{"id":4705,"date":"2009-04-01T11:30:46","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T15:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=4705"},"modified":"2009-04-02T11:35:06","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T15:35:06","slug":"review-quaker-simple-harvest-trail-mix-granola-bar-a-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/04\/review-quaker-simple-harvest-trail-mix-granola-bar-a-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Quaker Simple Harvest Trail Mix Granola Bar & A GIVEAWAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Simple

Simple Harvest Trail Mix Granola Bar <\/p><\/div>\n

Hi guys!\u00a0 The lovely Abi contacted me on behalf of Quaker asking me to test out some of their new granola bars.\u00a0 I accepted because I love Quaker and I will gladly try out some of their stuffs.<\/p>\n

Admittedly I was a little nervous at first because I did try the True Delights Granola Bars<\/a> and wasn’t really all that impressed with them.\u00a0 The ingredients in those bars were not up to OHC HQ standards and the bars themselves were just a little too sweet.<\/p>\n

When I received these bars, the first thing I did was read the ingredient listing.\u00a0 While it’s still long, it is much better than the True Delights Bars.\u00a0 No corn syrup or HFCS<\/abbr> to be found in these bars.\u00a0 Good job Quaker!\u00a0 When I opened the package to remove the bar, it was a little bit sticky gooey leaving me unable to just slide the bar out.\u00a0 I had to open the package the entire length of the bar in order to remove it.<\/p>\n

\"About

About to be eaten <\/p><\/div>\n

The bar itself is a pretty standard size for a chewy granola bar.\u00a0 What I noticed right away with this bar was how the ingredients seemed to pop out.\u00a0 I can clearly see the cranberries and dark chocolate pieces.\u00a0 Oats and rice still retained their shape and provided a nice chew.\u00a0 I was pleased that this bar was not too sweet nor was it too dry.\u00a0 The bar was soft but not so much that it fell apart easily.\u00a0 It actually was exactly what a chewy granola bar should be.<\/p>\n

I ate this whole bar without complaint.\u00a0 I’m generally not a big granola bar person (Odd since I love granola) and I tend to be a bit picky with them.\u00a0 I would easily eat this bar again as an addition to a breakfast or maybe crumbled and mixed with some yogurt.\u00a0 There’s no one ingredient that stands out, you aren’t knocked over by the chocolate bits or anything like that.\u00a0 Instead all the ingredients compliment each other and you’re left feeling like you ate something good for you.<\/p>\n

\"Spa

Spa package <\/p><\/div>\n

Not only did Abby send me some samples but she sent me a whole spa package.\u00a0 Perhaps you’ve seen these making the rounds on the foodie blogsphere lately.\u00a0 The entire package contains:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 3 boxes of Simple Harvest Trail Mix Granola Bars<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Organic cotton house slippers<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Organic cotton robe<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Can I tell you how awesome this package is?\u00a0 No joke, I’m wearing the robe as I type up this review for you.\u00a0 I did not use to be a robe person but these robes are amazing!\u00a0 They are soft and fluffy.\u00a0 Plus they have a hood!\u00a0 I make excuses to wear my robe all the time.\u00a0 My most favorite time to wear my robe is after my morning runs.\u00a0 It keeps me warm, especially with the added hood, and it’s just comfortable.\u00a0 I am so thankful that Abi contacted me and provided me with this package!<\/p>\n

    The exciting part is that YOU can have a package just like this one! <\/strong> Yup, Abi will gladly send you your own package.\u00a0 All you have to do is comment on this post to enter.\u00a0 If you want to double your chances, then add a little shoutout to your blog announcing this contest.\u00a0 Don’t have a blog?\u00a0 Email me and introduce yourself if you’re a lurker, or just tell me how you found my blog and why you come back. :D<\/p>\n

    Contest ends Friday, April 3rd, at 12pm EST (that’s noon).\u00a0 I’ll announce the winner later that day selected using a random number generator.\u00a0 Seriously, you should try and get your hands on this package, it’s very awesome. :)<\/p>\n

    UDATE:\u00a0 I just spoke with Abi and unfortunately the contest is only open to those who live in the US.\u00a0 Sorry guys!\u00a0 There will be more OHC giveaways so don’t worry!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Hi guys!\u00a0 The lovely Abi contacted me on behalf of Quaker asking me to test out some of their new granola bars.\u00a0 I accepted because I love Quaker and I will gladly try out some of their stuffs. Admittedly I was a little nervous at first because I did try the True Delights Granola Bars […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-1dT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}