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— WHAT: Zone Perfect Cookie Dough Nutrition Bars

STATS: Vary by flavor. The oatmeal-raisin variety contains 170 calories and 3.5 fat grams. Visit zoneperfect. com.

THE SKINNY: Zone Perfect Cookie Dough bars are neither cookie dough nor perfect.

The thick, chewy nutrition bars come in three flavors: oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip and peanut butter. But that is where any cookie comparisons stop.

They just taste like nutrition bars, slightly chalky ones at that.

Still, the bars are backed by a “good taste guarantee.” Unsatisfied customers can get their dough back on cookie dough bars if they mail in their receipt and package UPC code.

Slim Pickings is a weekly review of light foods. E-mail:

jchristman@arkansasonline.com

Food, Pages 37 on 09/29/2010

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