Cranberry Orange Nut Bread Clif Bar

I was really excited to see that my grocery store started carrying the seasonal Clif bars, after seeing other bloggers with them for a couple weeks now, I was wondering whether or not my store would get them at all. The first one I decided to try was the Cranberry Orange Nut Bread, which I had pretty high hopes for. I love the tart taste of cranberry bread and was hoping to get the same taste in this bar. Unfortunately, this bar was pretty disappointing. There was a lot more orange flavor in it than I would have liked, and the cranberry taste was hardly noticeable. It wasn’t a “bad” tasting bar though, so if you’re a fan of orange flavored foods you’ll probably love it, just don’t buy it expecting it to resemble traditional cranberry bread.

Full nutritional information is available here.

Cool Mint Chocolate Clif Bar

This is another one of the “default” flavors that seems to be carried everywhere Clif bars are sold, and it’s also one of the better flavors available. The naming is dead on – they managed to get an almost perfect chocolate/mint taste and if it was just a bit crunchier it could pass for a giant Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie. Since the name is so accurate, there’s not really much more to be said about this bar. The nutritional aspect is the same as the other Clif bar products, and like their other bars it’s one of the most convenient snacks to take on-the-go with you. If you find yourself craving Girl Scout cookies but don’t want to eat 60 calories per tiny cookie, you can pick this bar up to satisfy both your sweet tooth and stomach.
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Chocolate Chip Clif Bar

I don’t know if it’s just my area that does this, but it seems like every convenience store carries 3 “default” Clif flavors (peanut butter, chocolate brownie, and chocolate chip), leaving the other flavors pretty hard to find at times. Out of those easy to find flavors, Chocolate Chip would probably be my favorite. It’s quite a bit denser than a cookie, but I thought it tasted a lot like a chocolate chip blondie. I’ve read that microwaving them for 10 seconds makes it much softer, so that might have to be next on my “to try” list. Like all Clif Bars, it’s pretty filling and is easy to eat on the go.

Full nutritional information here.

Are there any foods in your area that are hard to find? For me, there aren’t any stores that carry Gnu Bars, Clif Nectar bars, and the Jocolat Larabar flavors, all of which I’d really like to try.

Luna Bar Berry Almond

I was pretty disappointed with this bar, I thought I would enjoy it a lot more than I did. I knew things would be rough when I opened the package and had to peel it off the bar itself – this is one of the stickiest things I’ve ever had. Not only is it sticky, but it’s purple. Be sure you’re not holding any papers (or a book) while eating it, because the goop will quickly stain it. The flavor itself wasn’t too bad though, it tastes sort of like what you might expect a Kix cereal bar to taste like. The flavors were pretty artificial tasting though, so don’t expect it to really taste like any naturally occurring fruits. The bar was also very flimsy, it started “sagging” as soon as I took it out of the package. I can’t really recommend buying this bar unless you’re willing to look past the messiness of it. For me, granola bars are meant to be on-the-go convenience foods, which this certainly wasn’t.

The nutritional information can be found here.

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