Review: KIND Healthy Grains Clusters

Do you like granola?  If so, be on the lookout for the new KIND Healthy Grains Clusters.  The KIND clusters (aka granola) first debuted on the market back in February of this year, but I had not had a chance to sample them until just this past week.  I received complimentary samples of the Dark Chocolate & Cranberry Clusters and Peanut Butter Whole Grain Clusters.

The Healthy Grains Clusters come in a variety of six different flavors:

Dark Chocolate & Cranberry – Ingredients : Whole grains (gluten-free oats, brown rice, millet, gluten-free oat flour, amaranth, buckwheat, quinoa), evaporated cane juice, dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), canola oil, chicory root fiber, cranberries, sugar, molasses, sea salt, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), sunflower oil.

Peanut Butter Whole Grain – Ingredients : Whole grains (gluten-free oats, brown rice, millet, buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa), evaporated cane juice, peanut butter, soy crisp (soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, calcium carbonate), peanuts, whey protein, canola oil, sea salt, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate).

Vanilla Blueberry with Flax Seeds – Ingredients : Whole grains (gluten-free oats, brown rice, gluten-free oat flour, buckwheat, amaranth, millet, quinoa), evaporated cane juice, flax seeds, chicory root fiber, canola oil, vanilla extract, molasses, blueberry puree, apple puree, plum puree, apple juice, glycerine, sea salt, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), citrus fiber, citrus pectin.

Cinnamon Oats with Flax Seeds – Ingredients : Whole grains (gluten-free oats, brown rice, buckwheat, amaranth, millet, quinoa), evaporated cane juice, flax seeds, chicory root fiber, canola oil, molasses, cinnamon, sea salt, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate).

Maple Nut with Chia & Quinoa – Ingredients : Whole grains (gluten-free oats, brown rice, gluten-free oat flour, amaranth, millet, quinoa, buckwheat), evaporated cane juice, canola oil, chicory root fiber, walnuts, chia seeds, maple syrup, molasses, natural maple flavor, sea salt, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate).

Oats & Honey with Toasted Coconut – Ingredients : Whole grains (gluten-free oats, brown rice, millet, gluten-free oat flour, buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa), evaporated cane juice, coconut, honey, canola oil, chicory root fiber, sesame seeds, molasses, sea salt, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate).

Both the Dark Chocolate & Cranberry and Peanut Butter Whole Grain Clusters had a wonderful flavor & texture.  There were indeed clusters of yummy goodness in each bag.  I would have liked to have seen bigger pieces of dried cranberry in the Dark Chocolate Cranberry, but that is probably because I am a sucker for dried fruit.  The Peanut Butter Whole Grain not only had nice size clusters, but peanuts throughout.  If you made me choose a favorite I would go with the Peanut Butter Whole Grain. (Bet you didn’t see that coming with my love for chocolate, huh?)  I love eating the clusters straight from the bag, but they also taste great mixed in with Greek yogurt and over ice cream.

KIND Snacks are free from gluten and are manufactured in a dedicated gluten-free facility:

1. Are KIND Healthy Snacks gluten-free?
Our products are tested for gluten and meet FDA’s proposed requirement of 20ppm (0.002%) of gluten. Our manufacturing plant is dedicated gluten-free and has a strict allergen control program.

The Health Grains Clusters are available online for $5.33/pouch (MSRP $5.99) or in select stores across the US.

Have you tried the new KIND Healthy Grains Clusters?  If so, which variety?

*The products mentioned in this blog post were sent to me free of charge for review purposes.  The thoughts and opinions stated here are mine and have not been influenced by anyone or anything.