April 7, 2015

Nugo Organic Protein Bar Review

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Jesica Williams

Since 2012, I’ve been creating digital wellness guides and researching natural beauty products, HIIT workouts, functional exercises, body positivity, self love, and tips helping you explore wellness and feel good.

Welcome to this post: Nugo Organic Protein Bar Review.

NuGo Organic Protein Bar Review

About Nugo:
“REAL Dark Chocolate. REAL delicious.® REAL health benefits.
REAL Dark Chocolate isn’t just a delectable treat exploding with delicious flavor. It is a heart-healthy, antioxidant-rich superfood and a staple ingredient in many NuGo bars. Research has shown that REAL Dark Chocolate may help maintain good cholesterol (HDL),* lower blood pressure, elevate mood, reduce stress, and increase endurance when consumed before a workout. So if you want to lead a healthy lifestyle, get REAL. Get NuGo.
Our NuGO Organic® bars are naturally sweetened with tapioca and agave syrup and are coated in luscious antioxidant-rich organic cacao dark chocolate. Not only are they wholesome and delicious, they are also OU Kosher. All of NuGO Organic’s ingredients meet the USDA’s National Organic Program’s standards, which prohibit the use of synthetic pesticides, hormones, and antibotics.”

Double Dark Chocolate

About:
“Ingredients:
Organic Crunch [organic hexane free soy crisps (organic soy protein, organic rice flour, calcium carbonate), organic brown crisp rice, organic rolled oats], Organic Chocolate (organic cane sugar, organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter, organic soy lecithin, organic vanilla), Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Agave Syrup, Organic Isolated Soy Protein, Organic Tapioca Maltodextrin, Organic Cocoa Powder, Organic Arabic Gum, Natural Flavors.”

Dark Chocolate Pomegranate

About:
“Ingredients:
Organic Crunch [organic hexane free soy crisps (organic soy protein, organic rice flour, calcium carbonate), organic brown crisp rice, organic rolled oats], Organic Chocolate (organic cane sugar, organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter, organic soy lecithin, organic vanilla), Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Agave Syrup, Organic Isolated Soy Protein, Organic Tapioca Maltodextrin, Organic Pomegranate, Organic Red Sour Cherries, Organic Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavors, Organic Arabic Gum, Citric Acid.”

Dark Chocolate Almond

About:
“Ingredients:
Organic Crunch [organic hexane free soy crisps (organic soy protein, organic rice flour, calcium carbonate), organic brown crisp rice, organic rolled oats], Organic Chocolate (organic cane sugar, organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter, organic soy lecithin, organic vanilla), Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Agave Syrup, Organic Isolated Soy Protein, Organic Arabic Gum, Organic Almonds, Organic Tapioca Maltodextrin, Organic Flaxseed, Natural Flavors.”

Nugo Organic Protein Bar Review

If you want lots of yummy flavor & fuel that you can feel pretty good about eating, Nugo’s got it. These bars are chock full of organic ingredients. Talk about a GIANT leap up from your typical snack bar.
If I had to pick one, the double dark chocolate bar takes the cake in regards to overall taste & enjoyment. I love the health boosting qualities of chocolate (when in its pure form & without additives)
Here are a few tweaks I would make with these bars:
-Lower sugar content
-More raw ingredients (like raw cacao)
-Less or no use of soy
-Specificity on what “natural flavors” are
Here is what these bars have that many bars do not:
-A laundry list of organic ingredients (these are Certified Organic bars)
-All non-gmo ingredients
-A decent macro ratio (5g fat/26g carbs/10g protein)
In my pantry, I see these bars as a healthy treat/snack for our 6 year old and a candy bar replacement for me. I like to keep my sugar intake at bay, thus, I won’t be eating several of these a day. However, a big bravo for the use of organic ingredients. I find myself looking for more raw, though! I recommend them to someone looking to make a healthier swap in their junky-snack routine, one that will provide them with fat, carbs & protein.
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