Energy Bar Reviews

Review: Organic Food Bar (Active Greens)

April 3rd, 2009

The Organic Food Bar is one of the my personal favorites. The taste is not that sweet or sugary. It’s healthy, with 90% raw ingredients and with 300 calories, I don’t feel hungry for hours. Its focus is on nutrition, so it makes a great healthy snack or even a meal replacement. It contains flaxseeds, raisins, carrot and beets which contribute to a healthy colon. The blueberry and the broccoli are high in antioxidants and fiber is not lacking, with brown rice protein, flax and quinoa sprouts, sesame seeds, and broccoli sprouts. The Quinoa and sesame seeds provide calcium and the almonds are good for relaxing the body, so you can eat your bar any time of the day.

All these ingredients are organic and the sweetness is provided by Organic Premium Blue Agave nectar, making it semi-sweet with a hint of nuts and green superfoods. It’s semi-chewy with a kind of dense brownie-like texture. Considering all the nutrition this bar offers, the price is excellent at $2.69 per bar.

Compare with Amazing Grass SuperFood Bar.

Manufacturer’s Description

Al Gore would be proud of this bar. Like all of our bars, Active Greens is good for the environment (sustainably produced) and it’s great for you (totally organic). 4000mg of our exclusive green superfood blend including certified organic Spirulina, wheat and barley grass juice powder (gluten-free), blueberry and raspberry! The Active Greens Bar™ is one of our most nutritionally robust formulas and it doesn’t sacrifice one bit on taste. The Active Greens Bar™ is optimal energy food for those of you who want to add more wholesome, sumptuous organic fruits and vegetables to your diet. Al thanks you.

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Active Greens chocolate
Belgium Chocolate chips
Cranberry
Omega 3-Flax
Original
Protein
Vegan
Wild Blue Berry

Taste

This bar is dense and has the taste of nuts and green superfoods. It’s semi-sweet and semi-tart and is a little sticky to the touch.

Where to Buy

Online at the manufacturer’s site
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Ralph’s, Wilde Oats Makets, Kroger, King Soopers, The Vitamin Shoppe

Nutritional Facts

Ingredients: Organic Almond Butter, Organic Date Paste, Organic Premium, Agave Nectar, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Biodynamic (Demeter) Raisins, Organic BioSprouts-Flax, Organic BioSprout-Quinoa, Organic Wheat Grass Juice Powder, Organic Barley Grass Juice Powder, Organic Sesame Seeds, Organic Spirulina, Organic Blueberries, Organic Raspberries, Organic Broccoli Sprouts, Organic Beet Juice, Organic Carrot Juice and Lots of Love!

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Pros

If you are looking for a healthy snack that’s not too sweet or a meal replacement, this is the bar for you. The price is reasonable and about the same as others with the same goal.

Cons

The bar is more of a green superfood snack than a candy bar or energy bar. The taste is not bad, but nothing to sing about either.

Price

Bar = 68g
Price per bar = $2.69
Serving size = 68g
Price per serving = $2.69
Price per gram = $0.04

Different flavors may have different prices.

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