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Larabars Review and Giveaway

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This week I’ve been eating Larabars for one of my daily snacks. They were on sale when I first went grocery shopping after getting back from NZ and I decided to try them out.

Before this week I had only had one and I honestly didn’t like it. Yet so many other bloggers love them and write about them all the time. I figured I had to missing something and my problem the first time was just choosing the wrong flavor.

You know what? That was my problem. I didn’t like that flavor Laraba (it was actually a J?CALAT bar), but I’ve learned this week that I thoroughly enjoy others.

So far I’ve tried:

And they were all good! I liked some more than others but I did like them all. I like some of the flavors less than the raw energy balls I’ve made before myself. But the cherry pie flavor tasted so much like cherry pie I went insane. I think I’d prefer it to cherry pie to be honest.

They have a ton of other flavors too and I can’t wait to try more.

I’ve been using Larabars this week as a snack and it’s worked out well. It’s a pretty good late afternoon energy booster and they are usually around 200-250 calories so I can easily fit it into my day. Plus they are easy to transport and eat which is a huge plus. I love that it’s made from real food instead of a bunch of chemicals.

The problems I see with these are that it’s basically a healthier version of a candy bar. Sure it’s made from fruits and nuts, but it’s still full of sugar! If you are cutting out or back on sugar these definitely won’t be an option for you. And even if they are something you want to eat it would be really easy to go overboard. For me it’s one of those things where it should come with a “Eat with caution” sign. All things in moderation.

I’m now a fan of Larabars. I see why some of you love them so much. I’ve seen the light!

WIN SOME LARABARS!!!

Now I want to share with all of you. I’m having such a great week with work and fitness and food and everything so I want to share some of the awesomeness with yall. So I’m going to give away five Larabars to one reader. Let’s call this a reader appreciation giveaway because you guys are awesome too!

If you’ve never tried Larabars before this can be your chance to try them! And if you love them you can get a few of your favorites!

All you have to do to win is leave me a comment telling me which 5 flavors (or 1 if you want 5 of the same). The flavors are:

  • Apple Pie
  • Banana Bread
  • Blueberry Muffin
  • Carrot Cake
  • Cashew Cookie
  • Cherry Pie
  • Chocolate Chip Brownie
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
  • Chocolate Coconut Chew
  • Cinnamon Roll
  • Coconut Cream Pie
  • Ginger Snap
  • Key Lime Pie
  • Lemon Bar
  • Peanut Butter & Jelly
  • Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
  • Peanut Butter Cookie
  • Pecan Pie
  • Tropical Fruit Tart

Notes: The contest isn’t sponsored by anyone because I wasn’t planning to do it until I wrote this post. I am buying and shipping this myself because I think they are awesome. The contest is open to anyone living anywhere in the world. Except maybe the North Pole. Contest lasts until Sunday at midnight, winner announced Monday!

Comments

  1. I have never tried them and see them almost daily on other blogs. I would LOVE to win them! Thanks for the opportunity!

  2. Love your blog! :) I’ve never tried a Larabar but have heard awesome things.
    Apple Pie, Chocolate Chip Brownie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Cashew Cookie :)

  3. Thanks for the chance to win! I would love to try Cherry Pie, Banana Bread, Coconut Cream Pie, Chocolate Coconut Chew, and Lemon Bar. Hmm, or Peanut Butter & Jelly. They all sound amazing!

  5. Banana Bread
    Cinnamon Roll
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

    I’ve never had them before, but they sound absolutely amazing!

  6. ohhh I would LOVE to try them, I hear about them all the time and can never find them in Australia

    I would love to try

    Banana Bread
    Cashew Cookie
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

    Do you know if there is anywere online that has them for aus/nz??

  9. I love Larabars, I haven’t tried all the flavors so this would be great chance to try them.

    Thanks!

  10. LOVE Larabars! Coconut Cream Pie is probably my favorite, coming just above Cherry Pie & Chocolate Coconut Chew. Key Lime Pie & Lemon Bar are tasty too.

    So glad you’ve discovered them! Kroger often has them on special–that’s when I would usually stock up. :)

  11. Oh how cool! I have seen heaps of bloggers talking about them also and being from NZ you know they aren’t available here so I’d love to win them!

    The 5 I would pick are
    Cherry Pie
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Chocolate Coconut Chew
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

    Thinking about them is making me hungry!

  12. I’ve never tried them before, but have always wanted to… choc chip cookie dough, cherry pie, peanut butter, peanut butter choc chip, choc chip brownie! Loove ur blog btw! :)

  13. Oh, fun!

    I think that I’d enjoy the
    Apple Pie
    Cherry Pie
    Chocolate Coconut Chew
    Lemon Bar
    and Peanutbutter & Chocolate Chip….

    but they all sound lovely! Thanks for giving us an opportunity to try them too! :)

  14. Yay! I have always wanted to try larabars. They all look delicious, but my favourite flavours are:

    Peanut Butter Cookie
    Coconut Cream Pie
    Ginger Snap
    Cherry Pie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

  15. I really like the Larabars I have tried before. I’d like to try: Apple Pie, Carrot Cake, Cherry Pie, Cinnamon Roll, and Coconut Cream Pie

  16. I’ve never tried larabars but after reading your post and all your enthusiasm about these bars has completely made me interested on words alone. Especially the cherry pie flavor, I love cherry pie to begin with and the fact that there’s a bar that tastes a whole lot like cherry pie. My first reaction when I read that was like “nuh uhhhh! omg must get!” Let’s just say curiousity has me hooked and I’m totally purchasing some tomorrow on my way to work! ;)

  17. I see larabars all over the internet and so wished they sold them over here.

    Anything with peanut butter is a winner and just imagine a lemon flavoured bar!! I can barely stand thinking about all the flavours I am missing out on. I mean, coconut cream pie? Cherry Pie and Carrot Cake? I cannot go on.

  18. Wow awesome giveaway! I’ve also never tried them, but thank you for being generous enough to give us a chance! If I won, I would love to try the 5 following flavors:

    -Banana Bread
    -Cherry Pie
    -Cinnamon Roll
    -Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
    -Pecan Pie

    :)

  19. I keep seeing these but never buy them because they seem so small! I would love to win some though and try them out. Peanut butter or chocolate flavors sound yummy to me :)

  20. I would love the cherry pie flavor! It’s the only Larabar I’ve had, but I agree with you, it’s super yummy!!

  21. I’ve never tried them, but I’ve always seen raves about them!
    I would pick:
    Blueberry Muffin
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Cinnamon Roll
    Peanut Butter Cookie
    What an awesome giveaway! Love the blog always, but this is exciting.

  22. After reading your blog posts about the Larabar, I have checked them out at the store but never actually bought any of them. The only thing stopping me is the calories.. I try to stay under 200 cal. per snack so this is above my usual amount…..but I really would like to try them, maybe having 1/2 now and 1/2 later. :) If I win, I would love to try: Cashew Cookie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cherry Pie, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Cookie. Thanks so much! I LOVE your blog Mary, you are an inspiration to me as well as so many others. I started my journey on Jan 1st, 2011 and so far have lost 56 pounds. :) I still have another 50-70 to go.

  23. Carrot Cake
    Cashew Cookie
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Chocolate Coconut Chew

    love love love these bars!

  24. choc chip brownie, choc chip cookie dough & the 3 peanut butters
    (Please pick me!)

  25. Ah Mary,I wish you’d save your pennies (and dollars for shipping!)
    for your wedding :)

        • PS It was just because I have read a lot about
          your financial difficulties,I just meant that the readers support
          you saving for the big day ,that’s all. And in my world, every bit helps
          finanically !
          Didn’t mean it to come off sarcastic in any way.

          • I know. It’s just that I’ve actually been really blessed with my new job and an increase in blogging income, so I wanted to share a tiny bit with readers. I know I love the chance to win things like this so I wanted to do that for once. And seriously, it is only 10 dollars. I know you probably didn’t mean to have the tone I read it with.. I just get a lot of those kinds of comments and sometimes I can get too sensitive about them!

  26. I love them, but I can only find a few flavors locally (which is weird, because I am in a big city!). I’d like to try Key Lime Pie, Blueberry Muffin, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Coconut Cream Pie, and Lemon Bar!

  27. Ahh I love Larabars!! I do tend to go straight for for the more dessert-y types sooo I’d love to win: chocolate chip brownie, chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolate coconut chew, cinnamon roll (!!), peanut butter chocolate chip! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

  28. I would love to try these! My choices would be:
    Cherry Pie
    Key Lime Pie
    Lemon Bar
    Blueberry Muffin
    Carrot Cake

    Thank you for the chance!

  30. peanut butter & jelly
    peanut butter cookie
    lemon bar
    chocolate chip cookie dough
    banana bread

    ive never tried these before, and have really just recently even heard of them.

  31. Hey! Thanks for the chance to win, I’ve never tried them, but they sound awesome!
    Blueberry Muffin
    Cherry Pie
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Banana Bread
    Lemon Bar

  32. Mmmm… never tried them, but they sound delicious! I’d want to try:
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Lemon Bar
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
    Peanut Butter Cookie

    Love your blog! Glad you’re having a good (temporary) transition back here to the States! (Though I also love hearing about your adventures in NZ – I’ve never lived there, but did vacation there for a few weeks and LOVED it!)

  33. Mmmm, those all sound yummy! I would love to try Apple Pie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter Cookie, Carrot Cake, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip.

  34. Ooh, I’ve never tried them but I have seen them in other blogs. I’d love to try the Chocolate chip brownie, peanut butter chocolate chip, chocolate coconut chew, ginger snap, and carrot cake. Thank you for the chance at a great giveaway!

  35. 5 eh?

    1- Pecan Pie I figure this is the ONLY way I’ll get to taste pecan pie again… ever…

    2- Chocolate Coconut Chew because chocolate and coconut or chocolate and almonds are my FAVORITE combination, and I don’t ss chocolate almond listed.

    3 – Ginger Snap. Seriously? I LOVE GINGERSNAPS! it’d be great to get the flavor guilt free!

    4- Now it gets tougher. I’ve had both apple and banana in other bar brands, and was less than impressed. However, they are two of my favorite flavors, and I’d be interested to try one (or both) to see if they live up to their potential.

    5 – now this is tough, because I have to choose between cashew cookie and the chocolate chip brownie… but I gotta go with the cashew cookie, only because it’s different. I get a lot of bars that are chocolate.

  36. larabars are amazing!
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
    Peanut Butter Cookie
    Gingersnap
    Cinnamon Roll
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Thanks!

  37. Oo they sound interesting! I’ll have to see if they sell them locally so I can try them. mm cookie dough and peanut butter!! (If I win some, I’d love the rest to be a surprise!) Are they full of fiber so they will fill you up, too? Any good for appetite control? And….do the two dots by the ‘A’ mean it has to be pronounced a certain way? Now I’m going to wonder all night how to pronounce this name!

  38. Yummo! Thanks – this is so sweet of you!
    I live in the Netherlands and I’ve never seen them here, so would love to try some!
    I like the sound of – Carrot Cake, Cherry Pie, Chocolate Coconut Chew, Key Lime Pie and Peanut Butter Cookie

  40. OMG my favorite bars, I love them so much!!! They are actually a very very healthy snacks because the ingredients are natural and there is no additives in them. Great Choice Mary!
    I love these flavors:

    Cashew Cookie
    Banana Bread
    Apple Pie
    Pecan Pie
    Tropical Fruit Tart

  41. You’re right, the cherry pie flavour is awesome!
    I’m not really a chocholate fan, I’d go with
    Cherry Pie
    Key Lime Pie
    Lemon Bar
    Blueberry Muffin
    Carrot Cake

  42. I only just tried them last week because they were on sale!! I bought 4 and I would LOVE to try 5 new flavors.

    Key Lime
    Cherry Pie
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Cinnamon Roll

    I cannot believe I have waited this long to try larabars – they are awesome and gotta love the ingredients!!!

  44. Hi Mary, how exciting! I can’t buy larabars here in Ireland, but would love to try them, hmmm my five flavours would be: Carrot Cake, Chocolate Coconut Chew, Ginger Snap, Key Lime Pie and Pecan Pie….Mmmmm!

  45. You know to be honest, I had the same first experience with LARA bars that you’ve described. Tried a flavor, really didn’t like it. However, after reading your post I’m willing to give it another try.

    I’d love to try:
    – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    – Cinnamon Roll
    – Ginger Snap
    – Peanut Butter Cookie
    – Pecan Pie

    Honestly though, I think I’m not going to wait, I’m going to go grab a few and try them soon!

  46. I’ve never tried Larabars, but I realized when I was scouring my energy bar pile for something that sounded appetizing after a medium run really early in the morning that I need to diversify with something that’s not chocolate or dessert-like! So I think I would try:

    Banana Bread
    Blueberry Muffin
    Cherry Pie
    Lemon Bar
    Peanut Butter & Jelly

    You’re awesome!

  47. I have tried the cherry pie and cashew cookie ones and loved them. I would love to try the chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter chocolate, and the chocolate chip brownie!!

    Thanks! New to your blog and coming out of lurking status! lol

  48. Cherry Pie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Coconut Cream Pie
    Key Lime Pie
    Pecan Pie

    I’ve also only ever had one, and I did hot like it, Here’s hoping I get to try some more!

  49. All the flavors sound yummy. I would like the chance to try the Cherry Pie, Banana bread, carrot cake, cinnamon roll and chocolate chip brownie.

  50. I’d like to try:
    Apple Pie
    Banana Bread
    Blueberry Muffin
    Cinnamon Roll
    Tropical Fruit Tart

    I love the peanut butter cookie ones. I don’t like any of the flavors with chocolate in them. The chocolate doesn’t taste right to me.

  51. They all sound so good and we can not get all the flavors here in Canada….I would love to try….

    Banana Bread
    Cashew Cookie
    Carrot Cake
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

    Thanks for doing such a great giveaway!

  52. I’ve heard great things about these bars, thanks for the review and giveaway! I would love to try
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    and
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

  53. I’ve heard people rant about how great these are but I’ve never tried any. If I won I’d like to try:

    Cherry Pie
    Peanut Butter Cookie
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
    Coconut Cream Pie
    Cinnamon Roll

  54. I would love to try Larabar
    .
    Peanut Butter Chocolat chip
    Carrot cake
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Lemon bar
    Bluebery Mufin

    I have heard a lot about Larabar but I don´t know where to get them in Northern Europe.

  55. Who knew there were so many flavors? I’d try…
    Chocolate Chip Brownie
    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    Chocolate Coconut Chew
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
    Peanut Butter Cookie

    or, whatever you’d want to send if I get picked.

  56. Hmm you make these things sounds pretty good, I love the way American brands put flavours together, these bars sounds like a good snack when you just can face another apple/orange/pear/banana for afternoon tea. Thanks for doing this giveaway Mary, I reckon my key interests would be peanut butter chocolate chip, coconut chocolate chew, chocolate chip brownie, banana bread and pecan pie but they all sound pretty good though I’m curious about their texture, if they;re a protein bar type thing.

  57. yum! I’m in Australia and can’t get Lara Bars (annoying!). I’d love to try:
    Ginger Snap
    Pecan Pie
    Cinnamon Roll
    Peanut Butter Cookie
    Chocolate Coconut Chew

    Thanks Mary- Love your blog and find it super inspirational for someone like myself who also has trouble staying on track sometimes :)

  58. Just want to say a huge thanks for offering this up to out of country folks.

    You’ve got me sold on the cherry pie, and the others would be: ginger snap, key lime pie, chocolate chip brownie, peanut butter cookie.

    Thanks again!
    Lindsay

  59. Ihave made some, but would like to try the real thing, My picks would be chocolate coconut chew, tropical fruit tart, cashew cookie,chocolate chip cookie dough, andcherry pie.

  60. I eat these all the time. My favorites are apple pie, chocolate chip brownie, chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter chocolate chip, and chocolate coconut chew. Can you tell I like CHOCOLATE?

  61. Haven’t tried them, but now is as good as any to try them. My picks would be pecan pie, apple pie, cherry pie, coconut cream pie, and carrot cake. All those desserts to pick from!!

  62. I’m not sure how much they cost where you are but they are expensive when I live. I’ve been wanting to try Larabars for a while now. I’d try…

    1. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip – I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE anything that has to do with peanut butter. Absolutely anything. so this is definitely number 1 on my list.
    2. Peanut Butter Cookie – for the same reasons stated above.
    3. Pecan Pie – the one and ONLY pie that I like…yes, that includes fruit pies too.
    4. Ginger snap – Yum!!
    5. Chocolate Chip Brownie

    I hope I win!!

  63. Oh My, the choices! I’ve never tried them…..
    Coconut Cream Pie
    Chocolate Coconut Chew
    Carrot Cake
    Cashew Cookie
    Pecan Pie

  66. Oooooh! I would like to try: cinnamon roll, coconut cream pie, key lime pie, pb&j, and pecan pie!

  68. I live in England and it makes me unbelievably sad that we do not have these.

    I’d love to try them all, but in particular: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Cherry Pie, Carrot Cake, Cinnamon Roll and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

  69. Like some of the others I have heard about Larabars on a few different blogs now and in fact just this morning I googled them to see where I could buy them to try! Unfortunately they are not available in stores here (Scotland) which was kind of disappointing cause they sound pretty awesome :D

    If i am lucky, i would love to try

    – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
    – Chocolate Coconut Chew
    – Carrot Cake
    – Chocolate Chip Brownie
    – Lemon Bar

    Thanks for the opportunity Mary :)
    x

  70. I only recently tried Lara bars and I LOVE them! They are definitely one of my favorite bars, right up there with Clif bars.

    Five flavors…..hmmmmm, that’s hard since they are so good but here’s the best try I can work out.

    apple pie
    carrot cake
    coconut cream pie
    key lime pie
    ginger snap

  71. I like the fruit ones – Apple Pie – my favorite, Cherry Pie, Lemon, Key Lime, Ginger Snap. Thanks for the giveaway.

  72. Are you still hosting this giveaway? Or has it closed? I hope it’s still open because I LOVE Larabars. I would love to try the chocolate chip brownie, chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter chocolate chip (can you tell I like chocolate?), & blueberry muffin. I have never seen blueberry muffin in stores that I shop at. I would love to try it. Thanks so much for hosting!

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