Review - Freeyumm Apple Oat Bar

Brand:  Freeyumm

Flavor:  Honey Apple Oat Bar

Where to get it: here @ Amazon.com

                It’s a good thing this bar was snack-size, because it was gone before I even realized I was chewing. It’s like a cross between a cereal bar (think Nutrigrain with the apple goo in the middle) and a chewy granola bar…and it’s about 100x better than either of those. Oat-y, apple-y, cinnamon-y, and really just all together a great little snack. The ingredients aren’t scary, either – all normal, easily-recognizable-as-food ingredients. They’re also pretty much allergen-free, so they’re safe for all the kiddos at school…if you can bear to part with them.        

Tastes like:   Apples n’ oats!

Taste rating:  10/10

Qualities:   Non-GMO, Gluten free, vegetarian, all -natural

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Review - Bare Deelights BOA Bar

Brand:  Bare Deelights

Flavor:  Chocolate BOA Bar

Where to get it: here @ TheBOABar.com

                 I think this bar had a more distinct “banana bread” flavor than many other products that I’ve tried that claimed to be “banana bread” flavor. The bananas and oats are a really nice complement to each other there, and this bar doesn’t add a bunch of unnecessary junk to complicate the matter. No pumpkin seeds, no flax (barf), and no weird soy crisp chunks. THANK GOODNESS. I think I would have liked this bar a little better without the chocolate, just because I’m not a chocolate person, but it wasn’t an overpowering presence. That’s not a knock against the bar in any manner, that’s just me. The nutrition is just right for a good little snack, too – 160 calories, 8g fat, 7g protein, and only 4g sugars.

               

Tastes like:  Oaty banana

Taste rating:  7/10

Qualities:  Non-GMO, vegetarian, vegan, Kosher, Gluten free, Made in the USA, USDA Organic

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Review - Breakout Bar

Brand:  Breakout Bar  

Flavor:  Oat Batter Baby

Where to get it: here @ mybreakoutbar.com

                I saved this bar. I looked at it often, and then put it back in the drawer. I thought of the day I would eat it, and how much money it was going to cost me to have to purchase case upon case of this bar that I was so certain I wouldn’t be able to get enough of.

                The day came. I was going to EAT. THIS. BAR.

               

                A primal roar escaped my mouth – “THIS. IS BAAAAAAAARTAAAAAAAAAAA!”

                Oats and batter, two of my favorite things. Oatmeal, oat bars, oat cereal, oatmeal cookies…cake batter, brownie batter, cookie batter, pancake batter…it was all going to come together for me in a socially-acceptable snack! You know, because bringing a tiny container of raw cake batter with you to work in your lunch is apparently weird. Haters. Anyway…

                Dreams, shattered.

                Hopes, dashed.

                Face, contorted.

                The juxtaposition of the name on this bar, and what it actually tastes like makes me want to Sharpie some genitalia onto the face of whoever came up with the name. HORRIBLE. Not oat-y, and certainly nothing resembling in taste or texture of “batter”. The chocolate on the bottom of the bar is atrocious, and it was so “chewy” that TMJ was a real potential side effect here.

Additionally, their site touts their macros and nutrition, but doesn’t list any ingredients or nutritional information. Come on guys…give me something nice to say here…

               

Tastes like:  Dark chocolate and cement

Taste rating:  0/10

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Ingredients:  (I am having to type these, for f*ck’s sake) Whey Protein Isolate, Prebiotic Fiber, Organic Oats, Raw Honey, Organic Quinoa, Organic Buckwheat Groats, Organic Amaranth, Peanut Butter, Oat Flour, Dark Chocolate (Malitol, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Inulin, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla, Cinnamon), Organic Puffed Millet, Water 

Review - Detour Smart Bars

Brand:  Detour Smart

Flavor:  Whole Grain Oatmeal

Where to get it: here @ Bodybuilding.com

                I bought this bar for the package. I cannot tell a lie. I love the packaging so much. But then, only 130 calories per bar? Okay! I have been legitimized and it feels so good! Smallish bars, good for a snack, and the calories are right on the money for a casual snack that you’re not going to agonize over if you’re trying to be strict with your diet. They also have 10g of protein, which legitimizes me even more. LEGITIMACY, RAIN DOWN UPON ME! They taste good, fruity, oaty, nice and safe in your mouth. You don’t always have to get crazy to be special.

                 

               

Tastes like:  Fruit and oats, oh yeah-oats!

Taste rating:  8/10

Qualities:  Gluten-free

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Review: Kind Oats & Honey Bars

Brand:  Kind

Flavor:  Oats & Honey

Where to get it: here @ Advantage Nutrition

The “rectangle” style of Kind bars are mostly grains, whereas the “bar” style of Kind bars seem to be mostly nuts. These are so yummy, I like to break off tiny pieces and eat them almost like trail mix. The coconut in them adds more texture than flavor, so it doesn’t taste at all like a tropical-flavored bar. I also really like that they’re flat and thin, as opposed to long and thick (filed under:  things that sound dirty but aren’t). Plus, you can toss it in your bag, and it can’t get squished, because it already comes squished. Bonus.

               

Tastes like:  A really, really REALLY good granola bar

Taste rating:  9/10

Qualities:  Gluten-free, Non-GMO, All natural

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