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Nature Valley Granola Bars, Crunchy Oats 'N Honey
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Nature Valley Granola Bars, Crunchy Oats 'N Honey

Nature Valley
8.94 oz
Available at Foodtown
190
Calories
3g
Protein
11g
Sugars
140mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
21
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You are likely to find Nature Valley Granola Bars, Crunchy Oats n Honey, on the breakfast and snack aisle, shelved alongside cereal bars, granolas, trail mixes, and boxed snack bars. They sit near family-friendly brands and other portable breakfast options, often in endcap displays or near registers for impulse grabs. This product fits quick morning runs to the car, packed school lunches, road-trip snack stashes, and grab-and-go hiking or coffee-shop eats. Nature Valley positions itself as outdoorsy and active, leaning on imagery of trails and big skies; the brand targets busy families and on-the-go adults who want a simple, wholesome-looking snack. Packaging and labels emphasize whole grain oats and honey, creating a health halo; you will see claims like made with whole grain and natural flavor but no organic certification on the pack. In plain terms the bars are a manufactured snack formed from oats, syrups, oils, and small functional ingredients, so they are more processed than a bowl of whole oats. Sensory notes: the bars are compact rectangles with a golden, rough surface, offering a brittle, crunchy snap that breaks into crumbs and sticky bits from the honey and brown sugar syrup; they are individually wrapped in paper-lined plastic for portability. Eating one is ritualistic — a quick tear of the wrapper, a few crumbs on the shirt, paired with coffee or a piece of fruit, and usually consumed standing or between errands. The product reads as convenient and slightly wholesome, trading natural imagery for shelf-stable convenience and consistent texture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 6
Calories190
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium140mg6%
Total Carbohydrate29g11%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars11g
Added Sugars11g22%
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

Whole, Grain, Oats,, Sugar,, Canola, and/or, Sunflower, Oil,, Rice, Flour,, Honey,, Salt,, Brown, Sugar, Syrup,, Baking, Soda,, Soy, Lecithin,, Natural, Flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower Oil - 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 industrial ingredients and additives like emulsifier, blended vegetable oils, added syrups, and natural flavors, and is an industrially formulated ready-to-eat product, matching the NOVA ultraprocessed category.

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Common Questions about Nature Valley Granola Bars, Crunchy Oats 'N Honey

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! These granola bars provide a quick energy boost with whole grain oats and honey, but they do have added sugars. If you're looking for a snack to fuel a hike or a busy day, they can fit the bill, but they’re not exactly a superfood.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
post-workout

Vibe:

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