Clif Bar
High energy protein bar
Clif Bar
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Clif Bar makes several nutritional products but the original Clif Bar encapsulates the company's food philosophy, which is about making great tasting, convenient and healthy food supplements from natural and organic ingredients. Like Clif Bar's other products, the original bar is free of trans fats, hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup. Clif Bars also contain no MSG, GMOs (genetically modified organisms), animal ingredients (including dairy) or wheat (but they do have gluten). By using natural ingredients in their supplements Clif Bar also raises the level of antioxidants, phytonutrients and essential vitamins and minerals.
Right now only 70% of Clif Bar's ingredients are organic, but that number has steadily increased and reflects the company's concerns about the environment. You may be surprised by the presence of caffeine in these bars - some flavors contain as much as 50mg from green tea extract (which also contains antioxidants). This is a reminder that the Clif Bar is an energy supplement - not a meal replacement. However, they do blend some protein with carbs and fiber, offering sustained energy rather than a rush to avoid the crash and burn effect.
Eat a Clif Bar 1 to 2 hours before a workout or race.
Organic brown rice syrup, organic rolled oats, ClifPro (soy rice crisps [soy protein isolate, rice flour, malt extract], organic soy flour, organic roasted soybeans), organic evaporated cane juice, organic dried apples, dried cranberries (cranberries, apple juice), fig paste, ClifCrunch (apple fiber, oat fiber, organic milled flaxseed, chicory extract, psyllium), dried cherries, natural flavors, sea salt. Vitamins & minerals: dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), ferric orthophosphate (iron), beta carotene (vitamin A), zinc citrate, phytonadione (vitamin K1), biotin, niacinamide (vitamin B3), calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), potassium iodide, manganese gluconate, copper gluconate, sodium selenite, thiamin (vitamin B1), chromium chloride, cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12), sodium molybdate, folic acid (vitamin B9), riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6).
230 cal, 2.5g fat, 45g carbs, 21g sugar, 10g protein
$13-$14 for a box of 12 bars
A lot of reviewers appreciate Clif Bar's sustained energy approach that avoids refined sugars and unhealthy fats. These bars aren't too sweet and they don't melt on hot days, but the texture is still fairly soft and chewy with a little bit of crunch. While some reviews emphasize the low amount of protein or the fact that these are snacks, not meals, Clif Bars have more fans than foes
