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— WHAT: Quaker Life Soft Baked Bars

STATS: One bar contains 150 calories and 4 fat grams.

THE SKINNY: We were about to dismiss Quaker Life’s new creation as just another cereal bar when we noticed this suggestion on the packaging: “Try heating then eating.”

The Quaker Life Soft Baked Bars can be warmed in the microwave for 10 seconds, which actually helpsthe sweet, chewy products taste like their flavor names - Banana Walnut Bread and Cinnamon Roll Raisin Pecan (the second one has an icing glaze).

The 1.5-ounce bars aren’t big in size, but their 5 grams of f iber and 6 grams of protein make them seem more filling than some.

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Food, Pages 35 on 10/27/2010

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