I remember when Angela from
Oh She Glows started making Glo Bars and picturing them on her website. Then she launched
Glo Bakery, but only shipped to Canada (where she lives). After lusting after the Glo Bars for months and
seeing my friends get some at the
Healthy Living Summit this summer, she got approved to ship to the US so of course I had to order some ASAP!
I got one of the variety packs that included Present (cranberry pumpkin); Empower (chocolate coffee); Revive (chocolate peanut butter); Classic (peanut butter); and Renew (high protein peanut butter).
These bars definately lived up to the hype. While I like them all, Present is my favorite flavor!
These bars taste SO FRESH. The ingredients list is very short and recognizable, which is another plus. While on the higher side in calories (about 210-280) they are filled with such good-for-you stuff (flax, hemp, oats, peanut butter, etc), I don't care.
One of the kind of funny things I noticed is that my iced coffee doesn't taste funny if I drink it after eating a Glo Bar (which it has a tendency to do with other bars...like CLIF or Kashi Go Lean Crunchy ones)...I think it has something to do with the short list of ingredients! Some things are just worth it...I know I'm not getting a bar filled with artificial flavors/additives.
Angela has specials all the time for discounts on certain flavors or variety packs if you don't know which kind to try. The minimum purchase is 10 bars, and you get discounts the more you buy. (10% off if you buy 20; 15% for 30, etc) Shipping is on the pricey side (which I understand, for me it was international and it's a perishable product), it was about $15, so the discounts really help!
I can't wait to try some of the other flavors, like Refresh (chocolate mint!) and may even be inspired enough to try making my own homemade granola bars!