Customer Rating: 
Summary: Tasty and fresh
Comment: Balance BARE makes a great power bar; I use several flavors for meal replacements for primarily breakfast or lunch on the go. Of course, freshness is a major issue; the first thing I check when my shipment comes is the expiration date. On this recent purchase, it's June 2009, and they taste fine. If there was an issue, I would call Amazon directly versus trying to resolve it via e-mail. They have a great return policy, and if I have to return something, it just seems to work better if I call and explain the problem. That said, I have ordered Balance bars several times from Amazon, and I have never had an issue with an expiration date that has expired.
The fruit and nut bars are somewhat shy on a fruit taste, but they do have plenty of nuts. Yes, they are on the sweet side. The texture and moistness are better than average. At 210 calories, they are pretty satisfying as well and will last me to another meal. I personally wouldn't use them as snacks because that would defeat the purpose of watching my calories. By all means, if you have special dietary, allergy or health issues, you should read the label carefully and probably contact the company directly regarding all the specific ingredients in the bar.
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Summary: Good tasting , but a bit too sweet for our tastes, but if you have a major sweet tooth, these babies will take care of it!
Comment: 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! These Trail Mix fruit & nut bare bars are 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 these babies! BUT please try our favorites to! They are heavenlt=y! 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 & 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 :-)
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Summary: balance bar trail mix review
Comment: Trail mix Balance bars for some reason have become impossible to find in stores. They are one of the few bars that are gluten free that I like. Working people with celiac disease can have a hard time with lunches at work and Balance Bars save me. i'm not a big lunch eater but I do need the sustenance during the day. Balance Bars have it all for me. The nuts, fruit and consistency make the bars the perfect one for me. i particularly like the automatic ordering I can do with Amazon.
Thank you.
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Summary: Balance Trail Mix Convert
Comment: I recently tried these and was pleasantly surprised at the taste. I can't stand balance bars usually; they have a funny taste to them. These reminded me of good granola. Not too sweet, nice and crunchy, with a bit of salty snap as well. Also, very happy at the lack of artificial sweeteners. It's nice to see something more natural with a high protein content. A satisfied customer.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A good compromise.
Comment: If you're looking for sweet snack that's healthier than a "Snickers", search no more. However, if your motives aren't that pure, you may notice that you still go back to "Snickers" on your weak days . (It's unfair: BB's trying to do the right thing, while candy companies will do anything chemistry allows to get our saliva flowing.) "Balance" is closing the gap betwen what's "good" for us, and our old treats. Until that gap is completely gone...
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