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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Taste Test Tuesday - Quaker Breakfast Bites
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I get the whole "portion control" thing and I get why various companies are now packaging some of their snacks in individual serving pouches to force us to stay within a certain calorie limit. That's part of the idea behind Quaker's new Breakfast Bites (25% less sugar than the leading regular cereal bar) -Strawberry.

Each pouch (which can only be a snack or lunch treat because it isn't very much food at all) adds up to 130 calories, 2.5 grams fat, .5 grams saturated fat, 2 grams fiber, 9 grams sugar. That's 28% calories from sugar and 17% calories from fat.

The first four ingredients for the crust and icing are: wheat flour, sugar, oatmeal, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil. The first six ingredients for the strawberry filling are: glycerin, corn syrup, maltodextrin, polydextrose, apple puree, strawberry puree.

How did it taste? Pretty good as far as breakfast bites go. It's along the line of a poptart but not quite as sweet or pastry-like. And these are definitely higher in fiber than a pastry or poptart.

~~Elaine

Related Topics: Quick Breakfasts for Busy Families, Nutrition Bars: Healthy or Hype?

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Posted by: Elaine Magee, RD at 5:31 AM

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