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Annie's Homegrown Organic Granola Bars, Chewy Chocolate Chip
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free🌿 Organic

Annie's Homegrown Organic Granola Bars, Chewy Chocolate Chip

Annie's
5.34 oz
Available at Foodtown
100
Calories
2g
Protein
7g
Sugars
75mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
50
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Annie's Homegrown Organic Granola Bars, Chewy Chocolate Chip, sit on grocery shelves in the snack and cereal aisle, often stacked near other single-serve granola bars, children’s lunchbox staples, and organic snack lines. Packaged in a colorful box with the signature Annie’s bunny and individually wrapped bars, they read as family-friendly and slightly premium. Shoppers reach for them during back-to-school runs, road-trip packing, or when loading a desk drawer with grab-and-go snacks for hectic weekdays. The brand positions itself as a wholesome, environmentally conscious alternative to mainstream snack makers — targeting parents who want organic or perceived ‘natural’ ingredients but still need convenience for busy family life. Packaging leans into health halos: organic claims, “whole grain oats,” and simple ingredient callouts are prominent, while the small print shows added syrups, oils, and a “natural flavor.” Visually it signals kid-appeal without the loud characters of purely child-focused brands. Sensory-wise the bars are chewy and slightly sticky from tapioca syrup, with tender whole-oat body and intermittent rice-crisp bits that add a faint crunch; pockets of semi‑sweet chocolate chips add warmth and sweetness. Each bar is eaten as a quick breakfast-on-the-go, an after-school treat, or a travel snack pulled from a backpack. In plain processing terms: the product is made by assembling several processed components (syrups, refined oils, emulsifiers, chocolate chips) into a finished snack — not a single whole food but an engineered convenience product. The overall experience blends homemade oats imagery with modern convenience and indulgent chocolate.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 6
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3g4%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Sodium75mg3%
Total Carbohydrate17g6%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars7g
Added Sugars7g14%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Granola*, (Whole, Grain, Oats*,, Tapioca, Syrup*,, Cane, Sugar*,, Sunflower, Oil*,, Sea, Salt,, Baking, Soda),, Tapioca, Syrup*,, Rice, Crisp*, (Rice*,, Cane, Sugar*,, Sea, Salt,, Brown, Rice, Syrup*),, Semi-Sweet, Chocolate, Chips*, (Cane, Sugar*,, Chocolate*,, Cocoa, Butter*,, Vanilla, Extract*),, Palm, Oil*,, Whole, Oat, Flour*,, Rice, Flour*,, Sunflower, Lecithin*,, Natural, Flavor*,, Sea, Salt., *Organic..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Sunflower Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (tapioca syrup, palm/sunflower oils, emulsifiers, natural flavors) and is an assembled ready-to-eat snack, fitting the NOVA ultraprocessed category.

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Common Questions about Annie's Homegrown Organic Granola Bars, Chewy Chocolate Chip

Well, 'healthy' can mean different things to different people! These bars are organic and made with whole grains, which is a plus for many. However, they do contain added sugars and aren't particularly high in fiber or protein. So if you're looking for a snack that fuels you with lots of nutrients, you might want to pair them with something else.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
post-workout

Vibe:

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