Fiber One Oats & Strawberries with Almonds ($3.59 for 5, Kroger)
1.4 oz / 40g
Ingredients: chicory root extract, rolled oats, sugar, cranberries, citric acid, natural flavor, elderberry juice concentrate, sunflower oil, crisp rice, high maltose corn syrup, barley flakes, almond pieces, honey, vegetable oil, sugar, maltodextrin, high fructose corn syrup, glycerin, tricalcium phosphate, soy lecithin, salt, nonfat milk, cocoa processed with alkali, baking soda, caramel color, sunflower meal, wheat flour, mixed tocopherols.
Calories: 140
Cals from fat: 30
Total Fat: 3g (5%)
Sat Fat: 0.5g (4%)
Sodium: 90mg (4%)
Total Carb: 29g (10%)
Fiber: 9g (35%)
Sugar: 9g
Protein: 2g
Two things I notice right away: there is more chicory in this bar than anything else, and no actual strawberries. Still, the old "fiber one" magic is present; this bar tastes great and has a nice granola bar texture, and a whole lotta fiber. The bar is extremely chewy, and I get all the flavors: a little fruit, a little almond, a little chocolate from the drizzle on top. I honestly don't know how they do that. Also note that this bar, despite having some scary ingredients, is a lot better for me than yesterday's peanut bar; fewer calories, less fat, and with lots of fiber which satisfies hunger. I call it win-win, though I still have a couple of boxes of those peanut bars. Oh well.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Planters Big Nut Bar Double Peanut
Planters Big Nut Bar Double Peanut ($2.50 for 5, Kroger)
1.62 oz / 46g
Ingredients: peanuts, corn syrup, sugar, peanut butter, crisped rice, evaporated cane juice invert syrup, whole grain rolled oats, fractionated palm kernel oil, brown sugar, whole grain rolled wheat, coconut, canola oil, wheat bran, partially defatted peanut flour, salt, fructose, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, resistant corn dextrin, natural flavor, mixed tocopherols.
Calories: 220
Cals from fat: 110
Total Fat: 13g (20%)
Sat Fat: 3g (15%)
Sodium: 160mg (7%)
Total Carb: 22g (7%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugar: 12g
Protein: 7g (7%)
Well, it seems I'll eat anything. That ingredient list is pretty scary, no? I'm just glad the corn dextrin was the resistant kind, because that non-resistant stuff is just not good enough!
This is sort of a peanut bar sitting on a little bed of peanut butter. It is nice and chewy unlike peanut bars of old, the peanut butter gives it some body and the overall effect is very granola-bar like despite the fact that this is really about 80% peanuts. I am a peanut fan, so I admit I like this bar. Its not really far off from a payday bar, and has about the same nutritional value. Sadly, the ingredients list (note: I got this from the internet, not the package so it may not be totally accurate) on the payday bar is shorter:
So there ya go. You can have your old-fashioned partially hydrogenated vegetable oil or your newfangled fractionated palm kernel oil, but it all basically turns out the same.
1.62 oz / 46g
Ingredients: peanuts, corn syrup, sugar, peanut butter, crisped rice, evaporated cane juice invert syrup, whole grain rolled oats, fractionated palm kernel oil, brown sugar, whole grain rolled wheat, coconut, canola oil, wheat bran, partially defatted peanut flour, salt, fructose, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, resistant corn dextrin, natural flavor, mixed tocopherols.
Calories: 220
Cals from fat: 110
Total Fat: 13g (20%)
Sat Fat: 3g (15%)
Sodium: 160mg (7%)
Total Carb: 22g (7%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugar: 12g
Protein: 7g (7%)
Well, it seems I'll eat anything. That ingredient list is pretty scary, no? I'm just glad the corn dextrin was the resistant kind, because that non-resistant stuff is just not good enough!
This is sort of a peanut bar sitting on a little bed of peanut butter. It is nice and chewy unlike peanut bars of old, the peanut butter gives it some body and the overall effect is very granola-bar like despite the fact that this is really about 80% peanuts. I am a peanut fan, so I admit I like this bar. Its not really far off from a payday bar, and has about the same nutritional value. Sadly, the ingredients list (note: I got this from the internet, not the package so it may not be totally accurate) on the payday bar is shorter:
Peanuts, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Mono- and Diglycerides, Egg Whites, TBHQ, Soy Protein, Citric Acid
So there ya go. You can have your old-fashioned partially hydrogenated vegetable oil or your newfangled fractionated palm kernel oil, but it all basically turns out the same.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Clif Bar Peanut Toffee Buzz
Clif Bar Peanut Toffee Buzz ($0.99, Publix)
2.4 oz / 68g
Ingredients: organic brown rice syrup, soy rice crisps, organic roasted soybeans, organic soy flour, organic rolled oats, dry roasted peanuts, apple fiber, organic oat fiber, organic milled flaxseed, inulin, psyllium, organic evaporated cane juice, peanut toffee, organic peanut butter, cocoa butter, soy flour, soy lecithin, peanut flour, natural flavors, sea salt, green tea extract.
Calories: 250
Cals from fat: 50
Total Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat Fat: 2g (10%)
Sodium: 200mg (8%)
Potassium: 250mg (7%)
Total Carb: 42g (14%)
Fiber: 5g (20%)
Sugar: 20g
Protein: 11g (22%)
When I drink green tea I get a little loopy. I don't know if I steep it too long or what; my purveyor of fine teas says I drink them too fast and my blood pressure drops, which is an interesting theory. Anyway, it makes the idea of this bar feel a little bit dangerous; contains green tea extract! And he's drinking coffee! Go ahead and dial the 9 and the 1!
This bar is remarkably bland. There's a little icing stripe which adds some sweetness but I'm honestly left with almost zero aftertaste. Sort of a dry finish, too. The texture is just 'clif bar' to me at this point, but the taste of this bar is markedly different and sort of strange; I don't really get the toffee taste. Its slightly sweet and peanutty with this crazy drop off dry mouth finish. I probably won't buy this one again, but it is an interesting experience. I guess we'll see how hyped up on caffeine I am after this and a cup o' joe. I feel like I might bounce around like daffy duck or something wooHOOwooHOOwooHOO!
2.4 oz / 68g
Ingredients: organic brown rice syrup, soy rice crisps, organic roasted soybeans, organic soy flour, organic rolled oats, dry roasted peanuts, apple fiber, organic oat fiber, organic milled flaxseed, inulin, psyllium, organic evaporated cane juice, peanut toffee, organic peanut butter, cocoa butter, soy flour, soy lecithin, peanut flour, natural flavors, sea salt, green tea extract.
Calories: 250
Cals from fat: 50
Total Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat Fat: 2g (10%)
Sodium: 200mg (8%)
Potassium: 250mg (7%)
Total Carb: 42g (14%)
Fiber: 5g (20%)
Sugar: 20g
Protein: 11g (22%)
When I drink green tea I get a little loopy. I don't know if I steep it too long or what; my purveyor of fine teas says I drink them too fast and my blood pressure drops, which is an interesting theory. Anyway, it makes the idea of this bar feel a little bit dangerous; contains green tea extract! And he's drinking coffee! Go ahead and dial the 9 and the 1!
This bar is remarkably bland. There's a little icing stripe which adds some sweetness but I'm honestly left with almost zero aftertaste. Sort of a dry finish, too. The texture is just 'clif bar' to me at this point, but the taste of this bar is markedly different and sort of strange; I don't really get the toffee taste. Its slightly sweet and peanutty with this crazy drop off dry mouth finish. I probably won't buy this one again, but it is an interesting experience. I guess we'll see how hyped up on caffeine I am after this and a cup o' joe. I feel like I might bounce around like daffy duck or something wooHOOwooHOOwooHOO!
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