Reviews Clif Bar Builder's Bar, Variety Pack, 9 Chocolate and 9 Peanut Butter, 2.4-Ounce Bar, Pack of 18

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
Surprisingly tasty and they seem to work
By BTrain
Ok, so I'm a quant-dork and actually track my workout programs in a spreadsheet. This includes things like my daily body weight, body fat and what I eat all day (along with the usual list of workouts and stuff like that). During a recent training program I ate these builder bars after each workout with a glass of Muscle Milk. My body fat slowly decreased while my weight stayed the same or even increased. I wasn't looking to bulk up but build more muscle since in the past I had seen my total body weight drop too much during workout programs indicating I was losing muscle mass. That didn't seem to happen when I used these protein bars. In addition I also saw good improvements in the amount of weight I was lifting.

These protein bars are surprisingly good. True, protein bars are never really great but these are really good and almost get to the point of me thinking I want one even when I haven't worked out.

Buy these if if you are on a workout program where you want to add or maintain muscle weight.
Don't buy these if you aren't using them in conjunction with a workout program since they are high in protein and calories so you need to do something so your body makes proper use of the contents of these bars.

Note: There is an error on the detail page above for these bars....they don't have 2-3g of protein each but rather 23g each.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Loved them until the price hike
By M. Horwath
Don't know who to fault with this, but a price jump from $18 for 18 ($1 per bar) bars to $25 for 18 ($1.38 per bar) bars without notice on the Subscribe & Save plan is really not fun.

I am canceling my S&S order today and will go back to brick and mortar purchase as it is cheaper to buy them individually than it is to buy them by the box from Amazon. (local stores have them for $1.25 per bar)

Too bad :(

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
good meal replacement
By alex
I am an incoming college student who is dorming and im not gonna have my own kitchen or stove to really cook my own meals, so these bars will make a great meal replacement. There's gonna be times in between classes and when im hungry but don't wanna spend one of my meal plans- which is a great time just pop one of these suckers and enjoy. Just to let potential buyers know- some of the previous reviews are right- expect the bars to be slightly melted ( probably hot shipping conditions or just that fact that the weather was in the 80's and 90's) As soon as i received my box of builder's bars, i placed them in my fridge for a few hours to prevent any more melting. The bars taste good, and are a decent meal replacement or muscle building snack in between meals or when you're on the go and don't want to spend time preparing a meal. There are bars out there that taste better and have more protein, but Cliff Builder's bar are lower in cals than some brands (270 cals and 20g of protein).Also , if you need some protein bars a a low price, subscribe and save gives you a %15 discount and you can cancel whenever you want for free. I would probably buy these bars again, but maybe i just might buy the 24 pack at Costco for about the same price+tax. Overall, this is a great snack to keep your metabolism going in the middle of the day to prevent you from going catabolic- but these definitely don't take the place of a pre or post-workout shake. One should use these bars to supplement their diet and go alongside their whey protein and ect. Grade B- 80/100

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