KIND so kindly (crack myself up) sent me a bunch of their brand-new Healthy Grains bars to review. We all know how much I love their regular bars (see my review of those here), so I was more than happy to try these out. They have 5 flavors: Oats & Honey, Dark Chocolate Chunk, Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate, Vanilla Blueberry, and Maple Pumpkin Seed. I love how creative the folks at KIND are with their flavors!
The Vanilla-Blueberry (one of my favorite flavors) was a great mid-morning snack when I was running errands, sending birthday mail and picking up presents. Such a filling snack and a cheerful burst of flavor to keep me going.
I also enjoyed the Dark Chocolate Chunk while writing out some notes. The Maple-Pumpkin Seed was my least favorite and, surprisingly, the “plain” Honey & Oats was actually my most favorite.
I love KIND’s marketing and philosophy. “KIND Healthy Grains Bars are all natural granola bars made from ingredients you can see and pronounce.” Well, this one does have amaranth and quinoa, so that might be a stretch for some of us, but you get the point. Real food here. Nourishing snacks. Something to fuel you not make you feel guilty. And don’t worry about that dark chocolate…I’ve done my research and it’s definitely good for us 😉 #seriouslythough
Overall, these are crunchier than the regular KIND bars, which is good and bad. Good if you like crunchy. Bad if you like to throw it in your purse and carry it around for 2 weeks before you eat it (like me), because they break into a million tiny pieces. Some were drier than others, and I’m not sure why, but I liked them when they weren’t toooooo dry. I would definitely pick up the Oats & Honey and the Vanilla Blueberry bars again. I’ll just be sure to keep them in a secure pocket so I don’t end up licking crumbs from the package. Don’t even try to pretend you’ve never done that 😉
Thanks so much to KIND for letting me try their new goodies! Pick a few up and let me know what you think in the comments!
xo
Natalie
I love these bars! My favorites for snacks are the Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate and the Dark Chocolate Chunk. And the Oats & Honey are great for breakfasts on the run!
Thank you for this post. I have been looking for snack ideas, and you have provided me with some new ones.
LOVE these bars! I've only had the vanilla/blueberry and it was so yummy! I'm such a fan of their other bars as well! I'm going to have to try the oats and honey one!
@Jacqueline, that is DEFINITELY my favorite one! The Oats & Honey is my second-fave 🙂 @Jerry Ann I know the feeling! That's why I post snacks as often as I can so we can all trade ideas. @Serenity, so good.