Atlas Protein Bar, 20g Protein, 1g Sugar, Clean Ingredients, Gluten Free, Vanilla Almond (12 Count, Pack of 1)

Edit: They listened and fixed the oil problem! The last 4 or 5 boxes I bought have all been dry as you would expect. Changing this to a 5-star since that was the only major issue.I am a long-time consumer of Atlas Bars. They used to be my favorite "protein" bar until they changed the recipe sometime over the Summer of 2023. The old bars appeared to be about 30% bigger and were soft and delicious. The new bars are much harder, and the amount of oil on them is like nothing I've ever seen in a protein bar. It's hard to see in the picture I took, but the bar is sitting in a pool of oil in the wrapper and is completely oil-covered. How this new recipe passed product testing is beyond me. The taste, which is subjective, is fine to me. I do like that they upped the protein amount in the newer bars, but that's it. Hopefully, they are considering reverting the recipe back or cutting out the oil bath they seem to give these bars. I'll update this review if I see a change.

What really caught my eye about these protein bars was two-fold. On the one hand, it is a small business and we need more small business like this one to get their fair share of the piece of the pie in the market place. The bars have great ingredients and their customer service is fantastic; they truly stand behind their products. The flavor of the Vanilla Almond is not top-notch, but the ingredients more than make up for it. I am sure the other flavors are probably better, but unfortunately this one was the only one to which I would not be allergic (many of the other bars contains chocolate). The price is not the cheapest, but "cheap" typically translates into mass production and poor quality ingredients so I am always willing to pay more if I feel I am getting a better bang for the buck - and this is 100% the case with these bars.

I tried the Atlas bars because I wanted to reduce my sugar intake. These bars have only 1 gram of sugar and none of the nasty artificial sweeteners found in most other protein/nutrition bars. The negative side is that the taste is a bit strange. Not as bad after you get used to it as when you first try one. The taste is not terrible, just takes some getting used to.. Considering the limited number of ingredients, and lack of sugar and artificial sweeteners, I 'll sacrifice a bit of taste for better nutrition.

These are fantastic! I'm a bit of a protein bar connoisseur-I've tried just about every one I've been able to get my hands on, and the Atlas bar is the best of all I've tried with respect to ingredients, taste and price. They do taste "healthy", which is to say that they taste like real food and not a chemical-laden candy bar. I love the taste. They are a bit pricey, but healthy ingredients cost more than the mass-produced chemicals and fillers masquerading as food these days. What value do you put on your health? "Pay now or pay later", as they say. Kudos, congratulations and thanks to James (founder/CEO), your Mom and your team-I appreciate what you're doing and will continue to buy Atlas Bars!

I wrote one review already for another flavor. I use to purchase these all the time but stopped about a year and a half ago. They are NOT like they use to be. The company contacted me for a refund or replacement. I had purchased three (3) flavors and explained none were good. They refunded one but apparently they considered the other two not to matter. So I’ll tell you honestly these bars use to be so good. Clearly they have chosen to make them cheaper. I will not buy them again. Especially after they offered a refund but only cared to do a small portion.

Sometimes they are dried out and sometimes they very oily. Not consistent. But good source of protein.

Dry and not a lot of flavor.

These are my favorites. I buy them over and over again. I used to like the chocolate one too but now they have sugar added to the chocolate chips so I can't eat them anymore.They are quite chewy and the texture is not powdery or grainy at all. I love that they have added in other tasty flavors like cinnamon and vanilla instead of just upping the sweeteners. These do not give me a stomach ache at all.For reference the other protein bars I have tried are the No cow bars which I also like but those have the powdery, grainy texture. I have also tried the Quest Bars and think the ones that include sucralose are way too cloyingly sweet and the ones without give me a stomach ache. I assume too much erythritol? I also liked those little bulletproof brand bars but those also gave me stomach cramps. I can't tolerate any maltitol at all and I avoid sweeteners that contain fructose (cane sugar, honey, maple syrup, dried fruits etc) so my options are pretty limited. These bars however taste so good that I don't even feel like I am just settling for whats available. I would pick these first over any other bar I have tried.