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Nature's Bakery Crumble, Apple Oatmeal
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Nature's Bakery Crumble, Apple Oatmeal

Nature's Bakery
8.46 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
2g
Protein
13g
Sugars
75mg
Sodium
3g
Fiber
42
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Nature's Bakery Crumble Apple Oatmeal reads like a modern convenience snack aimed at shoppers scanning the breakfast-and-snacks aisle. You'd typically find it on eye-level shelves near granola bars, breakfast bars, and packaged muffins — close to coffee pods and single-serve oatmeal cups. It fits into quick breakfast runs, lunchbox fills, road-trip snack stashes, or a grab-and-go item for busy mornings. The brand positions itself as a slightly upmarket, health-forward bakery alternative: messaging emphasizes whole wheat, oats, and fruit while borrowing a homemade-sounding name and rustic imagery to appeal to parents, millennials, and on-the-go professionals who want "better-for-you" convenience. Packaging often features warm earth tones, a window or photo of the crumble, and callouts like "whole wheat" or "no artificial colors," but there is no explicit organic certification on the ingredient list. The label leans into a natural halo with “apple” and “oatmeal” front-and-center and friendly, snackable sizing for kids. In plain terms, this is a processed packaged bar made from milled flours, syrups, oils, and an apple filling—manufactured rather than hand-baked at home. Sensory details: expect a tender, slightly crumbly oat exterior that gives way to a sticky, sweet apple filling; cinnamon notes and a chewy, moist center contrast with drier oat flakes. Individually wrapped bars inside a shelf-stable cardboard box create a ritual of unwrapping a tidy bar to eat with coffee, tuck into a school lunch, or snack on during a commute. Nutrition shows a modest 140 calories and about 13 g sugars per serving, underscoring its role as a sweet, treat-like snack rather than a plain whole-food breakfast.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 6
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2.5g3%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium75mg3%
Total Carbohydrate27g10%
Dietary Fiber3g11%
Total Sugars13g
Added Sugars11g22%
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

Apple, Filling, (Wheat, Syrup,, Apple, Puree,, Glycerin,, Brown, Sugar,, Pectin,, Citric, Acid,, Malic, Acid,, Cinnamon,, Sodium, Citrate,, Tricalcium, Citrate,, Natural, Flavors),, Whole, Wheat, Flour,, Cane, Sugar,, Rolled, Oats,, Date, Paste,, Canola, Oil,, Agave, Inulin,, Brown, Rice, Syrup,, Sea, Salt,, Baking, Soda,, Cinnamon..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

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?

The product contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (glycerin, brown rice syrup, natural flavors, emulsifying/fortifying salts) and is a ready-to-eat formulated snack, characteristics consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed).

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Common Questions about Nature's Bakery Crumble, Apple Oatmeal

The term 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? Nature's Bakery Crumble is a tasty option for breakfast or a snack, but it does contain added sugars and isn't particularly high in protein or fiber. If you're looking for a quick pick-me-up or a sweet treat, it fits the bill nicely, but it might not be the best choice if you're aiming for a super nutrient-dense meal.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
weekend-brunch

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