Larabar
Posted by jenniferhughes on Mar 29, 2007 · Member since Aug 2006 · 1828 posts
Thanks to everyone who mentioned how much they liked Larabars in an older granola bar thread.
I ordered every flavor online (the maya/jocalate ones too) and got them all today and we did a taste test tonight! I only tried 3 but MMM!!! We are so impressed!!!!
Cherry Pie was my FAV! (of the 3 we tried) I can't wait to get through ALL the bars so that I know which to order entire boxes of!!
RAW food rules!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Thanks to everyone who mentioned how much they liked Larabars in an older granola bar thread.
I ordered every flavor online (the maya/jocalate ones too) and got them all today and we did a taste test tonight! I only tried 3 but MMM!!! We are so impressed!!!!
Cherry Pie was my FAV! (of the 3 we tried) I can't wait to get through ALL the bars so that I know which to order entire boxes of!!
RAW food rules!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Cherry pie was my fave for a long time too, until I discovered Cinnamon Roll. :D Wait til you try that one!! LOL
The Chocolate Mint and Chocolate Coffee ones are amazing! To die for!!!
MMmm... Chocolate coffee was gooooooooood too!!
Today I think I'm in the mood for Lemon Bar... LOL i have to restrict myself to one a day! I just want to gooble them all now! also I only get half the bar, :'( the other half is for my husband to try becuz technicalllllllly they are for him. ::)
I'm a nerd and I actually have a tasting list with comments for us to write what we think. It's fun!!
I love these! I tried them on a whim and was thrilled that I liked them at all. Dates kinda freak me out, so I was pretty cautious when I took that first bite. Pretty silly when you taste them and realize that they taste like candy. Healthy candy, yay!
Good to hear that other people enjoy them as much as I do.
Love,
Syd
MMmm... Chocolate coffee was gooooooooood too!!
Today I think I'm in the mood for Lemon Bar... LOL i have to restrict myself to one a day! I just want to gooble them all now! also I only get half the bar, :'( the other half is for my husband to try becuz technicalllllllly they are for him. ::)
I'm a nerd and I actually have a tasting list with comments for us to write what we think. It's fun!!
I HATE having to split my Lara bars with my hubby...and when we do, I always start it and take a teensy bit more than my half ;D more like....60/40!! I can't help it, they're so deeelish!!
LOL!! we had an "argument" ;) today about where halfway was!
Lemon Bar = MMM
Cocoa Mole = mmm
Haven't had one that we didn't like yet!
Oh and I also am not a fan of dates but these are so different....
the only one i don't think I'll like is the chocolate orange because i don't like fruit+chocolate i like to keep my chocolate pure :D
Oh and my son didn't like the cherry pie... i think he thought it was going to be chocolate (the dark color from the dates) and sour cherries when you're expecting chocolate is not good LOL
i think i'm going to have to try these, i see them at the store all the time..
the only thing that keeps me from it is that even though it's supposed to be healthy for you, they seem to have an awful lot of fat! for something thats approximately 200 calories with 12g of fat and 16g of sugar, i'd almost rather just eat an actual candybar ???
it's less than 200.... more like 150-180 maybe... the last bar i had... i THINK... was 130...? (not sure though)
the fat comes from all the nuts...(the package tells you which types of omegas and how many grams of omegas you're getting from each bar which is always different) it seems the same to me as eating a handful or two of nuts...
the sugar is all sugar found in the fruit (the dates)
There are NO other ingredients!
But is IS a candy bar.... just a healthy one, it's not a meal replacement bar... i think it is better than a candy bar! and you feel yummy afterward... not icky sugar crash.
lots of fat doesn't mean something is unhealthy, just look at avacados!
you can't say... "wow so much fat in avacados, i think i'll just go eat a stick of maragarine" heehee ;) ;D you should give one a try! i'm glad i did. (i sound like a commercial ;D)
oh really? i went on their website and the average calorie count was 200 :-X
i love lemon though, so i'll probably pick some up tomorrow to try
oh really? i went on their website and the average calorie count was 200 :-X
i love lemon though, so i'll probably pick some up tomorrow to try
Yeah, I agree Sariea, I think most are between 180-230 calories. I don't let that stop me, though. It's a good, wholesome treat. I usually keep one in my purse for those occasions when I'll need to have a snack and won't have access to anything healthy/vegan. My faves are cinnamon roll, cashew cookie, cherry pie, banana cookie, and apple pie. For some reason, I haven't liked any of the chocolate ones I've tried, and I've tried most of them I think ???
yeah i already figured i wouldn't like the chocolate ones, but i'm going to pick up a lemon, apple pie, banana cookie, and cinnamon roll because i figure i'd like those if i were to like any of them
thats a good idea, though, to carry them just in case. i work in a bakery and usually bring a vegan muffin with me but when i get hungry again i'm just surrounded by real unhealthy stuff
So i got some of these this morning and just tried them. I was cutting them up so i could just snack on them through out the day (not all in one day of course). i got a Banana Cookie, Apple Pie, and Ginger Snap one. Unfortunately they didn't have the cinnamon roll or lemon, which was what i really wanted to try. I did find a different bar that was lemon, i think it was called Fiber Bar Lemon Burst or something, it's basically the same ingredients as a Larabar but with added fiber.
anyway, i liked the lemon, banana was yummy, and apple pie was good. but the ginger one i didn't like at all. i was hoping i wouldnt like any of them since they were about $2.50 each! lol
I took a look at Whole Foods last night and the Cherry Pie Larabar has 190 calories--not so bad when you compare it to many other sweets. Still, I'm looking for emotional satisfaction from my sweets and I'm not sure something granola bar-ish will do it for me. :P Plus, looks to me like they would be a little too easy to eat--and eat some more (price be-damned). :-\
Hmm, so strange. I think I am the only one on earth who doesn't like Larabars. I actually hate them like the plague. I know it's the dates in them, but how can other people who don't like dates like Larabars and I hate them anyway? I just can't stand the texture and the flavor and the smell... Well, I guess I'm just weird that way.
I stopped by the news stand today and picked up a copy of Real Simple magazine, curious about its cover teaser on the mag's "Road Test" of energy bars.
Larabar's Cherry Pie and Jocalat flavors came out on top. After testing about 100 bars, eight were picked. Cherry Pie was the winner in the Fruity category and Jocolat was the winner in the Chocolatey category.
J'adore larabars!!! :D I like the chocolate coconut! Tastes like a brownie...yum :P
After reading this post I had to pick up a few & can we say *YUMMY*!!!!
My local health food store didn't have chocolate ones or the Cinnamon Roll (which is the one I was really looking forward to trying), but I did get Cherry Pie, Cashew Cookie & Apple Pie. They are all tasty treats, but the Cherry Pie is definitely my fave so far.
I can already tell I'm going to find all kinds of yummy new goodies from reading this board! ;)
I just tried the Apple Pie and Cashew Cookie ones. They're good - not great - but good. I guess I'll have to try the Cherry Pie ones that everyone's been raving about.
I LOVE Lara Bars with a passion. I live for them :D its hard not to eat 10 a day! Banana, Lemon, Cherry and all the Chocolates are my favorite. I think I might have the Cinnamon Roll one in my desk right now!
I've only tried the cashew cookie larabar so far (tasty!), but I also picked up the apple pie and cherry pie bars yesterday. I hope that I can find some of the other flavors that you all keep talking about. I did see the banana, the ginger, and the cocoa mole. Does anyone have opinions on those?
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