Nature Valley's crisp granola bars contain whole-grain oats and dark chocolate, but they're sugary. Many of Nature Valley's granola bars include added sugar, which is fine to eat sometimes, but check the nutrition label if you want something less sweet.
These breakfast bars fulfill your sweet taste with a soft and chewy granola bar. But they're neither healthful or full enough to power your day.
The Apple Cinnamon Nutri-Grain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars include 130 calories and 12 grams of added sugar, making them too little for a "breakfast." Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal offers 282 calories and 10 grams of added sugar per serving, making it a healthier, sweeter option to these products.
Clif Bars have 11 grams of added sugar per bar, like a doughnut. Sugarcane juice is the main component, along with organic rolled oats and healthful grains like rye and barley.
Grandpa's Homemade Granola is crisp, customized, and contains just 7 grams of added sugar per serving. It's also more fiber-rich with 4 grams.
Although Walmart strawberry-flavored cereal bars may look healthier than your favorite sweet cereal, they may not have much nutritional benefit.
With 12 grams of sugar, we recommend just eating your cereal occasionally if you're feeling it. For something you can eat more often, consider our Farro, Almond & Blueberry Breakfast Cereal with only 7 total sugars per serving or our Gluten-Free Cinnamon Crunch Cereal with 5 grams of sugar each bowl.
Quaker Chewy granola bars have less sugar than a doughnut, however Dipps chocolate-covered bars should be taken in moderation for a healthy snack.
There are healthier methods to make chocolate-covered granola bars at home with less sugar. For a healthier treat, make our Chewy Granola Bars (7 grams of added sugar) and dip them in low-sugar dark chocolate after cooling.
These Millville chocolate-dipped granola bars, sold at Aldi, have the same problem as the Quaker variety: their ordinary bars have less sugar than a doughnut
but the chocolate-covered ones aren't the healthiest lunchtime snacks. These No-Bake Granola Bars are a delightful peanut butter snack with only 4 grams of added sugar.