Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Summary: omg, why is this SO good! Jeez...it's crunchy, sweet, chocolatey, and just so comforting. It's on, like, level 10 sweetness. I don't really get the berry taste all that much, despite the bits of dried berries found throughout. But It just doesn't matter. The chocolate is the star. I had it with and without milk, and with milk is way better. All the flavour just dissolves into a milky, creamy, crunchy concoction. It's sinful. Buy it and see for yourself.
Where to buy: Bulk Barn, Fortinos, Sobeys
Coupon available at Mambo Sprouts as of November 14 2012 (Sign up! It's worth it.)
Ingredients: rolled oats*, evaporated cane juice*, soy oil*, rolled spelt (wheat)*, dark chocolate chunks* (evaporated cane juice*, unsweetened chocolate*, cocoa butter*, soy lecithin*, vanilla*), flax seeds*, dried coconut*, cocoa*, freeze-dried berry blend* (freeze-dried strawberries*, freeze-dried raspberries*), rice starch*, sea salt, natural chocolate flavor, natural vanilla flavor, tocopherols (natural vitamin E).
*Organic. Contains soy and wheat. May contain peanuts, tree nuts or dairy.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Calories: 260
Fat: 10g
Saturated: 2g
Trans: 0g
Omega-6: 4.3g
Omega-3: .99g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 105mg
Potassium: 190mg
Carbohydrate: 37g
Fiber: 3g
Sugars: 12g
Protein: 5g
Vitamin C: 4%
Calcium: 2%
Iron: 12%
Okay, these organic and wholesome ingredients basically gave me a license to eat about 90% of the bag in one sitting :/ I'm not recommending that for anyone -- I just happen to be a glutton for sweetness.
The calories are really, very high! For just 1 cup, there is 260 calories...that's super high for a snack item, so this product is definitely more likely to be a treat for those 'once-in-a-while' occasions. It has a good amount of healthy fats and a really nice 5g of protein. The fiber content isn't too bad.
The key is to maintain self-control and have the recommended 1/2 cup for a serving. Basically, do the opposite of what I would do. You really gotta try this granola.
Other Nature's Path Love Crunch granola flavours:
Brand (quoted from the Nature's Path website):
- "For every bag you buy, we’ll donate the equivalent in cash and organic food to the food bank, up to $1 million a year! That’s what the Bite4Bite model’s all about."
- Certified non-GMO and organic
- Fairtrade certified
- "We source all our ingredients as locally as possible to our production plants."
- "...over 78% of the weight of ingredients we purchase comes from organic farmers in North America."
- "Some of the ingredients we have committed to purchasing are Fairtrade Certified cocoa, sugar cane, molasses, and spices."
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