Nature Valley Dark Chocolate Cherry (6 for $2.99, Publix)
1.2 oz / 35g
Ingredients: whole grain oats, high maltose corn syrup, semisweet chocolate chunks, sugar, almonds, rice flour, chicory root extract, fructose, dried cranberries, canola oil, dried cherries, maltodextrin, vegetable glycerin, soy lecithin, salt, barley malt extract, baking soda, natural flavor, mixed tocopherols.
Calories: 140
Cals from fat: 35
Total Fat: 4g (6%)
Sat Fat: 1g (5%)
Sodium: 65mg (3%)
Total Carb: 25g (8%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugar: 13g
Protein: 2g
This is a nice, sweet, very standard chewy granola bar. You can taste the dried cherries and dried cranberries and I like that there's a little chocolate, too. I was worried when I saw four different sweeteners listed in the ingredients there but while this is pretty sweet, it isn't much worse than other bars (about 1/3 sugar). It is a little too sweet but is overall pretty nicely done.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
Luna Carrot Cake
Luna Carrot Cake ($0.99, Target)
1.7 oz / 48g
Ingredients: soy rice crisps, organic toasted oats, organic flaxmeal, organic brown rice syrup, organic dried cane syrup, organic cocoa, palm kernel oil, organic palm kernel solids, organic soy lecithin, organic vanilla, walnuts, inulin, organic raisins, organic soy white chocolate, organic dried carrots, organic oat syrup solids, vegetable glycerin, organic sunflower oil, organic cinnamon, sea salt, natural flavor, organic vitamin e.
Calories: 180
Calories from fat: 50
Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat. Fat: 2.5g (13%)
Sodium: 130mg (5%)
Total Carb: 28g (9%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugars: 13g
Protein: 8g
OK I have to admit I was sort of timid about approaching this one. Sure, the blueberry clif bar has turned out to be a strong member of the team, but carrot cake? For breakfast? Well, I decided to just give it a go. Surprisingly less fake tasting than a lot of other Luna bars - I think the cinnamon (which is strong) helps its case. It has a nice, standard granola bar texture. The icing is still a little much like with all of these bars. This is a lot better than I would have imagined, but still not deserving of first string play.
1.7 oz / 48g
Ingredients: soy rice crisps, organic toasted oats, organic flaxmeal, organic brown rice syrup, organic dried cane syrup, organic cocoa, palm kernel oil, organic palm kernel solids, organic soy lecithin, organic vanilla, walnuts, inulin, organic raisins, organic soy white chocolate, organic dried carrots, organic oat syrup solids, vegetable glycerin, organic sunflower oil, organic cinnamon, sea salt, natural flavor, organic vitamin e.
Calories: 180
Calories from fat: 50
Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat. Fat: 2.5g (13%)
Sodium: 130mg (5%)
Total Carb: 28g (9%)
Fiber: 3g (12%)
Sugars: 13g
Protein: 8g
OK I have to admit I was sort of timid about approaching this one. Sure, the blueberry clif bar has turned out to be a strong member of the team, but carrot cake? For breakfast? Well, I decided to just give it a go. Surprisingly less fake tasting than a lot of other Luna bars - I think the cinnamon (which is strong) helps its case. It has a nice, standard granola bar texture. The icing is still a little much like with all of these bars. This is a lot better than I would have imagined, but still not deserving of first string play.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
NutriGrain Toffee Crunch
NutriGrain Toffee Crunch (5 for $3.49, Harris Teeter)
1.48 oz / 42g
Ingredients: whole grain oats, sugar, vegetable oil, soluble corn fiber, oat fiber, cocoa, natural and artificial flavors, salt, tricalcium phosphate, soy lecithin, whey, corn syrup, butter, baking soda, vitamin e, zinc oxide, peanut flour.
Calories: 190
Calories from fat: 80
Fat: 9g (14%)
Sat. Fat: 5g (25%)
Sodium: 125mg (5%)
Total Carb: 28g (9%)
Fiber: 6g (25%)
Sugars: 10g
Protein: 3g
This is a sort of small version of a standard nature valley crunchy twin pack but with chocolate icing on the bottom. It is full of fiber, but also way worse than a nature valley bar. It tastes surprisingly fine (though nothing like toffee) but has a hard, dry texture even with the icing. They really remind me of those cookies with icing on the bottom, I wonder if they are hitting up the elves for new ideas now. You can do much worse than these bars but I probably won't go back.
1.48 oz / 42g
Ingredients: whole grain oats, sugar, vegetable oil, soluble corn fiber, oat fiber, cocoa, natural and artificial flavors, salt, tricalcium phosphate, soy lecithin, whey, corn syrup, butter, baking soda, vitamin e, zinc oxide, peanut flour.
Calories: 190
Calories from fat: 80
Fat: 9g (14%)
Sat. Fat: 5g (25%)
Sodium: 125mg (5%)
Total Carb: 28g (9%)
Fiber: 6g (25%)
Sugars: 10g
Protein: 3g
This is a sort of small version of a standard nature valley crunchy twin pack but with chocolate icing on the bottom. It is full of fiber, but also way worse than a nature valley bar. It tastes surprisingly fine (though nothing like toffee) but has a hard, dry texture even with the icing. They really remind me of those cookies with icing on the bottom, I wonder if they are hitting up the elves for new ideas now. You can do much worse than these bars but I probably won't go back.
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