It is not my intent to always talk about some new product every day, but I did have something this last week for breakfast I have to tell you about. If you are like we are, we rush out the door in the morning with coffee and a banana, and take some kind of bar to eat after we work out. Well now you can actually have WARM oatmeal in a bar! I was shocked to see how good these are - apples and cinnamon, brown sugar cinnamon and rasberry streusel (Quaker Oatmeal to Go) - you pop these in the microwave in their wrapper for 10 seconds and off you go! These are whole grain and vitamin-packed - add a yogurt to this or a latte, and you have a real meal!! The other thing I had was a South Beach Fiber Fit bar - oh my gosh, it was soft and sweet - and delicious!! They come in mocha or s'mores, and PERFECT for a late morning or afternoon snack - or dessert! - only 120 calories and nine grams of fiber, so really fill you up.
Part of the reason I get so excited about these bars is that for the longest time it seems we only had Power Bars or Clif Bars to snack on if you wanted something you could stash in your car or gym bag for hunger attacks, and they just got old after awhile; but now, there is no reason to not have a nice variety of healthy, great tasting snacks you can eat anytime and actually enjoy. Honestly, most of the new 100-calorie packs of oreos, cheese-its, m&ms, etc. are all still 100 calories of junk - that is 100 calories of fat or sugar that go pretty much 100% to everywhere you DON'T want it go, have no nutritional value and no staying power - who wants that?? With the exception of pre-packaged nuts, stay away from the rest of it and try some of these new things - last week I talked about the Fiber Plus bars from Kelloggs, and the new yogurts that have come out. And don't forget to throw an apple, grapes or a banana in that bag - it might be hard to get all your vegetables on the go, but your fruits are easy - have a good week! Melissa
