Clif Bar-Spiced Pumpkin Pie
Posted on Tuesday, January 17th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Name: Clif Bar-Spiced Pumpkin Pie
Purchased At: Trader Joe’s
Price: $.99
Availability: Seasonal
Nutrition bars are not my favorite food. They typically taste bland and have a chemical-like aftertaste that I’m assuming are vitamins. I’ve tasted a different Clif Bar flavor before and thought it was tasty but overly sweet. So, I purchased this as an impulse item while waiting for the cashier at Trader Joe’s.
The bar was surprisingly yummy. It didn’t taste overly sweet; posses a sawdust texture; or taste chemically, even though it does have 100% of the daily recommended amount of Vitamin A & E, with plenty of Zinc, Magnesium and lots of other good stuff. The bar is crunchy and chewy with a very thin white chocolate-like coating on top. The ingredients are all organic, mostly brown rice and rolled oats.
The pumpkin taste is not strong but pumpkin doesn’t naturally have a strong taste. Dried pumpkin is fifth on the ingredient list but I’m not complaining. The bar if filling, tasty and has enough pumpkin to let you know that it’s there but it isn’t so strong that you know it’s an artificial flavor.
I’m still surprised at how much I liked it and I’d purchase it again if I was going camping or hiking and needy a satisfying snack. There’s a few too many calories (245 per bar) and carbohydrates (45) to make it a frequent snack.
In total, it’s nice.
Rating: 8 out of 10