Atkins Morning Start Breakfast Bars - Creamy Cinnamon Bun

Pros: Tasty, Healthy, Great Texture, Convenient
Cons: Price

I have to admit to being a bit lazy about cooking. I’ve cooked meals for a lot of people for a very long time, but find that when it comes to feeding myself, the simpler and easier the better! My morning routine includes exercise, shower, hair, ...

Pros: Great taste, filling, fits into that low carb lifestyle
Cons: a little high priced

I have been trying to stick to a low carb diet for awhile. I have tried buying some low carb bars to substitute for meals while on the go and not able to fill a low carb diet need. Most of the low carb bars that I have eaten have tasted like chalk (or ...

Pros: keeps the munchies away for several hours
Cons: glycerin taste, yellow icing

Once again, I open an Atkins "Creamy" something to find a YELLOW bar looking me in the face. Major unappetizing zing right there. Yuck. I'm thinking white when I think creamy, or maybe cream-colored, but yellow????? Okay, so I bite into it. . . cinnam ...

Pros: Good for controlled carb diets, convenient
Cons: Expensive, mediocre taste, only somewhat filling

I'm always trying new Atkins food products, and when I saw Atkins Morning Start Creamy Cinnamon Bun Breakfast Bars in the health food section of my grocery store, I decided to buy a box. ~ Product Description These breakfast bars are intende ...

Pros: The Concept - Low Carb Cinnamon Bun Bar
Cons: The Taste & Texture :(

Can I tell you how excited I was when I spied a box of Atkins Morning Start Breakfast Bars ...

Pros: Candy taste
Cons: Too sweet, no cinnamon taste, artificial tasting, grainy, thirst-inducing

This bar is absolutely too sweet! The cinnamon filling is overly thick and very grainy (almost the texture of peanut butter) and the amount of sugar (or sugar substitute) in this product is absolutely sickening. This bar made me thirsty after one bite, and each bite probably took about twenty chews before I could get it down.

The cinnamon flavor is not very strong. In fact, I'm not sure what about this bar actually tastes like a cinnamon bun. To me, it just tasted like candy. Maybe other Atkins dieters that generally eat unhealthy sweets (Snickers, Three Musketeers, etc.) will find it appealing, but as a healthy meal replacement, this is terrible.

Pros: High in fiber and protein, low in calories
Cons: Kind of bland tasting

I tried these bars when I was on vacation in San Antonio. (They have an Osco store right on the Riverwalk!) They aren't bad tasting but not great either. I did buy them again but then I tried the Atkins caramel bars and really like them a lot. Both of these bars have about 9 grams of fiber and around 11 grams of protein, with just 150 calories. (If you're looking at Atkins bars be sure to check the calories as they vary greatly from bar to bar.) I'm always looking for foods high in fiber, and the protein is a nice plus. However, I have a friend who tried these bars and she didn't like the taste -- she could taste artificial sweetener -- and they gave her gas. I do sometimes have that same problem with them. FYI: If you're looking for a great tasting bar that is high in fiber and low in calories, my favorites are the Fiber One bars. They are so yummy, have 9 grams of fiber and are 140-150 calories.

Pros: Taste, substantial texture, convenience
Cons: Cost

Let's face it. Diet bars aren't usually all that great. But personally? I really like these. They remind me of the sticky cinnamon buns I'd rather be eating. Not that they are anywhere near as good. But they do a great job of making me think that I don't have to give up on the taste of those items. Naturally, if you pay any attention at all to the texture, the comparison completely breaks down. But I thought them pretty decent.

As for the review that makes mention of the "yellow" appearance, that must have been a stray box. I've been through several boxes, myself. All were off-white in appearance with a covering that would remind you of a yogurt coating. The bars themselves feel substantial in your mouth. For breakfast on the run, with a cup of coffee, I'm good to go until lunch!