Taste Test: Entenmann's Chocolate Chip Cereal Bars
June 1st, 2009 • 5 Comments | Leave a Comment »
Who cares if sugar is the main ingredient in Entenmann’s Multi-Grain Chocolate Chip Cereal Bars. It’s also made with natural stuff like whole grains, cocoa, vanilla, water, and eggs, so it’s gotta be good for you, right? I can either savor the indulgence of grazing on this soft & chewy cereal bar with its chocolate chips and cakey cookie texture, or I can freak out over the sugar situation and eat an apple
instead.
But wait! I already ate an apple today….and a fruit-packed smoothie before that….and it’s chicken breast with brown rice & veggies for dinner, so it’s okay if I break for this 130 calorie sweet & tasty treat. You can do the same, but if your calorie consumption is through the roof just stop right here and go for a power walk. Okay?
There are obviously better, more nutritiously-packed cereal bars I could be toting to work or feeding my greedy kids, and I actually do. Quaker Chewy, Fiber One, and Nature Valley Granola Bars all keep permanent residence in my cupboard, but I was enticed by Entenmann’s multi-grain claim and I’m loving sweet taste, moist & chewy bite, plus all the chocolate chips. They’re a great, once in awhile snack to satisfy your sweet tooth without the threat of sabotaging all your hard work at the gym.
Warning! Only take one cereal bar and put the box away. These are very addictive and will train wreck your healthy efforts if you can’t eat just one.
Cereal Bar Notes
Price Paid: $1.99 for 8-count box- Calories: 130*
- Fat Calories: 45
- Total Fat: 5g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Carbs: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugars: 12g
- Protein: 1g
*Nutrition label lists 130 calories, but Entenmann’s website lists 150 calories. Who knows?
Entenmann’s Mulit-Grain Cereal Bars also come in Apple Cinnamon and Strawberry varieties, so pick your poison and eat yourself some healthy junk food. I did.
Reactions from the Taste Test Crew
Health-hater Husband: “Why would I want that crap. Get it away from me.”
Four Greedy Kids: No official comments, but they held a wrestling match for the last cereal bar. Enough said.
Yum Up! to: Sugary cereal bars disguised as healthy food.
Yuck Down! to: The temptation to eat more than one. If you’re still developing your discipline, don’t even buy it.
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Pyjammez June 1st, 2009 at 2:44
YUM! That looks delicious..
Could be a pretty good energy booster for before or after a workout.
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Jody - Fit at 51 June 1st, 2009 at 8:48
You are so brave to bring these in the house & test them! Me, I had my cookies this weekend.. yes, I had two big ole cookies!!! When I have bars, I get ones with more protein so I know these will not make it to my house… but they look good!
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{cher} June 1st, 2009 at 9:57
that’s the reason i rarely get these kinds of things. i want MORE! same with those little 100 calorie packs they sell now. the only bars i won’t overeat are my south beach peanut butter protein bars. they aren’t too sweet to make me want more, and i have my one bar before my workouts so my sugar doesn’t drop, end of story.
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Josie Maurer June 1st, 2009 at 10:05
I think I’m really starting to get a handle on my Greedy Gene and sweet snacking. I bought 2 boxes of these – that’s 16 bars total – and I only ate two. They’re all gone and I won’t buy them again for awhile.
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Lauren @ Team Giles June 1st, 2009 at 23:41
“Sugary cereal bars disguised as healthy food.” I so thought that when I first saw it
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