Dorset Cereals Bars
The earthy yet colourful and very attractive product range of Dorset Cereals Bars definitely catches your eye on the supermarket’s shelf. The use of one particular ingredient told me the company definitely cares about making it tasty for the consumers. Butter!
From that moment on I was sold. None of the mumbo jumbo of following low-fat trends and using only monounsaturated fats. For those who wonder how the bars can possibly be healthy, I’ve done some quick comparisons. Calories for different bars range from 127 to 149. A bar is worth 2 Weight Watchers POINTS. To give you a better idea: a bar is equal to one treat-sized chocolate (think of children’s birthday party and lucky packets) and three/four times the size.
What I also like about these bars is that you can actually see the ingredients, unlike other cereal bars I’ve eaten in the past which left me wondering if I was eating oat-dust that has been swept up from the factory floor. This is not the case.
To spare your eyes from reading the fine print on the bars, I’ve also noted down the ingredients for you.
Cherries & Berries: Raisins, cranberries, freeze-dried blackcurrants, cherries and raspberries blended and baked with toasted and malted wheat and oat flakes, apple puree, butter and agave nectar. If you’re a berry lover or like your food on the tangy side, this bar is for you. Big cherries are waiting for your first bite.
Fruit, Nuts & Seeds: Apricots, banana, sultanas, pumpkin seeds, flaked almonds and nibbed hazelnuts blended and baked with toasted and malted wheat and oat flakes, wheat flakes, barley flakes, puffed rice, apple puree, butter, finely ground cashew nuts and agave nectar. As much as I like this bar, especially its nuttiness, it is slightly flawed. It is extremely crumbly and disintegrates as soon as you touch it. The other bars just hold it together better.
Super High Fibre: Dates, sunflower seeds, apricots, toasted coconut, hazelnuts and Chilean flame raisins blended and baked with toasted and baked wheat and oat flakes, puffed rice, finely ground hazelnuts and agave nectar. This is my favourite one by far. The combination of dates and coconut is simply divine.
Pros
- It tastes good.
- The ingredients are organic.
- The finished product exudes quality.
- Bars are healthy alternatives to sweets and chocolates.
Con
- Some might find it too sweet.
- People who are gluten intolerant can’t enjoy this snack.
- A bit on the dear side.
- Some bars aren’t suitable for vegans because butter is used.
Conclusion
If you feel like crawling under your desk after lunch every afternoon, you might want to consider having one of these bars. It is definitely the pick-me-up you need. Also, if you have children, this is a healthy and guilt-free alternative to a sweet treat. It works especially well with toddlers. Gabriel gives the same enthusiastic reaction to these bars than to chocolate. Enough said.
Yum, they look tasty. I could happily crawl under my desk just to eat these!!!
by Jo Bryan
on 05. May, 2009
That was very interesting Michelle. A lot of research there. Thank you
by Jan Westley
on 06. May, 2009
Very interesting! Never seen them before… cereals itself yes, but not the bars.
by Coffee and Vanilla
on 07. May, 2009
Did you see that Dorset Cereals are doing a Blog competition – I have nominated you!
by Natasha C
on 13. May, 2009