Email a Friend
Print Article
Taste Test Tuesday: 100 Calorie Cereal Bars
The snack and cereal bar section spans about two yards down the aisle at my supermarket so today was the day I pulled out all the bars with 100 calories or less. These are the mainstream brands though, and not the alternative brands you might find at a health food store, Whole Foods or Trader Joe's.
With that said, I found quite a few with 100 calories or less. Here they are in all their glory (nutrition and taste information are listed):
* South Beach Diet 100 Calorie Snack bars - Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
What's in it?
100 Calories, 3 grams fat, 1.5 grams saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 3 grams fiber, 4 grams sugar, 3 grams protein, 160 milligrams sodium.
How does it taste?
The peanut butter flavor is mild and the chocolate chip flavor barely comes through. The texture is chewy in a good way and the bar leaves you with a cereal-like aftertaste. Overall it was not bad tasting for a bar with almost as much fiber as it has sugar.
* Kellogg's Special K Bar (comes in three flavors: Strawberry, Blueberry, and Honey Nut - but I tried the Blueberry)
What's in it?
90 Calories, 1.5 grams fat, 1 grams saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, less than 1 gram fiber, 9 grams sugar, 1 gram protein, 95 milligrams sodium.
How does it taste?
This is definitely a sweeter bar and the blueberry flavor comes through loud and clear. If this is your preference, you will probably like these bars.
* Quaker Chewy 90 Calories Bars (Oatmeal Raisin, Chocolate Chunk, Honey Nut)
What's in it?
90 Calories, 2 grams fat (Oatmeal Raisin has 1.5 grams), 0 grams saturated fat (chocolate chunk flavor has .5 grams), 0 grams trans fat, 1 gram fiber, 7 grams sugar (Honey Nut has 6 grams) 1 gram protein, 80 milligrams sodium.
How does it taste?
These are pretty small bars so know that right up front. Chocolate Chunk has a definite chocolate flavor that is very pleasing and it didn't seem too sweet to me either. The Oatmeal Raisin tasted just like an oatmeal raisin cookie. The Honey Nut Flavor had a subtle honey and nut flavor and wasn't my favorite of the three but might appeal to people partial to honey.
~~Elaine
Related Topics: Meal Replacement Bars and Drinks, 100 Calorie Snacks
Technorati Tags: cerealbars, snacks, 100calorie
With that said, I found quite a few with 100 calories or less. Here they are in all their glory (nutrition and taste information are listed):
* South Beach Diet 100 Calorie Snack bars - Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
What's in it?
100 Calories, 3 grams fat, 1.5 grams saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 3 grams fiber, 4 grams sugar, 3 grams protein, 160 milligrams sodium.
How does it taste?
The peanut butter flavor is mild and the chocolate chip flavor barely comes through. The texture is chewy in a good way and the bar leaves you with a cereal-like aftertaste. Overall it was not bad tasting for a bar with almost as much fiber as it has sugar.
* Kellogg's Special K Bar (comes in three flavors: Strawberry, Blueberry, and Honey Nut - but I tried the Blueberry)
What's in it?
90 Calories, 1.5 grams fat, 1 grams saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, less than 1 gram fiber, 9 grams sugar, 1 gram protein, 95 milligrams sodium.
How does it taste?
This is definitely a sweeter bar and the blueberry flavor comes through loud and clear. If this is your preference, you will probably like these bars.
* Quaker Chewy 90 Calories Bars (Oatmeal Raisin, Chocolate Chunk, Honey Nut)
What's in it?
90 Calories, 2 grams fat (Oatmeal Raisin has 1.5 grams), 0 grams saturated fat (chocolate chunk flavor has .5 grams), 0 grams trans fat, 1 gram fiber, 7 grams sugar (Honey Nut has 6 grams) 1 gram protein, 80 milligrams sodium.
How does it taste?
These are pretty small bars so know that right up front. Chocolate Chunk has a definite chocolate flavor that is very pleasing and it didn't seem too sweet to me either. The Oatmeal Raisin tasted just like an oatmeal raisin cookie. The Honey Nut Flavor had a subtle honey and nut flavor and wasn't my favorite of the three but might appeal to people partial to honey.
~~Elaine
Related Topics: Meal Replacement Bars and Drinks, 100 Calorie Snacks
Technorati Tags: cerealbars, snacks, 100calorie
0 Comments:
Post a Comment