The previous post (Snack Time #1), where I blogged about the Arizona Tea and popcorn, is actually an older post. I had made it a couple of weeks ago, and saved it to post later, then promptly forgot about it. 😳 Anyway, I still like those, but in the mean time, I’ve found some more new products I like!
One is a splurge, and the other is an attempt to try to make better choices:
Can you tell which is the splurge and which is not? Hehehe, thought so! The granola bars are a splurge. Each bar is pretty small and has 140 calories, but OHMYGOSH, they are so good! I found them in Kroger the other day, and they were completely sold out of the chocolate ones. I had a coupon (!!), so I bought the Vanilla Latte ones, and I just love them. They have just the right touch of coffee flavor. Yummy.
The cookies are my attempt to try to give us healthier choices for snacks. I have a whole post brewing about organic, but I haven’t been able to complete it. I am still really torn on the whole organic thing. But, these seemed like a good choice – they have no trans-fats, no high-fructose corn syrup and no preservatives. This is the second box of them I’ve bought. I like them and Tim thinks they are “just ok”.
Oh, and a cute story on these cookies, well, more of a running joke! The first time I offered them to Tim, I made the mistake of calling them “organic” cookies, which they are not. Tim’s brain translated the word “organic” to earthy or something, because now he calls them “dirt cookies“. 🙂 He’s not very fond of them, and would rather have Chips Ahoy or homemade, but hey, these are a good alternative. Better than Chips Ahoy (or so I convince myself) and less work for me to have them on hand and not make a big batch of cookies – where we totally feel compelled to eat every one of them. 
When rice cakes were kind of the health thing to try, Don said it was like eating cardboard, or styrofoam! So, dirt or cardboard, guess those are what it’s like to eat healthier!
I’m really glad my family will eat practically anything so if I decide on “healthy” they don’t compain. 😉 I just wish healthy didn’t also equal expensive. 😀
Going to have to look for those Caribou Coffee bars. They look scrumptous and if they’ve got coffee flavor, all the better.
You know, I USED to like your blog. Until all these food posts started making me hungry. MMMM! Now I want a latte from Caribou at lunch. But don’t want to waste the points! hehe.
I’m going to have to look into those cookies. I’m not a fan of chips ahoy.
We have a box of those coffee granola bars. Scott picked them out a couple of weeks ago at Krogers and I think he’s eaten ONE of them. I’ve stayed away from them only because I’d rather use my Weight Watcher points on Pringles ;~)
The granola bars sound delicious! Can you pass the dirt cookies please? hahaha Tim is a riot!
Have you tried the rice cakes that are whole grain (they’re new from quaker)? They actually taste pretty good. (I saw Gail’s comment about rice cakes!) Have you ever thought of making a big batch of cookies and then freezing either the cookies themselves or single “dough balls” to have individual cookies available to bake? I’ve never actually done this (I don’t have a big enough freezer!) but know that it’s a really good idea. Hey, you would have your own Pillsbury “break and bake!”
Just had to come back and tell you that those Caribou Coffee bars are heavenly. The kid and I picked some up at Kroger last night. They were 2 for $4.00 and we were going to get two different kinds but they only had the chocolate which was fine by me. 😉
LOL! Tim calling them dirt cookies is EXACTLY what Philip would say! 😀
We’ve switched to organic milk, but that’s about it. The milk was very important to me; I’m still researching going organic on other things.
Mundane schmundane! 😉 I always enjoy reading about your snacks.
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