Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Giveaway: Fiber One

Apparently it's food week over at this blog. I'm ok with that though - I love food, and I try to eat healthfully. One of the nutrients that I know I don't get enough of is fiber. And we all know why fiber is important...

Fiber One has a variety of products to easily get you additional fiber - and they're pretty tasty, too. I was able to try a Fiber One cereal and Fiber One bars thanks to MyBlogSpark.


I chose the Fiber One Caramel Delight, because it sometimes feels kind of good to eat something healthy and still have it be a complete treat. Yep, my caramel delight cereal has 9 grams of fiber - 35% of the recommended daily amount. The squares are pretty yummy - crunchy and yet a little bit sweet.

I liked the cereal just by itself, which is always a good thing. I also tried it the more traditional way in milk, and that was pretty good, too. The cereal did eventually get soggy, but not as quickly as most cereals. I'm guessing that's because of the extra fiber. And yes, the milk was pretty yummy by the time I finished off the cereal portion.

The Fiber One bar I tried was the chocolate mocha. I'm always a little leery of bars like this, as so many of them have a slightly funky aftertaste to them. Then again, I have a hypersensitive palate, and most people don't notice them. These bars don't have that taste - phew!


I love mocha. It's one of the few types of coffee I can drink (and enjoy). The bars do a fair representation of the mocha flavor, including the little bitty bite of coffee. And with another 9 grams of fiber, I'm doing pretty well! They are only 140 calories apiece, which is a nice snack size amount. These aren't total health foods - after all, it has the dreaded HFCS and HMCS, which means I won't be sharing these with the wee ones. I'd love to see these made more with honey and other natural sweeteners - or even to be less sweet than they are currently.

If I move to the oats and chocolate version of the bars, I can at least avoid the HFCS. There are other products in the Fiber One line that don't include those dreaded (for me) ingredients, and that's where I'm spending my $25 Safeway gift card. I can't wait to try out some of their bread products and other cereals - I can't have too many open in my house at once, but I'm definitely looking forward to trying my next one!


Are you jealous of my fiber intake now? You don't have to be. One lucky reader will win a Fiber One gift pack that includes a VIP coupon for a Fiber One cereal, a VIP coupon for a pack of Fiber One bars, and a $25 gift card to Safeway (Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, and Genuardi’s). It's one way to counteract all the junk food you'll be eating over the holidays, right?

So what do you have to do?

First of all, let me stress that you must follow all the rules. If you do not follow the rules, your entry will not count!

This contest is open until Wednesday November 24 at 7pm CST. I must have a valid way to reach you, so leave me your email address in your comment or be sure your profile has your email address visible. No duplicate comments will count. This giveaway is open to US residents age 18 and older. Winners will be selected via random.org and must respond within 48 hours of being notified by me or I will select a new winner.

Mandatory Entry: What Fiber One product would you purchase first with your $25 gift card?

Bonus Entries (leave a comment for each entry - if you put it all in one comment, I'll count it as one entry):

1) Earn one additional entry for following me on Twitter and tweeting this contest with the following tweet: Enjoy fiber from Fiber One with a prize pack including a $25GC from @honestandtruly http://honestandtrulyreviews.blogspot.com/2010/11/giveaway-fiber-one.html #giveaway" (leave a link to your tweet as your comment and make sure you do all the steps!)
2) Earn one additional entry by following this review blog publicly via Google Friend Connect.
3) Earn one additional entry by following my “regular” blog Honest & Truly! publicly via Google Friend Connect.

Good luck!

In the interest of full disclosure, I received a Fiber One gift pack as described above for review purposes from MyBlogSpark. I did not receive any compensation, and all opinions expressed are my own.

42 comments:

  1. I would purchase the Caramel Delight cereal!

    stephanierosenhahn at yahoo dot com

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  2. Following u on TWitter and tweeted!
    link: http://twitter.com/asthepotter/status/2583628731129856

    stephanierosenhahn at yahoo dot com

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  3. Already following via GFC (Ten Talents)

    stephanierosenhahn at yahoo dot com

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  4. Following your other blog via GFC (TEn Talents)

    stephanierosenhahn at yahoo dot com

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  5. I'd like to get the Chocolate and Oat Bars! Thanks!

    coolnatty12 at yahoo dot com

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  6. I follow this site!

    coolnatty12 at yahoo dot com

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  7. I follow your other site!

    coolnatty12 at yahoo dot com

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  8. I'd get Honey Clusters
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

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  9. tweet.http://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/2598376101122049

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  10. GFC follower of honestandtrulyreviews

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  11. GFC follower of Honest & Truly

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  12. I follow and tweeted! http://twitter.com/natdey/status/2602347066818560

    coolnatty12 at yahoo dot com

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  13. I have been known to make myself enjoy the Honey Clusters cereal in the past... not my favorite, but something that I WANT to get used to, since I'm in desperate need of more fiber!

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  14. And I follow over at the regular blog, too!

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  15. I'd like to get the Honey Clusters.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  16. I follow your regular blog publicly on GFC.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  17. I'd get the Oats & Chocolate bars!

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  18. I'd like to try the Oats & Peanut Butter chewy bars being a pb fanatic :-)
    ~K http://scr.im/nerak

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  19. i would purchase the fiber one chewy bars, i had a sample of those before and loved them, but have not been able to purchase any.

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  20. follow on twitter and tweeted
    http://twitter.com/bani127/status/4588440540684288

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  21. follow this blog on gfc publicly

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  22. I'd like to get the Chocolate and Oat Bars
    Shopgurl101 at gmail dot com

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  23. GFC follower of this blog
    Shopgurl101 at gmail dot com

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  24. GFC follower of your other blog
    Shopgurl101 at gmail dot com

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  25. tweet http://twitter.com/shopgurl/status/4954728819589120

    Shopgurl101 at gmail dot com

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  26. I'd want to get some fiber one yogurt (peach flavor!) with the $25 gift card!
    nieceyd(at)gmail(dot)com

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  27. I follow you in twitter and tweeted
    http://twitter.com/#!/goodieslist/status/5384391710744577
    nieceyd(at)gmail(dot)com

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  28. I follow your blog via google friend connect - Niecey

    nieceyd(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. I would definitely buy some FiberOne cereal!

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  30. Follow you on twitter and tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/unellie/status/6838962018590720

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  31. Follow your regular blog thru GFC. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  32. i would love to try the mocha granola bars. i definitely need a pick-me-up in the morning--especially when there is no time for breakfast.

    melanie(dot)myatt(at)gmail(dot)com

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  33. I would buy boxes of Fiber One bars. I've been eating them for about a year - I love that I stay feeling full for a long time. Thanks!

    molomatic at gmail dot com

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  34. I also publicly follow you blog via Google Friend Connect, thanks!

    molomatic at gmail dot com

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  35. Fiber One Chewy Bars! Chocolate or PB!

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  36. Following you on Twitter and tweeted giveaway:

    http://twitter.com/#!/TheAmyAnderson/status/7328354256551936

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