Review of 'Odwalla' Blueberry Swirl

Odwalla -- Blueberry Swirl
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Summary: amazing blueberry aroma as you rip open the packaging; tastes incredibly fresh; the blueberry flavour is *strong*, there are big whole blueberries that are just perfection, and the swirl frosting is actually prominent and not just there for show; it is medium sweet and I highly recommend this bar! It's actually quite filling and makes for a delicious and convenient snack.

Where to buy: US (Harris Teeter)/Canada



Ingredients: Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Rolled Oats, Whole Dried Sweetened Blueberries (Blueberries, Apple Juice Concentrate, Sunflower Oil), Organic Oat Flour, Date Paste, Oat Bran, Soy Coating (Organice Invert Cane Syrup, Fractioned Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Flour, Soy Lecithin, Organic Vanilla Extract), Plum Puree, Organic Cane Juice Syrup, Vegetable Glycerin, Natural Flavors, Raisin Paste, Oat Fiber, Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Rosemary Extract), less than 2% of: Calcium Carbonate, Sunflower Oil, Soy Lecithin, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Baking Soda, Salt, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene And Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate).

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 bar
Calories: 200
Fat: 3g
     Saturated fat: 1g
     Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 125mg
Potassium: 135mg
Total carbohydrate: 41g
     Fiber: 4g
     Sugars: 19g
Protein: 3g
Vitamin A: 10%
Vitamin C: 10%
Calcium: 25%
Iron: 6%
Vitamin E: 50%

You can see for yourself how great these ingredients are. I love that the third ingredient in whole blueberries and you can actually see and taste that in the bar...they're everywhere, plump, and flavourful (and sweetened with apple juice). The ingredients are all clean and wholesome, all natural. The nutritional profile is great as well. For 200 calories, it's very low in fat, has 4g of fiber, 3g of protein, and a good amount of vitamins and nutrients for these types of bars. I highly recommend this product and this particular flavour. I definitely have these in my pantry on a regular basis.

Other Odwalla bars:

• Apple Toffee Pistachio (vegan)
• Banana Nut (vegan)
• Berries GoMega (vegan) (reviewed here)
• Choco-Walla (vegan)
• Chocolate Almond Coconut
• Chocolate Chip Peanut (vegan) (reviewed here)
• Chocolate Chip Trail Mix (vegan)
• Chocolate Peanut Butter (reviewed here)
• Dark Chocolate Chip Walnut (vegan)
• Lemon Ginger (vegan)
• Orange Cranberry (vegan)
• Strawberry Pomegranate (vegan)
• Superfood (vegan)
• Super Protein (reviewed here)
• Sweet & Salty Almond (vegan) (reviewed here)
• Sweet & Salty Peanut (vegan)
• White Chocolate Macadamia

Brand (quoted from odwalla.com):

• "...more than 98% of all our trash is recycled."
• "...30% of our electricity needs have virtually zero emissions, which significantly reduces our carbon footprint."
• "Odwalla has made multi-year donations to the Organic Farming Research Foundation and Conservation International to help with sustainable agriculture."
• "Odwalla contributes to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation^® to help fund breast cancer research worldwide."
• Non-GMO
• "To help Haiti recover from its devastating 2010 earthquake, we donate 10 cents from every 12 oz. Mango Tango smoothie to the Haiti Hope Project."