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4.5
For people with high metabolism like myself who have active lifestyles getting in enough calories can be hard and this helps a lot, especially if the sugar count isn’t a deal breaker. The taste is better than most protein bars as well so a plus 1 for that as well, Highly recommend although these probably won’t be the best for those who struggle with weight/ want to lower the sugar they take in.The taste is good, but there’s no temperature packaging to keep it from melting during transit.Always looking for good gluten free snacks, this bars are awesome. Was a little worried because usually gluten free protein bars are always grainy or chalky, but I really love these, though I prefer the cookies and creme flavor now lolI keep these bars in my truck for when I need a quick snack.All items meltedThe product itself is great, but anytime I buy it from Amazon it tastes old.Not to speak in hyperbole, but these bars have been a godsend. I'm of slight build and very rarely feel the pangs of hunger in my stomach regardless of food intake (or lack thereof), so without noticing it I essentially just slow down due to lack of calories/carbs/etc as the day progresses. Ever since I started including these bars into my diet as a snack at work I never feel tired. I'm also incredibly frugal, but these were easy to justify the price of when the benefits were so obvious. Two 12-pack boxes when it's marked down at a low price means that it's roughly going to be a dollar and some change per workday for a quality snack. Not bad, and slightly cheaper than what you'd pay for a vending machine candy bar.As far as taste/texture, I really enjoy what they put into them. I'm not a foodie by any stretch and find little pleasure in anything I eat, but I look forward to eating these bars. I even eat them when I'm not working/don't need the boost, so that's saying something. They're not overpoweringly sweet and, most importantly for me, they taste great when chilled (not frozen; you'll break your teeth). The texture of the bar is complex, with a typical soft chocolate top layer covering a crunchy core. The best way I can describe the inner core is like an organic cereal purchased by your fancy friends who insist that organic everything is the only way to live (it's not, but whatever). If you understand that, then you have a pretty accurate idea of what you're getting. I guess the gist of it is that it doesn't feel like a corporate manufactured kids food, it feels a little more finely crafted and selective of its ingredients. But it's not so artisanal that you feel like one of those yippy toolboxes that think synth music is worth listening to and use more than 5 words to describe the cup of coffee they're ordering. Give it a rest, your BS complex coffee order is not impressing the sorta-cute-but-far-too-tattooed-to-not-be-difficult-in-a-relationship barista and you're just making the wait in line that much longer for the people behind you.One thing that annoyed me was likely outside of Clif's (Clif Bar's?) hands: crumbly stuff inside the wrapper. Depending on how carelessly Amazon ships them, or what time of year you order them, they can come chock full of tiny flakes of chocolate that get everywhere. I've had batches that were great, and then I've had a few where Amazon allowed them to semi-melt somewhere along the line and it basically snows chocolate all over your clothes/desk as soon as you open the wrapper. Chilling before opening didn't help either, the damage is done if it has a chance to melt. I'm basically insane when it comes to things like this, so if you're the same... I don't know what to say. Deal with it? They're worth the slight mental anguish and clean-up time.I wrote all of this for a glorified candy bar. Sorry that you read all of it?I made the mistake of letting myself get hooked on these protein bars. Yes they’re a bit high in calories but I usually only eat half for a snack and they are so good. What I will say, even though the price is pretty high, at my university they sell one of them for 4 DOLLARS A BAR. It’s criminal. I even tried looking at the actual cliff bar website and they don’t sell them much cheaper then this. These ones were also really good. I don’t know if the ones at my school are just really old. But these taste fresh.Great bars.
