Balance Bar Trail Mix Bar, Chocolate Chip, 1.76 Ounce Bars Pack of 15

Customer Reviews

"OH MY GOODNESS" Protein Bar HEAVEN!! Can we say MMMMMMMmmmmmm

2008-09-24
Like I said in my previous review, I used to think they (BALANCE) REALLY had the market wrapped up in the flavor department, on those Gold Caramel bars that kind of tasted like a snickers bar, then I read the reviews for these & decided to give them a try as I was kind of getting tired of the same bars ( I bought 10 cases of the gold caramel ones, as I have 7 kids & IF I hoped to have a few when I wanted them I had to buy "extra" to share, when they did the puppy dog eyes at me as I nibbled my bar with my A.M. tea, I would give them a snack, cookie, trail mix etc... but they always wanted a piece of my treat! Therefore the 10 case purchase!

Any who....., I digress, These Chocolate Chip & Chocolate Almond bars are now my entire family's tie for Favorite protein, low glycemic bar! The Trail Mix fruit & nut bare bars (& the rest) are all just a bit too sweet for us, good flavor & texture, just really REALLY sweet! Now if that's what works for you, boy have you got a treat coming when you buy those babies! BUT please try our favorites FIRST! These are heavenly! We open up a few & cut them into pieces & I give each child, some fresh walnuts, almonds, & pecans or cashews with their pieces of the bars, they are to die for!! It's like a custom candy bar kit every morning, sometimes they like to spread them with extra peanut butter & sprinkle on the nuts all chopped up or slices of banana & toasted coconut. They call this 'snack" first thing in the a.M. their First breakfast when we all sit down to do our family devotions, then it's off to get their chores done & their Second breakfast which is usually light as they are so satisfied with their slow burning "fuel" they had at their First breakfast! they have plenty of energy to usually go 3-4 hours if need be from their Balance Bare Bars breakfast! We have tried all the rest, the yogurt ones, fruit & nut ones, & peanut ones & oat ones (I forget what they're called), but they are all a bit too sweet for our tastes, but then again we don't like kool aid & sugar cereals, & REALLY REALLY sweet things, IF you do, then you would enjoy these other flavors as well! For our Family the chocolate almond bare bars & the chocolate chip trail bars are number 1, (excuse the pun) , "bar none"! I(I couldn't resist!) LOL :-)

Good healthy junk food ;-)

2008-08-17
I really love these bars -- they satisfy my junk food cravings while still being healthy!

Protein bars

2008-07-22
These protein bars were an excellent buy with discount and free shipping.
Can't beat the price anywhere.

Great taste, great protein

2008-04-28
I've been eating Balance Bare Trail Mix Chocolate Chip bars for breakfast at least five years now. I have to eat a lot of protein and avoid fat and calories. These are perfect. They taste great and I don't think they're too sweet. I like the texture. I have tried most of the protein bars and think they are dense, unpalatable and leave an aftertaste. There are a few exceptions, like Power Bar Crisp bars,and I like Clif bars but they are real heavy and don't have enough protein. IMHO, nothing compares to the Balance Bare Trail Mix bars.

Great taste, filling, and highly nutritious

2008-01-22
I'm a real exercise / fitness nut, and I've tried most of the bars out there in an attempt to find something that actually tastes good while delivering quality nutrition. These are my favorite - I get boxes of them shipped to my home AND office. The bars are filling and have a lot more dietary fiber than other types of bars (including other Balance bars). I can't say I agree with the other reviewers who think these are too "sickly sweet," but that's a matter of taste - also, I have never experienced any quality problems with the delivery/subscription. I will say that we give these to our kids as treats, whereas the kids think most other kinds of energy bars are gross. Now that I'm having these shipped to the house, we go through a lot more because my wife takes them to work, too.
I highly recommend them.

Why the new look?

2007-09-27
I like the taste. A lot of nuts with a little chocolate treat. Great with a glass of milk. But why the new look? The picture of the product on the amazon web site has not been updated. So I was a little surprise when I received it. I though they had changed the product. No, still the same nutrition facts. They still bear the "trail mix" category name but have now the "power bar" look. Anyway, they don't have partially hydro fat (or they are really good at hidding it under other names...). It is a delicious treat I use after my workout.

Quite tasty

2007-05-16
I was hesitant to try yet another protein bar, but this one was worth every calorie! Perfect for the kids backpacks or in your purse/briefcase when you need a boost. Tasty, good texture, healthy makeup.

Too sweet

2006-08-31
If you're looking for a before or after workout bar, this one is too sweet. A lot of chocolate and pecans. It's like eating a candy bar. Go for the regular Balance bar or a Clif bar.

These bars are great!

2006-05-16
I love these bars. They are hands down my favorite high protein/low glycemic index bar. I was a bit worried about freshness after reading previous reviews, but mine arrived today with an expiration date of November 2006. I guarantee you the three boxes will be gone long before then!

Balance Bar Trail MIx

2006-02-27
The bars are very tasty. Unfortunately, the ones I received were one month away from the expiration date. They tasted stale. I buy these bars all the time from the supermarket, and the ones from Amazon definitely did not taste fresh. They were hard to chew. I then purchased them from the supermarket and the bars from the supermarket had an expiration of six months later. I would not buy them from Amazon again.