Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Nature's Path Mmmaple Pecan

Nature's Path Mmmaple Pecan (5 for $4.79, The Turnip Truck)
1.2 oz / 35g

Ingredients: rolled oats, evaporated cane juice, soy oil, tapioca syrup, pecans, brown rice flour, palm kernel oil, cocoa butter, cultured buttermilk powder, flavor, non-fat dried milk, citric acid, caramel color, natural maple flavor, sea salt, soy lecithin, annatto extract, tapioca starch, invert cane syrup, dried coconut, flaxseeds, acacia gum, maple syrup, molasses. 

Calories: 150
Calories from fat: 60
Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat. Fat: 1.5g (8%)
Sodium: 105mg (4%)
Total Carb: 22g (7%)
Fiber: 2g (8%)
Sugars: 10g
Protein: 2g 

Did you see that? This might be the first granola bar ever with "flavor" as an ingredient! I am glad that this has flavor, this must be what I've been missing all these years! This is a sort of loosely compiled, chewy granola bar. This thing is the poster child for chewy granola bars - totally plain. Tasty, but in the most generic way. I don't want to shortchange it, so many of these bars taste like a bunch of chemicals that I'm really impressed that they avoid this but it is really a very plain, granola taste. It claims to have some maple icing but I don't really see any. Overall, it is fine but unless you're crazy for the organic foolishness you'd be just as well off with basically any chewy granola bar. 


Monday, February 11, 2013

Nature's Path Peanut Choco

Nature's Path Peanut Choco (5 for $4.79, The Turnip Truck)
1.2 oz / 35g

Ingredients: rolled oats, evaporated cane juice, soy oil, tapioca syrup, roasted peanuts, palm kernel oil, cocoa butter, cocoa, natural flavor, soy lecithin, sea salt, tapioca starch, brown rice flour, invert cane syrup, peanut butter, acacia gum, molasses, tocopherols. 

Calories: 150
Calories from fat: 50
Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat. Fat: 1.5g (8%)
Sodium: 125mg (5%)
Total Carb: 22g (7%)
Fiber: 2g (8%)
Sugars: 11g
Protein: 3g 

These are fancy organic bars that cost a buck apiece, that are really a lot like your normal chewy granola bar. They don't really look like what is on the box, you're sort of like "is this really worth more than twice the price of a kashi?"  and then you taste it and you're like "hmm, no chemical taste at all, nice!" and that's about it. a totally decent bar, good flavor and texture, but you'll pay dearly for the quality.