This difficult to find flavor of balance bar is one of my personal favorites. In general, Balance makes a bar that doesn’t have that sick aftertaste and is high in protein.
- All natural
- High protein 15g
- Great source of antioxidants
- Great source of Vitamin D
- 23 vitamins and minerals
- Low on the glycemic index
Everyone to whom I have recommended these has fallen in love with them and stated that they are hard to find.
I can get them at Target and Kroger but the latter is more dependable for getting them nice, fresh and soft. Later dated boxes are not as tasty. Sometimes online is the ONLY place I can get these and it’s worth it to me as I hate ones that taste like chemicals or some unknown substance. And let’s face it, most of them do. Ingredients and vitamins are more complete, too.
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%
My second favorite is the double chocolate brownie which tastes pretty darn sinful. Next in line is the yogurt honey peanut and I'd eat the almond brownie if I weren't allergic to almonds.
Taste is 5 stars
No odd aftertaste, no chemical taste and the texture is far better than a lot of the bars. Although 17 grams of sugar is not low, they don’t taste falsely or overly sweet. However, if you have to watch sugar, do keep this number in mind. And the carbs/ protein make it a true Balance bar so they don’t boost you only to drop your blood sugar an hour later. A good sustained energy supplement.
Since they don’t have carob or chocolate, they are less likely to “melt” although they will soften and get a bit too warm in high temps. But it will keep in a purse but not in a glove compartment in summer.
Get the Balance Bar Complete Nutrition Energy Bar, Peanut Bar - 15 Count
Afternoon snack, breakfast bar or pre workout
Two hundred calories is reasonable and far less than the 280 or 350 for a lot of less tasty and overly sweet protein bars. Other bars have more foreign sounding ingredients, too.
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.
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