Review: Balance Chocolate Balance Bites

Every now and then the Kroger Free Friday Download promotion will provide a free product that I legitimately get excited about.  Recently, one of those products popped up and I was eager to run to Kroger to grab a bag of these Balance Chocolate Balance Bites at my local store.  I've reviewed plenty of Balance products, but these Bites are something that I've not only never seen, but I've also never heard of before.  That's what got me excited, so I hurriedly grabbed this 1.48 ounce bag of "Bites."  The bag consists of one serving and that serving clocks in at 190 calories with thirteen grams of protein.  It's also gluten free energy, so hooray for that.

Review: BumbleBar Chocolate Crisp Organic Energy Bar

Sometimes a product name can be intriguing.  That was the case with BumbleBar products and it's why I picked up a couple of these at Fresh Thyme for reviews.  I've already looked at one and was decidedly unimpressed, but since I bought two, I was on the hook for another review and that's why we are here today to take a look at this BumbleBar Chocolate Crisp Organic Energy Bar that I grabbed for $1.89  This one is organic, gluten free and vegan friendly and clocks in at 1.4 ounces.  Within that is 190 calories and five grams of protein.

Review: BumbleBar Amazing Almond Organic Energy Bar

Another day, another Fresh Thyme raid and ANOTHER new product.  All of these things are good for the blog, I think.  Today's review focuses on something that I find particularly amazing.  A bar that carries a bee on the logo, yet doesn't have honey in the ingredients even though bees are particularly known for honey.  Does that seem odd to you?  It does to me.  Anyway, this BumbleBar Amazing Almond Organic Energy Bar cost me $1.89 at the aforementioned Fresh Thyme and it is 1.4 ounces with 210 calories and seven grams of protein.  It's also gluten free and organic.

Review: PowerBar Performance Energy Chocolate Peanut Butter Wafer Bar

I mentioned in my last PowerBar review that it was their first review in quite some time on the blog after a long absence.  That review was of one of their new wafer bar products and since it appears they introduced two new flavors (at least that's what's available in my local Kroger), today's review is of the other flavor (a basic flavor combination at that, but hey, it's a review) with this look at the PowerBar Performance Energy Chocolate Peanut Butter Wafer Bar that I picked up for $1.00.  This before and during exercise stage bar comes in at 1.41 ounces and has 170 calories (the website says 180; I love it when the website and the wrapper differ...who should I believe?) and a minuscule three grams of protein.

Review: PowerBar Performance Energy Berry Yogurt Wafer Bar

I've been hitting some product manufacturers that I haven't reviewed in a long, long time recently as I've FINALLY been finding new product offerings in my local stores.  One of those manufacturers is PowerBar, which I haven't reviewed in close to two years.  Of course, new products AND a Free Friday Download from Kroger will get me to review pretty much anything so that leads me to this review of the PowerBar Performance Energy Berry Yogurt Wafer Bar.  Since this is an energy bar, it's intent is for you to eat before or during your workout so that  you can get the necessary boost of energy to push you along.  It's also 1.41 ounces and has 170 calories and a minimal two grams of protein.

Review: Bear Naked Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Real Nut Energy Bar

I've mentioned in my prior reviews that I had only been able to find Bear Naked bars in my "fancy" Kroger that I didn't go to often.  Well, things have changed!  I can now find these bars in my regular Kroger on a recent trip, a flavor popped in that I haven't tried out yet, so I snatched it up.  This Bear Naked Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Real Nut Energy Bar cost me $1.25 and it comes in at 2.0 ounces with 250 calories and eight grams of protein.  It's all natural, so it's supposedly healthy as well.

Review: Bear Naked Peanut Butter Real Nut Energy Bar

My experiences with Bear Naked so far have been pleasant and I'm glad that I found these bars in the preppy Kroger.  That purchase binge of three bars leads me to today's review of the final bar as I took a look at the Bear Naked Peanut Butter Real Nut Energy Bar.  Like the others, I picked this one up for $1.25.  It comes in at 2.0 ounces and has 250 calories with nine grams of protein.  It's all natural and has REAL nuts, so I guess it's got that stuff going for it too.

Review: MET-Rx NOS Pumped Orange Creamsicle Energy Bar

I've reviewed several MET-Rx products on this blog throughout its history.  I was heavy on them early and then went through a long dry spell before they started introducing this NOS Pumped line of bars into my local stores.  I already touched on one flavor, which I found to be not good, so it's with that bad stretch that I head into today's review of this MET-Rx NOS Pumped Orange Creamsicle Energy Bar that I picked up at Meijer for $1.33.  This rather large bar clocks in at 1.94 ounces and has 220 calories with thirteen grams of protein.

Review: MET-Rx NOS Pumped Chocolate Mixed Berry Energy Bar

Early in the history of this blog, I hit a lot of MET-Rx products and compared to now, they blog was heavily meathead focused.  Over time, I've drifted away from the hardcore muscle bars and have gone more toward the snack/energy bar realm.  Occasionally though, I'll drift back into that hardcore world (albeit hardcore energy) and that leads me to today's review of a new product that I found on the shelves of my local Walmart with this MET-Rx NOS Pumped Chocolate Mixed Berry Energy Bar that I picked up for on sale $1.67.  Each bar weighs in at 1.94 ounces and has a relatively tame 220 calories and thirteen grams of protein.

Review: Promax Cookies 'n Cream Energy Bar

Cookies and cream.  Yum.  Great intro, eh?  Seriously, I've hit on Promax bars here on the blog before, but it has been quite a while since I did so.  One thing I've always loved about these bars is the tagline that they carry on the wrapper proclaiming them as a "Great Tasting Energy Bar."  I think that there lack of hubris is beyond amusing, so I got a chuckle as I grabbed this Promax Cookies 'n Cream Energy Bar off the shelf at Kroger for $1.67.  Each bar comes in at 2.64 ounces and is 270 calories with twenty grams of protein.

Review: CLIF Blueberry Crisp Bar

I've nailed through a ton of CLIF bars on this blog in previous reviews, so it always surprises me when I see a flavor pop up that I've never tried before, it always comes as a surprise to me.  That was definitely the case when I saw this CLIF Blueberry Crisp Bar laying on the shelves of my local Kroger with a price of $1.00.  The bar itself is the classic CLIF weight of 2.4 ounces and has 250 calories and ten grams of protein.

Review: belVita Cinnamon Brown Sugar Breakfast Biscuits

I've touched on belVita's breakfast biscuits once before on this blog and while I believe they are best eaten when dipped in coffee or tea (they are British after all), I try to eat them "naked" for the purposes of keeping a "pure" review.  I know that's a silly idea, but hey, I am the Crazy Food Dude after all.  Anyway, I was standing in line at my local Marsh grocery store recently and I saw a four pack of these belVita Cinnamon Brown Sugar Breakfast Biscuits sitting on the rack just begging me to make an impulse purchase and being the impulsive goof that I am, I fell victim to the trick and forked over the $1.00 for these.  The entire package of four biscuits ways in at 1.76 ounces and has 230 calories and four grams of protein, so some simple math will help you get the per biscuit values.

Review: Honey Stinger Vanilla Organic Stinger Waffle

I mentioned in my last Honey Stinger review that while that flavor was basic, it was a good one that I particularly enjoyed.  In keeping with the basic theme of the last review, I'm going even more basic this time as I take a look at this Honey Stinger Vanilla Organic Stinger Waffle that I picked up at Kroger for $1.00.  Just like the last, this one comes in at 1.0 ounces with 160 calories and a comical zero grams of protein.  Oh well, not everything can be a protein delight.

Review: Genisoy Chocolate Fudge Brownie Protein Bar

To say I was appalled by last (and first) Genisoy review would be an understatement.  It was absolutely terrible and I ended up trashing the second half of the bar.  So, I was not exactly excited to dive into this review of the Genisoy Chocolate Fudge Brownie Protein Bar that I picked up in the same shopping trip to Kroger for $1.00.  This bar is 1.98 ounces and comes in at 210 calories and ten grams of protein.  It's obviously soy based as well.

Review: Genisoy Chunky Peanut Butter Fudge Energy Bar

I've been on a soy kick recently.  Actually, that's not true.  What is really happening is that I've made my way through most of the non-soy products in my stores, so the soy products are about all that is left for me to review.  It's because of this that I picked up this Genisoy Chunky Peanut Butter Fudge Energy Bar on sale at Kroger for $1.00 for today's review.  The bar itself is 1.98 ounces and has 220 calories with ten grams of protein.

Review: Honey Stinger Honey Organic Stinger Waffle

I will admit that doing reviews of new manufacturers sometimes excites me and I know that makes me a total dork.  A lot of times, this excitement stems from the fact that the product that I'll be reviewing is something that is different than the vast majority of products that I've reviewed on the blog previously and that's the case with today's review of this Honey Stinger Honey Organic Stinger Waffle.  Yep, it's a waffle.  Not only is it a waffle, it's an energy waffle!  Seriously, does that whole concept itself not sound like a ton of fun?  I picked up this potential source of excitement on sale at Kroger for $1.00 and each packaged organic energy waffle clocks in at 1.0 ounce with 160 calories and ZERO grams of protein.  The fact that I'm about to try something with no protein whatsoever just excites and amuses me even more!  LOL.

Review: belVita Blueberry Breakfast Biscuits

When belVita products came out in America well over a year ago, they were reviewed ad nausea throughout the blogosphere, so I stayed away.  Plus, at the time, buying a box of these at the grocery store didn't really interest me all that much.  Recently though, I became interested in doing a review on these belVita Blueberry Breakfast Biscuits because I saw a single pack of these on sale at Kroger for $1.00.  Each pack has four biscuits and the total statistics for the entire four pack are 1.76 ounces, 230 calories and four grams of protein.

Review: Body Fortress Energy Chocolate Cookie Crisp Protein Bar

While I was less than impressed, but not repulsed, by my first Body Fortress protein bar review, I figure that another review is in order since I picked up two of these in the meathead section of my local Kroger and I hate to waste money/food by just throwing things out without giving them a chance.  So, I picked up this Body Fortress Energy Chocolate Cookie Crisp Protein Bar for $1.25 and the bar itself is 1.52 ounces with 170 calories and eight grams of protein.  Like the last bar, there is no indication as to what this bar is going to be like on the wrapper other than the name of the flavor, so any sort of pre-conceived notions that I may have about this truly are guesses.  But hey, verifying or disproving those guesses is why I do reviews!

Review: Body Fortress Energy Peanut Butter Caramel Protein Bar

It's not often that I stroll into the meathead section of my local Kroger as I mostly stay in the section with the normal protein/nutrition bars like CLIF, etc.  In the meathead section is where you find the hardcore stuff like MET-Rx and something that I found recently in this Body Fortress Energy Peanut Butter Caramel Protein Bar.  When I went to their website, I saw that this was a new product, so that would obviously explain why I have never seen this before in my infrequent trips into the section.  Ever curious, I picked up this bar for $1.25 and it comes in at 1.52 ounces, has 180 calories and also ten grams of protein.

Review: FRS Healthy Energy Wild Berry Energy Drink

I'd be foolish to think I've heard of everything, even though I sometimes act like I have heard of everything.  So, when wandering through Kroger one day, I found something that I truly had never heard of with this FRS Healthy Energy Wild Berry Energy Drink.  Curious to see what it was prior to taking a test, I visited their website and found out it is an energy drink preferred by athletes (supposedly).  One of those athletes just happens to be overrated/untalented quarterback/runningback/POS Tim Tebow, who I despise by the way.  I figure if Tebow endorses this product, it must really suck.  It was still worth a try though, so here we are.  Like I said, I grabbed this at Kroger and it has a regular price of $2.49 and it is twelve ounces and 90 calories.  The active ingredient in this is Quercetin, which according to their website is a "powerful, all-natural antioxidant found in red fruits and vegetables."  Alrighty then...I've never heard of it, but as my opening sentence said, I haven't heard of everything.