These Bobo’s Oat Bites are healthy-ish (or less unhealthy?) treat that’s sort of a cross between a mini muffin and a Fig Newtons cookie. Based on that description and the packaging, they seem targeted at school lunches more than anything. Read on to find out if these oat bites are good enough to keep kids happy and maybe even motivate parents to steal a few for themselves!
These oat bites kind of remind me a little of the Universal Bakery Aussie Bites and the Nature’s Bakery Fig Bars.
Location in Store
I found these Bobo’s in the bakery section at Costco, near the packaged pastry and cookies. The item number is 1722185.
Taste
These taste like Fig Newtons with more dough and less filling. They’re tasty enough, but definitely seem more like a healthy-ish snack than a real treat.
The dough part is fairly moist and chewy with some texture from the oats. It’s not super flavorful, but has an enjoyable sweet taste. The fillings are also sweet and enjoyable, but fairly artificial tasting. It looks like both flavors of oat bites include fruit purée as an ingredient, so there’s some actual apple and strawberry in there.
These oat bites seem like they’re made for parents who want a somewhat nutritious cookie alternative for school lunches. They’re just okay taste-wise. For adults, they’re probably not tasty enough to beat out a cookie or healthy enough to be considered a truly healthy snack.
Cost
The regular price of the Bobo’s is $17.99 Canadian for 24 individually packaged bites. I got them for four dollars off so paid $13.99 Canadian which is way more reasonable than the regular price. The regular price seems a bit expensive to me.
Convenience
Each oat bite is individually wrapped and there are 12 apple and 12 strawberry-filled 37 gram bites in the box. One thing I want to mention is the best-before date on the box was different than the best-before date listed on the actual bites. It was about a month apart.
Because these come individually wrapped they’re really easy to bring anywhere as a snack or small breakfast. I’ve sent them to daycare for my daughter a few times as they’re technically nut-free.
Nutrition
Calories
One strawberry stuff’d bite contains 140 calories, four grams of fat, 28 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fibre, 11 grams of sugar and 50 milligrams of sodium.
One apple pie stuff’d bite contains 150 calories, four grams of fat, 28 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fibre, 11 grams of sugar, two grams of protein and 50 milligrams of sodium.
Ingredients
The bites are soy-free, gluten-free as well as vegan. Despite that, they’re not exactly healthy. The second ingredient listed is sugar from rice syrup, cane sugar and fruit puree. The ingredients list is pretty short though and there aren’t a ton of chemicals and additives.
Scoring
Taste: 7/10
Cost: 8/10 on sale. 6/10 at regular price.
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 6/10
Overall
Give it a try!
I think kids would like the bright packaging and fruity flavors. They’re great for individuals who want a sweet snack and are following a vegan and gluten-free diet.
Have you tried these Costco Bobo’s Oat Bites? What did you think of them?
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