Overall Rating: 4/5
Summary: Although I'm not normally a fan of crunchy bars, this one was really good. It's light but satisfying because there are 2 bars for each serving. The flavour is bang on and that roasted almond buttery goodness really comes through. Add to that a high protein, fiber, and healthy fats, this is a really good snack bar.
Where to buy: Fortinos, Shopper's Drug Mart
Ingredients: whole grain oats, evaporated cane juice crystals, rolled whole grain blend (hard red wheat, oats, rye, triticale barley), expeller pressed canola oil, natural roasted almond butter, soy protein isolate, almonds, Kashi seven whole grains & sesame flour (whole: oats, hard red wheat, rye, brown rice, triticale barley, buckwheat, sesame seeds), chicory root fiber, honey, rice starch, wheat germ, evaporated salt, gum arabic, soy lecithin, sodium bicarbonate, natural flavour, mixed tocopherols for freshness.
Contains: wheat, almond and soy ingredients.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving: 2 bars
Calories: 170
Total fat: 6g
Saturated: .5g
Polyunsaturated: 1.5g
Monounsaturated: 2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 150mg
Total Carb: 26g
Dietary fiber: 4g
Soluble fiber: 2g
Insoluble fiber: 2g
Sugars: 8g
Protein: 6g
Calcium: 2%
Iron: 6%
So for 2 bars, 170 cals is totally worth it. It's a satisfying snack (especially with some complementary tea -- I had Jacksons of Piccadilly --English Breakfast Tea). I really like that this is high in fiber and protein, which can be difficult to find in snack bars. It's low on the 'bad' saturated fat and high in the healthier poly- and mono-unsaturated and has natural sugars.
I normally opt for chewy bars and I'm not a big fan of crunchy snack bars but I actually enjoyed this one. It wasn't too crumbly and messy and I could actually break it into little bites without getting crumbs all over myself. The texture was nice -- it had perfectly sized bits of almonds to get my crunch on. The flavour wasn't disappointing and I actually got a good dose of that 'roasted almond' taste. I'm really happy about that. Once you chew it up, you get that buttery almond butter sweetness.
I probably wouldn't buy this again simply because I prefer chewy bars. But if you're a crunch fan, the flavour definitely makes this purchase-worthy!
I was also thinking about how I could bake with these. A food processor could make this a really versatile dessert ingredient. I'm thinking pie crusts, granola, toppings, cookies, etc. The possibilities are enormous!
Other flavours:
Brand:
- "Nine of our foods are now officially Non-GMO Project Verified including Autumn Wheat, Cinnamon Harvest, Island Vanilla, Strawberry Fields, 7 Whole Grain Flakes, 7 Whole Grain Puffs, 7 Whole Grain Pilaf, Simply Maize and Indigo Morning." (kashi.com)
- Phasing out GMOs: "That's why today Kashi announced a big initiative to increase the company's availability of organic and Non-GMO Project Verified foods. By the end of 2014, all existing Kashi® GOLEAN® cereals and Kashi® Chewy Granola Bars—representing Kashi's biggest offerings—will be Non-GMO Project Verified. Beginning in 2015, all new Kashi foods introduced into the market will contain at least 70 percent organic ingredients and will also be Non-GMO Project Verified" (read article here).
- "The soy in Kashi cereals comes from soybeans that have had a gene inserted to protect the soybeans from the herbicide Roundup, which kills, weeds," according to USA Today (read article here).
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