kind plus antioxidants cranberry & almond ($1.69, trader joe's)
1.4 oz / 40g
Ingredients: almonds, macadamias, dried cranberries, honey, glucose, puffed rice, soluble dietary fiber (maize)
Calories: 190
Cals from fat: 110
Total Fat: 12g (18%)
Sat Fat: 1.5g (8%)
Sodium: 10mg (1%)
Potassium: 120mg (3%)
Total Carb: 19g (6%)
Fiber: 2.5g (10%)
Sugar: 13g
Protein: 4g
Ah, finally the last of the kind bars. Will this one be a Dr. Jekyll or a Mr. Hyde?
This is another "peanut bar" type, though there's so much "glue" that there's a small layer of it on the bottom. Luckily, this is the soft glue, so the overall bar is more chewy than crunchy. This puts it firmly in "Jekyll" territory. The taste of the bar is overwhelmed by the cranberries - the puffed rice seemed like a good idea but it's not really helping the case at all. Pretty much all I taste is cranberries and honey. This isn't bad; and I must stress there's no chemical taste to speak of, but again I'm not sure why having these in a bar is so much better than just having a handful of dried fruits and nuts lying around. I note these are made in Australia, perhaps they don't have dried fruits and nuts in bulk over there.
In any event the existing rules stand: kind bars with fruit are ok, kind bars without fruit are not ok. Recess!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
kind nut delight
kind nut delight ($1.69, trader joe's)
1.4 oz / 40g
Ingredients: peanuts, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, honey, glucose, puffed rice, linseed, chicory fiber, soy lecithin
Calories: 200
Cals from fat: 140
Total Fat: 15g (24%)
Sat Fat: 2g (10%)
Sodium: 15mg (1%)
Total Carb: 12g (4%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugar: 8g
Protein: 7g
Oh, man. It's peanut bar time again. I was afraid of this. After making such progress with these bars we're right back to the hard, crumbly, annoying nut bar i panned before. I actually had to shove this one to the back of my mouth to bite off pieces. Let's just put this one behind us, shall we? Its such a shame because the one with the fruit was so much better. I just noticed that this is my 50th (!) granola bar review, I only wish we could have celebrated with a really good one instead of this messy, tired thing.
1.4 oz / 40g
Ingredients: peanuts, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, honey, glucose, puffed rice, linseed, chicory fiber, soy lecithin
Calories: 200
Cals from fat: 140
Total Fat: 15g (24%)
Sat Fat: 2g (10%)
Sodium: 15mg (1%)
Total Carb: 12g (4%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugar: 8g
Protein: 7g
Oh, man. It's peanut bar time again. I was afraid of this. After making such progress with these bars we're right back to the hard, crumbly, annoying nut bar i panned before. I actually had to shove this one to the back of my mouth to bite off pieces. Let's just put this one behind us, shall we? Its such a shame because the one with the fruit was so much better. I just noticed that this is my 50th (!) granola bar review, I only wish we could have celebrated with a really good one instead of this messy, tired thing.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
clif kid organic Z bar chocolate chip
clif kid organic Z bar chocolate chip ($0.69, trader joe's)
1.27 oz / 36g
Ingredients: organic chocolate chips, organic rolled oats, organic oat flour, organic fig paste, organic tapioca syrup, organic evaporated cane juice syrup, organic maple syrup, organic soy butter, organic chocolate, natural flavors, organic milled flaxseed, organic oat fiber, baking soda, salt.
Calories: 130
Cals from fat: 35
Total Fat: 4g (6%)
Sat Fat: 1.5g (8%)
Sodium: 100mg (4%)
Potassium: 140mg (4%)
Total Carb: 24g (9%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugar: 11g
Protein: 3g
I expected to like this since I like the regular clif chocolate chip bars and I must admit I wasn't disappointed. The texture of this is unique; its like an especially-dense cereal bar. I normally don't really go in for cereal bars but this one is heavier than most and has a little more "granola" than a regular cereal bar which I think makes it better. No chemical taste, though the aftertaste is a little overly sweet - consume with a beverage. Overall this bar is really good; enough so to buy a box of 12 which is about as high as praise gets from this website.
1.27 oz / 36g
Ingredients: organic chocolate chips, organic rolled oats, organic oat flour, organic fig paste, organic tapioca syrup, organic evaporated cane juice syrup, organic maple syrup, organic soy butter, organic chocolate, natural flavors, organic milled flaxseed, organic oat fiber, baking soda, salt.
Calories: 130
Cals from fat: 35
Total Fat: 4g (6%)
Sat Fat: 1.5g (8%)
Sodium: 100mg (4%)
Potassium: 140mg (4%)
Total Carb: 24g (9%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugar: 11g
Protein: 3g
I expected to like this since I like the regular clif chocolate chip bars and I must admit I wasn't disappointed. The texture of this is unique; its like an especially-dense cereal bar. I normally don't really go in for cereal bars but this one is heavier than most and has a little more "granola" than a regular cereal bar which I think makes it better. No chemical taste, though the aftertaste is a little overly sweet - consume with a beverage. Overall this bar is really good; enough so to buy a box of 12 which is about as high as praise gets from this website.
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