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Nabisco, Belvita, Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuits Oats & Chocolate
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Nabisco, Belvita, Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuits Oats & Chocolate

Belvita
8.80 oz
Available at Foodtown
200
Calories
3g
Protein
10g
Sugars
120mg
Sodium
4g
Fiber
77
Ingredients

What You Should Know

BelVita Soft Baked Oats & Chocolate presents itself as a grab-and-go breakfast solution positioned between granola bars and packaged cookies on the supermarket shelf. You'd typically find it in the breakfast/snack aisle near other breakfast biscuits, toaster pastries, and packaged cereal bars, often stacked in boxes containing individually wrapped bars. Shoppers reach for it on busy mornings, during back-to-school runs, commuter stops, or when packing for a road trip. The brand plays to a convenience-and-wellness angle: advertising steady energy, whole grain content, and simple morning rituals. Its target demographic skews toward time-pressed adults and parents seeking an easy “breakfast” alternative—people who want something more substantial than a cookie but more convenient than preparing hot cereal. The label leans on health halos: “whole grain,” “no high-fructose corn syrup,” “no artificial colors or flavors,” and nutrient claims like added vitamins and a stated grams-per-serving of whole grain and fiber, but it is not organic and carries typical allergen notices (milk, wheat, soy). In processing context, this is an industrially formulated snack made from a blend of whole grains along with refined/enriched flours, added sugars, emulsifiers, humectants, and stabilizing fibers — i.e., highly processed ingredients combined to build texture and shelf stability. Sensory cues: soft-baked, chewy texture with scattered semisweet chocolate chunks and a slightly sweet, malty oat flavor; individual sealed bar packaging facilitates a quick morning ritual—paired with coffee, yogurt, or eaten en route. The overall cultural story: marketed convenience wrapped in a wellness-friendly tone for modern, mobile mornings.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 5
Calories200
% Daily Value*
Total Fat8g10%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium120mg5%
Total Carbohydrate32g12%
Dietary Fiber4g14%
Total Sugars10g
Added Sugars8g16%
Protein3g
* 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

INGREDIENTS:, WHOLE, GRAIN, BLEND, (CRACKED, BUCKWHEAT,, ROLLED, OATS,, RYE, FLAKES),, ENRICHED, BLEACHED FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMIN, MONONITRATE, [VITAMIN, B1],, RIBOFLAVIN, [VITAMIN, B2],, FOLIC, ACID),, CANOLA, OIL,, SUGAR,, WHOLE, GRAIN, WHEAT, FLOUR,, SEMISWEET, CHOCOLATE, CHUNKS, (SUGAR,, CHOCOLATE,, COCOA, BUTTER,, DEXTROSE,, MILK,, SOY, LECITHIN),, RAISIN, PASTE,, POLYDEXTROSE,, CORNSTARCH,, GLYCERIN,, INVERT, SUGAR,, MOLASSES,, BAKING, SODA,, SOY, LECITHIN,, SALT,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, FERRIC, ORTHOPHOSPHATE, (IRON),, NIACINAMIDE,, PYRIDOXINE, HYDROCHLORIDE, (VITAMIN, B6),, RIBOFLAVIN, (VITAMIN, B2),, THIAMIN, MONONITRATE, (VITAMIN, B1).CONTAINS:, MILK,, WHEAT,, SOY..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains a multi-ingredient industrial formulation (enriched flours, added sugars, polydextrose, glycerin, emulsifiers, added vitamins/minerals, and 'natural flavor') and undergoes significant processing to create a ready-to-eat, shelf-stable product, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultraprocessed).

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Common Questions about Nabisco, Belvita, Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuits Oats & Chocolate

The healthiness of Belvita's Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuit really depends on your perspective. With 4 grams of dietary fiber and a mix of whole grains, it can be a decent option for a quick breakfast or snack. But it's not exactly a health food — it contains added sugars and is not high in protein, so if you're looking for something to fuel a workout, you might want to explore other options.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
meal-prep-sunday

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