Runner Snacks Review


One of the great things about reading blogs is learning about different products that we didn't even know existed.  Sometimes just a mere mention of something is enough to intrigue us and we ended up finding something that becomes a favorite of ours!

We hope that by reading our blog that you find new products that you end up enjoying too!

This brings us to SNACKS! Who doesn't love a new snack. Here are a few new things that I've tried over the past several weeks and thought I would share.

So here are our Friday Five!


 1. The Carrot Cake Clif bar is simply yummy! This was my breakfast one day with a glass of Vanilla Almond Milk. I will definitely be picking up a few more of these next time I go to the store!

2.  I just discovered the Chocolate Peppermint Stick Lara bar right after Christmas. I love Peppermint flavored stuff during the holidays and probably would have had a lot more of them if I had found them earlier in December. I thought maybe they were seasonal bars, but I am still finding them in the stores. I guess if there is still snow on the ground in some places then it is still okay to eat peppermint stuff, right? Sorry there is no picture of the bar, but they are really a chewy chocolate bar. almost like a brownie!
 3. The Peanut Honey Pretzel Luna Bar: I found this to be a little dry. It has peanut butter chips in it but that didn't make it as creamy as I was hoping for. I think the pretzels contributed a bit to the dry taste as well. I'm gonna say I probably won't buy this Luna bar again.

 4. This White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Peak Bar was a total surprise to me. I had stopped by Aldi the other day to pick up something and I saw these bars at the check out line. Does the packaging look familiar?  I thought it resembled a Clif bar so I decided to give it a try. I guess it was the Aldi brand of Clif bar and it was only 79 cents.   I ate it for lunch that same day and it held me through dinner time without feeling hungry. After having an actual White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cliff bar the following day, I could tell that the Cliff bar brand was a little bit sweeter ( and I preferred it better).  But if I end up going to Aldi again, I wouldn't be opposed to picking up another one!

 5. This Planters Cherry Chocolate Peanut butter was also a new discovery. It had a hint of cherry flavoring and tiny pieces of chocolate in it without being overly sweet.  I thought it was rather good, but I admit I am a bit of a peanut butter snob and nothing will ever be as good as my Honey Roasted Peter Pan Creamy Peanut Butter. The Planters Cherry Chocolate is a nice treat, but I wont stop buying my Honey Roasted Peter Pan.


I know it's a "Friday Five" but I have 2 more for good measure!
6. I have already voiced my opinion on the Vanilla and Chocolate Honey Stinger Waffles. You can read that HERE. I recently found a Strawberry Waffle and thought I would try it.  Since the Vanilla and Chocolate waffles were colored accordingly, I fully expected my Strawberry waffle to be pink. It wasn't pink, but that had no bearing on the flavor. it was yummy! This is something that I will buy again. Actually I often crave the Honey Stingers after a run!

7. I bought this Cinnamon Coffee Cake Kashi Go Lean Bar because they were on sale at my local grocery store for $1 a bar. I had never had a Kashi Go lean bar so this was a first for me. I did take a bite out of this bar before I took the picture, but the actual size of the bar wasn't even half the size of the package. The bar was a little harder than I was expecting and the flavor was only okay. I can say for sure I won't buy this bar again.

So there ya have it.  Out of seven products, maybe one or two of these ( or all of them) are new to you. Maybe you will have found a favorite, or maybe you now know a products you won't waste your time or money on!

What do you think of any of these products? Are there any you would want to try?
                                                 ~M

I'm Linking this post up with Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC and her DC Group!

32 comments:

  1. I like to use bars when I'm traveling. I'll probably shop at Aldi today and I'll see if they carry those bars. I like to shop there because the milk costs $1 less per gallon than it does at my usual store and avocados cost much less than $1 each.

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    1. Yes, I like getting produce at Aldi. Ours always has such a great selection. Let me know what other flavor of those bars you find!

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  2. I can't pick! All seems good. Those foods are perfect pick for travelling or when you're super busy.

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    1. Yes, they are quick snacks to have before or after a run!

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  3. I just tried the peppermint chocolate Luna bar compliments of Zooma Florida- love it! It is like a healthy peppermint patty!

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  4. I love Clif Bars, Luna Bars, and Honey Stinger Waffles!! Another good brand is Balance bars - they are yummy and offer a lot of different flavors as well!

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    1. I often see my grocery store has the balance bars on sale but I have never tried them. Are they chewy or more crispy?

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  5. My husband loves the Cliff Bars for running, sometimes he will cut them up and use them for fuel on a longer run! Great picks!

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    1. I think the Clif bars have got to be my favorite ( or honeystingers).

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  6. Thanks for sharing! I will have to try some! I have tried the Luna bar before in zesty lemon I believe. It was pretty tasty!!! Everyone talks about the Stinger Waffles so I may have to try some!

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    1. PPS~ When we were in Vegas, we saw the Rock'n'Roll marathon! We met a couple the night before where the husband was running it! It was really cool to hear about it. I really sparked my interest in running a half and a full :)

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  7. I just got the Peppermint Luna's off Amazon and I'm super duper excited to try them! I've also had a chocolate peanut butter Go Lean Crisp that I thought was really good.

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  8. I've tried some of those, but the ones I love right now are Nature Valley's protein bars. Once I had those, Clif bars seemed dry and bland.

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  9. Most of the bars out there contain gluten, so I have to look a little harder to find snack bars that are Gluten Free. There are some awesome ones out there, like Bonk Breaker and BoBos Oat Bars - those are my pre-long run fuel

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    1. Alicia, I don't follow a gluten-free diet but in my StrideBox this month there was a NoGii bar (http://www.nogii.com) and it's delicious and gluten free!

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  10. I just bought a box of the Clifbar Pecan Pie. YUM!!!

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  11. I've never seen the 'waffle'.. I'm intrigued.
    I love anything 'pretzel & PB"... I love the Clif Mojo PB Pretzel bars. YUM!

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  12. I'm partial to Larabars because the ingredients list is SO Short. Clif Bars kind of leave a weird after taste in my mouth, so I don't buy them too often!

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  13. I just got introduced to the honey stinger recently and really liked it. The cliff bar carrot cake it like dessert to me. So good!

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  14. That peanut butter looks intriguing.

    I just found a Health Warrior Chia Bar at the grocery store the other day. I got a coconut one and it was really tasty during my last long run.

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  15. Carrot cake and peanut butter... I'm sold! I also loooove Justin's Maple Almond Butter. Just a hint of added sweetness. Banana and nut butter are my pre race go to!

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  16. Love Luna Bars! Quest bars are really yummy, too :-)

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  17. I love the Luna chocolate peppermint stick bars....I always have a stock of them in my pantry!

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  18. I have tried the honey stingers and cliff bars from your list. I have a few others to try though I see. :) I had no idea cliff bars came in carrot cake!!

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  19. I never had any of those snacks, but I did have a Lemon Zest Luna Bar once and it was out of this wooooorld! Friday night I made a legit carrot cake. It is so good!

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  20. Strange, I like Luna bars! (Maybe it's because Luna is a cool name)

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  21. Yum I love snacks! Will have to try the stingers as I start to run longer distances :)

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  22. There are a lot of great protein snacks out there. We sell Cliff Bars at the golf course and they sell like crazy. We only have two flavors though. When I was choosing which one last year I was blown away by all the different choices that our snack provider gave me!

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  23. YUM! Thanks for the post -- I'm ALWAYS looking for new snacks! :) I'm partial to Luna bars, with the peppermint being my absolute favorite...I eat them year-round, and they make for the PERFECT pre-race breakfast.

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