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Showing posts with label chocolate and brown rice. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Simply Protein - Peanut Butter Chocolate Snack Bar - July 28, 2024

Chocolate of the Day

Simply Protein
Peanut Butter Chocolate Snack Bar
Good - Good +
Weight: 2.82 oz. (80 g.) / 5.64 oz. (160 g.) in total box of 4 bars
Calories: 340 calories in 2 bars
Cost: $7.99 (estimate) for 1 box of 4 bars
Purchased from: Missing information

Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate and Peanut Theme Week--a series that encompasses bean-to-bar chocolates...and a few snack and protein bars with peanuts/peanut butter and chocolate.

Today's Simply Protein Peanut Butter Chocolate Snack Bars were distributed by Wellness Natural USA Inc. (Toronto, ON, Canada).

Aroma and flavor notes included: light cocoa and peanut. There were visible peanut halves embedded into the bar. There wasn't a lot of chocolate flavor; but the unsweetened chocolate that was there added--the 5th ingredient on the list--added some richness and depth to this plant protein peanut bar blend.

The texture was light, crispy and crunchy (soy crisps, brown rice crisps).

I liked that this bar contained 12 grams of protein (making it feel more satisfying), and that wasn't too sweet. (There were Net 2 grams of added sugars in each bar.) It also had a relatively short list of ingredients for a snack bar.

Ingredients: Soy Protein Crisps (Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch, Sea Salt), Peanuts, Inulin, Vegetable Glycerin, Unsweetened Chocolate, Brown Rice Crisps (Brown Rice), Natural Peanut Butter (Peanuts), Cane Sugar, Peanut Oil, Sunflower Oil Blend [Sunflower Oil, Antioxidants (Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary Extract)}

Allergen-related information: Contains Soy, Peanuts. Made in a Facility That Also Uses Tree Nuts, Sesame.

Monday, December 31, 2018

Lily's - Double Chocolate Crunch bar - Dec. 31, 2018

Chocolate of the Day: 

Lily's
Double Chocolate Crunch bar
Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) in total bar
Calories: 110 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $1.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Sprouts Farmers Marketing, Mountain View, CA

Welcome to Day #6 of Crunchy Chocolate Week.

Today's Double Chocolate Crunch bar was distributed by Lily's Sweets, LLC (King of Prussia, PA).

The crunch in this bar was supplied by crisped brown rice and the texture was a hearty mix of creamy and crunchy. Tiny chocolate chips were embedded in this bar as well.

This Non-GMO, certified gluten free 40% chocolate bar was sweetened with stevia and brown rice syrup.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Aloha - Chocolate Fudge Brownie bar - Aug. 8, 2018

Chocolate of the Day: 

Aloha
Chocolate Fudge Brownie Organic Protein Bar
Good 
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 1.9 oz. (56 g.) in 1 bar
Calories: 117 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $2.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Cunha's Country Store, Half Moon Bay, CA
Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate Brownie Theme Week.

Today's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Organic Protein Bar was made for Aloha (New York, NY).

The plant-based bar's protein was primarily derived from a pumpkin seed and brown rice protein blend and cashew butter.  

This organic protein bar's slightly chewy fudge brownie texture and flavor was almost enough to conceal a faint protein bar flavor.





Friday, March 4, 2016

Theo Chocolate - Kids' Crunch Raspberry bar - Mar. 4, 2016

Chocolate of the Day: 

Theo Chocolate
Kids' Whole Grain Crunch Raspberry bar
Good+
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) in total bar
Calories: 140 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $2.19 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Country Sun Natural Foods, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate, Cherry and Raspberry Week.

Theo Chocolate (Seattle, WA) offers a series of Kids' Whole Grain Crunch chocolate bars, available in three (at the time of this post) different flavors: banana, almond and today's raspberry.

"Tangy, sweet raspberries with the satisfying whole grain crunch of quinoa and brown rice in rich dark chocolate," was the description of this bar on the Theo Chocolate website.

This snack-sized, gluten-free bar had tasty raspberry and dark chocolate flavor, and a slightly malty, whole grain crunch. (The bar was also Soy Free, Kosher, and Vegan.)

The content and images in this post belong to ChocolateBanquet.com.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Theo Chocolate - Kids' Almond Crunch bar - Feb. 23, 2016

Chocolate of the Day: 

Theo Chocolate, Inc.
Kids' Whole Grain Crunch Almond 55% Dark chocolate bar
Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) in 1 bar
Calories: 140 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $2.19 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Country Sun Natural Foods, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate and Almond Theme Week.

Theo Chocolate, Inc. (Seattle, WA) has produced a family of Kids' Whole Grain Crunch bars—available in three different flavors: Banana (milk), Raspberry (dark), and today's Almond 55% Dark chocolate.

The crunch in this bar came from almond bits, puffed brown rice and puffed quinoa—that added interesting texture, without hiding the chocolate taste.

If you think this kid-sized bar contained down-sized or watered down dark chocolate flavor, you'd be incorrect. The chocolate was fairly rich, with balanced fruit acidity.

Today's Kids' Crunch Almond bar was "Gluten Free, Soy Free, Kosher, Vegan;" and it bore three certification-related symbols: 1.) fair for life (Fair for Life Social and Fair Trade Certification Programme); 2.) USDA Organic; and 3.) Non-GMO Project Verified.

The content and images in this post belong to ChocolateBanquet.com.


Saturday, February 11, 2012

ChocolateBet: February 11, 2012

Chocolate of the Day: 

Glenny's
Brown Rice Marshmallow Treats - Chocolate
Good - Good +
Weight: .85 oz. (24 g.) / 4.25 oz. (120 g.) total box of 5
Calories: 100 calories
Cost: $2.74 for 1 box of 5

Today was Day #3 of Chocolate and Cereal/Grains Theme Week. For those who need to stay gluten/wheat-free, these individually-wrapped Brown Rice Marshmallow Treat bars from Glenny's are a good, healthy option. The whole grain brown rice, marshmallow, cocoa powder, brown rice syrup and other organic ingredients earned this product a USDA Organic seal. These were a little sweet for my taste, but then I tend to prefer less sweetener in my treats.


Saturday, March 21, 2009

ChocolateBet: March 21, 2009


Chocolate of the Day:

1/2 bar
Jade Chocolates
Genmai (35% cacao milk chocolate bar with roasted brown rice, green tea, jasmine tea)
Very Good - Very Good +
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 2 oz. (58 g.) total bar
Calories: 150 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.95 (estimate - check this)
Purchased from: Draeger's Market, in Menlo Park, CA

Jade Chocolates (San Francisco) offers several Eastern-inspired flavors. I found this carefully and artfully wrapped Genmai bar (one of three different Jade bars on display) at Draeger's, a high-end local market with a large collection of fine foods and higher-end chocolates.
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