"kashi" news and stories

All you Kashi fans will be glad to know that Kashi is planning to launch a line of frozen entrees soon. According to a recent press release, the meals will be mostly chicken-based, with a few shrimp- and bean-based entrees as well. As you might expect, there'll be plenty of grains, and multi-grain pastas. The frozen dinners are supposed to hit shelves sometime next month. Now, now, contain your enthusiasm. You can wait a few weeks. There's still no word on whether the new entrees will have the same mug-shot covered boxes and colon-scrubbing properties as the other Kashi products.

[Via Food Business Review Online]

These "cruncy clusters...toasted to perfection" hurt my jaw. That's not to say they weren't tasty, though. Truth be told, I have another bowl of the stuff sitting on the counter right now. I've always been a fan of the Kashi Honey Puffs, so when I saw this stuff on sale two-for-one, I figured I'd give it a try. That sort of sale probably should have told me something, but last week it was two-for-one Honey Bunches of Oats (can't go wrong there).%uFFFD I like that it stands up to milk and doesn't get soggy. In fact, it didn't really even seem to notice the milk at all. Maybe this Kashi just needs time. It's a cereal that can't be rushed.

Also, it sort of reminds me of Quarry, in that it sounds like pebbles when it hits the bowl.

Snack bars are the new granola bars. This isn’t really a news flash, but I certainly never thought of them this way. They were, by and large, previously marketed as energy bars, designed to deliver an extra dose of calories to hard-working athletes or as meal replacements for busy people. Many people don’t use these as meal replacements, though, and eat two or three a day as snacks, hence the new "snack bar" designation. Though most of the bars have 200-250 calories and less than 6 grams of fat, some can have more than 10 grams of fat and over 300 calories. Eating two or three of these adds up – and quickly.

This month, EatingWell magazine rounded up some of the best snack bar options, based on the following criteria: 225 calories or less and less than 3 grams of saturated fat, as well as at least 5 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber. The goal was to find something worth eating nutritionally as a snack and was filling enough to hold you over until your next meal.