Opinion on Cliff bars?

[fittjunkie]

My mom knows Im trying to gain weight so she just bought me a few boxes of clif bars. I just want to know if the nutritional quality is okay to eat like every other day. I play soccer every day and lift every other day and so on my off lifting days I was going to use eat them to replenish carbs but I was wondering about the sugar? Thanks

240 Calories. 45 from fat.
5g of fat. 0 sat 0 trans.
0 Cholest.
190mg sodium.
200mg potassium.
Total Carb 43g.
Dietary Fiber 5g.
Insoluble fiber 3g.
Sugars 22g.
Other carb 16g.
Protein 10g.

Ingredients: Organic Brown Rice Syrup, ClifPro® (Soy Rice Crisps [Soy Protein Isolate, Rice Flour, Barley Malt Extract], Organic Roasted Soybeans, Organic Soy Flour), Organic Rolled Oats, Blueberry Fruit Pieces (Evaporated Cane Juice, Blueberry Puree Concentrate, Brown Rice Syrup, Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor), Organic Toasted Oats (Organic Oats, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice), Organic Almonds, ClifCrunch® (Organic Oat Fiber, Inulin [Chicory Extract], Organic Milled Flaxseed, Organic Oat Bran, Psyllium), Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Blueberries (Blueberries, Apple Juice Concentrate), Organic Date Paste, Almond Butter, Organic Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt, Citric Acid.

[HandBananer]

I would eat them every day if I had somebody buying them for me.

[US_Ranger]

Clif Bars are awesome. You're also supporting a company that treats their employees well. The bars themselves are amazing in my opinion. Random flavors like Carrot Cake taste surprisingly good and you can't go wrong with the more classic flavors like mint chocolate.*

[nyy123]

Of the company's products, I personally prefer the builder's bars. Clif bars are fine if you can fit them into your macros.

[sawoobley]

Clif builders bars taste better than a candy bar IMO and have a good amount of protein in them. The ingredients look good for what they are.

[educated_Derelict]

Cliff bars are amazing. Bring one with me er' day for a snack during class.
My favorite flavors are black cherry almond ( tastes like candy ),
blueberry crisp, and the oatmeal one.

[moneyrich]

i prefer the cliff kid's bar. they don't have much protein, but the chocolate brownie is damn good.

[spicyprice]

Dont love them but there are worse bars out there. *They are pretty calorie dense, so if that is your goal and you like it then have at it. *I do recall the maple nut being pretty much my favorite of them.

[2canman]

OP i'm in the same exact position as you (endurance athlete), and it's definitley understandable that you need to replenish glycogen inbetween workouts. I just bought a box of cliff bars today since school Cross country is starting up again. These bars look GREAT for replenishing. Vitamins & minerals, Carbs, protein and minimal fat. Minimal fat is good since it won't delay carbs to your muscles. The flavors look good to.

[AdamWW]

I like how the carrot cake ones taste

[H2OPOLO]

I love them. They fit really well into my macros for the day. I'll have one for breakfast along with an apple. Doesn't keep me as full as oatmeal but I hate the taste of oatmeal.*

[psychodiver9]

Wow. No soy hate yet. That's amazing. I'm a fan as well. Op no one food is good or bad (other than ones containing synthetic trans fats). Eat what you like that fits macros

[usawinston]

They've been great hiking and traveling. Delicious flavors ( black cherry almond?, carrot cake). They do not provide enough satiety to replace a meal, though, even 2-3 of them. *They provide the same level of satisfaction as say a snickers candy bar, to include the sweet-tooth pain in the back of my mouth. I hear their protein builder line is okay.

[IronTerminator]

The Cliff Builder Bars are much better IMO, the chocolate mint flavor is absolutely delicious.*

[rbracken1]

Love the Cliff bars. I don't eat them daily but on my mountain biking or road cycling trips they're golden. Throw one or two in the Osprey pack and hit the trail. Good energy source to fuel my rides.

[2canman]

i prefer the cliff kid's bar. they don't have much protein, but the chocolate brownie is damn good.

i was thinking of gettin these but with people standing around i didn't want to look like a future **** lol.

[Ryan314]

Love me some Cliff bars. The mint variety is amazing, and I'm not a huge mint fan.

[bennettj]

My mom knows Im trying to gain weight so she just bought me a few boxes of clif bars. I just want to know if the nutritional quality is okay to eat like every other day. I play soccer every day and lift every other day and so on my off lifting days I was going to use eat them to replenish carbs but I was wondering about the sugar? Thanks

240 Calories. 45 from fat.
5g of fat. 0 sat 0 trans.
0 Cholest.
190mg sodium.
200mg potassium.
Total Carb 43g.
Dietary Fiber 5g.
Insoluble fiber 3g.
Sugars 22g.
Other carb 16g.
Protein 10g.

Ingredients: Organic Brown Rice Syrup, ClifPro® (Soy Rice Crisps [Soy Protein Isolate, Rice Flour, Barley Malt Extract], Organic Roasted Soybeans, Organic Soy Flour), Organic Rolled Oats, Blueberry Fruit Pieces (Evaporated Cane Juice, Blueberry Puree Concentrate, Brown Rice Syrup, Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor), Organic Toasted Oats (Organic Oats, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice), Organic Almonds, ClifCrunch® (Organic Oat Fiber, Inulin [Chicory Extract], Organic Milled Flaxseed, Organic Oat Bran, Psyllium), Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Blueberries (Blueberries, Apple Juice Concentrate), Organic Date Paste, Almond Butter, Organic Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt, Citric Acid.

Banana nut is -- by far -- the best.

Apply IIFYM and you'll be fine. IIFYM people will tell you that it's fine to indulge in moderation, as long as you keep within your macros. I personally would consider a Clif bar to fall in the "indulgence" category, although there are some notable nutritional advantages to eating a Clif bar instead of just a regular chocolate bar or something. As long as your macros are in check and you're active, there's nothing at all wrong with a few Clif bars a week. I just wouldn't go overboard with them. They aren't very high in fat or protein so they won't do much to help you hit your macros. They are also pretty high in sugar, which you should consider if you find yourself susceptible to energy crashes after eating sugar, or you tend to get hungrier after a sugar-induced insulin spike.

That having been said, I REALLY wish my mom bought me Clif bars.

[Deodand]

Clif builders bars taste better than a candy bar IMO and have a good amount of protein in them. The ingredients look good for what they are.

X2 for me.

[fittjunkie]

OKay great. Thanks everyone! btw I really love the peanut butter crunch and the oatmeal raisin walnut. I also have the chocolate chip and blueberry crisp but have yet to try them!

[BulkedRunner]

While I am in college 8 months of the year I eat one of these everyday, however I also like to go for the builders bars they taste better and only have like 20 more calories not that you care because you are bulking,

Eat one or two everyday they are awesome

[Etchosts]

Mix crunchy peanut butter in oatmeal!

[DGMan99]

Mix crunchy peanut butter in oatmeal!

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