General Mills Fiber One Oats & Chocolate Bars. - Review

I was heading down the snack aisle at Costco when I overheard two women ahead of me talking about how great 'these' are. Of course that made me curious as to what 'these' they were talking about. As I drew closer to the two pretty young blond women, I could see that the item they were feigning over was a 'Costco-sized' box of General Mills' Fiber one Oats & Chocolate bars. One woman had asked the other if she'd ever tried them. The 2nd woman excitedly replied, 'Yes! Aren't they great?'

I considered grabbing a box of the allegedly 'great' fiber bars, as I passed the pretty, petite, young women, who were probably college athletes who had never eaten more than 1 tiny little M&M in 1 session, but I decided I'd better wait in case I didn't like them. I'd hate to spend extra getting a mega box of cereal bars when I may not even like them to begin with!

It happened so the next stop on my list of things to do was to stop at Wal-Mart. There I found a normal, regular-sized box of 6 snack bars, a little more reasonably priced at $4.99. $4.99 is still rather pricey in my book for a box of cereal-like bars, but they were supposed to be nutritional so I'd try them out just this once.

I found the Oats & Chocolate favor as well as another variety, which also looked pretty good. I went for the variety those two women had been ogling, the Oats & Chocolate.

My afternoon snack the next day proved to me that I'd made a good choice. I had purchased a small bag of chocolate-covered cashews to satisfy a chocolate fix I was having, when I remembered I'd brought in the more sensible Fiber One bar. Time to see how the General Mills Fiber One bar measured up! I set aside the cashews to give it a fair shake!

The aroma was wonderful as I unwrapped the chocolate flavored bar, sweet and surprisingly chocolaty considering the minimal amount of chocolate swirled over the top of the bar for decoration. The oats were soft and gooey, and the bar glistened with freshness. I was very pleased as I chewed the bite I had taken. The fiber bars consistency was like that of a freshly made Rice Krispy Treat, and the taste was just as satisfying. When I turned the fiber bar over to its side, I took notice of the many miniature chocolate chip pieces scattered throughout it. This was great because you could pick out the little chocolate chips and eat them individually if you preferred not to eat everything at once. Hey, a snack with options! How cool is that!

Nutritional Info:
Serving Size: 1 bar (40g)
Amount per Serving
Calories 140
Calories from Fat 35
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g
6%
Saturated Fat 1.5g
8%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g

Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 90mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate 29g
10%
Dietary Fiber 9g
36%
Sugars 10g
Protein 2g
4%
Vitamin A
2%
Calcium
10%
Iron
2%
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 25.7% Carbs 82.9%
Protein 5.7%

People with nut allergies should consume with caution!