SlimFast 100 Calorie, Double-Dutch Chocolate, Snack Bar 6pk, 4.86-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 8) Review
It's been a couple of weeks since we received a case of these SlimFast Souble-Dutch Chocolate bars, and I will say right off the bat that I'm going to miss them when they're finally gone. Of course, every Halloween, when we're stuck with a bowl full of Reeces, Almond Joy, and Snickers Fun Size bars, we miss those when they're gone, too. Chocolate, after all, is a seratonin-releaser that makes us happy, and a few gleeful bites of happiness is what these SlimFast bars are.
These bars are just shy of 3" long, 1" wide, and 5/8" deep. That's about four small snack-size bites. I can easily wipe a bar out in two bites. At 100 calories, 30 of them are from fat, almost half of which is saturated fat... no trans fat, no cholesterol. There are 16 grams of carbs; 7 grams sugars, 1 gram protein, and 2 grams fiber. On the SlimFast 3*2*1 Plan, you can eat three of these a day (information on this plan can be found at [...]).
The first time my wife had one, she was a chocosnob and said "I suppose this could pass for chocolate in a pinch." The next day, she had another and cursed them for how good they were. They're a little like Whatchamacallit bars (do they still exist?) without the peanut butter flavor (and I think SlimFast has them in PB as well)... they have a moderately dark "chocolate flavored coating" and the insides are a fudgey, airy crispy-crunchies that make for a good, satisfying chewing experience.
The plain truth about these bars to me is that A) I think they're quite tasty B) I don't think the nutritional information is all that great, especially considering that C) people like me will always want to have a second right after the first. And perhaps a third... The whole point, of course, is that the flavor of these things will satisfy the craving after those three or four bites, so they're great when you pack one for work, but when they're in a cabinet nearby, and you know it, then willpower needs to be exercised... and when you're on a diet, isn't that what you need anyway?
I really have enjoyed these bars, and aside from the sheer snacking and flavor considerations, I should have been on a diet to better evaluate the diet considerations. I'm not a SlimFast dieter, so I can only comment on the pure enjoyment factors of these bars, and I can honestly give them 4-out-of-5 stars for that. Like I said... I'm gonna miss them when they're gone!
SlimFast 100 Calorie, Double-Dutch Chocolate, Snack Bar 6pk, 4.86-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 8) Feature
- Nourishing snack for a day
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- Line of bars to satisfy your sweet cravings with 100 calories
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Only for the mathematically challenged... - Nobody important -
The "serving size" for this item is a single bar, which is approximately 23 grams, with 100 calories. A basic Hershey's bar is 43 grams, with 210 calories. That means one of these slim-fast bars has 4.35 calories per gram, and a Hershey's bar has 4.88 calories per gram. The difference is negligible. If you eat half a Hershey's bar, or one of those "fun size" candy bars that we hand out at Halloween, you are eating roughly the same mass, and same calorie content as one of these bars. Not surprisingly, regular candy bars taste better and cost less, too. These bars are dry, with just a slightly crispy texture and the flavor of very cheap chocolate. These things are a scam.
I don't know why I keep accepting these types of things when Amazon offers them to me as a Vine reviewer. There are no short-cuts to good health.
Jul 03, 2010 20:17:03
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