ONE Organic Food Bar – Chocolate Macaroon Crunch

ORGANIC FOOD BARI have already done several Reviews “Organic Food Bars” of the Cranberry flavor, back on October 25, 2012 which you can view here.

Today, I am posting this Review for the “One Organic Food Bar: Chocolate Macaroon Crunch” flavored bar.
The Organic Food Bar “ONE“ Line is special because of it’s Probiotics. Each bar is packed with over one billion probiotic cultures, more than ten times the active cultures found in yogurt! These “good bacteria” improve the balance of your intestinal microflora, which promotes digestive health and boosts immunity.

My Review & Ratings -   5.0 out of 5 - This OFB is a really delicious bar! Yum…this bar truly does taste like a Chocolate Coconut Macaroon cookie! It has sweetness and richness of the chocolate, and the exotic nature of the coconuts. As well, it has a deep buttery taste of the Macaroon cookies. Organic Food Bar was brilliant in making http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/shortorder/dark-chocolates.jpgthis bar. Chocolate-lovers…and coconut fans…this will satisfy your sweet cravings. This bar is heavenly!

The wonderful thing about this bar is that it contains the live active cultures, those that you find in yogurt. They help make our tummy digest food and beverages better and function well and boost our immune system’s to fight-off germs, bacteria and potential diseases. I love that! d final of the 4 flavors, I’ve tried and eaten. This particular bar tasted somewhat like a gourmet chocolate and coconut dreamy dessert.

Nutritionally, the ingredient list is exceptional, as all OFB’s are. The label includes an impressive list of major points – raw, cold pressed, gluten free, no refined sugars, no soy, no dairy, no peanuts, non GMO, and is 70% raw, which is great. This particular bar has a low-moderate amount of fiber with 4 grams and is moderate in protein with 8 grams. Also, what I especially appreciate is that the “Raw” line of these bars is that they are a bit lower in calories, at 210 calories, than the Original Collection line (which range between 280-330). The only “con” I can think of is that http://healthystuffreviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/c533b-coconut_macaroons.jpg?w=204&h=135it’s not as high as I’d love it to be in protein, and it’s a bit too high in fat, with 10 grams, but I’ve eaten bars (PROBARS) with double that amount (with some as high as 22 grams), so I’m not complaining with this 10 grams here.

Ingredients: Certified Organic Ingredients: Organic Rice Syrup, Organic Coconut, Organic Coconut Almond Granola (Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Barley Flakes, Organic Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Organic Raisins, Organic Almonds, Organic Coconut, Organic Oat Bran, Organic Sunflower Seeds) Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Bio SproutsTM – Millet, Organic Chocolate Chips (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter), Organic Acacia Fiber and Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086.

Nutrition: 1 bar = 210 calories, 10 g fat, 28 g carbs, 6 g fiber, 2 g protein.

I highly recommend this One Organic Food Bar: Chocolate Macaroon Crunch! It truly is surprisingly tasty and it’s just jam-packed with amazing nutrients. Eating these more frequently are SURE to make us feel better.

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This One Organic Food Bar: Chocolate Macaroon Crunch Bar reminded me of these no-bake “Double Trouble Chocolate Coconut Macaroons” which I found over at “GirlieGirlArmy” Blog-Page. You can read and follow the recipe and baking instructions here:

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Here are some great links and resources for Organic Food Bar:

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Question for My Readers:   Have you ever tried this One Organic Food Bar: Chocolate Macaroon Crunch Bar? If so, what are your thoughts?

PROBAR Fruition Bars – Lemon

I have already posted Reviews for several other flavors of PROBARS, previously. You can do a Search on my Blog-Page to find and read these.

However, if you have not yet already, you can read more about PROBAR here.

Today, I am posting a Detailed Product Description Review for the Fruition PROBARS! However, over the course of the next 2 weeks, I will post individual reviews for EACH FLAVOR.

Therefore, today I am posting a Detailed Flavor Review starting with the Lemon Fruition Bar!

- My Review & Ratings about ProBar Fruition Bars -

You can see on my Blog that  I have previously posted reviews for all the flavors from PROBAR’s “Original Collection Line.” I also still need to taste all the flavors from the Sweet & Savory and Halo Lines. I thought that they were so delicious! You really can’t go wrong with whatever you choose in their line of amazing products. Each bar is different and has something special to offer. I honestly recommend you give at least 1 product from each of their 3 categories a try!

But I digress. I was excited to move on and review all the flavors from the Fruition Line of the samples that PROBAR sent me a few months ago. PROBAR has such a massive line of products that it’s amazing how it’s taking me so long to get through ALL of their bars! In any event, chances are pretty high that you’ve already seen or heard of PROBAR long before I posted my very first review back in October 2012.

These Fruition bars have wonderful texture as they are soft, moist and chewy! I actually have developed a slight addiction to them! PROBAR and now more specifically, Fruition has completely changed my thinking about “replacement bars!” No matter what the flavor of the bar, each one has a fruity, nutty taste that almost reminds me of a thick fruit leather or a super dense fruit roll-up.

Taste-wise, Fruition bars are just delicious! I really cannot say that I liked one flavor better than another, I truly loved them all! It’s no wonder that PROBAR has been the recipient of many national magazine and energy bar awards for healthiest and most delicious nutrition bars! They are the marriage of dates, gluten-free raw oats, chia seeds and cashews in 7 mouth-watering real fruit flavors.

Nutritionally, each bar only has 160 calories, 3 grams of fat, a serving of fruit and 4 grams of fiber. They are the “gluten-free” line in the PROBAR family. Many people are going gluten-free, whether they are 1 of the 18 million Americans with a gluten sensitivity or just for a better health style. (I am gluten-intolerant, so this matters to me). Gluten is a hard-to-digest protein, especially for those with celiac disease. Those with celiac experience stomach problems and other uncomfortable symptoms because of the undigested gluten.

Here are a few important nutrition facts about Fruition: 1 serving of fruit, 160 calories per bar, 4 grams of fiber, 2 grams of fat, Certified Organic by QAI, dense with antioxidants and Omegas from Chia Seeds, Gluten-Free.

Along with being healthy, taste-wise, they are superb! They truly taste like real fruit. Why? Because they are made with real fruit. No “artificial” fruit flavors added in these bars. No sir. The fruit ingredients give them their sweetness and softness. You can actually see the real pieces of fruit and nuts in these bars, not mashed processed junk. But the bars also contain tons of nuts and seeds which add to their crunchiness and crispness. They are made with Superfoods (see my previous PROBARS and also Organic Food Bars Reviews for further explanations about Superfoods). Fruition bars also contain antioxidants and Omega-3 and Omega-6 to keep you healthy. They are lower in fat (than their siblings of the Original Line of PROBARS. Also, I really love how these bars, like all other PROBARS, are blended and raw. They aren’t not baked, so you get the whole goodness without loss of flavor, texture, or nutrition. Satisfaction-wise for your hunger? Don’t let their small to medium size deceive you. These bars are super filling without the extra fat and calories! With between 150-200 calories and between 5-8 g of fat, they do the job to quell that rumbling in your tummy.

Fruition Bars are great for snacks, pre- and post-workout refuelers, as a light dessert, to store in your desk at work, for parents for their kids’ school lunches and they’re perfect for when you are on-the-go. I highly recommend the Fruition PROBARS!

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The PROBAR Fruition comes in 7 amazing flavors: Chocolate Orange, Lemon, Cherry, Strawberry, Blueberry, Peach and Cran-Raspberry

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Today I am reviewing the Lemon Fruition Bar in detail:

My Review & Ratings – Lemon – 4.5 out of 5
This bar is lovely! It truly has a sweet and tangy citrus taste, as PROBAR describes! It certainly has a punch and zest of lemon. If you are a lemon fan, I think you’ll like this one. It ha an aura of being “light,” Summery and refreshing. This bar tasted a lot like a lemon meringue pie or lemon sherbet or sorbet. Texture-wise, it was wonderful, too. Soft and very moist and smooth. It tastes so much like lemons, it is incredible. It’s the only snack bar I have ever seen that tastes like lemon.

Nutrition: 1 bar = 160, 3 g fat, 33 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 3 g protein.

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Here are some great links and resources for PROBAR:

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* *STAY TUNED – Over the course of the next week, I will post individual reviews for EACH FLAVOR.

Question for My Readers:  Have you tried the Fruition PROBARS yet? if so, what do you think?

Raw Organic Food Bar – Chocolate Coconut

ORGANIC FOOD BARI have already done a Review on a previous “RAW Organic Food Bar” of the Cranberry flavor, back on October 25, 2012 which you can view here.

Today, I am posting this Review for the “Chocolate Coconut” flavored bar.

My Review & Ratings -   5.0 out of 5 - This OFB is a really delicious bar! Mmmm….the combination of coconut and chocolate is beginning to be one of my favorite combinations. Man…you just can’t get any better than deep dark decadent chocolate and exotic tropical coconut flavoring. Organic Food Bar was brilliant, as well, by http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/shortorder/dark-chocolates.jpgadding-in cinnamon and using cashew butter to accent and enhance these flavors. Chocolate-lovers…this will satisfy that sweet craving. This bar is heavenly!

At this point, I’ve tried all of the “Original Collection” or “Line” of the OFB’s, and all 4 flavors of the “Raw” Line of Organic Food Bars. This is the 4th and final of the 4 flavors, I’ve tried and eaten. This particular bar tasted somewhat like a gourmet chocolate and coconut dreamy dessert.

Nutritionally, the ingredient list is exceptional, as all OFB’s are. The label includes an impressive list of major points – raw, cold pressed, gluten free, no refined sugars, no soy, no dairy, no peanuts, non GMO, and is 70% raw, which is great. This particular bar has a low-moderate amount of fiber with 4 grams and is moderate in protein with 8 grams. Also, what I especially appreciate is that the “Raw” line of these bars is that they are a bit lower in calories, at 220 calories, than the Original Collection line (which range between 280-330) and also contain less fat at 6 grams (rather than between 10-18 grams in the Original Collection). The only “con” I can think of is that it’s not as high as I’d love it to be in protein, and it’s a bit too high in fat, with 10 grams, but I’ve eaten bars (PROBARS) with double that amount (with some as high as 22 grams), so I’m not complaining with this 10 grams here.

Ingredients: Organic Cashew Butter, Organic Dates, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Dark Chocolate Chips – Non-Dairy (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter, Non-GMO Soy Lecithin), Organic Coconut, Organic Bio SproutsTM – Quinoa, Organic Bio SproutsTM – Flax and Lots of Love!

Nutrition: 1 bar = 210 calories, 8 g fat, 27 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 7 g protein.

I highly recommend this Chocolate Coconut Organic Food Bar! It truly is surprisingly tasty and it’s just jam-packed with amazing nutrients. Eating these more frequently are SURE to make us feel better.

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This Chocolate Coconut Organic Food Bar reminded me of these “No Bake Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal Cookies” which I found over at “FreeCoconutRecipes.com” website You can read and follow the recipe and baking instructions here:

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Here are some great links and resources for Organic Food Bar:

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Question for My Readers:   Have you ever tried Raw Organic Food Bar’s Chocolate Coconut? If so, what are your thoughts?

PROBAR – Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

I have already posted Reviews for several other flavors of PROBARS, previously. You can do a Search on my Blog-Page to find and read these.

However, if you have not yet already, you can read more about PROBAR here.

Today, I am posting a Review for the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip PROBAR.

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My Reviews & Ratings -  5.0 out of 5 - I think I have already mentioned this before, but peanut butter and chocolate are my two favorite “sinful” pleasures…food-wise. They are both my “soft-spots” when it comes to eating. I’ve already shared…I believe…that Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are my favorite “sinful” candy bars, as well. So, it would make perfect sense why I’d LOVE this particular PROBAR…since it mixes these two delectable ingredients. Eating this PROBAR is like eating a candy bar, only you know it’s organic, raw, made of completely real all-natural foods and ingredients…and therefore nutritiously better. Whole peanuts and almonds and a load of other seeds and nuts round out the main flavors that give it the solid “nutty” taste. Also, there’s lots of peanut butter holding the whole bar together, so be careful about PB sticking to the roof of your mouth! Although, throughout the bar, with every single bite, I experienced a clusters of chocolate chips that make the whole bar so darn good! I love them!

Nutritionally, as for these PROBARS, I take each of them at surface value and know that they rank on the “high” end of the spectrum as being as healthy, in terms of their raw ingredients, organic nature and health aspects, along with other bars which I’ve ranked in that particular area of my reviews.
The high-calorie count of these bars with around 370-400 calories it definitely makes a nice meal replacement which is one of PROBAR’s main purposes and designs of their bars. But for me, due to it’s concentration, I was only able to eat half the bar in one sitting. Yet, I typically finish the second half later that same day or early the next morning, because I can’t resist the temptation to gobble it up after tasting the first part of it! The only “con” I have is that this bar is pretty high in fat, at a whopping 23 grams. However, a “pro” is that the bar is pretty decent in fiber, with 6 grams, and also solid with protein, with 12 grams.
PROBARS are made from whole, certified organic, 70 % raw foods, and 100% vegan, PROBAR is a natural alternative to other nutrition bars which contain unrecognizable ingredients. They’re blended not baked and work as a meal replacement since there are 15 whole foods.

Nutrition Info: 1 bar = 393 calories, 18 g fat, 41 g carbs, 6 g fiber, 12 g protein.

I am not a pro-athlete of any sort, but these keep me energized and going.  However, I work full time, am active/exercise each day and run this Blog. Inside my purse, I have a variety of different protein, nutrition, energy, and food bars from a range of company. Many bars are the many brands I’ve posted reviews for. I like to have a variety of flavors and kinds, so that I can satisfy intuitively my taste-buds, nutrient needs and cravings for those moments. As well, I also often will eat 1/4 – 3/4 of a bar during lunch either as part of my lunch or as a “dessert” while I’m at work. Additionally, after I work-out, it’s quite common for me to make a smoothie or eat one of these protein/energy/meal/food/nutrition bars. In my Blog-Posts, I can’t get all “technical” on adjectives for my descriptions or in chemicals or mathematics for nutrition and do not “judge” the ingredients. I simply just provide my opinions about how I think they tasted and about what I like/don’t like as far as each products nutrition stats.

PROBARS also work well to throw in your desk drawer at work for those busy workdays when you can’t get away for lunch-out, have a short lunch-break, forgot to pack your lunch or just want something a little more “condensed” than a whole meal. Personally, when I eventually begin to purchase these (I’m still eating on the MANY samples that PROBAR shipped to me to review) I think I will prefer to buy them as singles so as to select an assortment of flavors that have come to be my favorites. But you can buy the same flavors on Amazon.com or directly from Probar.

Overall, this PROBAR has a super nutrition profile and it’s raw food ingredient list makes it great as a breakfast replacement, post-workout re-fueling choice or on-the-go snack. It can   in each bar to curb your hunger for hours!

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This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip PROBAR flavor reminded me of this recipe of these “Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies” which is like this PROBAR. You can find this recipe on AllRecipes.com and you can view the baking steps & recipe here.

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Here are some great links and resources for PROBAR:

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Question for My Readers:  Have you tried the PROBARS yet? if so, what do you think?

Raw Organic Food Bar – Cinnamon Raisin

ORGANIC FOOD BARI have already done a Review on a previous “RAW Organic Food Bar” of the Cranberry flavor, back on October 25, 2012 which you can view here.

Today, I am posting this Review for the “Cinnamon Raisin” flavored bar.
 

My Review & Ratings -4.5 out of 5 - This OFB is a really delicious bar! IN fact, I was pretty impressed with this one! It tasted like a really good oatmeal raisin cookie, but with cinnamon to give it mild spiciness and cashew butter to add-in ahttp://healthystuffreviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/cddda-cashews3.jpg?w=134&h=134 unique nutty flavor and zest. The fresh raisins give the bar extra dried-fruity sweetness with each bite.

Personally, I think this OFB is great for the Oatmeal Raisin Lovers who like “poofier,” plumper raisins than the “average” small dried fruit, which in other bars can tend to be small, hard and dried-up. Additionally, clearly visible when you look at this bar are pieces of http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/images/cinnamon2-sm.jpgdates and cashews. The overall lovely brown coloring comes from both the  nut butter and agave nectar and cinnamon.

All the flavors combine really well together to make both a “traditional Oatmeal Raisin” type flavor, but also an exotic and zesty seasoning of the cinnamon and cashews to work in perfect harmony based.

At this point, I’ve tried all of the “Original Collection” or “Line” of the OFB’s, and 3 of t 4 flavors of the “Raw” Line of Organic Food Bars, so far. This particular bar tasted somewhat like a gourmet Tootsie Roll, with undertones of the cashew butter, dates, and accents of acacia and agave. Texture-wise, like all the other OFB’s, it’s very soft and moist and juicy. If you hold it up, it will quickly begin to bend and flex.

Nutritionally, the ingredient list is exceptional, as all OFB’s are. The label includes an impressive list of major points – raw, cold pressed, gluten free, no refined sugars, no soy, no dairy, no peanuts, non GMO, and is 70% raw, which is great. This particular bar has a low-moderate amount of fiber with 4 grams and is moderate in protein with 8 grams. Also, what I especially appreciate is that the “Raw” line of these bars is that they are a bit lower in calories, at 220 calories, than the Original Collection line (which range between 280-330) and also contain less fat at 6 grams (rather than between 10-18 grams in the Original Collection). The only “con” I can think of is that it’s not as high as I’d love it to be in protein, and it’s a bit too high in fat, with 10 grams, but I’ve eaten bars (PROBARS) with double that amount (with some as high as 22 grams), so I’m not complaining with this 10 grams here.

Ingredients: Organic Cashew Butter, Organic Dates, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic BiodynamicTM (Demeter) Raisins, Organic Bio SproutsTM – Quinoa, Organic Bio SproutsTM – Flax, Organic Cinnamon and Lots of Love!

Nutrition: 1 bar = 210 calories, 8 g fat, 27 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 7 g protein.

I highly recommend this Cinnamon Raisin Organic Food Bar! It truly is surprisingly tasty and it’s just jam-packed with amazing nutrients. Eating these more frequently are SURE to make us feel better.

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This Cinnamon Raisin Organic Food Bar reminded me of these “100% Whole Grain Oatmeal Cinnamon Raisin Cookie Bars” which I found over at “Farmgirl Fare” website You can read and follow the recipe and baking instructions here:

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Here are some great links and resources for Organic Food Bar:

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**STAY TUNED — I still have 1 more of the “Raw” Line of the Organic Food Bar flavors to post Reviews for. Over the course of the next month, I’ll be posting my thoughts on the rest of the flavors.
 
Question for My Readers:   Have you ever tried Raw Organic Food Bar’s Cinnamon Raisin? If so, what are your thoughts?

PROBAR – Whole Berry Blast

I have already posted Reviews for several other flavors of PROBARS, previously. You can do a Search on my Blog-Page to find and read these.

However, if you have not yet already, you can read more about PROBAR here.

Today, I am posting a Review for the Whole Berry Blast PROBAR.

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My Reviews & Ratings -4.5 out of 5 -This Whole Berry Blast bar is REALLY delicious! To me, it ranks right up there with the Superfood Slam PROBAR and the Superfruit Slam PROBAR! Seriously…PROBAR is not kidding when they packed this bar with a slew of fruit amazing-ness! The Whole Berry Blast bar is made with a delicious Almond Butter base and delivers a harvest taste in every bite. Although this bar has a ton of different kinds of dried fruits, the “features” which particularly stand-out in taste were the plump strawberries and sweet blueberries. Yet, there was also pineapple and papaya pieces in these bars which I could taste as I took each bite. Texture-wise, this bar was like other PROBARS, as it’s “seedy” and chewy. This Berry Blast did have a “berry”-fruity flavor that enhanced the grains also loaded into the bar: such as oats, brown rice, rolled rye, sunflower, flax, pumpkin, sesame seeds and cashews, brazil and other nuts. The best way to describe PROBAR’s texture is like a “hybrid” between a thick granola bar and a thick rice krispy treat. I love them!

Nutritionally, as for these PROBARS, I take each of them at surface value and know that they rank on the “high” end of the spectrum as being as healthy, in terms of their raw ingredients, organic nature and health aspects, along with other bars which I’ve ranked in that particular area of my reviews.
The high-calorie count of these bars with around 370 calories it definitely makes a nice meal replacement which is one of PROBAR’s main purposes and designs of their bars. But for me, due to it’s concentration, I was only able to eat half the bar in one sitting. Yet, I typically finish the second half later that same day or early the next morning, because I can’t resist the temptation to gobble it up after tasting the first part of it! The only “con” I have is that this bar is pretty high in fat, at a whopping 18 grams. However, a “pro” is that the bar is pretty decent in fiber, with 6 grams, and also pretty solid with protein, with 10 grams.
PROBARS are made from whole, certified organic, 70 % raw foods, and 100% vegan, PROBAR is a natural alternative to other nutrition bars which contain unrecognizable ingredients. They’re blended not baked and work as a meal replacement since there are 15 whole foods.

Ingredients: Oats (organic rolled oats, rolled oats), organic brown rice syrup, organic raisins, organic dates, organic raw sunflower seeds, almond butter, organic cashew butter, organic raw coconut, carob chips (whole grain malted barley and corn, palm kernel oil, carob powder, soy lecithin), raw cashews, organic rolled rye, raw organic brown flax seed, juice sweetened strawberries, juice sweetened blueberries, raw organic brown sesame seed, raw almonds, organic evaporated cane juice, pineapple, papaya, organic soy oil, expeller pressed canola oil, blueberry puree, raw Brazil nuts, raw pumpkin seed, organic brown crisp rice (organic brown rice flour, organic molasses, sea salt), corn flakes (milled corn, barley malt syrup), oat bran, organic oat solids, hemp seed, organic fennel seed, organic fenugreek seed, organic nutmeg, natural orange oil, natural vitamin E

Nutrition Info: 1 bar = 370 calories, 18 g fat, 49 g carbs, g fiber, 8 g protein.

I am not a pro-athlete of any sort, but these keep me energized and going.  However, I work full time, am active/exercise each day and run this Blog. Inside my purse, I have a variety of different protein, nutrition, energy, and food bars from a range of company. Many bars are the many brands I’ve posted reviews for. I like to have a variety of flavors and kinds, so that I can satisfy intuitively my taste-buds, nutrient needs and cravings for those moments. As well, I also often will eat 1/4 – 3/4 of a bar during lunch either as part of my lunch or as a “dessert” while I’m at work. Additionally, after I work-out, it’s quite common for me to make a smoothie or eat one of these protein/energy/meal/food/nutrition bars. In my Blog-Posts, I can’t get all “technical” on adjectives for my descriptions or in chemicals or mathematics for nutrition and do not “judge” the ingredients. I simply just provide my opinions about how I think they tasted and about what I like/don’t like as far as each products nutrition stats.

PROBARS also work well to throw in your desk drawer at work for those busy workdays when you can’t get away for lunch-out, have a short lunch-break, forgot to pack your lunch or just want something a little more “condensed” than a whole meal. Personally, when I eventually begin to purchase these (I’m still eating on the MANY samples that PROBAR shipped to me to review) I think I will prefer to buy them as singles so as to select an assortment of flavors that have come to be my favorites. But you can buy the same flavors on Amazon.com or directly from Probar.

Overall, this PROBAR has a super nutrition profile and it’s raw food ingredient list makes it great as a breakfast replacement, post-workout re-fueling choice or on-the-go snack. It can   in each bar to curb your hunger for hours!

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This Whole Berry Blast PROBAR flavor reminded me of this recipe of these “White Chocolate, Strawberry and Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies” which is like this PROBAR. You can find this recipe on CanadianBaconette.com and you can view the baking steps & recipe here.

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Here are some great links and resources for PROBAR:

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Question for My Readers:  Have you tried the PROBARS yet? if so, what do you think?

Raw Organic Food Bar – Chocolatey Chocolate Chip

ORGANIC FOOD BARI have already done a Review on a previous “RAW Organic Food Bar” of the Cranberry flavor, back on October 25, 2012 which you can view here.

Today, I am posting this Review for the “Chocolatey Chocolate Chip” flavored bar.

My Review & Ratings -4.5 out of 5 - This bar really lives up to it’s name. It’s truly chocolate-y and I think chocolate lovers will like these bars, even if they are not real super “fans” of Organic Food Bars. Also, texture-wise, it is very soft and chewy. It has a great combination of being both cookie-like in it’s moisture and lusciousness. Yet, the bar also it has a chewiness that’s truly like a more solid granola bar. Since this OFB contains oats, dates, bio-sprouts, and rice protein, and cashew butter to make it all “stick” together, and also gives it that essence of the “body” of a baked cookie taste. Taste-wise, I definitely loved the bites with the dark chocolate ships. Yummm…The chocolate-y goodness comes especially from both the addition of the cocoa butter and the chocolate liquor.

At this point, I’ve tried all of the “Original Collection” or “Line” of the OFB’s, but I have eaten 2 of the 4 flavors of the “Raw” Line of Organic Food Bars.  This particular bar tasted somewhat like a gourmet Tootsie Roll, with undertones of the cashew butter, dates, and accents of acacia and agave. Texture-wise, like all the other OFB’s, it’s very soft and moist and juicy. If you hold it up, it will quickly begin to bend and flex.

Nutritionally, the ingredient list is exceptional, as all OFB’s are. The label includes an impressive list of major points – raw, cold pressed, gluten free, no refined sugars, no soy, no dairy, no peanuts, non GMO, and is 70% raw, which is great. This particular bar has a low-moderate amount of fiber with 4 grams and is moderate in protein with 8 grams. Also, what I especially appreciate is that the “Raw” line of these bars is that they are a bit lower in calories, at 220 calories, than the Original Collection line (which range between 280-330) and also contain less fat at 6 grams http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Semi-sweet_chocolate_chips.jpg/250px-Semi-sweet_chocolate_chips.jpg(rather than between 10-18 grams in the Original Collection). The only “con” I can think of is that it’s not as high as I’d love it to be in protein, and it’s a bit too high in fat, with 10 grams, but I’ve eaten bars (PROBARS) with double that amount (with some as high as 22 grams), so I’m not complaining with this 10 grams here.

Ingredients: Organic Cashew Butter, Organic Dates, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Dark Chocolate Chips – Non-Dairy (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter, Non-GMO Soy Lecithin), Organic Bio SproutsTM – Quinoa, Organic Bio SproutsTM – Flax and Lots of Love!

Nutrition:1 bar = 220 calories, 10 g fat, 26 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 8 g protein.

I highly recommend this Chocolatey Chocolate Chip! It truly is surprisingly tasty and it’s just jam-packed with amazing nutrients. Eating these more frequently are SURE to make us feel better.

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This Chocolatey Chocolate Chip Organic Food Bar reminded me of these “Chocolatey Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups” which I found over at “Just A Pinch Recipes” website You can read and follow the recipe and baking instructions here:

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Here are some great links and resources for Organic Food Bar:

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**STAY TUNED — I still have 2 more of the “Raw” Line of the Organic Food Bar flavors to post Reviews for. Over the course of the next month, I’ll be posting my thoughts on the rest of the flavors.
Question for My Readers:   Have you ever tried Raw Organic Food Bar’s Chocolatey Chocolate Chip Bar? If so, what are your thoughts?