A cakey way to satisfy a rumbly tummy (Kellogg's Elevenses)

Member Name: peaceofcake

Product:	Kellogg's Elevenses
Date:	29/07/09 (51 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Taste great, ok amount of calories

Disadvantages: A bit pricey to eat every day

I try not to eat too many cereal bars but it has to be said that they are a very handy snack while I'm at work and lately I've become quite fond of Elevenses Raisin Bakes...

You can buy them for about 50p (individually from shops) or in multi-packs at the supermarkets - 6 bars for £2.25. Made by Kelloggs and part of the Nutri-Grain family, Elevenses are quite different to the regular Nutri-Grain cereal bars which are thin and filled with jam and can be quite sugary. Elevenses are shorter and more chunky in size and have a very cakey texture with raisins throughout and a sprinkling of oats on the top. They are very moreish and I wish they were just a little bigger but at 164kcal a bar (about 30kcal more than a regular Nutri-Grain) I'm glad that there's not more (currently watching what I eat).

Here's the nutritional info for a 45g bar...
Energy 164kcal
Protein 2.5g
Carbs 30g (of which sugars 15g)
Fat 4g (of which saturates 0.4g)
Fibre 1.5g
Sodium 0.1g
Salt 0.2g

There's a host of vitamins in there too (as you do get with cereals) but I won't go into the details.

Also worth a mention is that this product contains milk, soy, wheat, oats and barley - important to bear in mind for allergy sufferers.

So for the amount of calories in them I think that Elevenses bars are a great snack and a great treat - they're almost a cake, kinda like a very soft flap jack. They're sweet but not sickly and I'd imagine that they'd be the ideal thing to accompany a cup of tea of coffee mid-morning. (Not a big tea or coffee fan myself). I find that Elevenses are more filling than other cereal bars and you're not left feeling like it was a waste of time because you're still hungry. They really do satisfy a rumbly tummy before lunch or late in the afternoon - taking the edge of the hunger.

They smell yummy too (so take your time and have a good deep sniff!) I think it's the cinnamon. And of course they taste nice.

I wouldn't recommend these as a breakfast replacement (I would not recommend any cereal bars as breakfast replacements really). It's better to have a bowl of cereal (usually less added sugar in a bowl of cereal) but in emergencies an elevenses bar would probably do ok until you got yourself something more substantial to eat.

Summary: A decent cereal bar thats not too sweet and leaves you satisfied.