KIND Dark Chocolate Cocoa Breakfast Protein Bars, 12-Count, 1 Cardboard Box

I don't understand the constant change in texture. Every time I buy them, they are different - from moist and chewy to dry and crumbly. The most recent purchase is dry and crumbly, so this will probably be the last time I buy them.

I've been eating (and previously enjoying) the Protein breakfast bars daily for years. Dark Chocolate was always my favorite, but lately (just prior to, and consistently after the packaging changes) - the bars have a rock-hard/dry texture and lack the chocolate flavor they once had! Another noticeable change is the size of the bars is much less consistent from what they previously were. These issues are shated across all varieties I eat (Dark Choc, PBB&DC, Almond Butter, etc). One other specific difference, unique to the Peanut butter Banana & Dark Chocolate is the change in shape and density. They used to be more freeform shape, but now they are a much more compressed "biscuit" shape - with a less desireable texture/moisture level. Do better. You haven't reduced prices, so why reduce quality?

I have purchased these bars for years as my go-to for snacks. I actually didn't know they were changing the formula but I could tell when I bit into it that it was different. Doesn't taste as good, harder texture, and canola oil is now the third ingredient. I couldn't even finish the bar. I've really enjoyed these but now I'm shopping for something else. Please return to the old recipe! Thanks.

I use to LOVE these but ever since 2-4 months ago, I've noticed that the size has gotten MUCH smaller, they now feel like a kid's version of the product I used to enjoy. Only to make it worse, the quality has also gone down tremendously, these are my go to bars that I eat almost everyday so I can definitely tell the difference. They now have less chocolate chips, different texture, and have a new grain ingredient that kind of tastes like honey, which I don't like. Last time I opened a pack I also noticed that the box was assembled more cheaply, though it might just have been that particular box. I have tried to keep giving this product a chance since I first noticed the changes but it has only gotten worse. It feels like this company has prioritized profit over its consumers, and if they don't go back to producing and selling the product that I used to love and depend on then I will no longer be buying from them.

These bars have been my go to breakfast almost every day for the past few years. Loved them. However since the rebrand, I have noticed the texture is much tougher (and honestly tears my mouth up) and less appealing, as well as the flavor and appearance of the bar. Recently at work I was eating one of the new bars and there was what looked and felt to be a wood chip in my bite. I spit it out and it definitely was not an oat or grain. Wood. I was so grossed out, I'm having a hard time finishing the rest of the box. I am so sad that my favorite breakfast item has been ruined. Please go back to the old recipe.

I used to love the dark chocolate cocoa breakfast protein bars, they were a staple product in our household that we would buy in bulk. However, without warning they changed the formula for the worse. At first I thought I bought a bad batch or that they were expired or something, but after buying them again and again and checking that they weren't expired, I realized the box they were packaged in wasn't the only thing that changed. I feel mislead because there was no warning on the box that the formula had changed. I hate the taste of the new formula. The bar is now hard and has lost its flavor, especially the sweetness that it used to have. It tastes expired. I will no longer be buying this bar unless they announce that they are reverting back to the old formula. The fact that they didn't announce a formula change feels extremely misleading. I understand cocoa prices went up but please be transparent with your loyal customers about changes to your products.

I hate the new protein breakfast bars!!! I used to eat the original ones every morning. It was a gluten free staple. The original ones were soft and fluffy, but now it's just hard, tasteless, and chalky!!! :-( I won't be buying them unless they go back to something closer to the original.

I had a bar from a freshly purchased box this morning and it was so terrible I went Googling to see if anyone else had the same reaction. From the reviews you can tell - the new version is awful and dry and bland and I am canceling my recurring subscription for this product. It's practically false advertising to keep it under the same product name. Sadly I have four more unopened boxes that I wouldn't even give away.

I have eaten these for breakfast everyday for the past 2 years. Loved the nutrition, taste and ease for a working mom. It felt like a real treat in the morning and kept me feeling full. I am so appalled by the new flavor and texture from the changes that they've made, I can't even stomach them. I accidentally bought two boxes before realizing that the formula had changed. They'll be going in the garbage. Bring back the old formula please!

I am so disappointed by this new recipe and feel tricked that I had bought 3 boxes not knowing that what lived inside were sad, little dried up versions of the breakfast bars my family and I loved!! Seriously feeling scammed here: y'all have it listed at the SAME price, same size box- but SUPRISE! Its cardboard. I had to actually Google what was going on here. These bars were an absolute go-to in our house that I had been buying for the past few years- I'm in like disbelief right now. I know times are tough out there, but DANG, I'm sad to lay these to rest. I will be returning the un-opened boxes and will hand out the rest of this box to the homeless gentleman on my ride to work. Although he had the old version too so I'm going to warn him, sorry bro.. its all I got for now.