Product Review: Kashi TLC Peanutty Dark Chocolate Layered Granola Bars

 

This Month's Mom Meet was sponsored by Kashi, the maker of HEALTHY foods that you AND your whole family will love!

Did you realize Kashi has been around for 25 years? 

Yup, they sure have! Their products have changed over the years and their new TLC bars are a good example of how change is a wonderful thing! Made with Kashi’s signature blend of seven whole grains, the Peanutty Dark Chocolate Layered Granola Bars feature the smooth taste of peanuts with rich, dark chocolate for a sweet and savory flavor - a perfect combo for everybody's taste buds! With 7 grams of fiber and 4 grams of protein, they are not just good tasting, they conquer hunger!


Just look at the box- you KNOW they're gonna taste good, don't you?


We got to sample the bars, plus everyone got bags to take home. I also got accused of being their new enabler, as the moms who tried them all got addicted and have already had to started buying BOXES of them for work, home and for on the run! Yup, you know Kashi has a winner when moms are buying extra boxes to hide FROM the kids!


Now as a side note, as we've all become addicted to these bars, what we have found is that the amount of protein is super to quelch hunger pains, like in the afternoon, and give you enough energy to power through til lunch/after dinner. Unlike other bars we've tried here, they are not a true meal replacement, but are PERFECT for that between meals hunger. A couple of moms used them on all-day outings and they were prefect for keeping their kids from wanting sugar items at different placed they went.

And yes, as you can see from the picture above, our party was Halloween themed. So I suggested a Halloween use for the bars, in keeping with the theme of the party- if you don't have alot of trick or treaters, or want to hand out great tasting but healthy products to kids, these peanutty chocolate bars fit the bill PERFECTLY! 

Another TLC product we got to try (I cut them in pieces for everybody, and used some cute Halloween topped toothpicks on them-and I forgot to take a pix of them-argh) was the TLC Soft-Baked Ripe Strawberry Cereal Bars. They are baked, and golden with real fruit and wildflower honey for natural goodness you can see and taste. They have 3 grams of fiber and 11g of whole grains in each serving—making it an ideal morning or midday snack. AND you can microwave them for a few seconds to create the warm taste of homemade pie- the perfect after school snack for the kids!

Most kids love shredded wheat type cereal, but they want the heavily sugar coated version. Kashi has a new cereal that offers a healthy alternative for your family: Cinnamon Harvest Cereal. It is bite-sized organic whole-wheat biscuits, lightly sweetened and baked with real organic cinnamon. It has over 20 percent of your daily fiber requirements and over 2/3 of your daily recommended whole grain intake in each serving! AND it tastes great! I placed it out in a bowl for all the moms to munch on during the meet- it's a perfect snack treat besides being great for breakfast! We did a quick round of alternative Halloween candy ideas, and then voted for the best, and our winning Mom won a box of the new cereal! 


Kashi has really come a long way and we were really impressed with their new breakfast offerings! You can check out their full line on their website, check out their Top 10 ways to get your kids to eat healthier and check their Facebook page for special coupons!


Thanks Mom Meet for helping us bring great tasting healthy eating into our lives!




Disclosure: I received this product for free from the sponsor of the Moms MeetSM program, May Media Group LLC, who received it directly from the manufacturer. As a Moms MeetSM blogger, I agreed to use this product and post my opinion on my blog. My opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of May Media Group LLC or the manufacturer of the product