cereal bar

Portable breakfast rectangle

A cereal bar is a snack food made from pressed grains, often bound with sweeteners and sometimes containing nuts, dried fruit, or chocolate.

Marketed as convenient breakfast alternatives or energy snacks: I grabbed a cereal bar on my way out the door.

Quality ranges from genuinely nutritious to candy bars in disguise.

nutritious

fiber

Plant-based digestive aid

vitamins · minerals · energy · low-fat · organic · gluten-free · chia · flaxseed · fortified · low-sugar

convenient

grab-and-go

Ready for quick departure

lunchbox · travel-friendly · prepackaged · handheld · quick · commute · backpack · briefcase · wrapper · single-serving

snack

granola

Baked oat cluster cereal

  • nibbleSmall, tentative bite
  • treatSomething pleasantly special
  • middayTwelve hours after midnight

bite-sized · portion · satisfying · filling · hunger · afternoon · munchies · breaktime · pick-me-up · pantry

sweet

chocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

syrup · frosting · glaze · sugar · vanilla · cinnamon · maple · butterscotch · cocoa · fruit-flavored

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

crumbly · soft · dense · brittle · toasted · biscuity · snappy · crispbread · sticky · gooey

brands

Nutri-Grain

Fruit-centered grain bar

Categories
Opposites
food format/consumption method

cereal barbowl of cereal

breakfast cereal · porridge · oatmeal · granola · muesli

processing level

cereal barwhole grains

Kernels with bran, germ, endosperm

steel-cut oats · brown rice · fresh fruit · whole foods

portability/convenience

cereal barfull English breakfast

Traditional British cooked morning meal

soup · stew

Family

cereal, bar, cereals, bars, barred, barring

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G