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Special K Bars impress taste buds and help cut calories
Jillian Smith
Issue date: 10/6/06 Section: Features
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Looking for something tasty, yet healthy to eat? At 90 calories per bar, Kellogg's Special K Bars are a hit on Cabrini's campus. According to the box, the Kellogg's Special K Bars are "a blend of wholesome rice and wheat flakes topped with a drizzle of lightly sweetened toppings."
Around campus, students tried either one of the blueberry, chocolate drizzle or vanilla crisp flavored bars. However, Kellogg's Special K Bars come in three other flavors: cranberry apple, peaches and berry and strawberry. Amanda Degan, a sophomore psychology major, was impressed by the "different options" that the Kellogg's brand had, and that it wasn't just one plain flavor.
With only 90 calories, these bars seem like the perfect health food snack. Laura Sauerteig, a sophomore elementary and early childhood education major, said, "They're low in calories, yet they fill you up!"
Most students who tried the Kellogg's Special K Bars were skeptical at first, but after they tried them, they were pleasantly surprised by the end result. "Though nutritious, a delightful surprise to the taste buds" said Julie Miller, a sophomore elementary education major, said, "I would recommend these to a health nut and a couch potato…chip!"
Each student was asked to try one of the three samples. Out of all three samples, chocolate drizzle was by far the favorite. Freshman undeclared major Emily Madera was surprised that they weren't "too chocolately."
Kara Schneider, a sophomore English and communication major, said, "The chocolate bar tastes like a cookie, but a healthy cookie!"
Blueberry bars were second in the students' favorites, most agreeing with sophomore English and communication major Mike O'Rourke that the bars "actually taste like blueberries!"
"Out of all three, the blueberry bar was the best," Hector DeArce, a freshman pre-nursing major, said.
Most students didn't want to try the vanilla crisp flavor. "Most vanilla flavor products don't interest the younger, college crowd," Michele Joy Fitzgerald, a sophomore early and elementary education major, said. "I think of it as a more adult appealing flavor."
Around campus, students tried either one of the blueberry, chocolate drizzle or vanilla crisp flavored bars. However, Kellogg's Special K Bars come in three other flavors: cranberry apple, peaches and berry and strawberry. Amanda Degan, a sophomore psychology major, was impressed by the "different options" that the Kellogg's brand had, and that it wasn't just one plain flavor.
With only 90 calories, these bars seem like the perfect health food snack. Laura Sauerteig, a sophomore elementary and early childhood education major, said, "They're low in calories, yet they fill you up!"
Most students who tried the Kellogg's Special K Bars were skeptical at first, but after they tried them, they were pleasantly surprised by the end result. "Though nutritious, a delightful surprise to the taste buds" said Julie Miller, a sophomore elementary education major, said, "I would recommend these to a health nut and a couch potato…chip!"
Each student was asked to try one of the three samples. Out of all three samples, chocolate drizzle was by far the favorite. Freshman undeclared major Emily Madera was surprised that they weren't "too chocolately."
Kara Schneider, a sophomore English and communication major, said, "The chocolate bar tastes like a cookie, but a healthy cookie!"
Blueberry bars were second in the students' favorites, most agreeing with sophomore English and communication major Mike O'Rourke that the bars "actually taste like blueberries!"
"Out of all three, the blueberry bar was the best," Hector DeArce, a freshman pre-nursing major, said.
Most students didn't want to try the vanilla crisp flavor. "Most vanilla flavor products don't interest the younger, college crowd," Michele Joy Fitzgerald, a sophomore early and elementary education major, said. "I think of it as a more adult appealing flavor."
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