How many calories in a granola bar
A granola bar has about 180 kcal, most of it from oats, syrup and a bit of fat.
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To burn it off
A granola bar is 180 kcal, with 26 g of carbs, 7 g of fat and 3 g of protein. The oats are held together with syrup or honey, which is where a lot of the sweetness comes from.
It's sold as the healthy option at the meal deal fridge, and it is a reasonable snack. It's just closer to a couple of biscuits than to a bowl of porridge.
Bars with chocolate chips or a yoghurt coating are usually a bit higher. Check the size too, some are two bars in one wrapper.
Tips
- 1Have it with a piece of fruit so it lasts you longer.
- 2Keep one in your bag for the moment you'd otherwise buy a pastry.
- 3Pick one with nuts in it if you want it to keep you going.
Where it comes from
Granola starts with Granula, a twice baked wheat cereal made by Dr James Caleb Jackson at his health spa in Dansville, New York, in 1863. John Harvey Kellogg made a similar cereal and called it granola to avoid a legal fight. The bar came much later: in 1975 Nature Valley launched what it calls the first granola bar from a major food company, in Honey and Oats, Cinnamon and Coconut.
Where does our food come from? · Source: General Mills, 50 years of crunch
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Questions
Is a granola bar healthy?
It's a fair snack with oats in it, but it has a good dose of sugar. Think of it as a sweet snack, not a meal.
How many calories in two granola bars?
Two come to 360 kcal.
Granola bar or protein bar?
A granola bar is 180 kcal with 3 g of protein, a protein bar 220 with 20 g. The protein bar keeps you full longer.
Are no added sugar granola bars lower in calories?
Not by much. They're usually sweetened with dates or dried fruit instead, which is still sugar, so they end up close to a regular bar.
Is a granola bar lower than a bowl of granola?
Yes, a bar is about 180 kcal and a bowl of granola is about 280 before you add any milk.
