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Clif’s New Mojo

Cliff-Bar-MojoThis month Clif Bar & Company has some new mojo – a new line of snack bars that include roasted nuts, chunks of organic dark chocolate and fruits including organic wild blueberries. The Clif Mojo Fruit & Nut and Clif Mojo Dark Chocolate bars are made with 70 percent organic ingredients and are gluten-free. More importantly all five flavors of the new bars are 200 calories or less, and offer low glycemic, while being a good source of fiber.

“At Clif Bar & Company, we aim to create quality organic food, that people love to eat, nourishes their active lives and is good for them and the planet,” said Kevin Cleary, chief executive officer of Clif Bar & Company. “Our athletes and foodies joined forces in the Clif Kitchen to build a better snack bar by carefully selecting and combining high-quality ingredients that taste great and are nutritious.”

The five flavors are Cranberry Almond, Wild Blueberry Almond, Coconut Almond Peanut, Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt and Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond.

Cliff Bar Official Website

Hands On: Honey Stinger Organic Stinger Waffle

This morning I got up and realized I had nothing for breakfast. Then I remembered the Honey Stinger Waffles I picked up at Interbike a few weeks ago. Problem Solved! Normally I don’t grab an energy bar unless I plan on a really hard workout. It’s got the protein, carbohydrates, fat and calories to feed you and get you going. But this waffle bar is a bit smaller and I figured , whether or not it’s true, it seems like an appropriate breakfast.

Even when I’m on a hard workout, I think about whether I need an energy bar, again because of all that comes with it. It’s a commitment. It’s saying “I am going to burn 1,000+ calories before I’m through.” It’s more than I need. Enter the Honey Stinger: Stinger waffle. I tried the strawberry flavor. It was yummy.

The bar is roughly three-inches in diameter. It’s very thin. It’s a wafer sandwich. Densely packed inside is a strawberry jelly. Though don’t expect to do the Oreo thing and separate them, it’s pretty solid. Stinger Waffles are light, sweet and you hardly believe you’re eating an energy bar. Continue reading Hands On: Honey Stinger Organic Stinger Waffle