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Three Feel Good Snacks: @enjoylifefoods @jontyjacobs @nuvosport
I’ll admit it- I love a good snack session. Sometimes I just need those in-between mini meals to get through the day. That being said, it’s not always easy to find a snack that my body won’t hate me for later. And if I do find something healthy, it’s not too often that it will taste very good. I can recall times when I was on the road, touring with my band, thinking “I really wish this truck stop had SOMETHING I can eat that doesn’t contain some kind of artificial crap.” As it turned out, my only options were over ripe bananas or stale peanuts in a bag. Luckily, I feel like I hit the jackpot on my recent snack discoveries.
First, I present you with Enjoy Life Foods Chewy Bars. I’m just going to get this out of the way right now: I love these things! Seriously. Now, I have a go-to snack that is free of any artificial ingredients whatsoever, free of the eight most comment allergens (including gluten, nut, dairy, & soy), and actually TASTES GOOD. They come in four flavors, including Cocoa Loco, SunButter Crunch, Mixed Berry and Caramel Apple. Trying these is a good idea. (enjoylifefoods.com)
Next up, there is a new player in the jerky game and he isn’t messing around. Meet Jonty Jacobs. They make a natural, chemical and preservative-free line of dried beef slices and sausage (also known as biltong and droëwors, respectively). What sets this jerky apart from any other I’ve had is it’s fine quality. This beef is grass-fed, made in the USA, and cured using a traditional South African method. Like our previous snack, there are no chemicals or additives in this product- only the GOOD STUFF. And yes, it is good. It’s like I’m tasting the meat from beef brisket sandwich from my local NYC deli- juicy and delicious, but dried for anytime enjoyment. (jontyjacobs.com)
Finally, Fruitmania is a ready-to-drink “single shot” of five full servings of fruits and vegetables, along with dietary fiber. Again, I am so happy to share that they are all natural and free of fat, gluten, cholesterol, lactose, and preservatives. These nutrition packed drinks are made in the USA by NuvoSport and so tasty that they are gaining popularity across the world in China. When introduced at a Chinese New Year celebration and Autumn moon cake festival, these drinks were a hit. I liked the Fruit Punch best. (nuvosport.com)
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Quick Snacking @WelchsFruitSnck
I love fruit snacks! They are easy to grab and go and really yummy. I recently got reacquainted with my childhood favorite Welch’s fruit snacks. It is still made of real fruit and still tasty as ever.
Did you know that the White Grape Raspberry fruit snack has pear, peach and pineapple juice in it? It is the easy kind of snack that you can munch on while you are watching Netflix or doing work on the computer. It has no fat and only 130 calories.
Pick up some fruit snacks next time you are the grocery store!
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All You Need for Cherry Season
Cherry season is here! One of the best fruits of summer, I was so excited when I saw cherries for sale at the market this weekend. My grandma has a cherry tree in her yard and every summer we picked them before the birds could eat them all. Cherries, like peaches and apricots have pits in them. This makes them difficult to put in a smoothie, baking recipe or any desserts. I always used raspberries or strawberries as an option in those situations but now I don’t have to! If you are a cherry love like me, you HAVE to get the CHERRY CHOPPER.
This is a cherry pitter and works the way a hole puncher does. It collects all the pits on the bottom and is the most adorable addition to my kitchen recently.
It is by far the fastest and easiest way to pit cherries. The Cherry Chomper is also dishwasher safe. The key to making this work the best is the place the cherry stem side up and at the center of the device.
If you want to bake but you are way too lazy to get fresh cherries, you can use Cherry Man Maraschino Cherries. I recently got to try these and they are fantastic! They are ALL natural and taste different then what you buy in the baking aisle at the supermarket. Cherry aficionados can happily reach into a jar of red jewels with complete abandon knowing the sweet treat is fat-free, gluten-free, sodium-free, kosher, contains no high-fructose corn syrup, and has just two grams of sugar per cherry.
Each jar of Farm to Market Maraschinos™ has a unique QR code that can be scanned to reveal the exact origins of the fruit and the story behind the growers. CherryMan cherries are primarily supplied by family farms in the Northwest corner of Michigan as well as Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Some of these families have their roots in agriculture dating back to the 1800s and orchard sizes range from less than five acres to more than 200. So whether you’re mixing up a Manhattan or creating the perfect banana split, these cherries are homegrown in the USA.
I used them to make Almond Cherry bread in muffin tins today. YUM!
Hope you have a cherry filled summer 😀
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Hardy Kiwi aka Kiwiberry
I could not believe my luck today! After discovering the existence of mini kiwis one day a few month ago, I went on a rampant search for them everywhere. I emailed several friends and even stalked all the supermarkets in my area. Today, I found them at my local fruit bodega Mr Melon!
These are everything I dreamed of and more! They are related to the kiwi fruit and is the size of a grape tomato. According to Wikipedia, they have a ton of different names too. Hardy kiwifruit, kiwi berry, arctic kiwi, baby kiwi, dessert kiwi, grape kiwi, northern kiwi, or cocktail kiwi
They are virtually hairless and for $3.99 I got 8 of these bad boys.
So sweet and delicious! I bit into one to show you guys I was way too curious yum yum!
Perfectly paired with organic strawberries I got for $1.50 (!!) What a delightful afternoon snack. If you love strawberry kiwi Snapple – I can promise you this is 100x better for you! These super fruit mini kiwis and strawberries are packed with Vitamin C and A.
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Drink @Raawfoods
Florida juice company is really shaking up the drink world with their veggie + fruit smoothie shakes!
From inception, Raw Foods International has looked for a means to attract consumers who are looking for deliciously natural alternatives when seeking a beverage from their local store shelf. With this in mind, great tasting, deliciusly natural quality fruit and vegetable juice blends were created and it Tastes RAAW® Juices contain no artificial coloring or flavoring, no added sugar and no preservatives. In addition, each product is Gluten Free, Vegan, Kosher and are Non-GMO verified.RAAW® Juices carry all the necessary attributes of healthy, natural, great tasting and altogether good-for-you products that today’s everyone craves for!
Pineapple + Cucumber
Passion Fruits + Wheat Grass
Cranberry Ginger
Raspberry Lemongrass
Better Beets
Carrot Lemonade
Yum! www.raawfoods.com
