I’ve always been impressed by the products from Kettle Valley. I’ve eaten their certified organic fruit snacks on the trail and on paddling trips since the late 90’s. Recently they’ve added a new snack to their line and it is called Frunola—a high fibre fruit bar.

I decided to pick some up at Mountain Equipment Co-op in Toronto a couple of weeks ago. The bars come in three flavors that are perfect for eating on the trail—cran/raspberry, blueberry and cherry. Each bar contains the fruit of two apples as well as dried plum. I decided to try the blueberry flavor because, for some odd reason, it seems I have been on a blueberry kick of late. The verdict? Delicious.

I like love these fruit bars for many reasons. First of all, it is a hearty serving of fruit and fiber containing 2 1/2 servings of fruit as well as oat fibre. There is a lot you won’t find in these bars including anything artificial or genetically modified. There are no sugars are sweeteners added either—the natural sweetness of the fruit is enough. There are decent sized fruit pieces in the bar and  that really makes the texture wonderful.

MEC.ca carries all three flavors of the Frunola bars and I recommend trying these if you get the chance.

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