Customer Reviews

Balance Bar Complete Nutrition Energy Bar, Peanut Butter - 15 Count

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I've reviewed a lot of these products, and most have some common flaws: Bad, "unnatural," or chemical-like taste (especially in the metallic after-taste), woefully stale, cardboard-like texture, high fat content, and relatively high price.

Given all the chemicals listed below, it came as a great surprise that this is a DELICIOUS snack, certainly one of the best of the many I've tried. No strange aftertaste, and real hints of honey (the peanut is a little harder to discern). The texture is soft but with some heft, and, on entry one senses honey, sugar, a hint of peanut and oil, and a vague spicy background. IT's excellent, and not as sweet as the similar but too-sugary (for my taste) yoghurt honey peanut flavor.

My only complaints (and this comes from the head, not the taste, Bud) are the plethora of vitamin and mineral additives (just a personal preference there), and the 3.5 grams of saturated fat, and 17 grams of sugar. However, this is within the range, I believe, of most of these products.

On the positive side, you get 14 grams of sugar, and high percentage of the recommended daily values of a range of vitamins and minerals. Have one of these with a 2-3 lasses of water and you will feel full. Also great as a post work-out pick-me-up. Of course, please consult your health care provider for specific recommendations for your personal use.

I'm not sure how they did it, but Balance has set a new bar (pun intended) for taste!

INGREDIENTS:
Protein Blend - Soy Protein Isolate, Calcium Caseinate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey.

ADDED VITAMINS and MINERALS
Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Phosphate, Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate, Magnesium Oxide, Beta Carotene, Niacinamide, Ferric Orthophosphate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Chromium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Vitamin D and Vitamin B12.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Serving size, 1 Bar (50 g); servings per container, 15 Calories: 200 Calories from Fat: 50 Total Fat: 6g, 9% Saturated Fat: 3.5g, 18% Cholesterol: <5mg, 1% Sodium: 220mg, 9% Potassium: 115mg, 3% Total Carbohydrate: 22g, 7% Dietary fiber: 1g, 4% Sugars: 17g Protein: 14g, 28% Vitamin A : 50% Vitamin C : 100% Vitamin D : 20% Vitamin E : 100% Thiamin (B1) : 40% Riboflavin (B2) : 30% Niacin (B3) : 45% Vitamin B6 : 30% Folate,Folic Acid,Folacin : 20% Vitamin B12 : 20% Biotin : 20% Pantothenic acid : 20% Calcium : 10% Iron : 20% Phosphorus : 10% Iodine : 30% Magnesium : 10% Zinc : 20% Selenium : 15% Copper : 30% Manganese : 50% Chromium : 10% Molybdenum : 10%

This is my all time favorite flavor from Balance Bars! Totally peanut with a delicious peanut flavored coating - no chocolate! These bars were the freshest I have ever bought, even fresher than many health food stores!! You'll love them!

Great item, but remember it's a meal REPLACEMENT not a meal. Also, don't pay more than 99 cents each for these (that's what they cost every day at Trader Joe's).

This is one of my favorite "fall back" flavors of protein bar, among all brands. Why?
1. They don't melt. I can leave one in my car for quick and efficient calories after a workout.
2. Nice chocolate fix. If you eat many energy bars, you know that if the flavor includes the word "brownie" that its really not going to taste like a brownie, it will approximate the flavor as best as it can. Fortunately for Balance, their Almond Brownie flavor actually does pretty well in that regard. It is dense and fudge-like in its consistency with small almond chunks. You could let your mind wander for a minute and possibly think that you are eating a heavy brownie.

The ingredients are not great, what with the sugar and artificial junk that's in it, but I don't eat them every day and neither should most people. They really are a candy bar with protein and vitamins, not a substitute for real food.

For reference, my other favorite protein bar varieties in the non-melty category are: Luna Toasted Nuts & Cranberry, Luna Sesame Raisin (now discontinued), Clif Mojo (both varieties, all natural which is nice), ProMax Oatrageous Chocolate Chip PB flavor (this one is all natural and pretty tasty).

I travel a lot and these are great to toss in your suitcase and not have to worry about them. They make a great breakfast or snack. They taste good and are satisfying, since they have carbs, protein and fat. The chocolate peanut butter is my favorite flavor, although you do need to have them with water.

The first time I tried a bar I found that it tasted like a chalky, dry peanut butter cup. They kind of grew on me after that but the recommended glass of water is mandatory! Calorie and fat wise they are too high for me to eat regularly. They also have no fiber at all. Compared to other similar bars, they aren't as tasty as some and really stick in your throat. If you're a major peanut butter fan you might like them.

I love peanut butter so I might be bias, but these are the best Balance Bars available. They are soft, chewable and have great flavor. The bars I received 9/15/2008 expire 06/2009. So there is no issue here with expired bars. Great product! Use Subscribe & Save and do exactly that. I love Amazon.com.

I'm not a big fan of candy bars, cake, chocolate, or anything thats sweet so I was kinda having second thoughts on buying it at target ($1 for brownie with nuts). This was my first energy bar that I ate and I have to say It tasted great, not sweet at all..just pure good, I just took a drink of water and I was ready to go running.

This is a great product. Can be used on the 40/30/30 diet plan. I can't eat chocolate and 99% of these type of products are chocolate flavor. This is a great option and has the best taste of all the non-chocolate nutrition bars out there.

I eat these bars all the time and thought it would be a good deal and convenient to get them from Amazon. But, they were horrible. Stale and crumbly and deformed. I complained and customer service sent me replacement bars, but they were exactly the same - inedible. They refunded my money, which I appreciated.
Based on this experience, I will never purchase food from amazon.com.