Reviews Filed Under 'Five Stars'
Price: 99¢
Serving: 1oz.
Servings Per Container: 3
Calories: 140 per serving
Fat: 11%, 7g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 7%, 170mg
Protein: 2g
Carbohydrates: 6%, 18g
Fiber: 4%, 1g
Sugar: <1g
Weight Watchers Points: 9 per bag
Frito Lay says: The loudest tasting snacks on Earth.
We say: There are two types of people in this world: folks who enjoy corn chips covered in buttermilk powder and spices and folks who don’t. We suspect that Cool Ranch Doritos are simply plain corn chips covered in Hidden Valley Ranch powder. That’s okay because they are still delicious.
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Posted on January 9, 2008
Categories: Ranch, Nine Points, Doritos, Frito Lay, Tortilla Chips, Five Stars, Corn Chips
Price: $0.49
Serving: 1.27oz., 1 bar
Calories: 130 per bar
Fat: 6%, 4g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 4%, 100mg
Protein: 3g
Carbohydrates: 8%, 24g
Fiber: 12%, 3g
Sugar: 11g
Weight Watchers Points: 2 points
CLIF Kids says: For years, we’ve been packing our kids’ lunches. We’re always looking for foods that are nutritious and organic. That’s why we’re taking a closer look at our kids’ snack options and so are states like California. Senate Bill 19 (SB19) is legislation that sets nutrition guidelines for California’s schools. CLIF ZBar is a CLIF Bar just for kids and the first snack created to be SB19 compliant. These organic energy bars were specifically created with active kids in mind, with the right combination of protein, carbohydrates, fiber, and 12 vitamins and minerals. We hope your kids enjoy them!
Abi says: These taste more like raw cookie dough than baked cookies. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
After seeing a post about the CLIF ZBar on Cookie Madness, I decided to keep these in the back of my mind until I made it back to Trader Joe’s and their ridiculously well-priced energy bar section. Sure enough, there were two varieties available: Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Brownie. Yum, I thought.
A lot of so-called Chocolate Chip energy bars fail to deliver on the chocolate, instead offering plenty of grainy protein-containing weirdness that just calls attention to the horrific lack of chocolate in the bar. ZBars avoid that problem completely, putting chocolate inside the bar and drizzling it outside.
The result is a satisfyingly virtuous energy bar made for kids, but perfect for adults who like something a bit sweet. Try one as a mid-afternoon break or bring one along the next time you go for an autumn jaunt in the park. You’ll be happy you followed my advice.
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Posted on September 28, 2007
Categories: CLIF, Two Points, Chocolate, Five Stars, Energy Bars
Price: $2.99
Serving: 2 Cookies, 1 ounce
Calories: 130 per serving
Fat: 11%, 7g
Sodium: 3%, 65mg
Protein: 1g
Carbohydrates: 5%, 16g
Fiber: 3%, <1g
Sugar: 8g
Weight Watchers Points: 1.5 per cookie
Pepperidge Farm says: A refresher course in the finer points of indulgence. Between the exquisite cookies of this classic Milano awaits a refreshing duet of cool mint creme and rich, dark chocolate. Very cool indeed.
We say: We have four reasons for why a person might dislike this cookie. The first reason is that you might be allergic to mint. The second is that you are from a cookie deficient culture. Third, you abhor sentence fragments and have thusly abandoned all Pepperidge Farm products. And fourthly, you may be dismayed about the nipple-like protrusion from the biscuit portion of the cookie.
For those of you that could care less about whether or not your cookie has mammary resemblances, we’d like to recommend the Pepperidge Farm Mint Milano. The biscuit is crisp, the chocolate decadently dark, and the minty part neatly invigorating. Plus, the sandwich design means that you probably won’t get chocolate on your hands. Unfortunately, you are almost guaranteed to get little cookie crumbs everywhere. And boy do we mean everywhere.
Oh, you think you’d do a better job of eating this cookie? Come back and see us when you find crumbs in your cleavage.
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Posted on August 29, 2007
Categories: Mint, Three Points, Chocolate, Pepperidge Farm, Five Stars, Cookies
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