Whenever we visit my in-laws, I like to buy a few of my own groceries. I’m more picky than most kids you’ll see about my food, but you wouldn’t know it by my weight! Certain foods I won’t touch, mayo and coconut topping the list of things that gag me. Literally.
On the first evening of our visit, we went to the nearest Target. It’s not a Super Target, but they have enough of a selection of groceries that I could at least find a few snacks and a couple of items that I can eat for quick meals. One of the items I picked up was a box of Kashi TLC granola bars in Honey Almond Flax. I actually bought another box, Dark Mocha Almond, that I have yet to try but I’m excited about them!
Kashi products fill my home, from frozen pizza and waffles to breakfast cereal. Given the choice of the dozens of granola bars and cereal bars, the choice to pick up Kashi was easy. It didn’t hurt that there was a $2 coupon when you buy 2 boxes attached to one of the boxes. They were already on sale 2 for $5, so getting them for $1.50 per box was great since I was shopping on the fly. This is a huge no-no, normally, but life took precedence over my couponing a lot this year and I wasn’t able to plan the trip.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I bought the Honey Almond Flax bars. I love honey, and I love almonds, but the flax was new to me. The health benefits were something I’d been hearing a lot about so I decided to quell my curiosity and buy a box. The bars have 140 calories, which is higher than I’d want for a snack if I were being “good” but for now that’s fine. If I were to eat one of these once I start watching my caloric intake more closely, I’d eat it for breakfast with a piece of fruit. However, I was again intrigued to find out that one small bar had 4g of fiber and 7g of protein. Those are two things I do need more of in my diet, since my preferences of bread and pasta don’t often have a lot of protein.
The most important thing to you, probably, and well, me too, is the nutritional content taste. Especially when I’m snacking, the food I eat has to have a good taste. These do! The Honey Almond Flax granola bars have a nice crunch, yet are soft so they are easy to eat. The almonds are crunchy and have a great taste, and the honey gives it a nice sweetness without feeling like I’m eating enough sugar for a small army. I’ll definitely keep these on my rotating snack list and grab them whenever they’re on sale!
I try to buy snacks that cost no more than $.15 per unit when I buy groceries and use coupons. I obviously missed the mark,, but they were a good deal and there are almost always Kashi coupons out there. Go grab a box.
I am not affiliated with Kashi, nor is this a sponsored post. I simply wanted to tell you about a new product I tried. If you want to try this product from Kashi or another Kashi product, one great source for coupons is Vocalpoint. I frequently get coupons that allow me to get free Kashi products or dirt cheap ones when coupled with a sale! Also be on the look out for peelie coupons on Kashi products.
Target has a few printable Kashi coupons for cereal and these chewy bars, and most of them are manufacturer’s coupons that can be used anywhere.
What is your favorite Kashi treat or meal?
