Are Granola Bars a Healthy Snack?

It’s 3pm and you’re looking for a quick convenient snack to hold you until supper.  Having a granola bar sounds like the perfect choice, or is it?  When you say granola, you think healthy oats, nuts, honey, maybe puffed rice. And you think it has to be better than choosing a candy bar. Well, maybe not.  This is another situation where you have to put on your detective hat and do a little investigating.  By reading the nutrition facts and the ingredient list, you will get the information you need so you can decide if this is the healthy snack you thought it was.  Granola bars can be high in calories, sugar, and fat and low in nutrients.  When you look at the list of  ingredients, can you identify each item or does it look like a list out of a chemistry book?  Next time you need that afternoon snack a better choice could be having an apple and almonds.