I was at Whole Foods today and saw this new flavor Clif Bar. I couldn’t imagine being in at a race in 80 degree weather choking down a white chocolate macadamian nut bar. These are becoming more and more like desserts than sports nutrition products; what’s next Creme Brulee or Baked Alaska Clif Bars. I’ll probably end up buying one tomorrow and lovin it:)
If you heat the chocolate brownie ones up in the microwave, they are like eating a brownie. All you need is a glass of milk.
Sports nutrition products, snacks, whatever…
The Pear Apple Strudel one is also a bit too much for me.
HOWEVER —
I am looking forward to Musselman is July, where I will give a wholehearted test of the Clif Mojo bar. Any of the three - Peanut Butter Pretzel, Mixed Nuts, Mountain Mix - seem ideal for longer efforts, where a combination of salty and sweet can go a long way. There is not a “heavy” feel to Mojo bars - unlike every other bar, including the standard line of Clif bars.
Peanut Butter Pretzel - peanut butter filled pretzels, peanut butter chips, peanuts; 45g, 200 calories; 230mg sodium, 200g
potassium, 21-31g carbs, 10g protein
Mixed Nuts - almonds, cashews, pecans, pretzel pieces; 45g, 210 calories; 160mg sodium, 210g potassium, 19-28g carbs, 10g
protein
Mountain Mix - almonds, peanuts, raisins, chocolate chips; 45g, 180 calories; 220mg sodium, 240g potassium, 21-28g cars, 9g
protein
Vom. I had a bad clif bar experience once and got food poisoning before the Chattanooga Waterfront Oly, and threw up before the race, in the river while swimming, in T1, on the bike several times, in T2, and several more on the run. I finished, and have never been able to stomach another Clif Bar. I even tried to give them another chance last summer, but no, my stomach objected. Made me want to gag.
However, I really, really liked them before that happened. Now they’re the most disgusting thing I can think of at the moment.
Holy moley that sounds great after a long winter ride…Like the other poster said, the Brownie Clif Bar heated up is absolutely awesome.
Same happened to me a few weeks ago, the day I started feeling sick I ate a cliff bar and my stomach is now not happy with them! The cliff bar had nothing to do with me being sick, it was just the bad luck that the bar was the last thing I ate before I started feeling like sh$%#t!
I hope it all goes away soon because it was my favorite coffee snack! and pre race meal! I will give it a week or two and try it again, or I will order the new one… who knows maybe my stomach finally understands that the problem was not the dam cliff bar!
white chocolate macadamia nut clif bar… sounds like it could work! 500 kcal per bar???
You are grossly overestimating the white choco macadamia nut-ness of the bar. All the flavors sound so decadent, but really it’s just words. The incredients are pretty darn similar across flavors.
i will have to agree with Aztec, they all taste the same to me minus the first little hint of what flavor the package says…
i will have to agree with Aztec, they all taste the same to me minus the first little hint of what flavor the package says…
I prefer eating the package rather than the contents.
I give all the Clif bars I get from races away. They taste like sugared sawdust.
I wonder if the skittles test works with clif bars?
If you eat skittles blindfolded, you can’t tell what color they are.
Eat a clif bar blindfolded, wonder if you can tell what kind it is.
I was at Whole Foods today and saw this new flavor Clif Bar. I couldn’t imagine being in at a race in 80 degree weather choking down a white chocolate macadamian nut bar. These are becoming more and more like desserts than sports nutrition products; what’s next Creme Brulee or Baked Alaska Clif Bars. I’ll probably end up buying one tomorrow and lovin it:)
Yum, I would eat a Creme Brulee Clif Bar.
yummm…kind of how i thought vanilla gel packs were disgusting at first…now i enjoy them…anything after awhile just tastes like calories.
I’ve looked all-around and the only place I have seen them is on the net. Looking forward to trying a few once our Whole Foods gets on board.
Pro-bar. Cran-lemon twister, or zinger or something. I’ll never eat a different kind of energy bar again.