Muesli bar reviews

Grabbing a quick muesli or muffin bar may not be the healthy fix you’re after.
 
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  • Updated:9 Jan 2006
 

02.Results

Results table

 

 Meets nutrition criteria2
Cereal bars (in order of least to most kJ per bar) Energy per bar1 (kJ) Energy Whole grains Saturated fat Sugars Dietary fibre Bar size3
(g)		 Price per
bar4($)
Best (complied with all five nutrition criteria)
Apple red (for comparison) 320 • • • • 140 0.43
NESTLÉ Ski D’Lite Apple & Pear 363 • • • • • 24 0.72
NESTLÉ Ski D’Lite Apple & Cinnamon 365 • • • • • 24 0.72
NESTLÉ Ski D’Lite Apple & Strawberry 365 • • • • • 24 0.72
FIT & ACTIVE Grains Delight 452 • • • • • 33 0.45
COLES FARMLAND Chewy Muesli Bars Choc Chip 517 • • • • • 32 0.30
NICE & NATURAL Apricot Muesli Bars 540 • • • • • 35 0.72
UNCLE TOBYS Chewy Muesli Bars (Apricot) 540 • • • • • 31 0.57
UNCLE TOBYS Chewy Muesli Bars (Choc Chip) 540 • • • • • 31 0.57
UNCLE TOBYS Chewy Muesli Bars (Forest Fruits) 540 • • • • • 31 0.56
UNCLE TOBYS Chewy White Choc Chip 550 • • • • • 31 0.62
HOME BRAND Muesli Bars Apricot 567 • • • • • 31 0.24
NICE & NATURAL Choc Chip Muesli Bars 570 • • • • • 35 0.72
A O Apricot & Almond Bars 600 • • • • • 35 0.83
Worst (complied with only one or no nutrition criteria)
KELLOGG’S Nutri-Grain Bar 514 • 30 0.76
KELLOGG’S Nutri-Grain Choc Malt 514 • 30 0.75
HILLCREST Muesli Bars Honeycomb & Nut 573 • 31 0.24
CADBURY BrunchBar Raisin 623 • 35 0.50
COLES SAVINGS Choc Coated Muesli Bars (Honeycomb & Nut) 628 • 33 0.30
TASTI Muffin Bakes Blueberry Delight 640 • 40 0.50
CADBURY BrunchBar Cranberry & Orange 650 • 35 0.50
KELLOGG’S K-Time Muffin Bars Sultana & Apple Bake 690 • 45 0.90
Mars Bar (for comparison) 697 40 1.20
KELLOGG’S K-time Muffin Bars Strawberry & Vanilla 698 • 45 0.90
NICE & NATURAL Yoghurt Natural Nut Bars 703 35 0.65
KELLOGG’S K-time Muffin Bars Apple 719 • 45 0.90
KELLOGG’S K-time Muffin Bars Blueberry 720 • 45 0.90
BE NATURAL Almond and Apricot Bars 790 • 40 1.25
SUNIBRITE Muesli Slices 844 • 45 1.00
SUNIBRITE Apricot & Muesli Slices 849 • 45 1.00

Table notes

1 Energy per bar: From the figures provided by the manufacturer on the label.

2 Meets nutrition criteria: We used the nutrition information on the label to assess whether the cereal bars met our criteria for energy, whole grains, saturated fat, sugar and dietary fibre (see What we assessed). A dot means the bar meets the criterion.

3 Bar size: The bars vary in size quite a lot between brands but we think you’d eat the whole bar regardless of its size. We’ve given the weight shown on the label.

4 Price per bar: Most brands come in packs of six or eight. For ease of comparison we’ve calculated the price per bar based on what we paid in Sydney supermarkets in June 2006.

 

 
 

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