Raw Crunch Bars

Just when I think there couldn’t be a better tasting, nutritionally sound bar on the market, along comes one that blows me away. That would be the Raw Crunch Bar: a handmade, unprocessed, uncooked energy bar made with a core of four types of organic seeds (sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, flax), three types of organic nuts (cashews, pecans, macadamia), raw honey, and Celtic sea salt.

Raw Crunch Bars come in four flavors (with only one added organic ingredient – dark chocolate, blueberries, cranberries, or goji berries – added to the core base of each bar):

• Dark Chocolate
• Blueberry
• Cranberry
• Goji Berry

Two flavors: Mango Coconut and Dark Chocolate Cherry will be coming this summer.

Made by Body Engineering, Inc. based out of Mathews, North Carolina, the Raw Crunch Bars are certified organic. Each 1 ounce bar contains 150 calories, 5 grams of protein, 5 grams of sugar, 10 grams of fat (from those nutritious seeds and nuts), and 60 mg of sodium.

Raw Crunch Bars can be ordered on-line at the company website (www.rawcrunchbar.com) where a 4 bar variety pack is $14 or a case of 12 bars is $30 plus shipping ($6 for 1 box, $8 for 2 boxes, $10 for 3 boxes, and free shipping for 4 boxes or more). The bars can also be purchased at www.vitacost.com for about $29 for a case of 12 bars (single flavor) with free shipping for all orders over $49.