Snack Review: Quaker Granola Bites - A Mixed Bag
I’ve always been ambivalent about bite-size calorie bags. On the one hand, I like them for telling me it’s healthy to eat small portions of nutritionally bankrupt foods. Even if I’m downing a pouch of carb nuggets, I can justify my transgression by glancing at the number on the bag. Why, it’s only 90 calories! This is so healthy, I’m practically working out!
On the other hand, however, their portions sizes are frequently way too small. Believing you’ll be satisfied after one microscopic pouch is the culinary equivalent of chasing windmills – it’s hopelessly idealistic, so you might as well season that donkey you’re riding and settle down for dinner.
Such was the dilemma I faced while tearing into a bag of Quaker’s chocolate-flavored Granola Bites. Could a low calorie snack be high in satisfaction? I doubted it, but as a fan of their regular granola bars, I figured Quaker’s mini-bites were a relatively safe bet. What could go wrong with chocolate and granola?
Well, as soon as I laid eyes on them, I had my answer. Imagine, if you will, a pile of brown, marble-sized pellets comprised of rough, compacted oats. I don’t own a rabbit with a digestive problem, but staring at these Granola Bites gave me a pretty good idea of what that might be like.
Not the most appetizing sight, but duty (heh) called and I was determined to sample them. Thankfully, the Granola Bites’ taste and texture made up for how they looked. They were light and crispy, and possessed just enough chocolate flavor to make me want to keep popping them into my mouth. Most importantly perhaps, I did feel satisfied after just one bag, which I think absolves these little suckers of their unfortunate appearance.
Final verdict: an excellent snack to enjoy when not wearing your glasses.
Buy Quaker Granola Bites Online:
- at Amazon.com
3 Comments
Gracie on August 9th, 2008
I LOVE these!! Very satisfying.
Prairiedaun on March 19th, 2009
I have to say, I really love these (especially the cinnamon ones). My problem with it is that I usually want more than the serving size and hate all of the extra packaging.
(Also, they’re called Granola Crunch’ers here. I’m sort of confused by the name change. Hrm.)
Sara on August 8th, 2008
I agree!