Product Comparison: Kelloggs Nutri-grain Vs Quaker Strawberry Crisp Bars

My family is constantly on the go, and when 3:00 pm rolls around, the kids are always ready for a little pick me up. One of their favorite snacks seem to be a glass of milk and a cereal bar. The bars are quick and easy, and can be conveniently carried around in a jacket pocket or a duffel bag. They are also loaded with carbs and have as much nutrition as a bowl of vitamin fortified cereal. As after school snacks go, breakfast bars are really a terrific alternative to cookies or junk food type pastry snacks.

Nutri-grain Cereal bars by Kellogg's were the first cereal bar of its kind of the market. Kellogg's offered 6 delicious flavors; apple cinnamon, blueberry, cherry, mixed berry, raspberry, and strawberry. The berry flavors were particular favorites of my family. Eventually, the Quaker company (of Quaker Oats fame) introduced their own version of the cereal bar, called the "Breakfast Bar" in a limited flavor variety. At that time, I noticed that the Breakfast Bar was slightly more expensive than the Nutri-grain bars. The three flavor varieties were certainly a limiting factor, availability was also an issue at the warehouse type grocery I usually shop at. I wasn't terribly motivated to switch brands.

When a local Albertsons grocery store advertised a special Quaker promotion, I decided to stock up on our favorite Quaker products. Shoppers could purchase 10 Quaker products for $10. We bought several boxes of Captain Crunch, and on a whim, bought a few boxes of the Quaker breakfast bars.

The next day, I packed my husband and each of the children a Quaker breakfast bar in their backpacks, for their afternoon snack. That night, they all commented on the taste. They loved the flavor and the firmer texture of the bar itself. They also felt that the bar had slightly more substance than the Kelloggs Nutri-grain bars. "You felt like you were really sinking your teeth into a snack," said my daughter.

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