Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Hershey Chocolate 100 Calorie bars - York and Reese's edition

Found at Target and Randalls for $2.99-$3.50 a box. To be honest, I had not high hopes for these guys. Previous incarnations of junk food favorites were not so great. But surprise! The Hershey Company is looking out for us. First, there are two skinny Twix-sized sticks in a package, about 3 1/2" by 1/2". Looking at the box, I thought it would be one bar. Second, these taste yummy! I like the crunch and the chocolate of course. Both tastes are amped up - you'll really taste the peanut butter and the peppermint tingle. Third, one package should do ya. It's an appetite killer, I have no desire even as I'm typing this to rip open another package. Fourth, you get seven packs per box. No stinginess here.

Ready for the math? It's not really that bad, and no trans fats!
York: 6g total fat, 4g saturated, 10mg sodium, 11g total carbohydrate, 9g sugars, <1g fiber
Reese's: 6g total fat, 2.5g saturated, 50mg sodium, 11g total carbohydrate, 8g sugars, 2g protein, 0g fiber.

Is this a health bar? No, it tastes too good. But if you need to spend 100 calories to keep you from diving into something worse and doing further damage to your healthy living plan, they are calories well spent.

P.S. Have you noticed York's new tagline? York-Be Sensational!

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