Product: 72-Pack: Julie’s Real Grain-Free Granola Bars
Model: 20857628006693, 20857628006709
Condition: New
Best By: May 2023
The perfect balance of crunchy and chewy
Your new favorite on-the-go snack
Made with only real ingredients including Vanilla Beans, Organic Honey, Cacao Powder and Cinnamon for a nutritious & satisfying experience like no other
Grain-Free, Paleo, Dairy-Free, and Soy-Free
Gluten-Free Certified
Non-GMO Verified
Kosher Certified
100% Whole Food Ingredients
No Grains, No Cane Sugar, No Flavorings, No Extracts
@hchavers I mean. It’s very clearly not an expiration date since… That doesn’t exist. But you are off course free to comply with the manufacturer propaganda. If you want.
Flavor-free too, probably. There’s a reason these types of foods usually don’t taste very good…they pull out all the stuff that makes it taste good, under the guise that it’s bad for you!
@kostia Weird, they insisted you try something that’s pretty close to being candy salad! I think coconut is almost as polarizing as cilantro (which I hate.) I wonder if there’s a similar coconut-hating gene?
@KevinS10@kostia@Kyeh Coconut oil acts as a laxative for a lot of people unless used in very small amounts, and it can be an irritant as well for some. Other oils have similar issues for certain people. For me, it’s canola. I go into NASA heavy lift mode if I eat a small serving of fries done in canola, which is why I dare not hit an Arby’s or an Applebee’s for anything but a beverage.
@scfamily I actually saw something about this just yesterday in a class on seeds & seed saving. They use bees to pollinate flowers in a rather large hoop tunnel with netting on either end to keep the bees in. That being said, this is not done for organic honey, it’s to stop any cross pollination.
The only other way is to place hives in the middle of nowhere, well over 5 miles from any non-organic farms. This would be difficult in the U.S.
@MrNews At least honey has a lower ratio of fructose to glucose (less fructose) than regular sugar (which is 50% fructose) or any of the HFCS syrups (which can be anywhere from 55% to 80% fructose.) While fructose has a lower glycemic index, it metabolizes in a manner that raises the production of the most problematic low-density lipoproteins, the VLDL particles which appear to be the major players in plaque formation.
@werehatrack You are correct, but as my brother, a food scientist with 45 years experience, always says, “Sugar is… sugar.” We eat way too much of it, because copious quantities are added to nearly everything. I’ve taken to snacking on a small handful (10-12) of plain almonds, no sugar needed. And very portable!
Worrying the different kinds of sugar is like the medical cannabis users who obsess over strains: it’s irrelevant and just obscures the bigger picture.
@MrNews@werehatrack A while back I watched a history show on YouTube (originally from the BBC) about bakers from pre-Victorian to modern day. One thing that really stood out to me was pre-Victorian times tooth decay wasn’t much of an issue, because sugar wasn’t available to most people at all. This even though bread was the main diet for most people. (As in what they ate for every meal.)
That changed during the Victorian era and it’s all been downhill since.
@MrNews Around here, it’s pecans, which I roast myself. That started when I was massively disappointed by how underdone the ones were that I bought from a well-known everything-pecans place out near Bastrop, TX. I suspected that I could do better, and after very little experimentation, I came up with a method that reliably produced results as close to perfect as I’ve seen. Pecans are pretty much ideal as a snack; no carbs, and a type of oil that just isn’t problematic at all for most folks.
@werehatrack Love pecans, and have been buying a large bag of them at Costco. Store it tightly sealed in the freezer, and keep a stash bag in the fridge. They seem yummy, but I am no pecan connoisseur…
@clarion47 There’s bad delicious sugar and then there’s even worse delicious sugar. At least this is the just-bad stuff and not the even-worse (or the You Have Got To Be Effing Kidding Me Bad stuff that certain people were pimping the hell out of for its lower glycemic index for a while.)
Wow - nothing on the box says, “Good for you” or “Healthy”. It’s an indulgence, like a candy bar, but without any non-food chemicals. Everyone calm down about the sugar and fat - these are supposed to be sweet and fatty.
These are a 10+ compared to the -10 of the roasted chickpeas! Those scared me on the food products here for a while. Then I realized I buy here more as a game and got back into it!
Just in case you purchased these and haven’t finished yours, and you haven’t received an email from Meh, be aware that these granola bars have been recalled for safety reasons - someone found metal in their granola bar.
@duodec@obxer@psantora Am I the only one who now suspects that the folks at Julie’s knew about the problem before they dumped this lot to Meh? Nobody has reported any other lots being in the ones that were sold here. Questions might be asked…
@duodec@obxer@werehatrack Fair question. It looks like the date they sent out the “voluntary” recall notice was May 10. I found this PDF with more information about it: https://ufile.io/pkzqj53d (temporary hosting, will be removed in a month or so)
Specs
Product: 72-Pack: Julie’s Real Grain-Free Granola Bars
Model: 20857628006693, 20857628006709
Condition: New
What’s Included?
OR
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Price Comparison
$179.94 for 72 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, Mar 23 - Monday, Mar 27
Grain-free granola bars?
/giphy science has gone too far
@awk Great gif
/showme show me visibly flinching at this deal
I don’t think I’ve ever looked better…
@haydesigner dear god what’s wrong with your hand
/showme farting deals better than granola bars
@mediocrebot too true
So probably you can’t make a margarita out of them… hmmm maybe the margarita can be used as a dip.
So, you want me to eat 72 bars my May. Isn’t overweight a major health concern? But, how do they taste? I just might try.
@hchavers I mean. It’s very clearly not an expiration date since… That doesn’t exist. But you are off course free to comply with the manufacturer propaganda. If you want.
No blame here
@hchavers @unksol Off course!!
@hchavers @mehwootmania yes. As in going down the wrong road. Obviously what I intended.
Flavor-free too, probably. There’s a reason these types of foods usually don’t taste very good…they pull out all the stuff that makes it taste good, under the guise that it’s bad for you!
Lol at throwing “grain-free” in the list of qualities.
Ugh, why do these things always have coconut in them? Nuts, good. Cocoa, good. Honey, good. Coconut, vile.
@kostia I love coconut!
@Kyeh I know a lot of people do. I think I’m scarred by the gross ambrosia salad I had to “at least try” every Christmas.
@kostia Weird, they insisted you try something that’s pretty close to being candy salad!
I think coconut is almost as polarizing as cilantro (which I hate.) I wonder if there’s a similar coconut-hating gene?
@kostia so. Cocoa good. Nut good.
CocoAnut good
Coconut bad… What is that secret sauce In that A…
@kostia @Kyeh So do I, but my bowels seem to hate it. IBS has taken away so many foods I liked to eat. (I really miss cheese.)
@KevinS10 @kostia Bummer.
@KevinS10 @kostia @Kyeh Coconut oil acts as a laxative for a lot of people unless used in very small amounts, and it can be an irritant as well for some. Other oils have similar issues for certain people. For me, it’s canola. I go into NASA heavy lift mode if I eat a small serving of fries done in canola, which is why I dare not hit an Arby’s or an Applebee’s for anything but a beverage.
Thank you for the option to try both without buying a gross.
/giphy gross
My name is Julie, and the specs for these bars are surprisingly relatable… And I do indeed bring killer bars.
How do beekeepers put tiny leashes on the bees to keep them on organic flowers?
@scfamily I actually saw something about this just yesterday in a class on seeds & seed saving. They use bees to pollinate flowers in a rather large hoop tunnel with netting on either end to keep the bees in. That being said, this is not done for organic honey, it’s to stop any cross pollination.
The only other way is to place hives in the middle of nowhere, well over 5 miles from any non-organic farms. This would be difficult in the U.S.
Probably tastes like somebody already ate them…
@Bumplepimp
Fortunately, the specs clearly state
This comes close, but I’m holding out for the granola free granola bars
@arfdawg I think that’s just a 3 Musketeers bar…
These might actually be good for you, except for the honey (82% sugar) and coconut oil (92% sat fat). But they’re healthier than, say, a Twinkie…
@MrNews At least honey has a lower ratio of fructose to glucose (less fructose) than regular sugar (which is 50% fructose) or any of the HFCS syrups (which can be anywhere from 55% to 80% fructose.) While fructose has a lower glycemic index, it metabolizes in a manner that raises the production of the most problematic low-density lipoproteins, the VLDL particles which appear to be the major players in plaque formation.
@werehatrack You are correct, but as my brother, a food scientist with 45 years experience, always says, “Sugar is… sugar.” We eat way too much of it, because copious quantities are added to nearly everything. I’ve taken to snacking on a small handful (10-12) of plain almonds, no sugar needed. And very portable!
Worrying the different kinds of sugar is like the medical cannabis users who obsess over strains: it’s irrelevant and just obscures the bigger picture.
@MrNews @werehatrack A while back I watched a history show on YouTube (originally from the BBC) about bakers from pre-Victorian to modern day. One thing that really stood out to me was pre-Victorian times tooth decay wasn’t much of an issue, because sugar wasn’t available to most people at all. This even though bread was the main diet for most people. (As in what they ate for every meal.)
That changed during the Victorian era and it’s all been downhill since.
@MrNews Around here, it’s pecans, which I roast myself. That started when I was massively disappointed by how underdone the ones were that I bought from a well-known everything-pecans place out near Bastrop, TX. I suspected that I could do better, and after very little experimentation, I came up with a method that reliably produced results as close to perfect as I’ve seen. Pecans are pretty much ideal as a snack; no carbs, and a type of oil that just isn’t problematic at all for most folks.
@werehatrack Love pecans, and have been buying a large bag of them at Costco. Store it tightly sealed in the freezer, and keep a stash bag in the fridge. They seem yummy, but I am no pecan connoisseur…
It’s not really low-carb with 10 grams net carbs.
@livemusic good point…I missed that. So paleo but not keto.
@livemusic @TimW it’ll do that to ya, Honey.
Tempted to buy. The last organic granola bars I bought on Meh were actually really good.
/giphy tempting
@TimW Pulled the trigger on the combo.
/giphy rested-woolly-dragon
No nutritional information no deal
@Viper1 Nutrition facts are shown in images 6 & 9
@troy @Viper1 It’s kind of anticlimactic that the info was there all along, isn’t it?
@troy @Viper1 Hmm 20% saturated fat… not so healthy after all. So it’s organic saturated fat?
No cane sugar. Sugar is sugar you brain dead con!
@clarion47 There’s bad delicious sugar and then there’s even worse delicious sugar. At least this is the just-bad stuff and not the even-worse (or the You Have Got To Be Effing Kidding Me Bad stuff that certain people were pimping the hell out of for its lower glycemic index for a while.)
/giphy elicit-wheezy-feeling
Sadly my order was cancelled. Meh said “We shipped it, but it never showed movement”. Anyone else have a DOA? Or if you got it how does it taste?
@poids blessing in disguise for you…
Yummy and better than most available in supermarkets. I’m sure the grandchildren will love them.
These bars are wonderful!
Wow - nothing on the box says, “Good for you” or “Healthy”. It’s an indulgence, like a candy bar, but without any non-food chemicals. Everyone calm down about the sugar and fat - these are supposed to be sweet and fatty.
These are a 10+ compared to the -10 of the roasted chickpeas! Those scared me on the food products here for a while. Then I realized I buy here more as a game and got back into it!
Just in case you purchased these and haven’t finished yours, and you haven’t received an email from Meh, be aware that these granola bars have been recalled for safety reasons - someone found metal in their granola bar.
@obxer Surprise, surprise surprise!
Just checked, every remaining box is the bad lot… we stuck them in the freezer so they’d keep.
Just for the fun of it I’m going to run a metal detecting pinpointer over them…
Thanks Meh for doing a token coupon. Too bad the manufacturer’s response is to just throw them out.
@obxer apparently it is both flavors too, not just the vanilla/cinnamon one listed in the email. Anything from lot 0522.
@obxer @psantora yep, all of ours, both flavors were that lot.
@duodec @obxer @psantora Am I the only one who now suspects that the folks at Julie’s knew about the problem before they dumped this lot to Meh? Nobody has reported any other lots being in the ones that were sold here. Questions might be asked…
@duodec @obxer @werehatrack Fair question. It looks like the date they sent out the “voluntary” recall notice was May 10. I found this PDF with more information about it: https://ufile.io/pkzqj53d (temporary hosting, will be removed in a month or so)