I’m starting a new series called “Bar Exam” where I review one of the plethora of varied and sundry snack bars on the market right now.
I would eat a lemon Larabar every day if it wouldn’t totally break our grocery budget. It’ll be fun to try all these bars that I never buy because I feel they’re too expensive to take a chance on. Who knows, maybe I’ll find a new favorite?
(This review was completely unsolicited and reflects my true opinions about the product.)
I picked up this Pom Bar at Whole Foods. I haven’t heard of this one before, but anything with “yogurt” in the title will get my attention.
Can you see my camera reflected in the wrapper? 
This bar is 210 calories, about what I expect from a snack bar. It has only 3 grams of protein so it wouldn’t make for a good after-workout protein bar, though it doesn’t claim to be one. It does have a whopping 28 grams of sugar. That’s pretty high and I’m sure the yogurt coating has a lot to do with that.
The ingredient list has around 15 items but nothing that sounds any alarms for me as being terribly unhealthy. It does contain whey in the yogurt coating so it’s not vegan, but again it never claims to be.
Appearance: It’s a good size for a snack and I’m glad that it wasn’t tiny compared to the packaging. That always drives me crazy when the product is so much smaller than advertised, but this one met expectations. The yogurt coating looked smooth and not oily.
Taste: Mmmm! The filling is slightly tart and definitely tastes like pomegranate. The yogurt is smooth and not-too-sweet and has a slight tanginess like real yogurt.
Texture: Being mostly dates, it has the similar smooth texture of a Larabar, but with smaller pieces of nuts. There is what feels like strawberry seeds in it, that’s not what it is but it definitely has the same feeling of tiny popping crunchiness that you get from dried raspberries or strawberries. There is no graininess or oiliness in the yogurt.
Overall I really like this bar. Being that it has so much sugar though, I would probably only eat these as a dessert replacement when I’m craving something sweet at night. Luckily it’s delicious enough to actually be satisfying as a dessert. I can definitely see myself buying one of these again, though rarely.
Any recommendations for bars I should try?
Bar Exam – great idea! I’d never even heard of this one. I used to looove yogurt-covered bars.
If you can find them, you should try Cavewoman Bars, Kardea Nutrition bars, Raw Crunch bars, and Pure Bars.
I love me some Pure bars! I haven’t tried the others, thanks for the suggestions!
I like some of the luna bars – specifically chocolate chunk and coconut. And I like a lot of larabars but I feel like they’re too small and I’m always wanting more when I’m done. Oh and Clif Z-bars. Like those too.
I love this Bar Exam idea (cute title btw too) but it sounds like a serious undertaking and dangerous – I am already totally obsessive about trying every brand of (vegan) bar I can and it gets costly and addictive – so I’ll leave it to you tell me which ones are worth my eating, ha! I’m a big fan of Raw Revolution, especially the spirulina flavor. I’d also like Amazing Grass bars (the chocolate flavor is actually like a candy bar – but not my favorite flavor). Pure bars are okay – and I’d like to hear what you have to say about Vega bars!
Hey guess what? This series is going to kill me. I fell in love with Larabars, Cliff bars, Luna bars, Pure bars, in America… pretty much nothing like them exist in Australia. Boo!