Clif Bar
"Nutrition for Sustained Energy"
Flavor
Carrot Cake
Impression
Chunky; filled with nuts. Kind of crunchy.
Aftertaste
Cinnamon on acid.
Organic Optimum Energy Bar
"High Fiber-Low Fat-Low Sodium"
Flavor
Cranberry, ginger and soy
Impression
Looks like a fruit cake. Tastes like a fruit cake from 1999. Frosting on top.
Aftertaste
Stale old-food aftertaste. Cranberries resemble dry prunes. Leaves sawdust-like residue. By far the worst.
PowerBar Performance "The Original Energy Bar"
Flavor
Peanut Butter
Impression
Solid baby food. Bits of peanuts. Semi sweet.
Aftertaste
Dry cardboard-like aftertaste.
"High-Protein Energy That Lasts"
Flavor
Cinnamon, oats and honey
Impression
Looks like a cereal bar. Consistency of a stale rice crispy bar with fl aky frosting. Not too sweet. Has a tendency to get stuck in teeth.
Aftertaste
Dry cardboard-like aftertaste.
This article appears in the Feb. 6, 2006 print edition of La Voz.