Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut Granola Bars, Almond, 6-Count Boxes (Pack of 12) Review

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(More customer reviews)I really enjoy the flavor and texture of these candybars, but don't be fooled by the natural look of the product and packaging. These are all "treat" and no "snack". Nature Valley is blurring the lines between the once distinct categories of granola bars and candy bars. This product certainly falls into the latter category, but appears to be marketing itself into the first.

Ingredients include a host of flavor enhancers and sweeteners that "healthy snack bar" types might be trying to avoid.

We have 22g Carbs, 7g Fat, 3g Protien and 170mg of Sodium
"Glycemic Spike" and "Water Retention" come to mind...

Check out these ingredients:

High Maltose Corn Syrup is the second ingredient, sugar is the 4th, High fructose corn syrup is the 5th. Also in there is wheat flakes, fructose, honey, milk products and soy lecithin. As for the good stuff, we have almonds as the first ingredient, rolled oats as the third, crisp rice as the 6th. There are other ingredients as well, surely listed in the product description here on Amazon.

One peave regarding the product packaging which states that the bar is "dipped in almond butter coating". Well, I eat almond butter (instead of peanut butter). The "coating" they refer to is more of a white "sugary milk product coating" with a little almond mixed in. It is nothing like "almond butter".

Overall, this bar packs the salty sweet flavor punch it boasts and the texture is fun. Just beware (or be aware) of all those "other" ingredients when you buy.

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Sweet and Salty Almond Bars are a perfect balance of chewy granola and delicious real almonds, dipped in an almond butter coating. Enjoy a granola bar that gives your body a burst of energy to help keep you pedaling or paddling and provides your taste buds with a wholesome, fulfilling treat.

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Haribo Gummi Candy, Fizzy Cola, 5-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12) Review

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(More customer reviews)I loved Haribo candies when I was young living in France. I was disappointed to not see much of choices besides the gummy bears in stores. Amazon saved my life by introducing some great flavors. The sour colas are so good (I like it better than the regular colas). It's my favorite along with the strawberries.

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Haribo Fizzy Cola bottles are like our original gummy cola bottles, with a sour, sweet and tangy coating. Delicious cola flavored gummy bottles with a perky sour powder coating. Available in 5-ounce bags only.

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Barbara's Bakery Hole 'n Oats, Fruit Juice Sweetened Cereal, 8.0-Ounce Box (Pack of 6) Review

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(More customer reviews)I always liked Cheerios, but have not eaten it for years and years since they put too much junk in them with lots of iron which is not such a good idea for males. Every other oat cereal I tried tasted like hay or worse. Well the search is over. This cereal has great flavor and none of the unnecessary additives. It is crunchy or, if you prefer less crunch, use warm milk and they become chewey, not soggy. You can eat all you want without worrying about loading up on junk. My wife and I eat it all the time. I order it by the case from Amazon and you cannot beat the price. If you like oat cereals, this is it.

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This crunchy, fiber rich cereal is baked with whole grain oats and sweetened with only pure fruit juice.

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Fruit by the Foot Variety Pack (Strawberry, Color by the Foot, Tie Dye), 6-Count Rolls (Pack of 12) Review

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(More customer reviews)Somebody handed me one of these at a picnic, and it looked interesting -- basically, it was like eating jam that had been left on a plate and dried into a concentrated and gelatinous lump of-- well.... So I looked at the box the next time I went to the store.

Here's what it's a lump of:

--Grapes From Concentrate, THAT'S OKAY WITH ME
--Sugar,ALSO OKAY WITHIN LIMITS
--Maltodextrin,ANOTHER SUGAR
--Corn Syrup, ANOTHER SUGAR -- THE MOST UNHEALTHY OF ALL THE SUGARS -- SO UNHEALTHY THAT THE USA IS THE ONLY --THE ONLY -- THE ONLY -- FIRST WORLD COUNTRY LEFT THAT HAS NOT BANNED IT'S USE IN FOOD.
--Pears From Concentrate, OKAY -- 1 MORE ACTUAL FRUIT
--Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil,BASICALLY 1 STEP FROM PLASTIC, AND CONSIDERED AS BAD OR WORSE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH THAN TOBACCO
--Carrageenan, COLOR
--Citric Acid,PRESERVATIVE
--Acetylated Mono and Diglycerides, WHO KNOWS
--Sodium Citrate,ANOTHER PRESERVATIVE
--Malic Acid, ANOTHER PRESERVATIVE
--Xanthan Gum,HELP KEEP THE PLASTIC FROM BECOMING BRITTLE
--Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid),CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT -- AND ALSO A PRESERVATIVE
--Locust Bean Gum,AGAIN, MOISTURIZER FOR THE PLASTIC
--Natural & Artificial Flavor,ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR?AREN'T WE TIRED OF THIS BY NOW?
--Potassium Citrate, SOUNDS LIKE POTASSIUM AND CITRUS FRUIT -- BUT IT'S NOT
--Color (Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1)COLOR, COLOR, AND MORE COLOR -- ISN'T FRUIT PRETTY COLORFUL ALL BY ITSELF?

So fruit -- which is already colorful and already sweet, is puree'd with enough sugar to kill ants, then dosed up with preservatives so it has a half-life of 200 years -- AND they throw in partially hydrogenated fats (which are so bad for your that they have been banned in several states and countries around the world -- and will be banned by the rest before it's over) -- and what have you got?Something nobody in their right mind would eat and call "fruit".

This is not fruit -- it's candy.And as candy -- it's not even good candy.Why not go for a piece of real fruit followed by a bit of REAL 60-75% chocolate made with REAL sugar.Chocolate has the highest concentration of anti-oxidents on the planet -- so many that it has a naturally ultra-long shelf life with no zero- none- nada- not-a-bit of preservative or partially hydrogenated anything.

I'm sorry, but I've just about reached the end of my patience with these monolithic companies that market empty calories laced with poison under innocent sounding names and cute, brightly colored boxes with cartoon animals on them.

And don't be fooled by anything that says "Zero Grams of Trans Fat" --if it has partially hydrogenated oils in the ingredients list -- then they're splitting hairs with the labeling laws.Partially hydrogenated oil IS Trans Fat.

If they make the portion size small enough that 1 portion has less than .5 grams of partially hydrogenated fat (even if the portion size is only 4 grams of the food)-- then they are within the law to lie to you and advertise their product as having 0-grams of trans fat!Can you believe it?Whatever happened to the spirit of the law?

Money happened.

If a portion size is 4-grams, and each 4-grams of a 180-gram box contains .4-grams of partially hydrogenated fat -- that means the box could contain as much as 18-grams of TRANS FAT. It's a con.It's a lie.It's trying to pass a lie that falls within the letter of the law off as the truth.I've actually read boxes where the serving size was 2 crackers -- little tiny crackers -- that together weighed less than 9 grams.That's less than 1/3 of an ounce.Who is that supposed to be a serving for?Barbie?

And if you buy these things and feed them to your children -- then you're buying the lie because it's easy, pretty, well marketed, sweet (no kidding) and without a shadow of thought or conscience.

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Strawberry, Berry Tie-Dye. Naturally flavored. Color by the foot, naturally rainbow punch flavored. Made with real fruit. Excellent source of Vitamin C. Peel in half for 6 feet of fun! Low fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 1. Made in U.S.A.

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