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Kim's Light Bagels

By: Ellen | Oct 19, 2008

Kims Light BagelsI'm always on the lookout for a tasty, low-calorie bagel, so I was really excited to find Kim's Light Bagels. They are offered in a delicious variety of flavors including plain, wheat, cinnamon, blueberry and onion. I tried the plain, wheat, and cinnamon bagels. Each was great, but I think the cinnamon ones were my favorite. If you think "Light" means that something is missing - then you would be wrong when it comes to these bagels.

The bagels aren't huge. Like Western Bagel: The Alternative Bagel, each is 54 grams - about half the size of regular bagels. But they're a filling snack on their own and an excellent sandwich base for a meal. They were developed by Kim Bensen, a woman who lost a remarkable 212 pounds through a lot of hard work, not surgery. Given her background, it's not a surprise that the bagels were developed with healthy eating in mind.

I ordered these bagels online at KimsLightBagels.com for $2.19 a bag (with a $1 discount per bag); shipping is $11 for 1-6 bags, so it makes sense to buy in bulk. The nutritional stats are as follows (variations reflect different flavors): 110 calories, 1-1.5 grams of fat (no saturated or trans fats), 180-200 mg of sodium, 4-5 grams of fiber, and 5-7 grams of protein.

A low-calorie, high-fiber bagel? Sign me up!
Photo Credit: rick/ Flickr

Rating
Taste: 5
Nutrition: 5
Price: 4
Overall: 4.5
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Emily | October 19, 2008 9:59 AM | Reply

I LOVE Western Bagels, unfortunately I can only find them online. So I'm looking forward to trying Kim's (also can only find online). It's funny, when I first got the bagels I thought they were NORMAL size and was like "WoW! All this bagel for so little calories!" And then I saw the ones in the bakery... and those babies are MONSTERS. Certainly unnecessary in size. lol

Jessica | October 19, 2008 10:58 AM | Reply

Is the fiber subtracted from the total calorie count in the nutrition info? And how does the size compare to a frozen Lender's type bagel?

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