soyjoy bars
 

has anyone tried them??? Are they good for you do they taste good or like sawdust?? I keep seeing them every were but am afraid to buy them and end up not likeing them i want to keep some at my desk

Unfortunately I tried them. They were giving out free samples at my office building.

I got the Raisin Almond one and I thought it was nasty. The texture was weird - kind of chewy (in a cookie like way), but also kind of grainy (which was odd because it looked nothing like a granola bar, which is supposed to be grainy). Also, the flavor was odd kind of salty-sweet with the metallic undertone that so many of those types of bars have. I attributed the odd flavor (and corresponding smell) to the ingredients which included parmesan cheese. In a supposed-to-be-sweet Raisin Almond bar, that's just an odd addition IMO.

Also, these things are TINY! :mad: How is something so small supposed to fill you up? They are only 30g with 4g of protein, 3g of fiber, and 130 calories. I would rather have a LUNA bar (48g) for a couple more calories (170/180/190) with 9g protein and 5g of fiber.

ewww yuck why would they put parmesan cheese in a raisin almond bar yuck i might try one like strawberry or something but im realy scared its going to taste like crap lol thanks for the heads up :)

I just checked and it seems that the only safe flavors(i.e. parmesan cheese free) are:

Mango Coconut
Berry
Strawberry

Although, the Berry bar has red bean paste, which could also lend a unique/odd flavor depending on your tastes. Red bean paste is often used in Asian cooking and it's not too popular here (from what I've seen). Being the ever adventurous foodie I tried it, but I wasn't really crazy about it. There's no beanie flavor or anything - I just don't know how to describe it. It is however, SUPER sweet.

i had red bean ice cream when i was in disney in epcot in china with my lunch it was rather intresting it was strawberry red bean pretty good but everyonce in awhile i would get a bean but it was ok ill try the strawberry im not big on super sweet either so i might not like them one bit lol :)