CarboRite Strawberry Toaster Tarts Review

I purchased the CarboRite Strawberry Toaster Tarts on clearance at Target. I left three boxes. I wish I hadn't left those, but I was afraid that they might be inedible. They were great. Both of my kids love them, and I feel much better about giving these to them than I do about giving them Pop Tarts. (Look, I've only given my kids Pop Tarts a few times in their life, but that doesn't stop them from wanting them.) This is a viable alternative in that it has much more fiber and protein. While it does have more sugar alcohols than I would like (12g), I find that if the sugar alcohols are coupled with fiber, it doesn't have a terrible effect.

Now, I got a box of these for $1.94. Each box contains 5 tarts in 5 bags versus the two tarts in 4 bags that you receive in a Pop Tarts box. Frankly, I think $1.94 should be the regular price for the 5 tarts versus the $3.98 that they were priced at Target. At $3.98 for 5 tarts, it starts to get in the "hoard and don't eat" category. Why would food manufacturer's want to cultivate that attitude? I think the Kraft strategy of the barbecue sauce and the CarbWell Cereal bars (the cinnamon raisin, peanut butter, and cranberry bars and not the cookie bars) is doing a much better job of getting people to actually eat the products.

	CarboRite Strawberry Toaster Tarts	Kellogg's Strawberry Pop Tart
Serving Size	1 tart 45g	1 tart 52g
Calories	130	200
Total Fat	4g	5g
Saturated Fat	2g	1g
Cholesterol	0g	0g
Sodium	140mg	170mg
Total Carbohydrates	26g	38g
Dietary Fiber	8g	1g
Sugars	2g	19g
Sugar Alcohol	12g	0g
Protein	7g	2g
Ingredients	strawberry filling (malitol, modified tapioca starch, water, cellulose, naturial flavor, glycerine, pectin, citric acid, locust bean gum, red #40, blue #1) soy crisp rice, (non-gmo soy portein isolate, rice flour, malt extract), isomalt, powdered cellulose (high fiber source), modified corn starch, natural flavor, citric acid, corn starch, enriched bleached wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, polydextrose, wheat protein concentrate, whey protein concentrate, isolated soy protein, inulin (a natural extract of chicory), isomalt, egg whites, oat fiber, natural flavors, salt dried egg whites, soy lecithin, vegetable glycerine, whey powder, sodium steroyl lactylate, baking soda, mono- and diglycerides, sucralose FROSTING: (sugar, somalt, corn starch, dried egg whites, kosher fish gelatin, cream of tartar, natural flavor)

I have seen these at Wal-mart. If the price is right, I will buy them again, and again.

Comments

[Theresa]

I like your reviews, but you only focus on numbers. The numbers are important, no doubt, but many of these low carb products can contain questionable ingredients, and many of them contain hydrogenated oil, bleached flours, and other ingredients I try to avoid. Just wondering if you might include ingredients. I know, this is a freebie service, but just thought I'd throw it out there, you never know what will stick. :-)
thanks!

[S WEISLAK]

HOW TO ORDER CARBORITE STRAWBERRY CEREAL BARS? COST? SHIPPING COST? WHERE TO?

[terry]

Wow your a loser. Grow a pair and give your kids regular pop tarts...they taste better too

quit being cheap