ok i am a big bar fan (luna's are my favorite) and i tried lara once and thought it was awful! they seem so popular that i don't know if i tried the wrong flavor or what. does anyone else that likes luna eat lara's as well? my favorite luna bars are chocolate pecan pie, smores, cookies and cream, and chai tea.

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I love Lara bars (just finished a cashew cookie, btw).

I was very disappointed with the Maya line. At first I thought I got a bad bar because it tasted burnt and acrid. Then I had two more (one orange and one mint) and they were both similiarly bitter and tasting like burnt rubber. I asked the Lara folks when I saw them at the Fancy Food Show and they admitted that there was something wrong with the formulation. I suspect that the date paste they use as the binder on most of the bars is too wet for cacao nibs.

Anyway, the new Jocolat bars are awesome and I hope to see them in stores soon. (I've eaten my stash of sample sized bars from the show already.)

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Ugh, I bought and ate every single one of their flavors when they came out. They are all bad. Like sawdust and dried fruits stuck together with paste. I don't understand raw foods diet people. The whole thing seems crazy to me. Heat is necessary to eat so many things, like potatoes. Silly health food addictions.

Luna bars taste ok but most bars IMO seem to be pretty poor nutricion wise. Full of fat and preservitives- might as well eat a snickers bar.

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I love Larabars. You do though have to like a bar that is more like dried fruit and nuts.
As for Luna bars, The Luna sunrise's are very good. To the above poster, I have to disagree: Luna bars are NOT full of preservatives nor are they heavy in fat. Luna bars are one of the few foods I can easily grab at a grocery store and eat with no fears (part of why I love Larabars and Luna is that they have no artificial flavors, dyes or preservatives. all of which I cannot eat.)

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Lara Bars = Blech. I read some article blurb about them and how they were delicious and sort of the "top shelf" for heath snack bars. I tried a banana one (which I think is a risky first-taste move, given how most packaged banana stuff tastes fake) I guess I was right, because I hated it. Maybe I should try a different flavor? Although, the overwhelming date sticky sweet kinda killed it for me, too.

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Larabars are okay, but they still have a lot of sugar (even if it is natural - date paste has a very high glycemic index). I do like Luna bars but I get tired of most packaged bars so I try to make my own, sometimes I use a mix from Matisse & Jack's which tastes like real food, and I also followed a recipe from the Food Network for energy bars once.

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I just received the free samples from Larabar on Friday. I LOVED them! I had never tried their bars before, so I don't know if they have changed recipe/amounts, etc from the other commenters, but there is nothing bleh about these bars. I tried the Key Lime Pie, the Cherry Pie and the Cashew Cookie and thought they were fresh, just chewy enough to be a satisfying snack, and the flavors were spot on. Thank you Larabar!

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I also received my generous supply of Larabars and love them. I've been recommending them to others. Thanks.

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I received my free samples from larabar this week and I really liked the Apple Pie and Chocolate Coffee flavors. Thanks larabar for being so generous! I will definitely buy them in the future!

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You haters are crazy! i just got the new flavors in the mail... man they are so generous... so many great flavors! my costco just started selling these.. i hope they'll pick up the new flavors soon. Thanks LARA! i can't even say my favorite flavor but you are a genius and they arent even processed.. you guys all have to try these. SERIOUSLY! the best snack food ever made!

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I jus got the free samples in the mail last week. I admit that the first one I really didnt care for (I believe it was cherry pie). You cant deny the ingredients are amazing. What bar only has 3-4 ingredients all of which are natural?! I decided to taste the other flavors. I still dont 'love' them but I think they are growing on me. I am not totally convinced but I am going to purchase some other flavors and give them a try. Just comparing the ingredients with my usual Luna bar is nearly convincing enough!!

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I got my free samples too, including the new key lime pie flavor, and they are just SO GOOD. If I didn't look at the ingredients, I would never believe that they were made out of just fruit and nuts!

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I too took the Larabar taste challenge. The bars are great! They are sweet, but then so is fresh fruit. I can't believe I almost let this great product pass me by... I'll be using these bars this marathon training season. As a side note (but certainly important), the company responded quickly to my request; the email I received made me feel like these are really nice people. Good product + good customer relations = a winner.

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