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Quaker Chewy Granola Bar, Strawberry Yogurt
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4

Quaker Chewy Granola Bar, Strawberry Yogurt

Quaker
6.10 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
2g
Protein
11g
Sugars
105mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
121
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Quaker Chewy Granola Bar, Strawberry Yogurt, sits on supermarket shelves in the breakfast and snack aisle — usually stacked with other granola bars, cereal bars, and children’s snack items near the cereal and toaster pastry displays. Packaged in a small box with individually wrapped bars, it’s visually pitched toward busy parents and kids with bright fruit imagery and the comforting “granola + yogurt” language. This bar fits quick-run shopping trips where consumers grab breakfast-on-the-go, lunchbox fillers, or an afternoon sweet bite; rituals include tossing a bar into a backpack for school, a glove compartment for road trips, or a desk drawer for a mid-afternoon boost. Brand positioning leans on Quaker’s heritage as a wholesome, familiar cereal maker, using whole grain oats in the ingredient list and playful, family-friendly marketing to target value-conscious parents and time-pressed adults who want a snack that reads as slightly healthier than candy. The front label often highlights grains and yogurt flavoring while lacking organic or clean-label certifications; the packaging creates a health halo even though the ingredient list includes several processed additives. In plain terms the product is a manufactured snack made from cooked and reformed components rather than fresh ingredients. Sensory notes: each bar is chewy and sweet, with a yogurt-flavored coating that adds a creamy tang and a few crunchy flecks from brown rice crisps; dried strawberry pieces punctuate the texture. It’s eaten unceremoniously — unwrapped at a bus stop, half-eaten on a hike, or paired with milk or coffee for a quick treat.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 5
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat4.5g6%
Saturated Fat2.5g13%
Sodium105mg5%
Total Carbohydrate25g9%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars11g
Added Sugars10g20%
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,, Whole, Grain, Wheat,, Sugar,, Canola, Oil, and/or, Sunflower, Oil,, Invert, Sugar,, Molasses,, Coconut,, Honey,, Baking, Soda,, Natural, Flavor,, Whey, Mineral, Concentrate),, Yogurt, Flavored, Coating, (Sugar,, Vegetable, Oil, (Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Palm, Oil,, Sorbitan, Tristearate,, TBHQ, and, Citric, Acid, [to, Preserve, Freshness]),, Whey,, Dried, Yogurt, (Heat-Treated, After, Culturing), [Cultured, Nonfat, Dry, Milk],, Soy, Lecithin,, Natural, Flavor,, Citric, Acid,, Salt),, Brown, Rice, Crisp, (Whole, Grain, Brown, Rice, Flour,, Sugar,, Malted, Barley, Flour,, Salt),, Glucose,, Invert, Sugar,, Brown, Sugar,, Glycerin,, Vegetable, Shortening, (Canola, Oil,, Palm, and, Palm, Kernel, Oil),, Whey, Mineral, Concentrate,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Corn, Syrup, Solids,, Sorbitol,, Glucose, Syrup,, Dried, Strawberries,, Salt,, Soy, Lecithin,, Natural, Flavor,, Fructose,, Modified, Potato, Starch,, Tocopherols, (to, Preserve, Freshness),, Sodium, Alginate..

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
  • Sorbitan Tristearate - Processed emulsifier
  • TBHQ - Synthetic preservative
  • Tocopherols - Synthetic preservative
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Preservative

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 (glucose/invert sugar syrups, vegetable shortenings, emulsifiers, TBHQ, sorbitol, natural flavors and modified starch) and is reformulated into a ready-to-eat packaged snack, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultraprocessed).

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Common Questions about Quaker Chewy Granola Bar, Strawberry Yogurt

The term 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, depending on your dietary goals. This granola bar offers a quick energy boost with 140 calories and some fiber, but it does have 11 grams of sugar, mostly from added sugars. If you're looking for a snack to fuel a busy day, it can fit into a balanced diet, but it shouldn't replace whole foods like fruits and nuts.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night
post-workout

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