Kashi GoLean Crunchy Chocolate Pretzel ($1.89, harris teeter)
1.59 oz / 45g
Ingredients: brown rice syrup, soy protein isolate, crystalline fructose, evaporated cane juice crystals, hard red winter wheat, oats, rye, barley, triticale, long grain brown rice, buckwheat, sesame seeds, oat fiber, pretzels, mechanically fractured palm kernel oil, rice starch, honey, cocoa, milled corn, chicory root fiber, vegetable glycerin, wheat bran, natural flavors, corn bran, salt, calcium carbonate, soy lecithin, magnesium oxide, chocolate liquor, vanilla extract, vitamin e, ascorbic acid, mixed tocopherols for freshness, zinc oxide, ferrus fumarate, nonfat dry milk, annatto color, vitamin b6, folic acid, vitamin b12.
Calories: 160
Cals from fat: 30
Total Fat: 3g (5%)
Sat. Fat: 2.5g (13%)
Sodium: 250mg (10%)
Total Carb: 28g (9%)
Fiber: 5g (20%)
Sugar: 13g
Protein: 8g (11%)
Slightly fake chocolate coating on the bottom. Not quite as salty as I'd expect from a pretzel-based bar, but every bit as dry I suppose. Still, not a bad bar overall - sort of a 3 or 3.5 out of 5, which is good enough in a pinch. I needed an afternoon snack. What I really haven't been able to figure out is why Clif doesn't have better competition. I trust that Kashi is using reasonably good ingredients overall, or at least moreso than a lot of brands. Yet the ingredients list here seems a lot more complicated than the Clif list to me, and the bar isn't as good. What gives?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Clif Bar Banana But Bread
Clif Bar Banana But Bread ($1.50, harris teeter)
2.4 oz / 68g
Ingredients: organic brown rice syrup, soy rice crisps, organic roasted soybeans, organic soy flour, organic rolled oats, walnuts, organic toasted oats, organic diced bananas, organic maple syrup, chocolate chips, organic oat fiber, organic milled flaxseed, inulin, organic oat bran, psyllium, organic soy butter, organic date paste, organic banana powder, natural flavors, sea salt, cinnamon.
Calories: 250
Cals from fat: 50
Total Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat Fat: 1g (6%)
Sodium: 130mg (5%)
Potassium: 310mg (9%)
Total Carb: 43g (14%)
Fiber: 5g (20%)
Sugar: 21g
Protein: 10g
Dang! This is pretty good. You get the banana bread flavor immediately. There's a tiny bit of the 'nutrition bar' aftertaste but it is extremely mild. You know, there's some crazy magic going on here - this is not the same texture as banana bread at all, but it really has me fooled. This is a surprisingly great bar!
2.4 oz / 68g
Ingredients: organic brown rice syrup, soy rice crisps, organic roasted soybeans, organic soy flour, organic rolled oats, walnuts, organic toasted oats, organic diced bananas, organic maple syrup, chocolate chips, organic oat fiber, organic milled flaxseed, inulin, organic oat bran, psyllium, organic soy butter, organic date paste, organic banana powder, natural flavors, sea salt, cinnamon.
Calories: 250
Cals from fat: 50
Total Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat Fat: 1g (6%)
Sodium: 130mg (5%)
Potassium: 310mg (9%)
Total Carb: 43g (14%)
Fiber: 5g (20%)
Sugar: 21g
Protein: 10g
Dang! This is pretty good. You get the banana bread flavor immediately. There's a tiny bit of the 'nutrition bar' aftertaste but it is extremely mild. You know, there's some crazy magic going on here - this is not the same texture as banana bread at all, but it really has me fooled. This is a surprisingly great bar!
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter
Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter($0.99, target)
2.4 oz / 68g
Ingredients: organic brown rice syrup, soy rice crisps, organic roasted soybeans, organic soy flour, organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic peanut butter, peanut flour, peanuts, apple fiber, organic oat fiber, organic milled flaxseed, inulin, psyllium, organic date paste, natural flavors, sea salt.
Calories: 250
Cals from fat: 60
Total Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat Fat: 1g (5%)
Sodium: 230mg (10%)
Potassium: 270mg (8%)
Total Carb: 42g (14%)
Fiber: 5g (20%)
Sugar: 20g
Protein: 11g (22%)
Yeah, I know. I said I'd stay away from the nutty clif bars but I picked up a big handful of bars at Target and just grabbed one of these because it was new to me and I wanted to review it for you; I do it all for you. This tasted almost exactly like I should have expected it to with the exception of a less noticeable 'nutrition bar' flavor than I would have guessed. Still, all the nuttiness makes it really feel like you're eating health food. I have to admit this bar had a slightly heavier, drier and firmer texture than the other clif bars. It wasn't a bad texture, just slightly different - amazingly it seemed even more substantial than other bars, which is a feat. I'd buy this again - better for an afternoon snack than I imagine it would be for breakfast but its good; better than I would have expected and quite satisfying.
2.4 oz / 68g
Ingredients: organic brown rice syrup, soy rice crisps, organic roasted soybeans, organic soy flour, organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic peanut butter, peanut flour, peanuts, apple fiber, organic oat fiber, organic milled flaxseed, inulin, psyllium, organic date paste, natural flavors, sea salt.
Calories: 250
Cals from fat: 60
Total Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat Fat: 1g (5%)
Sodium: 230mg (10%)
Potassium: 270mg (8%)
Total Carb: 42g (14%)
Fiber: 5g (20%)
Sugar: 20g
Protein: 11g (22%)
Yeah, I know. I said I'd stay away from the nutty clif bars but I picked up a big handful of bars at Target and just grabbed one of these because it was new to me and I wanted to review it for you; I do it all for you. This tasted almost exactly like I should have expected it to with the exception of a less noticeable 'nutrition bar' flavor than I would have guessed. Still, all the nuttiness makes it really feel like you're eating health food. I have to admit this bar had a slightly heavier, drier and firmer texture than the other clif bars. It wasn't a bad texture, just slightly different - amazingly it seemed even more substantial than other bars, which is a feat. I'd buy this again - better for an afternoon snack than I imagine it would be for breakfast but its good; better than I would have expected and quite satisfying.
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