Olympic Granola: Honey Almond

Olympic Granola’s Honey Almond Trail bar is an authentic tasting bar that delivers big taste, starting with a delicious base of oats and seeds. From there, you’ve got a touch of almonds, honey, coconut, and salt, which give the bar its amazing depth of flavor.  From that point of view, the bar’s “honest ingredients” yield great results and, since there are no emulsions in the bar, you can see exactly what you are eating.  What else can you ask for from a granola bar?  Branding and packaging look wholesome and high end, with a clear plastic wrapper that lets you see the square shaped bar before you buy it.  The design is clean and has an outdoorsy vibe to it, which fits with the theme of being a “trail” bar.  However, one thing that we’re not fans of is the way they do the nutrition panel, which labels this 3 ounce bar as having 2 servings.  Seeing as the label is not resealable and that common convention is that bars are single serve, we strongly dislike that approach.   Clearly, it’s an effort to list the calories and fat lower than they really are (380 calories and 18g of fat per bar).  Overall, we’re big fans of this bar – but labeling it as a single serving is a necessary change.

Rating: 4 of 5 stars