Thursday, March 13, 2008

odwalla choco-walla

odwalla choco-walla ($1.19, whole foods)
2.2 oz / 62g

Ingredients: brown rice syrup, semi-sweet chocolate chips, organic rolled oats, oat bran, organic oat flour, organic evaporated cane juice syrup, date puree, raisin puree, plum puree, vegetable glycerin, oat fiber, dry roasted almonds, dutch cocoa, organic soy nuts, organic sunflower oil, natural flavor, chocolate liquor, calcium carbonate, soy lecithin, baking soda, vitamin c, vitamin e, folic acid.

Calories: 240
Cals from Fat: 60
Total Fat: 6g (10%)
Sat. Fat: 2g (11%)
Sodium: 80mg (3%)
Potassium: 220mg (6%)
Total Carb: 42g (14%)
Fiber: 5g (20%)
Sugars: 20g
Protein: 5g

Oh, whoa, that's just not natural. Yet another compressed-date type thing, but larger than the others and for some reason has a much more chemical/artificial taste. The taste sort of reminds me of the chocolate pop tarts of my youth. A bit dry, like most of the other compressed date bars, but the chocolate chips help quite a bit and make it taste more like a chocolate cookie. This is definitely dessert material, not breakfast material. I feel a little guilty eating it all. I will say that this would probably be something nice to share with someone on a hike, but in the office its just a bit too much.

1 comment:

isothermal said...

i had an odwalla bar a while back. it was one of the heaviest things i have ever eaten. i think crumbs of it are still being digested in my stomach as i type this. it also tasted like drywall. chunky drywall.