Luna Peppermint Stick Bars (and my affair with the UPS man!)
As mentioned before, I read on Melting Mama’s blog about these Luna Peppermint Stick Bars and I bought one to try because her review sounded so good I wanted one immediately! I took it with me to my first day of classes (I know I should have eaten before I left for school but I was nervous and my belly doesn’t like to have food when it is nervous!) so I would have some snacks with me. I also brought a bottle of Fruit2O water and some Jack Links Tender Strips beef jerky with me. After waiting in line forever at the bookstore with my financial aid voucher to buy over $400 worth of textbooks for three classes, I had some time before class started so I sat down in the café and busted out with my laptop and my Luna bar.
Oh . My. God. It was delicious! It was every bit as good as MM described it. Now the carb count is a little high for everyday eating but I think it is a great “purse/backpack snack”. Even with 28 grams of carbs it is better than most anything that would come out of a college vending machine! Plus it has 8 grams of protein and every little bit helps! It looks like a cereal bar with a peppermint white chocolate coating on the bottom but it tastes like a cross between a candy bar and a cookie. I normal hate sweets (even before surgery I hated sweets) but I am addicted to these Luna Peppermint Stick bars after just having one. I immediately went to Amazon.com (my favorite store ever, plus with Amazon Prime everything I order ships for free which is super convenient with as much as I order!) and saw the had a case of 15 bars for $20. On the side bar it said “sign up for subscribe and save and get this item for only $17!” I forget how much I paid at Walmart for the one bar I got but I think it was $2.09. When I was at Fresh Market I saw they had them for $1.59. So I can order them from Amazon at $1.13 a bar AND they will automatically send me a case once a month?! Of course I ordered them immediately! I ordered them yesterday morning and they got to my house tonight!
So as I mentioned, I order a lot of stuff from Amazon. This is not a shameless ad telling you to buy from Amazon- I have legitimately ordered from there very regularly for the past several years! This week alone the UPS man has been to my house 3 times already. We’ve had 10 “dates” this year so far you would think we would be on a first name basis by now! Then again he only ever sees me in my pajamas and sometimes they are the same pajamas from the day before, but still! I’m just kidding about having an affair with the UPS man, but I have seen him at least ten times this month so far! I ordered a Tag Jr Reading System and a Tag book for my niece for her second birthday next month, so the Reading System came yesterday and the Tag Book (Panda Bear, Panda Bear) came today with my Luna bars.
| Serving size: 1 bar | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories | 180 |
| Calories from Fat | 35 |
| Calories from Saturated Fat | |
| Amount Per Serving and/or % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat | 4g (6%) |
| Saturated Fat | 3g (15%) |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.5g (0%) |
| Trans Fat | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg (0%) |
| Sodium | 130mg (5%) |
| Potassium | 135mg (4%) |
| Total Carbohydrate | 29g (10%) |
| Dietary Fiber | 2g (8%) |
| Soluble Fiber | |
| Insoluble Fiber | 1g (0%) |
| Sugars | 15g (0%) |
| Sugar Alcohol | |
| Other Carbohydrate | 12g (0%) |
| Protein | 10g (0%) |
| Amount Per Serving and/or % Daily Value* | |
| Vitamin A | 25 |
| Percent of vitamin A present as beta-carotene | |
| Vitamin C | 100 |
| Calcium | 35 |
| Iron | 35 |
| Kosher | 0 |
| Flavor | 0 |
| Vitamin E | 100 |
| Biotin | 100 |
| Chromium | 35 |
| Copper | 35 |
| Folate | 100 |
| Iodine | 35 |
| Magnesium | 35 |
| Molybdenum | 35 |
| Pantothenic Acid | 100 |
| Phosphorus | 35 |
| Selenium | 35 |
| Vitamin B12 | 100 |
| Vitamin B6 | 100 |
| Zinc | 35 |
| Maganese | 35 |
| Thiamin B1 | 100 |
| Niacin (B3) | 100 |
| Vitamin K | 100 |
| *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower based on your calorie needs.
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Comment from Kara
Time February 4, 2010 at 5:50 am
Thank God, a product for women that’s not pink. I would buy it for that reason alone.