Calorie Mate is a brand of nutritional bars in Japan, made popular in the United States and elsewhere in the world by Metal Gear Solid. Each box contains four bars, divided into two packets. The entire box is 400 calories, or 100 calories per stick. There are many flavors available, including cheese and maple. This review is for the chocolate flavor.
I like how the bars are divided into two 2-bar packs. This makes it really easy to snack!
These cookies look like shortbread, don't they? Each one is actually about the length and width of a Walker's Shortbread Stick, but they are much taller and thick.
Taste
They aren't sweet at all and don't have a strong flavor. They just lightly taste of chocolate. There isn't very much flavor to these bars. They kinda remind me of shortbread, minus the buttery flavor. So, very bland chocolate shortbread. They're not bad, just not super tasty. A pretty sub-par nutrition bar.
Scent and Texture
The texture is dry. That's the best way I can describe it. I really needed a drink with these bars. They take awhile to eat just because of the dry texture. They aren't crumbly at all, even though they are dry. Easy to eat, but not fund and the texture is kinda boring. I mentioned they are like shortbread, but they are also drier than any shortbread I've had. They don't really have a scent.
Repurchase?
No, I would not buy it again. It was fun to try. There are plenty of other nutrition bars out there that are pretty amazing, so I wouldn't buy these again.
Overall
5/10. They were interesting and certainly not bad, but they aren't really good either. I'd say they are pretty mediocre. They are closer to a cookie than a nutrition bar, but they are a pretty bland cookie.
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