Energy Bar Reviews

Review: Macro Greens Bars

March 27th, 2009

The Macro Greens bar is made from very healthy ingredients. The chocolate & cinnamon bar is very rich and tasty and contains enough Brazil nuts for day’s worth of selenium, and they are organic. Actuallly, the product is 100% organic, contains lactobaccilus (wich contributes for the friendly flora), spinach powder, spirulina and chlorella (source of minerals and vitamins) and appetite inhibitors. You also get horsetail herb, ginger and echinacea in this bar, making it a great immune system booster. Given the taste (the berry bar is outstanding), healthy green superfoods and fresh, organic ingredients, this bar comes out near the top of the superfood bar list. At $0.07 cents per gram, it’s on the expensive side, but you’re paying for the quality of this bar.

Manufacturer’s Description

Natures Perfect Super Food – The exceptional taste of our MacroLife Bars is derived from fresh, raw, certified organic, vegan, whole food ingredients that do not contain preservatives, or artificial flavors/ingredients and promote health and wellness. Live Well!

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Fresh berry-Berry (the best tasting of the bunch)
Apple Lemon Ginger

Taste

The taste is very good, the chocolate is rich, but not sour, and the Brazil nuts are really fresh. The bar tastes a lot like a home made bar. It’s not sugary, but is plenty sweet from the agave nectar and the dates. It’s not a flavor explosion, but it’s a very pleasant experience. The berry bar is the best tasting of their bars and does, in fact, explode with flavor in your mouth.

Where to Buy

Order at the manufacturer’s site
Online retailers
Whole Foods and other health food stores

Nutritional Facts

All Certified Organic Ingredients: Brazil Nuts, Assel Date Paste, Agave Nectar, Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cinnamon, Macro Greens™ powder ; Certified Organic Barley Grass Juice Powder, Certified Organic Spirulina Powder, Chlorella-Cracked Cell, Spinach Powder with (Octacosanol, Triaconsanol, Hexacosanol, Tetracosanol Proprietary Blend), NON-DAIRY PROBIOTIC CULTURES 8.5 Billion Units, Lactobacillus Rhamnosus, Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Bulgaricus, Bifidobacterium Longum and Breve, ANTIOXIDANTS Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate), Acerola Berry Juice Powder (Natural source of Vitamin C), Bioflavonoids (Citrus), Rutin, ADAPTOGENIC AND METABOLIC BLEND Red Raspberry Powder, Parsley Juice Powder, Ginger Powder (Freeze Dried), Horsetail Stem Powder, Licorice Root Powder, Suma (Pfaffia Paniculata), Astragalus Membranaceus, Damina, , NATURAL FIBERS Lecithin Powder 99% Oil Free (Non-GMO), Apple Pectin, Apple Fiber, Certified Organic Flax Seed Meal, HARMONIZING AND SUPPORT HERBS Yucca Juice Powder, Watercress Juice Powder, Carrot Juice Powder, Certified Organic Beet Juice Powder, Nova Scotia Dulse, Cactus Powder, Aloe Vera (Freeze Dried), NATURAL PLANT ENZYMES, Protease, Lipase, Amylase and Cellulase, Certified Organic Natural Flavors.

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Pros

The bar is made with natural ingredients and is perfect for general snacking or meal replacement. It’s useful for energy, weight loss, exercises, intestinal problems, or just a fast healthy snack between meals.

Cons

If you don’t like Brazil nuts, agave nectar or green powder in your bar, the chocolate bar is probably not for you. This is not a bar that’s super high in protein. Because of its robust list of ingredients, it’s on the expensive side.

Price

Bar = 42 grams
Price per bar = $2.70
Serving size = 42 grams
Price per serving = $2.70
Price per gram = $0.07

The manufacturer’s site offers 3 bras for $7.99, bringing the price to $0.06 per gram.

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