Review: Van's Blissfully Berry Gluten Free Cereals

So I mentioned in my previous Van's review that someone in their public relations firm (or perhaps department) was kind enough to ship me a couple of boxes of their gluten free cereals for review.  I already looked at one, so today's reviews leads me to take a look a the other box that was shipped to me as I examine this box of Van's Blissfully Berry Gluten Free Cereals.  This box has nine three-quarter cup servings contained within it and each serving comes in at 110 calories.  It's gluten free of course and also hits you up with all sorts of fiber and whole grains, so hooray for that if that is the way that you like to start your day.  The tagline says that you can start your day with a "Blissful Breakfast", so if you are in to fiber and whole grains like this has got, perhaps that is blissful for you.  I'm not really into starting my day at all as I'd rather stay in bed, but to each their own.

Review: Van's Cocoa Sensations Gluten Free Cereals

I am proud to say that I've never paid for a Van's product that I've reviewed on this blog.  Wait a minute...why am I proud of that?  I don't know that I should be ashamed of it, but I should be grateful that Van's has been so generous to me to keep sending me free samples to review.  Granted, they are getting some benefit by putting out word of mouth for their product, but they are also giving me content and saving me a few bucks.  Anyway, today's free sample is the first time I've tried one of their cereal products as I'll take a look at this ten ounce box of Van's Cocoa Sensations Gluten Free Cereals.  Not sure on the exact price, but I'm guessing each box could be priced anywhere from $3.00-$5.00 depending on the store.  Each of the nine servings in this box is three-quarters of a cup and comes in at 110 calories.  As the name would also point out, it's also gluten free.  The tagline states that this cereal is "Sweet Sensations by the Spoonful" but I think I'm going to have to be the judge of that!

Review: Steve's PaleoGoods Cinnamon Paleokrunch Cereal

So, the charity of Steve (as opposed to The Tao of Steve) continues again today as I embark on another Steve's PaleoGoods review that came out of my wonderful sampler pack that they so graciously delivered to my front door.  Today's review is of something I have a real problem with:  granola.  It's not a problem because I don't like it or I'm allergic to it or whatever.  It's a problem because I'm ADDICTED to granola.  I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it.  My favorite thing about staying in hotels is the free breakfast in the morning so that I can go down there and DESTROY their granola.  And if you don't think I've used enough all capital letter words yet, I will tell you that when I'm at a hotel that doesn't have granola, I am really, really SAD.  Anyway, today's addiction (or review) is of this 7.5 ounce bag of Steve's PaleoGoods Cinnamon Paleokrunch Cereal that was sent along to me.  It's got five servings in the bag and simple math tells this math wizard that is 1.5 ounces per serving.  Each serving also has 209 calories and seven grams of protein and to top that all off, it's gluten free and paleo.  Yahoo Mountain Dew (does anyone else actually say that or have you at least heard it?)!

Review: South Beach Diet Good to Go Peanut Butter Cereal Bars

I’ve never been to South Beach in Miami, but I think I’ve made the joke before that it must be so much of a walking meat market that people have actually created a diet bearing its name so that they will look sexy parading themselves up and down the beach.  I live in Indiana and if you aren’t aware, we don’t have a lot of beaches, so having six pack abs is not much of a priority for me.  That said, eating (and snacking) are priorities for me, so that leads me to today’s review of these South Beach Diet Good to Go Peanut Butter Cereal Bars.  I picked up a box of five of these for $2.99 (before the coupon on the front of the box) at Kroger and each bar is 1.23 ounces with 140 calories and a surprising nine grams of protein.  This Peanut Butter flavor is tagged as a “New” flavor, which I’m not sure how that is possible since it is such a basic flavor, but I’ll play along.

Review: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Fruit & Oat Harvest Country Strawberry Bars

I touched on these "crazy" Nutri-Grain new products in my last review of these Harvest bars where they basically take their typical Nutri-Grain bar, turn it inside-out and then make it more "Earthy" by sprinkling some grains on the top of the bar.  Still, I like reviewing new products (and making money), so that leads me to today's review of this Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Fruit & Oat Harvest Country Strawberry Bars.  I picked up a box of five of these at Meijer for $3.00 on sale.  Each bar in the box weighs in at 1.76 ounces and has 180 calories with four grams of protein.

Review: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Strawberry Greek Yogurt Cereal Bars

With the plethora of Greek yogurt products that are hitting the market at breakneck speed, I think I might be missing something in not taking advantage of this craze.  So, I've decided that I'm going to add an "is" to the end of my last name (sorry, not going to share that one) just so that I can be part of the craze too.  Annoying diatribe aside, today's review adds to my review catalog with Kellogg's foray into this craze with this review of the box of eight Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Strawberry Greek Yogurt Cereal Bars that I picked up on sale at Meijer for $3.00.  Each bar in the box is 1.3 ounces and has 130 calories and two grams of protein.

Review: Sunbelt Bakery Apple Cinnamon Fruit & Grain Bars

Admittedly, I expect to be underwhelmed when I buy these cereal bars.  No matter who the manufacturer is, most of them tend to have the same flavors and basically taste the same as well.  Still, some part of me hopes I'm going to discover something wonderful, so I keep buying them in that quest and that leads me to another Sunbelt Bakery review with today's review of this box of eight Sunbelt Bakery Apple Cinnamon Fruit & Grain Bars that I picked up on sale at Meijer for $2.99.  Each bar in the box is 1.37 ounces, 150 calories and has one gram of protein.

Review: Health Valley Organic Strawberry Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bars

Prior to this review, I thought about taking one of my other Healthy Valley reviews, copying it and pasting it into this review after updating all the names and colors.  Basically, I was only expecting a slightly different experience going in when I took a look at these Health Valley Organic Strawberry Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bars that I picked up on sale at Kroger for $2.00, just like the others.  Each of these bars comes in at 1.3 ounces and has 130 calories with two grams of protein.

Review: Kellogg's Special K Vanilla Crisp Cereal Bar

The processes of daily life can sometimes repeat continuously and lead life to be kind of vanilla.  If that's the case, it's probably not a good thing for me to sample another product from the Kellogg's catalog that includes vanilla in the potentially boring Kellogg's Special K Vanilla Crisp Cereal Bar that I picked up in my super awesome office snack time recently.  This weighs in at 0.8 ounces and each cereal bar has 90 calories and less than one gram of protein, so basically all you are eating this for is energy.

Review: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Cherry Cereal Bars

I'm at a loss here, dear readers.  These Nutri-Grain bars can tend to be so boring that I sometimes forget that I've already reviewed them and end up doing two reviews of the same product.  As I was preparing for this review, I just saw in my blog archive that I did two reviews of the same Raspberry Nutri-Grain bar.  LOL, oops.  I guess they aren't really that memorable.  Even with that said, I'm going to do another review of one of their bars with this Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Cherry Cereal Bars that I picked up on sale for a box of eight at Marsh for $2.99.  Now, I'm 100% certain I haven't reviewed this one before, so this is fresh content, if you want to call it that.  Each bar in the box is 1.2 ounces and has 120 calories with two grams of protein, by the way.

Review: Health Valley Organic Blueberry Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bars

Are you familiar with the expression "tiptoeing through the tulips"?  Well, I'm remind of that as I once again decide to tiptoe through the Health Valley with my second review of one of their bottom shelf products.  This time I bent down to pick up this box of six Health Valley Organic Blueberry Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bars at Kroger for $2.00.  Each bar is 1.3 ounces and has 130 calories and two grams of protein.  It's organic and multigrain, so I guess that is what Health Valley is using as a selling point to differentiate this from the typical cereal bar.

Review: Health Valley Organic Apple Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bars

I'm no giant, but being that I'm six feet tall, there's a bit of distance between me and the bottom shelf at the grocery store. Add to that the fact that most stores try to put the most purchased products at eye level for the average American and well, lets just say I don't get down to the bottom much. On a recent trip to Kroger, I must have been feeling a little frisky because I meandered through the health foods section, I came across this box of Health Valley Organic Apple Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bars, which I had never seen before. There were three different flavors available, so I grabbed all three and you'll see those reviews in the future. Anyway, back to the task at hand...a box of six of these bars was on sale for $2.00 and each bar comes in at 1.3 ounces and has 130 calories and two grams of protein.

Review: Kashi Ripe Strawberry Soft-Baked Cereal Bar

I love company snack time.  Not because I need a snack, but because I love picking up free stuff to review. Snack time and my propensity for free stuff leads me to another Kashi review with this review of the Kashi Ripe Strawberry Soft-Baked Cereal Bar.  Each bar is 1.2 ounces with 130 calories and two grams of protein.  Since I got this gratis, I couldn't tell you exactly  how much this is, but I'd guess a box of five or six of these carries a regular price at your local grocery store of around $4.00.

Review: Kashi Blackberry Graham Soft-Baked Cereal Bar

Money doesn't grow on trees and neither do reviews, so any time that I'm able to pick up a new food for a review at my company's daily snack time, my wallet certainly appreciates it. With that, I'm led to another Kashi review with this snack time inspired review of this Kashi Blackberry Graham Soft-Baked Cereal Bar. This all natural bar comes in at 1.2 ounces and has 120 calories with a teensy two grams of protein.

Review: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Raspberry Cereal Bars

I'm at a conundrum here, dear readers.  I've reviewed so many things that I'm finding myself at a crossroads of reviewing things that I know what they are going to taste like even prior to tasting them.  It kind of sucks that things are so predictable and sometimes I wonder why I even bother to review them, yet like a little kid that keeps putting his hand on the hot burner even though they've been told not to, I continue to do it.  With that, I'm led to a review of another Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bar with this review of the basic Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Raspberry Cereal Bars.  I picked up a box of eight of these on sale at Marsh for a ridiculously low 50% off price of $1.74.  Each bar in the box is 1.3 ounces and has 120 calories and a puny two grams of protein.

Review: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Apple Cinnamon Cereal Bars

Sometimes I feel silly doing reviews like this one of products that have been in the market forever and are just the standard bearer of certain product lines.  As I've professed many times before though, I do want to be all-encompassing, so that leads me to another Kellogg's Nutri-Grain review with this review of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Apple Cinnamon Cereal Bars.  They handed this one out for free at work but I typically see a box of eight of these at the store on sale for around $3.50 or so.  Each bar is 1.3 ounces and has 120 calories and two grams of protein.  Apples and cinnamon are a wonderful flavor combination, so one would think this would be a hard bar to screw up.

Review: LUNA Fiber Vanilla Blueberry Bar

I've had some really good experiences with LUNA Fiber bars so far, although those past experience have included chocolate as one of the ingredients, so it they had a leg up solely because of that.  Stepping outside of that realm for the first time, it's time to review the LUNA Fiber Vanilla Blueberry Bar that I picked up on the same shopping trip as the others at Kroger for $1.00.  Also like the others, this one weighs in at 1.41 ounces.  It's 110 calories, has a lonely gram of protein and naturally, since it's a Fiber bar, has a solid seven grams of fiber.

Review: Nabisco SnackWell's Peanut Butter Cereal Bar

I was pleasantly surprised in my last SnackWell's review.  I expected something relatively boring, but what I got instead was something that I thoroughly enjoyed and that heightened my expectations for my next review of this Nabisco SnackWell's Peanut Butter Cereal Bar.  Now, the only flavor in this bar is peanut butter, so I couldn't expect it to be all that spectacular, but after my last experience I just couldn't help the large expectations.  I picked these up at Marsh for $2.99 and each box comes with five bars weighing 1.23 ounces per bar.  Each bar has 140 calories and has a moderately surprising eight grams of protein.

Review: Kashi Cherry Vanilla Soft-Baked Cereal Bar

I've mentioned before that I don't post these reviews in the order in which I actually do them, but at the time that I'm typing this review, it seems like all I've been reviewing lately are cereal bars as my most recent handful of reviews that I've typed have been cereal bars and when I look at my queue of upcoming reviews, I've still got a couple more to knock out.  Yikes, there are a lot of cereal bars out there on the market.  So much so that I didn't even realize that the cereal bar market was so cutthroat and competitive.  With that, I continue my cereal bar run, as I've got another Kashi review with this review of the Kashi Cherry Vanilla Soft-Baked Cereal Bar.  I got this during the hilarious snack time at my work, meaning it was free.  The pertinent details for this bar are that it is 1.2 ounces with 120 calories and two grams of protein.

Review: Nabisco SnackWell's Cinnamon Raisin Cereal Bar

In my continuing voyage through the incredibly competitive cereal bar market, which is mystifying to me by the way, I've got another review of a bar that I've received via my favorite time of the day...company snack time!  Naturally, I didn't pay for this (my hard work did), so I can't identify a cost.  What I can identify is that this Nabisco SnackWell's Cinnamon Raisin Cereal Bar is 1.23 ounces with 140 calories and a surprising eight grams of protein.  It's my first ever review of a SnackWell's product, which is one the huge list of mass marketing product manufacturers, so we'll see how this goes.