Sunday 28 October 2012

Review of 'Enjoy Life' Very Berry Crunch Granola

Enjoy Life -- Very Berry Crunch Granola (not vegan; contains honey)
Overall Rating: 3/5
Summary: hmm, tastes bland at first, then gets a little better after a few chews, but reallly subtle berry flavours. It also tasted artificial and plastic-y to me. It had a hint of tartness and the berry flavour was actually quite nice. The execution just wasn't right.

Where to buy: Bulk Barn, Fortinos, perhaps Whole Foods, buy online
Granola

Ingredients: Brown Rice Flakes, Evaporated Cane Juice, Brown Rice Syrup, Rice Crisps (Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Raisin Juice Concentrate, Honey, Salt), Inulin (Chicory Root Fiber), Freeze Dried Raspberries and Strawberries*, Natural Strawberry Flavor, Expeller-Pressed Vegetable Oil (Safflower Oil and/or Sunflower Oil), Ground Flaxseed, Citric Acid, Salt, Rosemary Extract.
*Sulfite-Free

Nutrition Facts:
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Calories: 190
Total fat: 1.5g
     Saturated: .4g
     Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 60mg
Total Carbs: 44g
     Dietary fiber: 4g
     Sugars: 12g
Protein: 3g
Vitamin C: 10%
Iron: 30%

The ingredients are great, but the calories...oh boy! The 1/2 cup serving size is 190 calories. Admittedly, the 1/2 cup was actually a good portion for me, but most people will have at least 1 cup per serving, which is almost 400 calories without milk! That's....not good.

It is low in fat, has 0 cholesterol, and has natural sugars...but the weak flavour combined with high calories and low protein content makes it unworthy of my recommendation! I wouldn't buy this granola again.

The texture is really nice for a gluten free granola -- it closely resembled the oaty-ness you'd normally find in granolas.

Other flavours:
Brand:
  • Non-GMO certified
  • Gluten free certified
  • Free of the 8 most common allergens (wheat, gluten, nuts, casein, dairy, lactose, egg, soy, fish, shellfish, potato sesame, sulfites)

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