Luna Tea Cakes, Tea Infused Baked Snack, 1.41-Ounce Bars

Customer Reviews

Great for an afternoon snack craving…you might just eat three, May 17, 2007

By Jac Blades

moist, chewy, sweet and tiny are the words that best describe luna tea cakes. i’d have hoped that for the price, i would have had a bigger snack with less calories. this little gem packs 130 calories in about 2 square inches…but it’s worth all 130. upon opening the package, you may seem a bit disappointed with the small size as i was, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in taste.
this “snack cake” (i feel strange lumping it in a category with little debbie and hostess hydrogenated-reconstituted-lardorific-partially defatted-whatever-it-is-that-makes-a-twinkie-snack cakes. but they call it a cake and it IS a snack.) is probably my best choice for a processed/packaged snack. it sure beats those 100-calorie packs of oreo “crisps” or whatever those tasteless cardboard scraps are marketed as. in addition to magnificent taste, this tiny cake has perks too. it’s got vitamins (a great deal for a snack cake, only a few less than an actual luna bar), a little bit of fiber (3g-as much as a luna bar), yumminess and it’s organic. it doesn’t have any soy like a luna bar so you won’t get that rice krispie-like texture. this little bar is like a very dense yet moist cake.
the orange flavor is delicate and sweet. the other flavors are somewhat lacking. the berry one tastes somewhat artificial and the vanilla macadamia nut is very macadamia nut-less and a bit too sweet.
as for the tea, there’s only an inkling of it’s taste and if you aren’t looking for it you probably won’t even notice it. tea just seems to be a modern buzz-word to sell stuff. speaking of, i don’t know if i would believe the claims that this snack cake is “for healthy skin.” i’m a bit upset a responsible company like luna would push their marketing that far. oh well…buy these. you won’t be sorry. 5 stars for taste with one deducted for size and price. i will continue to buy these.

Great snack, June 10, 2007

By M. Al-muftah

These cakes are so healthy, they are made of wholemeal organic ingredients and they taste very good, they even encourage me to chew better, and are even better tasting if dipped in unsweetened green tea

Luna Tea Cakes, Tea Infused Baked Snack, 1.41-Ounce Bars

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Clif Builder’s Bar, Protein Bar, 2.4-Ounce Bars

20g Protein. High in Protein. No Trans Fats. 23 Vitamins and minerals. The entirely natural protein bar. When work feels like a workout. I know that feeling. Throughout high school and well into my twenties, most jobs put my body through the ringer on a daily basis. Back then, I didn’t care about natural ingredients or organic foods; I do now. And that’s the principle behind my Builder’s Bar. It’s an entirely natural protein bar for those who put their own body through the ringer. The Builder’s Bar contains 20 grams of whole proteins. Without hydrogenated oils or trans fats, the Builder’s Bar is a cut above many other protein options. And with its distinctive crispy, chewy texture, I hope you’ll find them more delicious, too. Enjoy! 35% Organic ingredients.

Customer Reviews

Definitely one of the best tasting protein bars available, April 20, 2007

By Jon Brooks

Plain and simple, these Builder’s Bars are one of the best tasting protein bars you can get. They are crispy and chewy at the same time and they aren’t super sweet like a candy bar. And at 2.4 ounces a piece they are large enough and filling enough to be a meal replacement.

And the one thing that I really like is that when I read the ingredients, I actually know what the stuff is! Nothing weird or unnatural, just real ingredients!

Out of the four flavors available (Chocolate Mint, Peanut Butter, Chocolate, Cookies `n Cream) I prefer the Chocolate Mint and Peanut Butter, mainly because they taste even less like a protein bar. I’m not saying the plain Chocolate and Cookies ‘n Cream are bad tasting, just that I prefer the taste of the Chocolate Mint and Peanut Butter ones (they are all really tasty).

These are just awesome, 100% natural, high protein, real ingredients, and they taste great! I just love them!

A bit of product info:
Vanilla Almond: 39% organic ingredients
Chocolate Mint: 32% organic ingredients
Chocolate: 33% organic ingredients
Cookies `n Cream: 35% organic ingredients
Peanut Butter: 35% organic ingredients

Side note:
Do not buy these expired (like on eBay or in-store)! Since these bars do not contain any preservatives they can loose their freshness and vitamin potency quickly and can develop a simple bread mold. It is recommended that they be eaten within a month of their sell by date (they are guaranteed to be fresh one month passed the sell by date printed on the wrapper).

EDIT: I just bought myself a couple of boxes of the of the new Vanilla Almond flavor and oh my they are mighty tasty. Sometimes you just don’t want a chocolate protein bar and these fit the bill perfectly! And just like the other Builder Bars they are not super sweet, just a perfect balance. That and they contain more organic ingredients then the other Builder Bars (39%).

If chocolate is not your pleasure try the Vanilla Almond bars, you will not be disappointed!

But what about those missing 9.49 grams?, June 10, 2007

By Joseph Haschka

On a good day, which is getting to be one that I don’t need a walker quite yet, I manage an hour and a half in the local Y’s gym. That’s thirty minutes not drowning during laps in the Olympic Jr. pool, thirty minutes staggering on the crosstrainer, and the rest spent in the weight room or just navigating the stairs between floors. When I’m all done and totally knackered, I get my reward – usually the Breakfast Burger at a well-known fast food emporium: beef patty, fried egg, bacon, cheese, and hash browns on a bun. But, for a change of pace recently, my positive reinforcement for fitness training was a chocolate BUILDER’S bar – a “cocoa dipped double decker crisp bar” from Clif.

Within the genre of “meal replacement bars”, there are some – those that have the consistency of pressed sawdust, playdough, or dry shoe leather, with tastes to match – that stretch the aesthetic definition of “foodstuff”. But the BUILDER’S bar is of standout palatability.

The list of ingredients begins dubiously with “soy protein isolate”, “chicory syrup”, and “organic brown rice syrup”, none of which I remember being in Mom’s kitchen. However, there’re also “organic rolled oats”, “unsweetened chocolate”, “cocoa”, “cocoa butter”, and “organic dry roasted almonds”, all of which sound reassuringly familiar. Once you’ve taken a chomp out of the bar and look at it end-on, you’ll see a gratifyingly thick layer of smooth chocolate topping a lumpy one; the latter provides the crunch. And a thin layer of chocolate enrobes the entire bar, which has the taste of dark (rather than milk) chocolate, and which demands an accompanying glass of moo juice – the non-fat variety, of course. On the comfort food satisfaction scale, it compares favorably with a half-dozen chocolate and nut covered chocolate cake buttermilk donuts – not that I’d eat all six at one go, mind you.

The bar’s wrapper screams “20g protein”. Getting out the reading glasses and inspecting the nutritional information, I see that the 68g serving includes 8g of fat (saturated 5g, trans fat 0g), 30g of total carb, the 20g of protein, and 0.51g of sodium plus potassium for a total of, lemme see here, um … 58.51 grams. So, what comprises the remaining 9.49 grams? Inquiring minds want to know. Gee, I hope it’s nothing fed to rats in carcinogenicity experiments.

Now, just between you and me … After chowing down the BUILDER’S bar, I went and had that Breakfast Burger also. Let’s just say I had dessert first, shall we?

Clif Builder’s Bar, Protein Bar, 2.4-Ounce Bars

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