Monday, January 5, 2009

Fiber One: Weirdest newspaper insert

Posted by CJ Janovy on Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM

Who else got a Fiber One bar delivered along with their Kansas City Star on Saturday?

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The paper's plastic sleeve was a big ad for the chewy bar from General Mills; inside the bag -- along with my newspaper -- was a Fiber One sealed in a plastic pouch. It was "naturally flavored oats and chocolate," though I wonder whether Star subscribers in other delivery zones got different flavors? Anyway, though the package claims that the bar provides a 35 percent daily value of fiber, the ad promised that it wouldn't taste like cardboard.

Honestly, though, I'm a little scared to eat the thing. The package is intact and the pouch inside the newspaper bag clearly protected it from dirt or tampering, so it's probably not any different from the breakfast bars I'd buy at QuikTrip. But getting it with the morning paper just felt too weird. -- C.J. Janovy


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They're fantastic in my opinion. A tasty treat that's good for the plumbing!

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Posted by James on January 6, 2009 at 12:50 PM

I once ate a whole box in one day...and I read the entire paper over twice.

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Posted by eric1 on January 5, 2009 at 3:59 PM

They are really, really tasty. However, I wouldn't eat more than one in a 24 hour period - if you catch my drift.

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Posted by Mikey T. on January 5, 2009 at 3:10 PM

I ate it. It's not bad; in fact, I tried one months ago and the "insert" seems to be comprised of an improved formula. No grit!

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Posted by josh on January 5, 2009 at 2:16 PM
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