Special K Peanut Butter Chocolate

This was the first time I’ve bought a Special K meal bar, but it was the only decent looking thing I could find in the gas station I stopped at. This bar tasted surprisingly good, I was expecting it to be extremely fake tasting, but it was actually somewhat like a peanut butter buckeye. It was far from a satisfying peanut butter/chocolate replacement though, both flavors were fairly weak and still had a somewhat fake taste. The texture itself was alright, but it was a bit too “airy” for me, I like it when bars are chewy/dense. It kept me satisfied for around 1.5 hours, which was a bit disappointing. The nutritional stats are similar to a Luna Bar, with 10 grams of protein and 180 calories per bar but with a worse ingredient list. Overall, I doubt I’ll be buying this bar again, I’d much rather have a Luna bar over this, which are unfortunately not carried in as many convenience stores.

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Kashi TLC Peanut Peanut Butter

Welcome to the first StartingHealthy review! This one is on Kashi’s chewy granola bar line, called TLC. They’re available at almost any grocery store and are a bit pricier than Fiber One bars, but about the same as other “organic” granola bars.

The one I had today happens to also be my favorite, the Peanut Peanut Butter flavor. The “butter” in the title is a bit misleading, since this doesn’t really taste like all the other peanut butter products on the market, but more like raw peanuts. If you’re fine with that, it’s definitely worth a try. The bar itself is pretty chewy, enough to hold it together without too much crumbling as you eat it. It’s a decent size for the 140 calories it has, and it held me over for 1.5 to 2 hours. Overall, this is a great snack for when you’re on the go between meals, the only thing I didn’t like was that it seemed to stick to my teeth a lot.

Full nutritional information available here.