@jannyblue
Thank you for posting! You inspired me to post the nutrition info:
140 calories, 4.5g fat (0 sat), 24g carbs (2g fiber, 6g added sugar (7g total sugar)), 3g protein.
@jannyblue CANOLA DAMMIT. Crap. I probably would have ordered them if that hadn’t been in there. Well, now I have to move Kind out of the “trustworthy” list and into the “must recheck every time” group.
@jannyblue@Telanis If you have a genuine intestinal intolerance for the stuff, which I emphatically do, there’s no effing conspiracy involved. Eating food with more than a trace of it gives me up to six hours of nearly uninterrupted cramps and diarrhea. If I’m lucky, the purge only takes three. LEAR may be low in erucic acid, but it’s not zero, and I am not convinced that affirmative monitoring of the level is going on. Allegedly, the producers have been required to keep the level under 2% since 2019, but my more recent experience demonstrates that this cannot be relied upon, or my intolerance is really just that severe.
Allegedly, the producers have been required to keep the level under 2% since 2019, but my more recent experience demonstrates that this cannot be relied upon, or my intolerance is really just that severe.
I’m pretty sure that the solution here is to just buy a new bottle of canola oil every month, try it, and see if you get six hours of cramps and diarrhea. That way you’ll know for sure and won’t have to wonder.
@werehatrack I didn’t think you were joking about the severity, and honestly it didn’t occur to me that you would joke about it. Maybe I shouldn’t have joked after someone else above accused you of being a conspiracy theorist.
My intent in my previous post was to offer some deliberately and obviously terrible advice. Clearly this is more personal than I realized, and I apologize.
@Euniceandrich@mcanavino I’d still like to see that suggestion. Many food items on the daily deal have been near or even past the BBD. (That hasn’t kept me from buying most of them, though.)
@Euniceandrich@mcanavino My experience with the stuff from Kind leads me to the conclusion that “Best before” really does mean “Best have finished this box off before”. They get noticeably stale pretty soon after. The ones with certain kinds of nuts, even more so.
These are actually pretty good. But with 80 of them, I would be a little concerned about the expiration date. Which is noticeably not mentioned(at least that I can find). Can someone at meh make it more obvious? TYIA
@bfg9000 They did, 8/5/22. Any buyer will have about a month of “probably reliably fresh enough” before hitting the point where Kind says “nope, your fault.” Much depends upon the conditions in which they’ve been stored up to this point, and how they get stored once they arrive.
A “Best if Used By/Before” date indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality how far out the manufacturer thinks they can get away with saying “It’s fine, everything’s fine, go ahead and buy it”.
No way could I eat 80 of these in less than 30 days! While I am sure they are still good for some period after the fast-approaching expiration date I think I’ll spend my $$ on something that will not expire so soon.
Would someone please check my math here. So that’s 16 (SIXTEEN!) boxes of 5, which comes to $1.71x a box, yes? no? That is a deal, even though there’s only 5 in a box. So I’ll probably buy. There’s always a need for “healthy” or semi-healthy food for pantries for the disadvantaged when I (and my friends and family) can’t look at them anymore. (I’m still giving away corn nuts…)
That being said – MORE FROOKITS, PLEASE! (I’m almost out.)
Ingredients list (from the KIND website):
Ingredients: Oats, cane sugar, canola oil, tapioca syrup, brown rice, honey, millet, blueberries, buckwheat, amaranth, brown rice flour, quinoa, sea salt, vanilla extract, natural flavors, brown rice syrup, Vitamin E (to maintain freshness).
Allergen Information: May contain peanuts, tree nuts, soy and sesame seeds.
@jannyblue
Thank you for posting! You inspired me to post the nutrition info:
140 calories, 4.5g fat (0 sat), 24g carbs (2g fiber, 6g added sugar (7g total sugar)), 3g protein.
@jannyblue CANOLA DAMMIT. Crap. I probably would have ordered them if that hadn’t been in there. Well, now I have to move Kind out of the “trustworthy” list and into the “must recheck every time” group.
@jannyblue @werehatrack the amount of traction canola conspiracists are getting is disturbing
@jannyblue @Telanis If you have a genuine intestinal intolerance for the stuff, which I emphatically do, there’s no effing conspiracy involved. Eating food with more than a trace of it gives me up to six hours of nearly uninterrupted cramps and diarrhea. If I’m lucky, the purge only takes three. LEAR may be low in erucic acid, but it’s not zero, and I am not convinced that affirmative monitoring of the level is going on. Allegedly, the producers have been required to keep the level under 2% since 2019, but my more recent experience demonstrates that this cannot be relied upon, or my intolerance is really just that severe.
@jannyblue @Telanis @werehatrack
I’m pretty sure that the solution here is to just buy a new bottle of canola oil every month, try it, and see if you get six hours of cramps and diarrhea. That way you’ll know for sure and won’t have to wonder.
@Limewater
GFY, daily, mmkay? I am not joking about the severity of this, nor am I the only one with the issue, and IT’S NOT FUCKING AMUSING!
@werehatrack I didn’t think you were joking about the severity, and honestly it didn’t occur to me that you would joke about it. Maybe I shouldn’t have joked after someone else above accused you of being a conspiracy theorist.
My intent in my previous post was to offer some deliberately and obviously terrible advice. Clearly this is more personal than I realized, and I apologize.
@Limewater Accepted.
Eat this, and you’ll get a…
…blue tooth!
@guybrush01 But will it work with a Mac?
@andrewkl @guybrush01 For dessert, after a Big Mac…
Condition: New
I should hope so, I don’t want a used or even ‘refurbished’ granola bar. Shudder
@Knightp How about recycled?
@blaineg @Knightp How do you know that these aren’t?
Halloween just got healthier!!
@somf69
You about to give out some expired snacks for halloween?
Best before date?
@Euniceandrich …is more of a suggestion than a rule.
@Euniceandrich @mcanavino I’d still like to see that suggestion. Many food items on the daily deal have been near or even past the BBD. (That hasn’t kept me from buying most of them, though.)
@Euniceandrich Yes, also good after date. Maybe not during date.
@Euniceandrich @mcanavino My experience with the stuff from Kind leads me to the conclusion that “Best before” really does mean “Best have finished this box off before”. They get noticeably stale pretty soon after. The ones with certain kinds of nuts, even more so.
@Euniceandrich 8/5/22.
@awk @Euniceandrich During the date, you should focus on your date, not on a granola bar. I’ve been married for 21 years. Take my word for it.
@Euniceandrich @mcanavino @werehatrack what kind of nuts? Deez nuts?
@Euniceandrich @mcanavino @werehatrack
He’s not wrong. I don’t eat these because of the sugar but my children do. When the date comes and goes… they get hard as a rock pretty quickly.
Is there a “best by” date?
@jmrobinett 8/5/22
These are actually pretty good. But with 80 of them, I would be a little concerned about the expiration date. Which is noticeably not mentioned(at least that I can find). Can someone at meh make it more obvious? TYIA
@bfg9000 They did, 8/5/22. Any buyer will have about a month of “probably reliably fresh enough” before hitting the point where Kind says “nope, your fault.” Much depends upon the conditions in which they’ve been stored up to this point, and how they get stored once they arrive.
I know from past experience I have trouble finishing a box of five, so pass.
Too much added sugar. And canola oil.
And, if I had them around, and I liked them, my carb-addict mind would start signaling “sweets sweets sweets, there are sweet things calling out”
And then I’d want to binge on them.
So, no.
Yum! Ingredients include: cane sugar (SUGAR), tapioca syrup (SUGAR), honey (SUGAR), and brown rice syrup (SUGAR)…
Just what we need, blubbery bars.
no best by date… but there IS a 90 day warranty!
@chienfou
They added the date, 8/5/22.
Also holding off on ordering until the expiration date is known.
@ciabelle 8/5/22
@ciabelle - A “Best if Used By/Before” date indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality
@ciabelle @mehsterious
FIFY
Well, since I’m down to my last three bags of Frookits and a partial box of mango bars I’m in.
/buy
@steeltoesenator It worked! Your order number is: outlandish-grainy-rifle
/image outlandish grainy rifle
My kids consume these at warp speed. In for 1.
No way could I eat 80 of these in less than 30 days! While I am sure they are still good for some period after the fast-approaching expiration date I think I’ll spend my $$ on something that will not expire so soon.
GREAT DEAL!!! Made the entire team KINDER!!!
Specs
Product: 80-Pack: KIND Healthy Grains Vanilla Blueberry Bars
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$63.98 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Jul 18 - Wednesday, Jul 20
Be KIND, don’t whine.
@hchavers Wasn’t the usual message to re-whine?
Yeah the mouth on the old macbooks were for blueberry snack bars, AND NOTHING ELSE
I’ve actually almost finished the last order, so why not.
/giphy relishing-meager-coach
Not buying till I see a best buy date…
@somf69 8/5/22
@somf69 “best by 8/5/22, still somewhat edible by 1/15/23”
/buy
@oluminuminum It worked! Your order number is: studious-wasteful-lumber
/image studious wasteful lumber
@oluminuminum As a hobbyist woodworker, that image is making me drool…
@Froggy56 @oluminuminum Yeah… I stopped here as well
/buy
@sstaver It worked! Your order number is: queenly-grimy-vulture
/image queenly grimy vulture
Why does it have a 90 day warranty? It’s not supposed to last that long
@Anyer It covers diarrhea but not til after the best but date
Half that amount I’d buy, but 80 is too many with the short expiration date.
@steelersluver I froze the last ones I bought in smaller bags, then bring them out as needed. Haven’t noticed an issue doing it that way.
@steelersluver @vandemusser I do the same with macadamias.
What do you mean I’m not KIND?
Just not your KIND…
Would someone please check my math here. So that’s 16 (SIXTEEN!) boxes of 5, which comes to $1.71x a box, yes? no? That is a deal, even though there’s only 5 in a box. So I’ll probably buy. There’s always a need for “healthy” or semi-healthy food for pantries for the disadvantaged when I (and my friends and family) can’t look at them anymore. (I’m still giving away corn nuts…)
That being said – MORE FROOKITS, PLEASE! (I’m almost out.)
/buy
@sandbarhappy It worked! Your order number is: abashed-cantankerous-paladin
/image abashed cantankerous paladin
/buy
@relm256 It worked! Your order number is: didactic-responsive-deer
/image didactic responsive deer
80 in 7 weeks. 140 cal each.
Meh.
/buy
@uvassassin It worked! Your order number is: zestful-unclear-almond
/image zestful unclear almond
I think FedEx lost mine. Last scan was it leaving kansas a week ago. Wonder if they have someone pulling a few packages cross country on a bike…
Love kind bars gluten free like a sweet treat and a great MEH deal
These were awesome! I need them to come around again.
VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!