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Ok, where were these when I was a kid? The Spooky S’Mores ZBar is one of the best “candy bars” that I’ve ever eaten. And.. It contains stuff like organic rolled oats, flax seed and oat fiber?! Sure, they’re not exactly 100% healthy, but they’re organic, don’t contain high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners, and did I mention that they contain flax seed, fiber, and rolled oats? (Besides, let’s be honest now. The kids aren’t going to get to eat a single one of these after you taste them. I know from experience. I got a box of them and let my poor dear son and husband split a single bar.)

TEXTURE/TASTE

Chewy, chocolatey, and decadently delicious. A bit on the “too sweet” side compared to some organic treats, but nothing like the noxious hyper-sweet overload of traditional Halloween candies. This bar is wonderfully chewy and satisfies the candy craving without tasting like “health food” in the slightest.

HEALTH FACTOR

The sweeteners used in this bar are fig paste and brown rice syrup with smaller amounts of evaporated cane juice and honey used in the chocolate bits. As opposed to more traditional sweeteners that are basically empty calories, figs contain good levels of potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper and manganese. Dried figs contain an impressive 250mg of calcium per 100g, compared to whole milk with only 118mg! Nice.  And they’re USDA Organic. And did I mention that the entire bar has only 3.5 grams of fat and 130 calories?  (Compare this to another Halloween classic treat that packs 190 calories and 14 grams of fat.) Yeah, these aren’t exactly a “health food” but they’re a healthier candy.

INGREDIENTS

(Info on wrapper reflects actual contents.)

Ingredients: Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Oat Flour, Organic Fig Paste, Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Chocolate Chips (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Organic Evaporated Cane Juice Syrup, Organic Honey, Organic White Chunks (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Rice Extract, Organic Vanilla Extract), Organic Soy Butter, Organic Chocolate (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Natural Flavors, Organic Milled Flaxseed, Organic Oat Fiber, Baking Soda, Salt.

BOTTOM LINE

You’ll love ‘em, your kids will love ‘em, and they’re not too bad for you…. Uhh… I mean they’re not bad for your kids. Yeah, that’s it. They’re great for a Halloween treat, or even just to nosh on year-round when the craving for chocolate