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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe square-shaped Granola Thins by Nature Valley makes the company look like it has become bored with producing long rectangle granola bars. <\/p>\n
Good. <\/p>\n
Because I’m bored with eating long rectangle granola bars. <\/p>\n
As a matter of fact, screw eating quadrilaterals! How about an enneadecagon<\/a> granola snack? Or if Nature Valley has the nuts, and the ability to channel the spirit of M.C. Escher, a dodecahedron<\/a> or apeirogon<\/a> granola snack.<\/p>\n But I guess until then, I’m stuck with quadrilaterals.<\/p>\n The Nature Valley Granola Thins come in two flavors; they are either partially dipped in peanut butter or dark chocolate, which I’m not 100 percent sure is actual dark chocolate because of the words “naturally flavored” printed on the front of the box. <\/p>\n The folks at Nature Valley describe the snack as, “The uniquely delicate crunch of crispy, toasted granola paired with an irresistible, melt-in-your-mouth taste.” <\/p>\n Unfortunately, I haven’t experienced that “melt-in-your-mouth taste” very often because I live on a tropical rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the first couple of individually wrapped Granola Thins I opened encountered a phenomenon I like to call “melt-in-its-own-packaging-because-the-temperature-rarely-drops-below-80-degrees.” It causes most of the dark chocolate and peanut butter to stick to the cardboard that’s included in each wrapper. <\/p>\n To overcome this, I suggest sticking a Granola Thins in the refrigerator for a few minutes before opening.<\/p>\n Can’t wait a few minutes? Oh, I think you can, because while the Granola Thins are good, they’re not irresistible like the marketing copy on the box claims. How do I know? Both boxes have been sitting on my desk for the past two weeks. If they’re “irresistible,” why have I consumed only two of the ten 2.5-inch Granola Thins from each box?<\/p>\n But, again, I did enjoy both flavors. The peanut butter one reminds me of a Nutter Butter in flavor and in the fact that the peanut butter doesn’t taste like any peanut butter I’ve ever had. As for the dark chocolate version, the crispy granola is a bit more noticeable than the chocolate. Strangely, the combination of granola with the chocolate makes it taste like a graham cracker. Maybe the fact that the chocolate is “naturally flavored” might have something to do with the light flavor.<\/p>\n As good as they are, the Nature Valley Granola Thins aren’t as satisfying as their long rectangle granola brethren. It would take three or four of these to equal the hunger-crushing power of Nature Valley’s regular granola bars, which come with two per wrapper. Also, I wish the peanut butter and chocolate were baked into the crispy squares, like Nature Valley does with their regular granola bars, so that they wouldn’t be so messy to eat on this rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n (Nutrition Facts – 1 pouch\/17 grams – Dark Chocolate<\/b> – 80 calories, 4 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 75 milligrams of sodium, 11 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of dietary fiber, 6 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein and 2% iron. Peanut Butter<\/b> – 90 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 85 milligrams of sodium, 10 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 6 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein and 2% iron.)<\/small><\/p>\n Item:<\/b> Nature Valley Granola Thins (Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter) The square-shaped Granola Thins by Nature Valley makes the company look like it has become bored with producing long rectangle granola bars. Good. Because I’m bored with eating long rectangle granola bars. As a matter of fact, screw eating quadrilaterals! How about an enneadecagon granola snack? 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\nPrice:<\/b> $3.49
\nSize:<\/b> 10 pack
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Target
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10 (Dark Chocolate)
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10 (Peanut Butter)
\nPros:<\/b> Enjoyable. Crispy. Peanut butter one tastes like a Nutter Butter. Dark chocolate one tastes like a graham cracker. Looking at M.C. Escher pieces. Looking at M.C. Escher pieces while on an illegal substance.
\nCons:<\/b> Seems pricey for what you get. “Naturally flavored” dark chocolate has a weak flavor. Not irresistible to me. Messy if you’re eating it on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. No enneadecagon granola snacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"