelve grams of protein.  It's all natural, dairy free, soy free, vegan and obviously gluten free.

Review: Balance Bar Bare Sea Salt Caramel Nut Bar

Balance Bar is a product that I hit a lot in the early days of the blog and then it went a year before I reviewed it again.  I was thinking that prior to today that it had been at least eighteen months since I looked at one, but much to my surprise, I did a couple of reviews earlier this year.  Either way, review of Balance Bars have been few and far between since 2012.  So, today they make a return to the blog (again) as I take a look at this Balance Bar Bare Sea Salt Caramel Nut Bar that I was able to pick up at Meijer for $1.00.  The bar itself is 1.19 ounces and has 160 calories and five grams of protein.  It's also gluten and soy free, if you are interested in that kind of thing.

Review: The GFB Gluten Free Bar Cranberry Toasted Almond Bar

Last time I looked at one of these Gluten Free Bars, I picked it up on clearance at Meijer so I figured it was a one-time only review since they wouldn't be carrying them anymore.  Well, I was wrong.  Not only are they still carrying them, but they've also added more flavors and seeing that, I picked up a couple for reviews.  Today's review if the first of that purchase as I take a look at this The GFB Gluten Free Bar Cranberry Toasted Almond Bar that I was able to grab for $1.49.  It's 2.05 ounces and comes in with 225 calories and twelve grams of protein.  It's gluten free (DUH, or as the wrapper says OBVIOUSLY) and also soy free, dairy free AND vegan.

Review: CLIF Kit's Organic Coconut + Sesame Seeds Fruit + Seed Bar

I mentioned in my last CLIF review that I binged on some bars at Earth Fare that I don't ordinarily see in my typical run-of-the-mill grocery stores and today's review is part of that same binge.  I don't know why CLIF doesn't include these in the normal stores with the rest of their products, but for some reason they are exclusive to the exclusive grocery stores.  I just don't get it.  Anyway, I picked up this CLIF Kit's Organic Coconut + Sesame Seeds Fruit + Seed Bar at the aforementioned Earth Fare for $1.49 and the bar is 1.7 ounces with 200 calories and a very minimal two grams of protein.  It's also gluten free, soy free, dairy free and made with a minimal eight ingredients.  Here's to hoping that it's not flavor free.

Review: Larabar uber Dark Chocolate Peanut Sweet and Salty Fruit & Nut Bar

After my last Larabar review, I learned something that I did not know before after a reader left a comment on my Facebook page.  Apparently semi-sweet chocolate is considered dark chocolate, so I guess that is how Larabar can call these bars dark chocolate bars.  I was confused by that previously, but not everything is all cleared up.  Once again, I've been educated by a loyal reader.  Thank you!  Anyway, my newly educated self is ready to dive into this review of this Larabar uber Dark Chocolate Peanut Sweet and Salty Fruit & Nut Bar with the knowledge that it truly is dark chocolate.  I picked up this bar on sale at Kroger for $1.00 and each bar is 1.42 ounces with 210 calories and six grams of protein.  It's also kosher and gluten free.

Review: Larabar uber Dark Chocolate Turtle Sweet and Salty Fruit & Nut Bar

I don't know about you, but I find Turtle ice cream sundaes fascinating.  The mix of pecans, hot caramel, hot fudge and vanilla ice cream mixed together is just an awesome flavor combination and given my choice of sundaes, I think I'd choose that one 95% of the time.  So, it was with great delight that I found another subject for another Larabar review (after a VERY LONG absence) that was apparently trying to model itself after that sundae according to the name.  With high hopes, I grabbed this Larabar uber Dark Chocolate Turtle Sweet and Salty Fruit & Nut Bar off the shelves of my local Kroger for $1.00.  Each bar is 1.42 ounces, 220 calories and has five grams of protein.  It's also gluten free and kosher, so there is that.

Review: Elisabeth Hasselbeck's NoGii Nuts About Berries No Gluten Paleo Bar

Some people might be able to argue that Elisabeth Hasselbeck has invaded the hearts, minds and souls of our life.  I would argue that she's invaded my local Marsh grocery store as I've picked up yet another bar for review.  This time, I'll be taking a look at the Elisabeth Hasselbeck's NoGii Nuts About Berries No Gluten Paleo Bar that I was able to get at that aforementioned Marsh for $2.49.  This bar is 1.50 ounces and 180 calories with four grams of protein.  It's gluten free and paleo as well, so there you have it.

Review: Raw Revolution Golden Cashew Bar

So I've mentioned my new bar purge(s) at my local Marsh Supermarket in their expanded health food section.  This bar came as a result of that first initial purge and adds to my modestly sized Raw Revolution review archive.  I grabbed this Raw Revolution Golden Cashew Bar for $1.49 and the bar itself is 1.8 ounces and comes at 280 calories with seven grams of protein.  It's organic, gluten free, kosher and vegan, so it's got all that going for it too. It apparently was something else at one time too because if you look at the wrapper above, you can see that they blacked out one of the previous features.  I find it funny that not only did this bar lose a particular status, but they also just re-used the old packaging and took the easy way out by blacking it out.  As a guy that works for a company that constantly makes decisions on the fly, that seemingly on the fly decision by Raw Revolution cracks me up.

Review: Elisabeth Hasselbeck's NoGii Nuts About Nuts No Gluten Paleo Bar

My last (and first) NoGii review led off talking about how polarizing a character Elisabeth Hasselbeck is, so the fact that the bar was so bland and boring was amusing to me.  Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but I decided that NoGii should get another shot on the blog in search of perhaps a better experience than I had already had.  Everyone has a boring product every now and then, right?  Why would NoGii be any different?  So, it is with that perhaps sense of unfounded optimism that I picked up this Elisabeth Hasselbeck's NoGii Nuts About Nuts No Gluten Paleo Bar at Marsh for $2.49.  It's 1.50 ounces and 200 calories with five grams of protein.

Review: Raw Organic Chocolate Chocolate Chip Food Bar

Some people just crave chocolate.  Whether it's an emotional craving or what, I don't know, but I do know that I crave chocolate a lot.  Because I do crave it so much, I try to only keep a limited amount in my house because I know I could eat it all in one fell swoop and I'd rather not do that.  Recently, I had a chocolate craving and since my supplies were low (intentionally), the only thing I could find to try to satisfy that craving is this Raw Organic Chocolate Chocolate Chip Food Bar that adds to my Organic Food Bar review catalog.  I picked this one up at Marsh for $1.99 and each bar comes in at 1.76 ounces with 220 calories and eight grams of protein.

Review: The GFB Gluten Free Bar Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar

For the regular readers of the blog, it should come as no surprise that I'm not very bright.  I mention that because on a recent trip to Meijer, I was strolling through the Gluten Free section of the store and I saw a new bar on clearance that I had never seen before.  I grabbed two of them and the part that makes me not very bright is that I grabbed two of the same flavor, even though I thought I grabbed different ones.  Duh.  Anyway, the only flavor I grabbed (despite grabbing two bars) was this The GFB Gluten Free Bar Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar that I got at the clearance price of $1.79.  It's 2.05 ounces and has 240 calories with twelve grams of protein.  As the name would imply, it's gluten free as well as dairy free, soy free and vegan.

Review: Raw Organic Cinnamon Raisin Food Bar

Maybe it's because of the negative connotation of raw meat, but it always makes me think twice when I see a product advertising that it's raw as if it's a good thing like these bars have done in prior reviews.  It clearly is in a lot of instances, but like I said, the stigma of raw meat just hangs in my head.  So, when I see a product like today's Raw Organic Cinnamon Raisin Food Bar, a very small part of me thinks twice about this before I dive in.  After the common sense kicks in though, I get myself all geared up to go.  Anyway, this bar was picked up at Marsh for $1.99 and each bar comes in at 1.76 ounces with 210 calories and seven grams of protein.  Before I dive into the review of this, I noticed on the ingredient list that this was made with "a lot of love" and yes, that was actually in the list.  I understand the attempt at humor, but for some reason, that just annoyed me.  Oh well, onto the review...

Review: Elisabeth Hasselbeck's NoGii Nuts About Tropical Fruit No Gluten Paleo Bar

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is quite the polarizing character.  Survivor, The View, etc.  It would only be natural that someone that polarizing would make a nutrition bar, right?  Okay, maybe that isn't the case.  However you feel about her, I was at least interested to try out another product, no matter who was associated with it and that led me to make this purchase of an Elisabeth Hasselbeck's NoGii Nuts About Tropical Fruit No Gluten Paleo Bar that I picked up at Marsh for $2.29.  The bar itself is 1.5 ounces and consists of 190 calories and four grams of protein.  It's also gluten free, so it's got another tick in the health column in addition to being paleo (natural).

Review: Sage Valley Mixed Nuts & Fruit Honey Bar

As I was scouring the internet trying to find some sort of digital information about Sage Valley products after my last review, I noticed on the back that Sage Valley products are distributed by Kehe Foods.  That's just a normal food distributor for 99.9% of the world, but I have a friend that worked for Kehe Foods for over a decade and as thank you present one year, they gave him a home theater system.  When we looked up how much the home theater system cost at a retail level, it came to $40 which immediately caused us to burst into laughter at the thought of a company thanking someone for ten years of hard service by only giving them $40.  LOL.  That story probably means nothing to anyone, but hey, it's my blog and my creative platform.  Anyway, I picked up this Kehe-distributed Sage Valley Mixed Nuts & Fruit Honey Bar at Marsh for $1.99 and each bar is 1.4 ounces with 160 calories and three grams of protein.

Review: Raw Organic Chocolate Coconut Food Bar

I mentioned in a recent review that my local Marsh has really stepped up their "health" section and has added a lot of new products that can serve as sources for my reviews.  Today's review of this Raw Organic Chocolate Coconut Food Bar is another one of those products that I was able to pick up after previously having never seen before.  This bar cost me $1.49 and comes in at 1.76 ounces with 230 calories and five grams of protein.  It's raw, organic and all that fun mumbo jumbo too, so that's exciting.  Before I dive into the actual review itself, this bar has something that I don't quite think I've noticed before...this bar is partially made up of sprouts.  WHAT?!  Very strange, in my opinion.

Review: Pure Organic Apple Cinnamon Bar

If you click back through the Pure bar review archive, you'll notice a lot of these this year that and that has made me quite popular on the Pure Twitter feed and with the last review, they reminded me that unlike Larabars, their bar was completely organic.  Alrighty then.  So, today's review has me taking a look at this Pure Organic Apple Cinnamon Bar and just so there is no confusion, this is 100% organic!  I picked it up at Whole Foods for $1.50 and the bar itself comes in at 1.7 ounces and has 200 calories with five grams of protein.

Review: Raw Revolution Heavenly Hazelnut Chocolate Bar

Today's review finally leads me to the end of my Raw Revolution bar splurge that I made at Whole Foods in New York City (aren't I sophisticated?).  Like the others, I picked up this Raw Revolution Heavenly Hazelnut Chocolate Bar for $1.50 and each bar weighs in at 1.8 ounces.  This particular bar has 230 calories and seven grams of protein packed inside it.  It's also dairy free, gluten free, organic and vegan, so yippee-kay-yay mother fudger!

Review: Pure Organic Wild Blueberry Bar

If you read this blog with any regularity, you've probably picked up on the fact that I tend to splurge on things and buy a whole bunch of one particular product at once.  These splurges are usually coaxed by sales, but sometimes I do it just for the enjoyment of the impulse and one of those splurges led me to pick up a bunch of Pure bars, some of which I've reviewed already.  Following through with that splurge led me today's review of this Pure Organic Wild Blueberry Bar that I picked up at Meijer on sale for $1.33.  This bar is 1.7 ounces and has 190 calories and six grams of protein.  It's organic, gluten free, non-GMO and vegan, so it's got all sorts of positive characteristics going for it as well.

Review: CLIF Kit's Organic Cashew Fruit & Nut Bar

I reviewed a CLIF Kit's Organic bar a while back here on the blog that I got via a free sample.  Since then, I've been looking for those bars in my typical stores but have never seen one.  As I mentioned in a prior post, I was recently in New York City and was meandering around and stumbled into a Whole Foods Market where I saw a variety of bars that I don't ordinarily see.  This CLIF Kit's Organic Cashew Fruit & Nut Bar was one of them and since I've been looking for another one of these for quite some time, I knew I could spare the $1.50 to grab this one off the shelf.  The bar itself checks in at 1.62 ounces with 170 calories and three grams of protein.  It's obviously organic, but is also gluten free, dairy free and soy free.