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Enjoy Life Cranapple Crunch Granola


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Michi8 Contributor

I spent good money on this product, only to find it has the taste and texture of Milkbone dog biscuits (sad to say I know what dog treats taste like...tried them once when I was a kid! :lol: ) This granola was rock hard and awful tasting. I can't understand how Enjoy Life could pass this off as food! Maybe it helps with keeping teeth clean and healthy like Milkbones do. :rolleyes:

Michelle


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:lol: no kidding
blueeyedmanda Community Regular

I know exactly what you mean, I bought this same product a few months ago, I could not even swallow it....it tasted like cardboard. I believe it was about $5-$6.

Michi8 Contributor

Maybe it needs a new name: Crapapple Crunch :lol:

Michelle

TrillumHunter Enthusiast

Yeah, this is the first special product I bought myself. Blech! I thought to myself, okay, so I never get to eat cereal again....Crapapple works for me!

JennyC Enthusiast

Thanks guys, I planned on buying this cereal! :P

AndreaB Contributor

My family doesn't mind it but I think the cinnamon crunch is the better of the three.


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Guest JennyK
I spent good money on this product, only to find it has the taste and texture of Milkbone dog biscuits (sad to say I know what dog treats taste like...tried them once when I was a kid! :lol: ) This granola was rock hard and awful tasting. I can't understand how Enjoy Life could pass this off as food! Maybe it helps with keeping teeth clean and healthy like Milkbones do. :rolleyes:

Michelle

I'm with you! I bought this product about 2 weeks ago and returned it! I was afraid I'd break a tooth and the granola did not look as yummy as the picture on the box!!! YUCK!!!

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
Maybe it needs a new name: Crapapple Crunch :lol:

Michelle

I think that is a good idea, that is about what it tasted like. Milk did not do it any justice either.

little-c Contributor

Hillarious. :lol: I'm sitting here eating a bowl of it for the first time while I browse this site. I'm thinking the same thing...I'm going to break a tooth! I thought it would get softer after it soaks in milk, but it really holds up! I'm not going to buy it again.

Daxin Explorer

It makes a far better dessert topping than an actual cereal.

jerseyangel Proficient

I love Enjoy Life's cookies (except the No Oats <_< ), and thought about trying this. Now, I think not.... Thanks for saving me the money!

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
I love Enjoy Life's cookies (except the No Oats <_< ), and thought about trying this. Now, I think not.... Thanks for saving me the money!

This was the reason I bought the cereal, the cookies were very good. Talk about being totally the opposite!

jerseyangel Proficient
This was the reason I bought the cereal, the cookies were very good. Talk about being totally the opposite!

I know! I could eat a whole box of Snickerdoodles in one sitting :lol:

alamaz Collaborator

the first time i bought this cereal it was actually good (berry crunch) the second time i couldn't figure out what happened and thought i got a stale box. the third time i gave up after one spoonful. :(

dally099 Contributor

this is funny, i have an un opened box of the very berry in my cubboard so we'll see i guess, if its not good ill mix it in with my hubbies reall granola and hell eat it, i have a box of the no oats cookies and they are foul :huh: i havent figured out what to do with the box yet, strange cause their other stuff is soooo good, oh well live and learn i guess.

AndreaB Contributor

It does seem as if the products vary greatly doesn't it. We don't like the no oats cookies either.

On the cereal, we've had some that were softer and some that were harder. I still like the cinnamon crunch the best. My kids eat all the flavors and like it. The last boxes I've bought have been softer.

jerseyangel Proficient
We don't like the no oats cookies either.

I about broke a tooth on them <_<

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