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Disappointing as a meal replacement. Good snack.
I’ve been looking for a cliff bar substitute as a meal replacement. In comparison to buying Cliff brand bars via Prime these had more protein, less calories, but more expensive (two wins and a loss, so ok)
I was disappointed by a few things 1) the date flavor overpowers all the other flavors. Which is fine. If you like dates. Which I do. But I don’t want peanut butter covered ones. I’m sure I could find a flavor combo that worked with the date flavor. But I won’t likely buy them again for the next reasons. 2) I got hungry again really really fast. The Cliff bars just stick with me longer. Which doesn’t make sense from a protein content perspective. I need a breakfast that will get me to lunch with coffee. 3) the texture was very dense which I liked a lot. But the whole thing was sticky as heck. Like cleaning out your teeth constantly and a little alkward to eat. 4) they get kinda greasy in the heat. So I wouldn’t want to pack them for a summer hike. 5) While eating my second one I but down hard on a very sharp and crunchy item. It hurt. I think it was a bit shell. Totally understandable in a raw processing plant. I mean hey real Food has shells right?. But still a note for the company. Photo attached for the heck of it.
Generally speaking it would be a good snack item but you will be hungry again for a real meal in an hour.
July 2018 · Grocery and Gourmet Food · verified purchase