Fruit Bake (McVities Go Ahead Raspberry Fruit Bakes)

Member Name: Whizz11

Product:	McVities Go Ahead Raspberry Fruit Bakes
Date:	06/03/09 (175 review reads)
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Advantages: Healthy, fruit flavour

Disadvantages: dry wheat crust

Go Ahead - Fruit Bake

McVities Go Ahead products have been specifically designed for the lower fat market segment. They have a range of different cereal bars, crisps etc and it is their Go Ahead Raspberry Fruit Bake Bars that I am going to be reviewing. I really enjoy their yogurt bars so was really interested to try these fruit bake bars and see how they compared.

McVitie's describe them as " golden baked bars with a delicious raspberry flavoured filling." They can be pretty much described as just like a Kellogg's Special K Nutri-grain bar, ie they look the same and have the same consistency. The fruit filling is a compote type consistency and fairly smooth rather than in fruit pieces. The outside of the bar is made of a wheat crust.

What first attracted me to this bars is that it actually says on the box in big lettering that they contain 50% more fruit. The fruit flavour did have a nice raspberry taste. It was quite sweet though and did taste a bit processed, not like a fresh, real raspberry. That said though, the fruit section was quite thick, more than probably you get in a Nutri-grain bar. McVitie's do actually advertise that if you like the taste of fruit you will love these bars. I think I could find something a bit more satisfying if I was looking for a fruit snack but these were ok.

It was the outer wheat crust that I did not like. It was definitely golden on the top but I found it really quite dry and not very appetising at all. What I like about a Nutri-grain is that the wheat layer is quite moist but this was not moist at all and it really was not fun to eat. The only thing that saved this bar was the fact that once you bit through the outer layer you did get to the fruit in the middle. The bar was a solid bar but had three sections to it where the crust was divided and indented so you could almost break the bar apart if you wanted to.

The bars come in individual packaging and there are 6 bars in a box. At Sainsburys a box costs £1.99 but at the moment they are running a promotion, buy two for £3 which is not too bad. As well as the raspberry flavour they also have apple, strawberry and blackberry and apple. I am yet to try any of these but I might give them a go although there would be other cereal bars I would buy before going back to these again.

The good thing about these biscuits is that they are fairly healthy and McVitie's actually market these as a tasty and wholesome snack. Each bar contains 124 calories and 2.5g of fat making it a guilt free choice in the mornings. I also find they do fill you up quite substantially. So, Go Ahead and buy something good for yourself.

Summary: Go Ahead Raspberry Fruit Bakes