Julian Bakery® Stay Thin® Protein Bar (Certified Organic) 12 Gluten-Free Bars) (20g Grass-Fed Whey Protein) (2 Net Carbs)(4 Ingredients)(1g Sugar)

So, initially I was really excited about this product. I gram net carbs, chocolate brownie, I was like yes! The product came in the mail just fine, the box it came in was a little beat up. The bars felt soft in the wrapper and 12 come in a box. I read somewhere that the secret is to microwave the bar for 15 seconds, so I took half the bar and microwed it, and tried the other half on its own.The taste is somewhat offputting. The ingreadients seem really good but it had this chemical diet taste to it that lingers for a long time. I actually had to eat gum to get the taste out of my mouth. The texture was soft and chewy, I would say the consistancy is a lot like a Quest bar, but not as gritty.I do like the amount of fiber and the ingredients seem really healthy but I would not recommend this bar. I am sure there are other products on the market that will actually taste better than the chocolate brownie. I have eaten my share of protein bars/health bars over the years and I actually think I can eat some where others can't, so this is not my first type of "these" kinds of bars. Save money do research and go for somehting with a 4+ star rating.UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!I have to retract my initial review. After reading through other reviews, I read you should microwave the bar for 20 seconds. I did that for about 23 seconds and it changed the fast dramatically, better chocolate taste and little to no after taste. I will be getting these again!

To begin, these bars are like old school Powerbars in terms of consistency. A bit hard and they eventually soften up with some chewing.That stated the flavor is not for me. Or apparently, most of the people in my office. It was sort of a, “One bite challenge” as evidenced by what was in the garbage. It’s not the whey flavor, as I’m currently consuming unflavored Isopure whey powder. That tastes ok. These are just...weird. Between taking about 4-8 minutes to get through a tiny bar due to the consistency, as it turns into a pasty adhesive like slurry, that doesn’t break down well with water, cold or hot; the flavor is also off putting. It’s a bit like old lawn, if that was a flavor. Mildly sweetened lawnmower scrapings.If that’s your thing, have at them. The peanut butter flavor is equally weird.I was enticed in by the low carb, low calorie, high protein formulation, but i can’t gag my way through them.

So this is the 4th type of Juilan Bakery bar I've tried. In the interest of honesty, I'm going to have to say...these taste like a chocolatey version of their sunflower butter bars. In fact, Cocoa and chocolate flavor and probiotics (which aren't really going to alter the flavor), are really the only differences in the recipe.Now, this is a comment that I think is necessary for Julian Bakery to address when it comes to the accuracy of their labels, but I don't really feel like it affects the quality of the product, because I happen to love these bars based on the naturalness of the ingredients and the fact that they aren't filled with all sorts of chemical crud.So...Sunflower butter bars: 150 calories listed. These, 170. And yet, the sunflower bars are listed as having both a higher fiber and carb count, all other macros listed are the same, so...the math doesn't add up. Now, you're average tablespoon of cocoa powder does have 20 calories in it, which would account for the difference in calories, but then that should also be reflected in the fiber and protein counts, because cocoa powder has those things. So...I'm looking at the labels, they don't add up, and it's totally giving me a headache, and I think the company needs to address that. I also think perhaps that the naming of their bars is probably where they get in trouble. If they'd just called it a chocolate bar...well, it's definitely that. Brownie? Nope. And I happen to have an awesome gluten free paleo brownie cup recipe I use because my son can't have gluten, and I've tasted those suckers, and *yum*, I'm telling you it is possible to have something paleo taste like a brownie. So probably where many people are struggling with this is the name versus the taste.I happen to think these taste just fine, very much like a chocolate caramel. That's definitely not a brownie, but it's still quite good. I'm a huge fan of the fact that these don't use any of the artificial sweeteners, all of which have a host of negative side effects for your health. Just as an fyi, these will come with a bit of oil on the outside to keep it from sticking to the packaging I imagine, I just wipe it off and there's no problem there as far as I'm concerned. And I still am totally in love with the naturalness of the ingredients. So I think these are definitely worth my time and money based on the naturalness of the ingredients and the taste, I do think they'd be more popular though if they came up with different names for some of their bars that more closely matched the actual flavoring.

The media could not be loaded.  All clean ingredients which is what I am looking for in a food bar. It IS dairy (whey), but I made an exception this time because it’s grass-fed dairy.Mildly sweet. No grainy texture. Not very peanut buttery though. If it had more flavor I’d probably buy it again.So, so dense and thick! If you have any teeth or biting issues this is not for you. Very chewey and slow to soften so you really have to chew longer which is actually a good thing for digestion really, since carb digestion begins in the mouth.No strong after taste but a bit sticky you’ll be cleaning the roof of your mouth and licking your teeth for a while afterward.Ok in a pinch. Glad there are lots of positives since I’ll be eating 10 more. (Ate 1 for a meal and I won’t be wasting the one I opened to do the video as they’re not cheap. But with all clean ingredients I don’t expect cheap.)