Reviewed By: Paddy O'Poppycock
Location: GNC
OFFICIAL NAME OF SNACK:
PR* IRONMAN Triathlon Bar
PRICE: ??
WEIGHT: 2 oz.
OFFICIAL SNACK REPORT
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Reviewed By: Paddy O'Poppycock Location: GNC OFFICIAL NAME OF SNACK: PRICE: ?? |
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DESCRIPTION OF SNACK:
Think chocolate bar with really old nougat (or peanut butter gone bad) center.
SSI RATING (SNACK SATISFACTION INDEX - 1-10): 3 (as a normal snack) 7 (as a health bar)
UPSIDE:
As opposed to the PowerBar or Metrix bars, this is actually sweet and doesn't make me want to spit it out. Ingredients are fun to say aloud.
DOWNSIDE:
However, there's definitely a healthy-eating learning curve involved here. I wasn't able to finish it. It's not so much that it tastes nasty, it's just different-tasting. Like drinking your first beer. It's an acquired taste. But whereas beer has good qualities BEFORE you enjoy the taste, PR* Ironman has none.
1ST 4 INGREDIENTS:
Special Ironman Protein (huh?)
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sucrose
Peanut Butter
LAST 4 INGREDIENTS:
Gluconate
Biotin
Potassium Iodide
Cyanocobalamin
PACKAGING:
Screams, "I'm a healthy protein bar, you fat wuss! Let me turn you into a superpower of a man!"
DO I RECOMMEND YOU TRY THIS YOURSELF? (YES/NO - EXPLAIN):
Not as a real snack. You workout folks out there, go for it.
WHICH SOUTH PARK CHARACTER WOULD LIKE IT BEST?:
Does anyone in South Park work out?
HOW CAN THE PRODUCT BE IMPROVED:
Healthy snack bars have come a long way -- and this bar keeps that 40/30/30 ratio of carbohydrates/proteins/fats, too. Still, I can't get excited until they've actually come up with a Snickers bar that's good for you but tastes exactly like a Snickers bar.