March 14, 2011

LARABAR Love

by Anne Mauney, MPH, RD

Vegan Vegetarian Bars + Energy Balls Snacks
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A couple weeks ago, I got an email from LÄRABAR asking if I’d be interested in reviewing some of their bars on my blog. I responded immediately — hell, yes! I love me some LARABAR.

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When I don’t have time to make my own bars, LARABARs are one of my go-to brands  because they aren’t candy bars disguised as healthy snack bars. Their bars contain no preservatives, added sugar, fillers, or colorings, and only have a handful of ingredients, all of which are things I understand — pretty refreshing in a world full of processed crap! Their bars are also gluten free, non-GMO, kosher, and, with the exception of their chocolate chip varieties, vegan and free of dairy or soy.

Matt and I brought a ton of the LARABARs with us on vacation in Puerto Rico last week and like to have them on hand for bike rides, too.

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I’ve also been bringing them with me to school as a convenient and portable afternoon snack! I was especially excited to try one of their newest flavors, Blueberry Muffin. Because we all know how I feel about muffins.

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Pretty much amazing. It really does taste like a blueberry muffin!

My top 5 favorite LARABAR flavors are, in order:

  1. Tropical Fruit Tart
  2. Peanut Butter & Jelly
  3. Blueberry Muffin
  4. Carrot Cake
  5. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

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What are your favorite LARABAR flavors? And while you’re thinking about it — get your LÄRABAR coupon on their website for $1 off a purchase of two LARABARs. Pretty sweet deal since Larabars cost between $1 to $2! Totally printing one right now for myself…

Have a great night!

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35 comments
  • I like Gingersnap, Chocolate Coconut Chew, Coconut Cream Pie, Blueberry Muffin, and Cashew Cookie. Once in a while the lemon and lime flavors really hit the spot too. I save them mainly for travel.
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  • "candy bars disguised as healthy snack bars" is exactly what my husband calls those other snack bars. I've been meaning to try Larabars for a long time - I just need to find somewhere that has more than 3 flavors to choose from!
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  • Never tried them. I have seen them in grocery stores.I wonder how many carbs they have and if they are diabetic friendly. I shall check this out tomorrow. Blueberry muffin sounds wonderful.
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  • Hi Anne, I came upon your blog when I was searching the web for a healthy muffin recipe. I love your sweet potato banana recipe and apple cinnamon oatmeal muffin recipe. I eat alot like you do and love to run, too. This past year I lost 66 lbs. I have a new outlook on eating, exercising and life in general. I feel so much better, now. Thanks for sharing your ideas and recipes on your blog :) Oh, and my favorite Larabar has to be Cherry Pie! Love it!
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    • Hi Angela! Thanks so much for saying hello and leaving such a sweet comment! Congratulations on your weight loss and your new life -- that's amazing and you should be very proud of yourself :)
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  • I was unsure about Larabars at first but I have found I few flavors I really like: peanut butter chocolate chip, carrot cake, and lemon. I really want to try the blueberry muffin, but haven't seen it at the store yet; I am on the lookout!
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  • I LOVE their carrot cake bars...they're so delightful. Sometimes I'll have one for a healthy dessert.
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  • My favorite larabar is cashew cookie. HOly delicious!!!!! Although I just tried coconut cream pie today and I am in love.
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  • Definitely LOVE the Carrot Cake. I still want to try the Blueberry though but I hear it's not all its cracked up to be.
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  • My absolute favourite is: key lime pie!!! So good - great lime flavour. Much better to take in than the real thing!
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  • LOVE Larabars, too!! And love that they're a Denver based company :) My favorite is peanut butter & Choc chip, peanut butter cookie, choc chip cookie dough & apple pie! ha, so, see a pattern there? the apple pie is an outlier... p.s. totally jealous of your trail run pics, nice work on that 13.1! ;) Makes a big difference when its not 1,000* out, yes? haha
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  • I LOVED the blueberry muffin lara bar too! I think my favorite might be the chocolate chip cookie dough. But I also love Cherry, Cashew Cookie, and PB & J! You really can't go wrong!
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  • I used that coupon last week, it was such a great deal! My favorite is chocolate chip cookie dough - tastes like cookie dough without being too sweet.
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  • My favorites are Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Can you tell I love chocolate?! :)
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  • Oh Larabars... oh so good! I also take them with me... on vacation, in my purse, in my gym bag... I'd say my fav is probably peanut butter and peanut butter chocolate chip. I love that they only have a few ingredients - and are dairy free!
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  • i love larabars! i haven't tried a lot of the flavors yet, but i love cashew cookie and peanut butter cookie! :)
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  • I've only tried a few flavors, but Carrot Cake and Blueberry Muffin are two of my favs, too! I tried the Coconut Creme Pie one as well and had high hopes for it, but it didn't win me over. Shame, because I lurrrrrrrrve coconut! Fun that they contacted you to sponsor a post when you already give 'em love for free! :D
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  • I LOOOOOVE Larabars! I took a bunch with me on my trip too! The new chocolate chip cookie dough is definitely my new favorite! I really like the Lemon tart too!
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  • I love LaraBars! My favorite flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough. And yeah, that's an awesome coupon deal, especially for stores that do double coupons. :)
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  • OK Ive still never ever ever ever had a Lara bar. EVER :) Im convinced...
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    • What?!!??! Get on it, girl! :)
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  • Love these. I will say at first (because I am on a serious weight loss mission) I had to get over the psychological block (my own) of how caloric I felt they were for such a small bar. I sort of had to re-learn how to look at certain foods. Now however, I cannot live without them. :) The cashew cookie flavor is my favorite.
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    • I'm so glad to hear you've gotten over the mental block - it's hard when you're first starting to get healthy to remind yourself to go for whole, real foods, which may have more calories/fat, vs. something that's devoid of nutrition but super low calorie (like a lot of the other bars on the market). Good for you!
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  • Carrot cake is definitely my go to lara... But i am a sucker for any kind of carrot + cake mixture.
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  • I loveee the peanut butter and jelly lara bar! I've been looking to find a Blueberry Muffin one to try but no luck yet...can't wait till I come across it though! I also saw the Pecan Pie one for the first time last night and can't wait to try that as well!
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  • Apple Pie is my favorite one to snack on - and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is my favorite one to eat as dessert (right out of the fridge, of course!)
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  • I adore Larabars! My favorites are Cashew Cookie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Apple Pie, and PB&J. Blueberry Muffin is pretty good too. :)
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  • Never had one, but will try them now! Thanks -- And great job on the half-marathon training run!
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  • I hated Larabars the first time I tried them- now I love them! My favorite is the PB&J :)
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  • I just recently tried Larabars, and I love them! I was so startled when I looked at the ingredient list on their Peanut Butter Cookie flavor and saw: Dates, Peanuts, Salt. Soooo good!
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    • I know! Refreshing, right?!
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  • Coconut cream pie! Peanut butter cookie! Cashew cookie! Lemon bar! Key lime! I could go on...
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