Review: Dannon Oikos Traditional Pumpkin Pie Greek Yogurt

You know a flavor profile has run its course and become overplayed when even the slow-moving behemoth manufacturers like Dannon are starting to make products of that flavor.  Usually, the smaller manufacturers that can make things and re-tool faster are the ones that make something popular and then the behemoths come in and ruin it for everyone.  Well, that's at least my fear and was my fear when I saw a product that could add another Dannon review  (and another pumpkin product) to the blog with this limited edition (of course) single serving cup of Dannon Oikos Traditional Pumpkin Pie Greek Yogurt that I picked up at Marsh for $1.09.  This cup comes in at the usual 5.3 ounces and has 170 calories with eleven grams of protein.

Review: Larabar ALT Pumpkin Pie Fruit and Nut Bar

I've mentioned on the blog before that pumpkin pie has increasingly become my favorite part of Thanksgiving.  I didn't like it for the longest time, but with each passing year, I've grown to like it more and more.  Having said that, seeing Larabar introduce another product to its catalog with these ALT bars by producing this Larabar ALT Pumpkin Pie Fruit and Nut Bar intrigued me quite a bit because it was both new and pumpkin pie-flavored.  In case you were wondering what ALT means, Larabar describes this as "ALT®, the Alternative Protein Bar™, is the first-ever bar with added protein from LÄRABAR! Many bar brands use soy or whey protein, but ALT uses an alternative protein source: peas."  Peas?!  Interesting.  Peas don't bother me though because unlike most of the kids in my elementary school, I always ate my peas when they were served to us at lunch (I also ate at least three other kids' serving of peas each time as well), so I'm definitely not scared of them.  Either way, I picked this up at Meijer for $1.25 and each bar is 1.95 ounces and has 220 calories with ten grams of pea-powered protein.