bran muffins

so i recently had the opportunity to go to a Trader Joe's!  it was awesome, and they had so many more options than Whole Foods does.  ^^

my question is, has anyone tried the Apple Cranberry Bran Muffins they have there?  i couldn't find it on the food log so i manually logged it.  CC gave them a C+! :/  i know CC can't be 100% reliable when it comes to ratings, and i'm going to eat them anyway so it doesn't matter... hahah!  but just curious, what makes them get a lower grade?  here's the nutritional info:

1 muffin (57g): 80 cals

total fat: 1.5g (trans, sat=0g)

cholesterol: 0mg

sodium: 180mg

total carb.:22g

dietary fiber: 13g

insol. fiber: 12g

sugars: 2g

protein: 5g

calcium: 2%, iron: 20%

I love those things! I try not to keep them around the house because I will eat all 4 in one day. lol. Try their fiber cakes they are awesome also!

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Original Post by tiffranosaurus:

so i recently had the opportunity to go to a Trader Joe's!  it was awesome, and they had so many more options than Whole Foods does.  ^^

 

my question is, has anyone tried the Apple Cranberry Bran Muffins they have there?  i couldn't find it on the food log so i manually logged it.  CC gave them a C+! :/  i know CC can't be 100% reliable when it comes to ratings, and i'm going to eat them anyway so it doesn't matter... hahah!  but just curious, what makes them get a lower grade?  here's the nutritional info:

1 muffin (57g): 80 cals

total fat: 1.5g (trans, sat=0g)

cholesterol: 0mg

sodium: 180mg

total carb.:22g

dietary fiber: 13g

insol. fiber: 12g

sugars: 2g

protein: 5g

calcium: 2%, iron: 20%

you're referring to the fiber cakes, not the muffins. the fiber cakes are 80 cals, the muffins are around 150 or 220...they come 4 in a pack whereas the fiber cakes come with 6. 

they are yummy though...even the muffins.

yes it does come in a pack of 6, but the packaging i have here says "bran muffins" :)  but they are way more cake-ish than muffin-ish haha!  regardless, they are so good i ate 2....oh noes!

i think CC's grade beef with them is that the ratio of fat or cals to the weight of a serving is to large...that's usually where the grades go down....to much of some nutrient for the weight of the serving