{"id":280,"date":"2008-12-04T20:29:06","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T02:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functional-foods.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=280"},"modified":"2015-02-12T20:46:54","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T01:46:54","slug":"lrabar-original-fruit-nut-food-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/lrabar-original-fruit-nut-food-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00c4RABAR Original Fruit & Nut Food Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"

L\u00c4RABAR is the creation of Colorado-based Humm Foods, Inc.*, a company dedicated to “…creating and marketing innovative natural food products that nourish, energize and enliven the body, mind and soul.”\u00a0 The bars are made exclusively from unsweetened dried fruits, nuts and spices.\u00a0 As company president Lara Merriken puts it: “Besides the incredible flavors, I believe consumers will appreciate that we don\u2019t use sweeteners, fillers, chemicals or supplements. LaraBar is unprocessed, uncooked, non-gmo, gluten free, dairy free, soy free, vegan and kosher. It\u2019s the simplest, purest food you can find in a nutrition bar<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Manufacturer’s Description:<\/strong> L\u00c4RABAR is a delicious blend of unsweetened fruits, nuts and spices – energy in its purest form. Made from 100% whole food, each flavor contains no more than six ingredients. Pure and simple, just as nature intended.<\/p>\n

…For L\u00c4RABAR, we source the best possible ingredients. Every time. Every bar. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\nServing Size 1 bar (51g)
\nCalories 220
\nFat Calories 120
\nTotal Fat 13g
\nSaturated Fat 2.5g
\nTrans Fat 0g
\nMonounsaturated Fat 5g
\nPolyunsaturated Fat 5g
\nCholesterol 0mg
\nSodium 0mg<\/td>\n		\nPotassium 350mg
\nTotal Carbohydrate 25g
\nFiber 5g
\nSugars 18g
\nProtein 5g
\nVitamin A 0%
\nVitamin C 0%
\nCalcium 6%
\nIron 8%
\nVitamin E 10%<\/td>\n		\nThiamin 4%
\nRiboflavin 8%
\nNiacin 4%
\nFolate 4%
\nVitamin B6 6%
\nPhosphorus 15%
\nMagnesium 20%
\nZinc 6%
\nCopper 20%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Ingredients:<\/strong> Ingredients: Dates, Almonds, Walnuts, Unsweetened Coconut, Unsweetened Cocoa Powder\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Comments:<\/strong> I picked up a one of the Chocolate Coconut (shown above) and the Cashew Cookie bars at my local Fred Meyer store for $1.99 (US) each. They’re also sold online for $20.00 – $27.00 per box of 16.<\/p>\n

The bars are slightly smaller than a standard candy bar, and are as simple as the ingredients suggest: uncoated, and composed of entirely of ground dates and nuts. Both bars were moist and fruity-tasting, with a bit of texture provided by more coarsely chopped (vs. ground) nuts. I wasn’t completely smitten by the Chocolate Coconut bar – it was ok, but the cocoa didn’t quite “go” with the dates. The Cashew Cookie bar, however, was excellent.<\/p>\n

The bars are high in fiber and minerals (especially potassium), so are certainly superior to candy bars or other processed snack foods. I think the company goes a little too far, however, in suggesting that the bars are “loaded with nature’s own vitamins and minerals,” as the vitamin content is actually quite modest. Likewise, statements like “The essential enzymes, which are necessary for the digestion and utilization of nutrients, remain completely intact in their most natural, powerful state<\/em>” are lyrical, perhaps, but inaccurate. If there was extensive digestive enzyme activity in the bars, they would almost certainly have a very limited shelf life.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless L\u00c4RABARs are wholesome enough, and if you’re interested in energy bars that are based on whole foods and are free from additives\/preservatives, then they’d be a great choice. <\/p>\n

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* Now owned by General Mills, Inc<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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