Wellness Wednesday - Nature’s Bakery Stone Ground Whole Wheat Fig Bars

I was introduced to Nature's Bakery Fig Bars through our "healthy snacks" program at work and I was surprised by how much I loved them! But whats not to love.... they are like a fig newton but without the high fructose corn syrup, GMOs, artificial flavours and sulfites!

Nature’s Bakery was founded in 2010 by father and son bakers, Dave and Sam Marson. Their idea was to make delicious quality products that were simple, convenient, and fun to eat that people could enjoy and feel good about. Today at Nature’s Bakery, they are "baking it up a notch by re-imagining good into great with their assortment of on-the-go baked snacks crafted with thoughtful ingredients".

Nature’s Bakery has a wide range of healthier snack options including Stone Ground Whole Wheat Fig Bars, Gluten Free Fig Bars and a line of Organic Snack Bars including Organic Chocolate Brownies and Honey & Oat Soft Baked Bars. And you can be confident that all of their products are Non-GMO verified, dairy-free, soy-free and made with NO high fructose corn syrup.

The Nature’s Bakery Stone Ground Whole Wheat Fig Bars, more specifically, are made with Stone Ground Whole Wheat, contain no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors, no artificial colours, they are also soy free, dairy free, cholesterol free and do not contain trans fats.

They come in a variety of delicious flavours: Original, Raspberry, Blueberry, Lemon, Peach Apricot, Apple Cinnamon, Strawberry and Mango. You can purchase them from your local health food store, from the Nature's Bakery website, or from Well.ca for less than $7 for a box of six.

My personal favourites are Raspberry and Blueberry! See the full ingredient list below!

Ingredients in the Raspberry Flavour:

Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour, Dried Cane Syrup, Brown Rice Syrup, Fig Paste, Canola Oil, Raspberry Paste (Naturally Milled Sugar, Organic Dried Cane Syrup, Glycerin, Modified Food Starch, Raspberries, Apple Powder, Natural Flavors, Pectin, Citric Acid, Locust Bean Gum, Red Cabbage Extract for color), Rolled Oats, Oat Fiber, Caramel Color (Ammonia-Free), Sea Salt, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Baking Soda.

Ingredients in the Blueberry Flavour:

Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour, Dried Cane Syrup, Brown Rice Syrup, Fig Paste, Canola Oil, Blueberry Paste (Organic Dried Cane Syrup, Naturally Milled Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Blueberries, Apple Powder, Glycerin, Natural Flavors, Pectin, Citric Acid, Locust Bean Gum, Red Cabbage Extract for color), Rolled Oats, Oat Fiber, Caramel Color (Ammonia-Free), Sea Salt, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Baking Soda.

I don’t love that these contain canola oil, however, they are a much better alternative than many of the other snack bars out there. As for their nutritional stats they contain 5 grams of fat, 220 calories and 4 grams of fiber for a two bar serving!

I have tried the Raspberry, Blueberry and Original flavour and they are all delicious. They are a good wholesome snack to pack in your lunch or on the go. I personally like to eat them before a workout to get a quick boost of sustainable energy and they are also great as a post workout snack!

I can't wait to try their Chocolate Brownies and Honey & Oat Soft Baked Bars... yummy! Hmmmm I think it just about time for a snack!

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