{"id":6934,"date":"2013-12-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=6934"},"modified":"2013-12-18T12:21:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T17:21:06","slug":"review-nugo-stronger-protein-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=6934","title":{"rendered":"Review: NuGo Stronger Protein Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am a big fan of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nugonutrition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NuGo<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=5199\" target=\"_blank\">protein bars<\/a>, so when I heard they debuted a new bar, I was excited to try it. The new bar, <a href=\"http:\/\/store.nugonutrition.com\/category\/stronger.html\" target=\"_blank\">NuGo Stronger<\/a>, is a higher protein bar with no soy ingredients.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nugo-stronger-caramel-pretzel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"nugo-stronger-caramel-pretzel\" alt=\"nugo-stronger-caramel-pretzel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nugo-stronger-caramel-pretzel_thumb.jpg\" width=\"434\" height=\"209\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NuGo Stronger bars come in four different varieties:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.nugonutrition.com\/products\/70102.html\" target=\"_blank\">Real Dark Chocolate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.nugonutrition.com\/products\/70302.html\" target=\"_blank\">Peanut Cluster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.nugonutrition.com\/products\/70502.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cookies \u2018N Cream<\/a> *<em>contains soy lecithin<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.nugonutrition.com\/products\/70702.html\" target=\"_blank\">Caramel Pretzel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More about the bars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hormone-free whey protein<\/li>\n<li>25-27g of quality protein<\/li>\n<li>No soy protein<\/li>\n<li>Lower sugar (no maltitol)<\/li>\n<li>Non-GMO<\/li>\n<li>Certified Gluten-Free<\/li>\n<li>High fiber (12g)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course I quickly fell in love with these bars.\u00a0 The Caramel Pretzel is my favorite\u2026the perfect combination of sweet and salty. What a perfect way to refuel after a tough workout!\u00a0 NuGo Nutrition products can be <a href=\"http:\/\/store.nugonutrition.com\/category\/stronger.html\" target=\"_blank\">purchased online<\/a> or in stores <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nugonutrition.com\/about\/store-locator\/\" target=\"_blank\">across the US<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buynugo.ca\/buynugoca-c-792.html\" target=\"_blank\">Canada<\/a>. \u00a0Look for\u00a0NuGO\u00a0STRONGER\u00a0to hit stores in early Spring 2014.\u00a0 \u00a0More about NuGo Nutrition:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Our mission at NuGo is pretty simple:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To help people make better snack choices without compromising on flavor. We never use hydrogenated oils or trans fats in our products and, unlike our competitors, we never use waxy vegetable fat compounds in place of real, delicious chocolate. We use only all natural, top quality ingredients like real milk chocolate and antioxidant-rich real dark chocolate to make our bars the best tasting, healthiest options available.<\/p>\n<p>NuGo is an independent food company dedicated to producing the finest, healthiest, most delicious products.\u00a0 NuGo is the fastest growing Lifestyle Brand in the Natural Foods category.<\/p>\n<p>Today NuGo makes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nugonutrition.com\/nutrition\/about-our-bars\/\">7 different kinds of bars<\/a>. We continually respond to our customers\u2019 requests for new and improved nutritional products with exceptional flavor and taste. Healthier choices from the nutrition-conscious folks at NuGo will be at a store near you soon with more products debuting each year.<\/p>\n<p>Our headquarters are in Pittsburgh, PA with additional offices in San Francisco and New York.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Have you tried the new NuGo Stronger bars?\u00a0 What about any of the other NuGo Nutrition bars?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">*The products mentioned in this blog post were sent to me free of charge for review purposes.\u00a0 The thoughts and opinions shared here are mine and have not been influenced by anyone or anything.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=6934\"><\/div>\n<script><!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_div_class=\"linkwithin_hook\";\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 135270;\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a big fan of NuGo\u00a0protein bars, so when I heard they debuted a new bar, I was excited to try it. 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