Sometimes, I'm amazed at how large specific markets can be. Like those for grab-n-go bars. Sure, some are geared towards breakfast, others for sustained energy while hiking, others are high protein, some sound like candy bars, they can be soft, chewy, or dense, etc, etc, but, seriously, so many brands. I've tried quite a few.
Over Easy is yet another entry in this category, geared at breakfast in particular, and featuring, as you may have guessed, eggs. Or, egg whites at least.
"Complete morning nutrition for full body and brain health. Made from wholesome and nutrient dense ingredients, our products have been designed to give your body exactly what you need to start your day right, every single morning."
They are also gluten-free, dairy free, soy free, yadda yadda. They produce 3 product lines: breakfast bars, minis, and shakes.
Breakfast Bars
"The ultimate morning bar: organic oats & cage-free egg whites for your brain body."
The breakfast bars come in 6 flavors: peanut butter, peanut butter dark chocolate, apple cinnamon, oatmeal raisin, toasted coconut, and banana nut. I tried three different flavors and didn't really care for any, mostly just due to the style of bar.
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| Banana Nut. |
"Same great traditional breakfast flavor, in a convenient bar."
The first bar I tried was the banana nut, which, back in the day, used to be my muffin of choice. I was interested to see how it translated into a bar.
Like all the Over Easy bars, the base of this is oats, and of course the signature egg white, along with honey for sweetener. It was much like any other chewy style granola bar, although considerably wider, and less cloyingly sweet. A slightly more wholesome seeming granola bar, and one geared for adults, size-wise.
The "nut" element of banana nut comes from almonds, both chunks and almond butter that helps bind it. The banana is dried banana, but I barely tasted it. The nuts added a bit of crunch to the otherwise chewy bar.
Overall, I found this pretty boring. I didn't taste the banana, and the nut added texture, but not much flavor either. Basically, just a big, average, chewy granola bar. It was an easy option for breakfast though, and one that didn't leave me feeling quite as weighed down as an actual banana nut muffin, and with 9 grams of protein that was a nice touch. I wouldn't get it again though. ***.
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| Apple Cinnamon. |
"Packed with quality ingredients for long lasting, sustainable energy throughout your morning."Next I went for another breakfast vibes inspired flavor, apple cinnamon, which I hoped would remind me of morning oats, but in bar form.
Like the banana nut, it had the same wider than normal granola bar shape, and chewy base of oats, egg whites, almonds, honey, and almond butter. It also had bits of equally chewy dried apple and a hint of cinnamon. It had a touch more flavor from the apple and cinnamon, but the flavor was fairly muted, and it still just ate too chewy for me. **+.
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| Peanut Butter. |
"The simplicity of peanut butter and oats in the perfect protein packed bar."
I saved the best for last it seems. I still didn't particularly like it, but I didn't mind finishing this one.
The peanut butter bar is a very simple bar, just the oats/honey/egg white base, and peanuts/peanut butter. It tastes reasonably like peanut butter. I like peanut butter. It is still a dense, chewy bar though, and not a style I care for, and the flavor falls pretty flat past the peanut butter. I wanted to dunk it in chocolate, or even in yogurt, just, something to jazz it up a bit.
The best of the three varieties I tried, for me. I suspect the dark chocolate one would be more my style, as it at least has chocolate chunks in it too. ***.
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