Diet Food Reviews
ThinkThin Brownie Crunch Bar
By: | Jun 3, 2009
When I pulled my ThinkThin Brownie Crunch Bar out of the wrapper, it looked almost exactly like a mainstream candy bar - you couldn't tell at all that it was packed with protein. The outside is a somewhat greasy milk chocolate, and when I broke it open, it looked like pure dark fudge brownie on the inside.
Biting into it revealed that it was chewy and squishy, just like a brownie, but had some kind of weird chalky aftertaste. I've noticed this aftertaste with other ThinkThin bars bars, and I'm not sure what it is, but I'm not a huge fan. Still, that didn't stop me from finishing the bar and enjoying it. The flavor grew on me a bit, and by the end I really didn't mind or notice the aftertaste at all.
In looking at other reviews for ThinkThin bars, I found that Lauren Ashley had reviewed the ThinkThin Chocolate Fudge Bar, and we basically could have just switched the titles and a lot of the details of this review would have been the same. I almost wonder if the company simply changed the name of the bar from Chocolate Fudge to Brownie Crunch, because there is sadly no crunch in this bar. However, I will add that while I keep saying negative things - it actually wasn't that bad, and I kind of liked it. The positives aren't very apparent, but trust me when I say this isn't a bad bar.
One hefty 60 gram ThinkThin Brownie Crunch Bar contains 240 calories, 7 grams of fat , 2.5 grams of which are saturated fat, 5 mg cholesterol (1% DV), 150 mg sodium (6% DV), 20 grams of protein and 27 grams of carbohydrates which includes no sugar and 2 grams of fiber. The sugar is replaced with 12 grams of the sugar alcohol maltitol.
It's the protein that saves this bar for me. While 240 calories may seem a bit much, especially for a snack (and one with the word "Thin" in its name), the 20 grams of proein and sugar free nature, as well as the fact that it's a good size, makes it great as a meal replacement if you're stuck somewhere without food. At $3.49 a bar, this was oh so expensive, however, for a ton of protein and a taste that's not bad, I'd buy it again.
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These are my favorite protein bars. I always have the creamy or chunky pb. Those are the best flavors. Whole Foods had a sale on them for a box (10 bars) for $10!
Good review - I personally didn't like these, but I also didn't finish it either. Maybe the aftertaste would have grown on me?
Every flavor I've tried had a wierd aftertaste.
South Beach has a high protein chewy meal bar that is only 180 cals and has 18g Protein, plus 4g fibre. Tastes great too.
I love all of the ThinkThin bars! They're one of the few low sugar, high protein, gluten free bars out there. Mudslide is my favorite.
Think Thin Peanut Butter Crunchy or Creamy... I agree these are the best flavors. Also like the White Chocolate.