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Jnkmnky

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Jnkmnky Collaborator
Jnkmnky
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Larabars are gross. They even smell bad. I'm a little sick of some of these companies that produce "healthy food" and capitalize on the gluten-free status of it. Larabars real market is people with extreme ideas on healthy food, not interested in taste whatsoever. So what if it happens to be gluten-free? It's not like people who just found out they have Celiac Disease are going to go ultra healthy after a lifetime of Burger King, bagel eating, soda consuming, kit-kat munching...etc... Whoop-de-doo. Larabars are gluten free. It's nothing more than a specialty item for those interested in the RAW diet. BLECH!

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jenvan
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Ha ha! Your post made me laugh. I know some people really dig the Lara Bars, but I can't stomach them either. :blink:

An alternate that is mostly fruit-- I just had one of the Clif Nectar bars. Those I thought were good...

skbird Contributor
skbird
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I don't know, I really like them. I love the cherry pie one and the chocolate fudge one. Perfect for me, I like nuts and cherries, don't want a lot of ingredients with a hundred letters in them... I mean, how different are they from trail mix? Plus a lot more convenient, just unwrap and chow.

I'd like to have more protein in them but I still think they taste good.

Sorry about your experience. I do know that feeling - I get pretty grossed out when I eat something people rave about and in fact it's disgusting.

Stephanie :)

Emme999 Enthusiast
Emme999
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I love that little green guy - definitely shows how I felt after my first taste of a lara bar! Blech!

What kind did you have? The first one I tried was cashew cookie - which sounds good - but is made with only dates & cashews & nothing else! Pure raw gross.

I was adventurous enough to try another though - the chocolate coconut one, it was about 1000 times better but still not great. Plus they only have 5 grams of protein and a LOT of fat (12 or 13 grams). So - not the greatest protein value for the calories!

Plus they are just icky. Eww.

- Michelle :wub:

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

I rather like them, but some flavors more than others. The cherry one... not so much. The apple pie one, definitely.

Some of us DO eat "ultra healthy" so we do want to find items like that. ;-) Just another reason why variety in the marketplace is good.

skbird Contributor
skbird
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In my defense, I don't do well with sugar so a bar like this is pretty good for me. And chocolate coconut was the other one I liked. I don't think I liked the apple one. But I was always wanting to go to Burger King as a kid, instead of McDonalds because BK had cherry pies, not just apple... I'm a cherry lover.

Steph

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mytummyhurts
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I haven't tried Larabar. But I have tried other gluten-free bars. And most of them are gross. But of course I'm used to mainstream loaded down with junk bars. I tried BumbleBar and I didn't think it tasted bad, but the consistency is really weird.

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Jnkmnky Collaborator
Jnkmnky
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You're so funny.... "In my defense" You can like whatever you want! :D I only posted about the Larabars because they looked so good, packaged nicely and looked convenient for my 7 year olds on-the-go summer food stash. But they're imo simply horrible. And gluten-free food ain't cheap. This has happened before with us where I purchase an item that's gluten-free, looks nice, tastes HORRIBLE and I think, who the hell did they taste test this crap on? My son gagged when he took a bite of the chocolate mocha Larabar. I took a bite and spit it out. Then we opened the cherry one and my older son tasted it...he spit it out. So I tasted it...I spit it out. The stuff looks like it's already been chewed, too. Ok. I'll stop. I just felt the need to warn people. On the other hand, Chebe bread is our new favorite food. I just made my son a "Corn dog". His first in four years and he was so proud.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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lol... they must have taste tested it on people like me. ;-)

mytummyhurts Contributor
mytummyhurts
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If it's a health food company they did probably test it on people who really like health food since that is their target consumer. That is one thing that I have noticed, almost everything that is marketed as gluten-free is in the health food section and sometimes doesn't taste so good!

Guest Eloisa
Guest Eloisa
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Has anybody tried say the Post Fruity Pebbles or Cocoa Pebbles and made them with gluten-free marshmallows (sp) like the way we used to make Rice Crispy Bars or maybe even Rice Puffs with the marshmallows and make bars out of them? It sounds like it might be good. This might be better than those bars that tastes so bad.

Emme999 Enthusiast
Emme999
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Hey - if you want a *REALLY* good bar, try the Doctors CarbRite bars. Holy hell they are good!!! We used to sell out of them every time they came in at the nutrition store. I could never order enough boxes! People would order them a week in advance. I *LOVED* them so much!! I think I have tried pretty much every bar out there (because there was nothing else to eat at work and I was there for long hours I basically lived on protein bars!). These are absolutely the best. They have a ton of protein, are sugar-free (they use sugar alcohol for sweetener), and are super tasty!! :)

Unfortunately, they are made with whey and I am allergic to dairy so I can't have them anymore :( *sniff*

But you guys should try them. Especially the chocolate mint cookie.. Oh.. it was so good!! (drool)

They are also gluten free. I just checked their website: Open Original Shared Link

:)

- Michelle :wub:

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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Has anybody tried say the Post Fruity Pebbles or Cocoa Pebbles and made them with gluten-free marshmallows (sp) like the way we used to make Rice Crispy Bars or maybe even Rice Puffs with the marshmallows and make bars out of them? It sounds like it might be good. This might be better than those bars that tastes so bad.

Oh gosh, that sounds AWFUL to me. I can't stand the artificial taste of Fruity Pebbles! ;-) But there's a health food nut for ya!

Maybe that would fill a gap that is missing.

Emme999 Enthusiast
Emme999
Posted

Tiffany,

Hey I can't stand the taste of fruity pebbles either! You aren't that out there ;) I don't think you need to be a health nut to be slightly sickened by that funky fruity super sweetness! ;)

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Jnkmnky
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mmmmmmmmm Funky fruity super sweetness.... :P

Guest Eloisa
Guest Eloisa
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I'm only asking if anyone's made anything like this. I know its loaded with sugar. All the special flours we cook with turns into sugar in our blood system anyway. It not like they're the best things to eat if you watching the glycemic index. I'm not asking if anyone likes these cereals. I've had enough of the healthy food already and the people who preach about how healthy you should eat.

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Jnkmnky
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We eat a lot of sugary foods. We have both pebbles in the house and a bag of marshmallows. We made fruity pebble rice crispy treats and ate them straight out of the bowl..we didn't get to the spreading them on a cookie sheet part. I got the cinnamon chebe bread mix in the mail the other day and made cinnamon buns today. We put gobs of frosting on them to make them look and taste like a "Cinnabon". We made extras to bake in the morning because we're going out to breakfast and the gluten-free kid needs a tasty treat to eat while we all have bagels. We also have 12 bags of Kinnikinnicks donuts in our freezer in the garage. We never run out of donuts. BTW, we've not had a cavity among the kids, ever. And they're not hyper....though, perhaps we're all on the way to being diabetic. And we've never had those nasty diet sodas. I don't believe in using fake sugar. Oh, and we're all lean and apparently healthy. I think sugar gets a bum rap. A little everyday is ok if you play and exercise each day.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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All the special flours we cook with turns into sugar in our blood system anyway.

lol... that's why I use soy, quinoa, buckwheat, and so forth (instead of rice/potato/tapioca)... not quite the same blood sugar spike, and more fiber. ;-)

does stating my prefernce count as preaching about eating healthy? (I ask kind of as a joke, but kind of trying to figure out if something in particular that I'm posting is setting you off or if I'm just misreading your post.)

veggf Newbie
veggf
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I love Larabars. I'm not an "extremist", but I do like foods with fewer preservatives. The Cherry Pie flavor is my favorite--I love dried cherries. I tried their ginger one recently and it is really good. A lot of the women who I are in my cycling club love Larabars and they are not even Celiacs.

Everyone has different tastes:)

Have a Good Day!

Guest nini
Guest nini
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there's only a few flavors of the Larabars that I like... I can't stand the mocha one or the cherry one, but I love the banana cookie and the apple pie ones... I'm not particularly a health food nut either. I can't tolerate a lot of preservatives in my food though so my body is kinda forcing me to become more health conscious. I've always been more of a junk food fan.

On the other topic, we've made the fruity pebbles rice crispy treats and LOVED them!

Emme999 Enthusiast
Emme999
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mmmmmmmmm  Funky fruity super sweetness.... :P

LOL :lol:

Hey for all you sickos who like Larabars (j/k!) - I noticed that they have them on sale at drugstore.com. I don't know what price you pay for these or anything - so I don't even know if this is a deal - but here's the link Open Original Shared Link

It's cool that they sell gluten free stuff at drugstore.com!

- Michelle :wub:

Guest Eloisa
Guest Eloisa
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No, your not setting me off. I just wanted to see if someone had done anything like rice crispie treats and I got an answer.

(I ask kind of as a joke, but kind of trying to figure out if something in particular that I'm posting is setting you off or if I'm just misreading your post.)
Guest Eloisa
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We eat a lot of sugary foods.  We have both pebbles in the house and a bag of marshmallows.  We made fruity pebble rice crispy treats and ate them straight out of the bowl..we didn't get to the spreading them on a cookie sheet part.  I got the cinnamon chebe bread mix in the mail the other day and made cinnamon buns today.  We put gobs of frosting on them to make them look and taste like a "Cinnabon".  We made extras to bake in the morning because we're going out to breakfast and the gluten-free kid needs a tasty treat to eat while we all have bagels.  We also have 12 bags of Kinnikinnicks donuts in our freezer in the garage.  We never run out of donuts.  BTW, we've not had a cavity among the kids, ever.  And they're not hyper....though, perhaps we're all on the way to being diabetic.  And we've never had those nasty diet sodas.  I don't believe in using fake sugar.  Oh, and we're all lean and apparently healthy.  I think sugar gets a bum rap.  A little everyday is ok if you play and exercise each day.

Thanks Jnkmnky. I eat bad sugary stuff too when I get a chance and am lean too and I workout 6 days a week. Plus the veins are more visible when you do sugar in getting ready for a bodybuilding show.

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Jnkmnky
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Plus the veins are more visible when you do sugar in getting ready for a bodybuilding show.

That happens to me when I scream at my kids. Sugar or no sugar. ;)

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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No, your not setting me off. I just wanted to see if someone had done anything like rice crispie treats and I got an answer.

ok. thanks for letting me know. :-)

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