I recently ordered a selection of the new nakd flavours;

I love the gluten free ones (especially gingerbread and cocoa orange) so I was very excited to try them! They are all 135 calories for the 30g bars, and made with dates, cashews, raisins and then the individual flavours. The cocoa mint was good- it took a few bites to get used to the mint flavour. It was not quite like a mint chocolate, but delicious. 10/10 cherries. The Berry delight was pretty, with little flecks of pink (raspberry) through it. Very sweet, similar in taste to the normal berry one, but a little more moist. 9/10 cherries. The Cocoa delight was just that- delightful! Really lovely chocolate flavour, nice and moist like the other gluten free ones. Perfect.10/10 cherries.

Trek Peanut and Oat:
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These are so tasty. The bars are made of more ingredients than the Nak’d bars, (dates, raisins, oats, peanuts, soya crispies, peanut butter, apple juice, maize starch, ginkgo biloba and ginseng extract) but still a much better list than most cereal bars. Each bar is 68g, with 239 calories, 11g protein (super filling) and 33g carbs (good for before a workout). Good for a vegetarian (with the protein) and have just read on the pack that they are vegan also. The bar is dense but moist, tasty and filling, and totally delicious! I do love anything peanut butter flavoured and these bars live up to that expectation.
All in all they get ten out of ten cherries.

Trek Cocoa Brownie:
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One word; yum! It is similar to the Nak’d cocoa bars but I think it seems more dense. With 11g protein it seems a good choice for veggies, and the soya crispies give it a bit of a different texture. The chocolate/ cocoa flavour is quite strong so chocoaholics need not be disappointed, It does have a similar texture to a brownie that has been baked longer (e.g. more cake like than gooey). Very good though.
All in all it gets 9 out of 10 cherries.

Trek Mixed Berry:
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The bar has a good short list of ingredients; dates, oats, soya crispies (soya, tapioca starch, salt), raisins, apple juice, maize starch, raspberries, strawberries, ginkgo biloba extract, ginseng extract, natural flavours. The bar is 68g and had 204 calories, 11g protein and 38g carbs, so a good balance of nutrients. The bar is fairly moist but not squidgy, and has a nice berry flavour that is quite sweet. You can see little flecks of the strawberries and raspberries all through the bar. Compared to a flapjack it has way less fat but still moist (due to the dates I suppose). I definitely recommend you to try one if you haven’t already, especially if you have a sweet tooth.
For me it gets 8 out of 10 cherries.

Trek flapjacks- Oat crunch and Cherry crunch
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Ten grams of protein in a very tasty flapjack bar, the cherry crunch has Nak’d cherry raisins in it and had a strong cherry flavour. The bar had 240ish calories so much lower than a “normal” flapjack and way tastier (in my opinion). My boyfriend had the Oat Crunch Trek Flapjack and this also received thumbs up on taste. I always used to think that a flapjack was a healthy option (due to the oats) and it was only a few years ago (when I started reading labels) that I realised just how syrupy and fatty some of them are. A Blackfriars Cherry and Coconut flapjack has 441 cals and 20g fat per 100g. The original one has 457 cals and 21g fat (I chose these are they are similar flavours to the Trek ones, but some of the ones I looked at have 24g per 100g, and the bars are a pretty hefty size), and apparently these have won a Healthy Magazine Readers Choice award (that’s the Holland and Barrett magazine). I imagine that was for flavour possibly and not because it is a healthy option, but the trouble is things like this are marketed as healthy.
Anyway after that tangent I would say that for me the cherry crunch gets 9 out of ten cherries, and the oat crunch gets 8 out of ten cherries.

Nak’d Gluten Free Gingerbread:

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Made of dates, almonds, pecans, ginger, cloves and cinnamon it smells so good, like the Disney Christmas shop. It is soft and dense and chewy and delicious……
I love the fact that the Nak’d bars have such a short list, no added salt of sweeteners or syrups or anything. The oat bars can seem drier, but the gluten free ones are so moist as they have more nuts. This bar is heaven. Fact. The spices make it so delicious, the texture is amazing. If I could I would rate this 20 out of 10 but that doesn’t make sense so it gets 10/10 cherries- top marks! More like this please Nak’d!

Nak’d Cashew cookie (gluten free):
This is made from cashew nuts and dates, so it is quite creamy in taste due to the nuts. If you love cashews you will probably love this. However they are not my favourite nut, and I prefer the bars with added spices. The whole bar has 143 calories and 4g protein so it is a much better choice than a couple of biscuits. Plus the dates in it count as a fruit portion.
So for me it gets 7/10 cherries.

Nak’d Cocoa Orange (Gluten free):
These are amazing! Dates, raisins, cashews and cocoa and mooshed together into one wonderful bar of chocolaty soft chewy yumminess. Each bar is 131 calories and tastes like a bar of chocolate orange, only with a proper brownie chewy texture. Yum Yum!
10 out of 10 cherries!

Nak’d Gluten Free Pecan Pie;
These are made of dates, pecans and almonds, so another good short ingredient list. The pecan flavour does come through, and the texture is moist like the other gluten-free bars. The bar is 156 calories, and it is filling due to the fibre and good fat content. I think it could be improved with some cinnamon, or mixed spice to make it more like a pecan pie.
8 out of 10 cherries.

Nak’d Cherry Raisins:
They are super tasty; the cherry flavour is pretty strong, more like cherry sweets than actual cherries. As they are made with raisins and natural flavours they are way better than sweets. I often have a pack with me when I am on a long run for a burst of sugar (instead of jelly beans). As they are sugary (natural sugar) I don’t think they would keep you going for as long as one of the bars with nuts in, but for a burst of energy they are fab.
9/10 cherries

Nak’d Lemon Raisins:
These taste like lemon and raisin pancakes; bright and refreshing. I prefer some of the other flavours but they are tasty.
8/10 cherries.

Nak’d Pineapple Raisins:
These are tasty too, they do taste of pineapple, not quite like dried pineapple and are a welcome refreshing taste.
8/10 cherries

Nak’d Orange Raisins:
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They are basically raisins infused with orange flavour, so they are like sweets! The pack was 75 cals so not bad for a bit of sugar for pre-run energy. They tasted really like orange ice lollies; quite a strong orangey flavour but tasty.
8/10 cherries

Nak’d Berry Cheeky Bar:
It is made of dates, oats, raisins, peanuts, almonds, walnuts, apple juice, raspberries and strawberries all “smooshed” together. It tastes sweet, but not overpowering, and I think that the addition of nuts means it isn’t giving your blood sugar levels a massive spike due to the dried fruit. It comes in small 30g bars (around 100 cals) or larger 68g bars (220 cals). I prefer the small size as the larger ones get a bit sweet towards the end, but they are very filling and a great afternoon snack to get you through to dinner.
8/10 cherries

Nak’d Cocoa Loco
The 30g ones are the perfect size for a nibble, plus because they have oats in them (I do love oats) they are filling and give you longer lasting energy. They are made of Dates, Oats, Mixed Nuts, Raisins, Apple Juice, Cocoa and Natural Flavourings. They also come in larger 68g bars, but I think that the 30g size (100 cals) is perfect for a snack.
8/10 cherries

Nak’d Apple Pie bar:
It tastes like a cross between fresh apple juice and dried apple slices with a bit of cinnamon sprinkled in. They are a similar texture to the other bars; nice and soft, like a soft baked cookie or something. The 68g bar has 221 cals and 4.6g protein per bar, not bad for a snack (again also comes in smaller 30g bars). Thumbs up for top running fuel!
9/10 cherries

Meridian Organic Peanut Butter and Oat Bar
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If you have had meridian peanut butter then you would recognise the texture- its very chunky with real lumps of peanut in it (their PB is just peanuts ground up, no oil or anything so it’s quite thick). It is made from organic peanut butter, organic oats, organic honey and organic molasses and was filling and tasty, and although you could taste the molasses it wasn’t too overpowering. It is 204 cals for a 50g bar,6.3g protein, 25g carbs, plus the packet lists each bar has 11% RDA iron, 24% magnesium and 19% vitamin E (plus some healthy fats in there too). Yum.
It is a drier texture than the Trek bar (no dates) but still nice and chewy and satisfying. 9/10 cherries

Bear Granola nibbles- cocoa cherry pie

The ingredients are oats, maize, cherry pieces, coconut, cocoa beans, apple, grape and carob extract. Each bag is 99 cals and I love to have half sprinkled on some yoghurt (or a chocolate soya pot- divine). The cherry pieces are so delicious and chewy.

10/10 cherries

Bear Granola Nibbles- Apple crumble

Simple ingredients- oats, maize, baked apple pieces, coconut, cinnamon, apple, grape and carob extract. Again 98 cals for the bag, the cinnamon flavour is so good with the apple, and the apple pieces are delish!

9.5/10 cherries (before I do slightly prefer the cherry flavour, but these are scrummy too).

Clif bars- Oatmeal, raisin and walnut

These are soooooo good! They taste like an oatmeal raisin cookie, and the texture is lovely and soft.  The bar is quite small, although it is 50g, but it is very filling. It has under 200 calories, around 7.5g protein and 31g carbs per bar. It also has added vitamins so is a good energising bar.

10/10 cherries

Clif bar- Crunchy peanut butter

This again is nice and filling, and it has a good peanut flavour. I preferred the oatmeal one, but this one is still pretty tasty.  Again it looks small but is very filling.

9/10 cherries