Tuesday, July 8, 2008

balance bare sweet & salty yogurt nut

balance bare sweet & salty yogurt nut ($1.39, harris teeter)
1.76 oz / 50 g

Calories: 210
Cals from Fat: 80
Total Fat: 9g (14%)
Sat Fat: 3.5g (18%)
Cholesterol: <5mg (1%)
Sodium: 290mg (12%)
Potassium: 135mg (4%)
Total Carb: 23g (8%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugar: 11g
Protein: 13g (23%)

Ingredients: soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt, whey protein isolate, high maltose corn syrup, whole grain rolled oats, roasted almonds, roasted peanuts, evaporated cane juice invert syrup, sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, corn syrup, malitol syrup, natural flavor, nonfat yogurt powder, oligofructose and inulin, milk protein isolate, whey, protein concentrate, soy lecithin, cream, high oleic sunflower oil, maltodextrin, glycerin, salt, butter, dextrose, palm oil, fructose, caramel color, heavy cream, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, erythritol, fish gelatin, mixed tocopherols.

How can it be cheaper to mix up that chemistry set than to just press together some dates and cashews? I don't get it. This is a really traditional looking bar, grainy on top with a white icing (yogurt, presumably) on the bottom. It has a satisfying if dry granola texture, and a surprisingly small amount of chemical taste given its ingredient list. The yogurt coating on the bottom is not bad - it helps with the overall dryness of the bar. Overall a decent breakfast, though I'm scared of the ingredients.

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