Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Sixty Bar Variety Pack

2 Responses to Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Sixty Bar Variety Pack

1. Senor Zoidbergo says:

   June 5, 2010 at 6:02 am

   These are the new “healthy” Quaker Oats 100-calorie granola bars; but don’t let the name deceive you. While they may have zero trans-fats and no high fructose corn syrup, they’re still chock full of other great things, like various preservatives, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavors, regular corn syrup, and combinations of fructose/dextrose. My advice is to buy the full-fat Quaker Oats granola bars which taste better anyhow; just practice some self-control. However, since you’ve already chosen this variety pack, here’s the review.

   The best tasting flavors are the peanut butter and chocolate chip; the oatmeal raisin has virtually neither oats nor raisins, and tastes more like a barley/rice bar. Somehow, the “oatmeal raisin” bar came with no raisins, and a much drier, barley-er consistency. What happened to the good ol’ days when granola bars were primarily oats? But I digress. Thank goodness there are only 16 of the oatmeal raisin in the box, and more of the better tasting PB/Choco.

   As for the chocolate chip flavor, they still have enough chocolate chips scattered about to resemble a chocolate chip granola bar, and somehow the ratio of oats to barley/rice is higher in this than compared to the oatmeal raisin bars. The bar isn’t too dry, and you feel pretty good eating just one of them and only taking in 100 calories. Only 100 calories? Hmm, I can afford to eat a few more…

   As for the oatmeal raisin, they’re terrible compared to their low fat chocolate chip brethren. There’s nary a raisin to be found, and somehow, the oatmeal to barley/rice ratio is very low on these compared to the chocolate chip version. If I wanted a barley/rice bar, I wouldn’t have bought a product that said “granola” on the front. Additionally, the bar is very dry; I think the lack of a nice fat (chocolate chips) definitely leaves something to be desired.

   As for the peanut butter, they have a great peanut buttery flavor and taste. Not much else to be said.

   Buy these knowing you’ll have slightly dry-ish oat/barley/rice bars, good for a nice snack. They’re not especially healthy, but no one needs to know. Shhhh.
   Rating: 4 / 5
2. Bonnie L. Roderick says:

   June 5, 2010 at 7:00 am

   The bars seemed to be stale and were not chewy as when I purchase from the grocery store.
   Rating: 2 / 5