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Jay met me for breakfast this morning. We had chocolate protein pancakes:
Fluffy tires make me happy. 
Jay’s rice formula makes an excellent protein pancake, especially when smothered in PB & Co’s Mighty Maple and maple syrup. Great way to start the day!
Some of you inquired as to the natural flavor listed in Jay Robb’s rice protein ingredients. Below is Jay’s response:
Our flavoring system is proprietary and is a well-guarded secret. We use natural extracts to create our flavors, and that is as far as I can go in describing our unique flavors or I would be revealing our secrets. Countless companies in the past 15 years have attempted to find out our secrets by sending us letters inquiring about our flavors. Many other companies have analyzed our product in an attempt to duplicate our secret and outrageously delicious formula. But no company to date has come close to the quality or taste of our product. We are the pioneers of creating protein powders tastes fantastic, yet is not laced with aspartame, sucralose, fructose, acesulfame-K, artificial colors, artificial flavors, or any other junk that protein powder formulas often contain.
From time to time we receive emails and letters from our customers who are concerned with MSG, excitotoxins, and our products. Most of the concern about excitotoxin ingestion and the potential damage it can cause is centered on the ingestion of aspartame, MSG (monosodium glutamate) and hydrolyzed vegetable protein; NONE of which are used in any of our protein products. We also offer unflavored protein products for those who wish to sidestep all flavors and/or use their own flavorings.
Now for the winners of the rice protein giveaway:
- Briana
- Orange Pop
- Vegan Is Sexy
Winners, please email me with your address and flavor of choice (vanilla, strawberry, or chocolate), and your protein powder is on its way!
Sad you didn’t win? Need a dose of Sexy Hot in your life? Well, don’t forget you can use the following promo code to get 20% off your Jay Robb order online. Simply click here to order.
I have officially devoured sampled all of The PURE Bars I received last week:
Check out the chunkage factor:
I now refer to The PURE Bar as the Ben & Jerry’s of raw food bars as every bite was filled with either dried fruit or nuts. Love me some chunks! Below are my thoughts on each individual flavor beginning with my favorites:
- Apple Cinnamon – Chocked full of dried apples and 100% delish.
- Chocolate Brownie – I love chocolate. I love dates. That being said, when I eat a chocolate flavored bar, I want to taste the chocolate, not the date paste. This bar did not disappoint! Plenty of chocolate flavor.
- Wild Blueberry – This bar reminded me of these generic blueberry newton cookies I used to eat all the time in college. Yum, and I loved the walnut pieces.
- Cherry Cashew – This was good and not as tart as some other cherry flavored raw bars. However, I couldn’t really taste the cherryness until the last 2 bites.
- Cranberry Orange – The orange flavor was a bit too overpowering for me, but good if you like your bars extra fruity.
- Chocochip Trailmix – This is the one flavor I didn’t really like (K, I’m glad you enjoyed it more than I did). The raw cacao nibs made the whole bar a little too bitter for my taste.
Overall, The PURE Bars were delicious, and I love that they are higher in protein and lower in fruit sugars when compared to many other raw food bars on the market. My one complaint is the size. For 200 calories, there is not much to them. They make a nice snack, but I usually followed them up with a spoonful of nut butter as I was always left wanting a bit more. Again, a huge thank-you to Rebecca at THE PURE BAR for sending me samples and be sure to check out founder of The PURE Bar, Veronica’s blog.
Want to share in some PURE Bar love? I thought so. Leave me a comment below, and you will be entered to win one of 3 PURE Bar coupons.
Happy Thursday to you all.
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Well, of course I want some free Pure Bars. I love those things!
I’m glad you liked the Apple Cinnamon, it’s my favorite too. I figured I’d like the chocolate best, being as I’m such a chocolate lover, but those chunks of apple won me over. I also thought the Trail Mix was kind of bland. I am still lacking in the Blueberry flavor, so I need to find that one to complete my sampling.
Your breakfast looks delicious. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of hopefully non disgusting protein powder. It’s sort of sad how excited I am for it to come. Protein pancakes are one of the niftiest inventions ever and Mighty Maple is such a good pancake topper.
Oh, and I braved the flax pudding again. MUCH BETTER!
Woo tires are back baby!
ooh, the pancakes look great!
I think I need a tight black shirt like Jay Robb. Right? I gotta show off these guns to someone
I need pure bars in my life… and stat! Glad you enjoyed ‘em:)
Power-packed protein post!!
Gah, what is up with Pure bar saying they were sending me a package and it not arriving??? I’m feeling left out.
Good to know that the rice protein makes good pancakes…mine need all the help they can get.
Thanks I’ve always wanted to try Pure Bars!
Oh…pick me, pick me. I’d love some Pure Bar coupons!
the blueberry one looks so goood and that pancake looks amazing too!
i want to try these bars after seeing them everywhere!
Oh hey Jay
It looks like Mr. Sexy Hot’s biceps are bigger than his head – maybe we could get a measurement from the company?! I think one of the reasons why I liked the trail mix one was because the nubs were bitter – the bitter the better!
I love your reviews!! Very in depth which I appreciate!
yummm all those pure bar flavors sound so good! Thanks Heather, love the blog!
would love to try those pure bars
love your blog!
I’d love to try a Pure bar… I’m hungry for a second breakfast looking at those pancakes, mmmmmrrrr.
ooooh pure bars. yum!
I bet I’d love PURE Bars!
i’ve been dying to try pure bars!! thanks for the awesome giveaway:)
Thanks for the Natural Flavoring Info. So Sweet of you! Take care.
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I want to try Pure bars so badly, but I’m a little too cheap to buy them. So winning this coupon would be awesome! Thanks for having this giveaway!
I want to try these bars so badly!!!
YAY! I still haven’t been able to find the PURE love anywhere…
Hi Heather! I’m definitely trying your protein pancakes soon. I just got some new protein powder today (not Jay, but I did the best I could) so I’m all excited about trying new thing with it.
I’ve only tried the chocolate Pure Bar and I wasn’t disappointed, either!
Ooooh I won I won I won! My first time ever winning a bloggy prize
I’ll send ya my address shortly. Sooo excited for a little rendezvous with Mr. Sexy himself. Swoon 
I tried LaraBars recently and was pleasantly surprised. Hoping to try PURE bars next. Thanks.
I’d love to try those bars!
I love the chocolate brownie pure bar too!
You are a give-away queen and I love it!
I’d love to try these, especially the chocolate brownie. Yum!
What a great way to start the day! I may have some Jay action before the gym tonight! I have to teach step, take another class, and then practice for our launch! I will need some protein power!
Thank you for all the Pure bar reviews- I STILL have not tried them! What a fun giveaway!
pure…woot!
Ooh, I’m up for some PURE coupons!
I’d love to try the Pure Bars!
I also love all the give-aways you’ve been having!
You’ve inspired me to make protein pancakes and I FINALLY made a successful one. I use soy-protein powder although I’ve been looking for rice protein powder. And those bars look delicious. I’ve been dying to try Pure bars for a while.
I would love to try a Pure Bar. Loving all the giveaways!
Jay’s offering 20% off? Oh, you meant the ORDER. I need me some sexy in my life.
Thank you for your honest review of the Pure bars! I saw some at our grocery store this week, went to reach in, then hesitated. I’m a cheapass, er, I mean – financially AWARE – and $2 is a lot for me to spend on a snack I don’t know much about. After your review, I think the blueberry sounds like a perfect fit for me.
I would LOVE to try these. They sound great!
PS- I am having a contest too. Check it out
Spring Has Sprung Giveaway:
http://lovejackson.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-has-sprung-giveaway.html
Yeah! Thank you, Heather! Protein powder samples, here I come!
Those pancakes sound perfect!!!
That is so funny about the ingredients, but that’s good that they don’t contain any junk. Now I can try it =)
I would love a coupon for PUREBARS! I have yet to try apple cinnamon, or orange cranberry.
YUMMY my sweet H peach!
I want a pure bar! Love me some chunkage, too! Massive huge chunky hugs today.
XOXO
Want a really good Raw bar — try Wild bar. Only down sid eto them is they are WAY expensive. Also what is your recipe for your protein pancakes — mine always come out to thin
Nice, love the PURE bars review… I hate random sampling them from the store, so it’s good to hear some opinions first!
ooh, the apple cinnamone one sounds delish. I’ve been trying to find some bars that I like – these sound good. I had one raw bar in Ireland while visiting that was SOOO good, but now I can’t remember what it was!
I bet you could make it without any bread at all too, no? I want to try it without bread next time. I’d prefer to chew my bread than smash it in my food haha!
I don’t like sun warrior. I feel like I’m the only one out there, but I just don’t.
I’ll give them a try!
glad you liked them! still have yet to find them!!!!
those bars look so good! I’d love to win them so I can compare them to lara bars!
Need a dose of Sexy Hot in your life?
hahahahahahaha oohhhhhhso funny
I want some Pure Bar goodness! Thanks!!!
Yum, I love protein pancakes. I’ll have to try it with rice protein next time because I’ve been using whey protein. I’d like to be entered in the giveaway!
ohhhh I would love to try these. Yes!!
I want some PURE bars in my life! Pick me!!
i want a pure bar coupon! haha
no pure bars in Mexico yet
i’ve always wanted to try these bars! they sound tasty.
I feel like the last person in the world who has tried a Purebar. Chocolate brownie sounds amazing!
Those pancakes look great! I need to try the Pure bars. Thanks for the review!
I have been wanting to try PURE bars for a while now! Thanks for the chance at some coups.
Your pancakes never fail to amaze. JEALOUS. Even though I just ate lots of chocolate..
congrats to the winners and thank you for the honest reviews about pure bars!
Dang I wish I could win these by tomorrow. I am going to TJ’s!
Some day, I’ll see a PURE bar in real life. It might be the same day that pigs fly, but it’s going to happen!
ok, i need to try these pure bars…clearly i prefer winning free ones though
Those bars look so delicious. I can almost taste them from the screen….ALMOST!
hmm, i actually find them to be surprisingly filling… using them as a snack. they are yummy
Your love affair and breakfast dates with Jay make me smile and giggle everyday (and of course, make me extremely jealous! duh…look at that hunk!). Thanks for creating such fun, yet informative posts!! Your pancakes look delicious. Mmmm!
Ooh! I really want to try the rest of the PURE bar flavors…they’re so hard to find!
Your pancakes look delicious as always! I am so glad you’re loving that PB!
Those Pure bars look great. I dont think I have ever seen them anywhere, but I am going to keep my eyes open and actually look for some!
I’d love a purebar coupon!
I just tried the apple cinnamon flavor this week and LOVED it!!
But tried the cranberry orange a few months ago and wasn’t such a fan either!!
DAMN those pancakes look good.
(*checks watch*)
yep. time to eat.
Have a great weekend!
Ooh, I would love to try some PURE bars. Enter me in the contest please! I have just started reading your blog and love it.
I WON I WON I WON I WON?!?!?!?! WOW! THANKS HEATHER!!!
who wouldnt want to try a purebar?!?! thanks heather =)
Thanks for the purebar review. I’d love to try them!
I think just about anything tastes awesome with Mighty Maple on top. It’s my favorite of the PB&Co. PBs. So stinking good!!
I am a dietitian who used to run, all the time. It’s funny, I actually had similar thoughts of “if I run, I can eat more!”, yet I no longer run. The reason I stopped was because I started getting plantar warts and my shins just never agreed with running. Now I use the elliptical (much easier on my body), and lift small weights, plus do pilates 1-2 times a week. What a difference! I prefer it this way
I’ve always wanted to try purebars, so thanks for the chance!
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