Review - 180 Degree Snacks Cashew Crunch

Brand:  180 Degree Snacks

Flavor:  Cashew Crunch

Where to get it: here @ CrumCreek.com

                The only people who have a reason not to eat these are people with tree nut allergies. There’s no excuse for anyone else. Sweet & salty blocks of cashews, what’s not to love?? Salt, sugar, nuts. No weird soy crisps binding it together, no flax seeds to get stuck in your teeth, no bizarrely placed cranberries ruining my life. 4g sugar, 4g protein, vegan, gluten-free…this just really fits into every diet. The packaging is also really dynamic, and anyone who’s been reading this blog for a while knows that I’m a sucker for great-looking packaging so I can feel special when pulling out my purse snacks in public.

Tastes like:  Kettle corn cashews

Taste rating:  8/10

Qualities:  Kosher, vegetarian, vegan, all natural, gluten free, Made in the USA

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Review - 22 Days Nut Butter Buddha

Brand:  22 Days Nutrition

Flavor:  Nut Butter Buddha

Where to get it: here @ VitaminShoppe.com (they are currently sold out on 22 Days' site, but here is that link in case they come back soon).

 Here piggy piggy piggy piggy….see that little guy up there? Yeah, the Piggy flying around in the sky above us? He’s pretty stoked, for a couple of different reasons. The first is because this delicious bar is vegan. The second is because someone has FINALLY nailed a “two-texture” bar. The outer chocolate coating is dark chocolate, smooth & firm. The inner coating is noticeably different –chewy, soft, an actual filling instead of just more of what the bar is wrapped in (the nut butter name is really accurate).           

      

It may seem strange that I’m this excited about a detail that most consumers probably don’t even think of once in their bar-eating lives, but right now I have about 25 bars that I have to review. When you’re faced with that kind of variety (and truly, everyone is…you make this choice every time you choose your bar at the store or online), sometimes it’s the extra little things that can make a bar really stand out.

PS – I also super love your packaging, 22 Days.

               

Tastes like:  Dark chocolate & almond butter  

Taste rating:  8/10

Qualities:  Non-GMO, Organic, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free

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Review - Laughing Giraffe Organics Snakarola

Brand:  Laughing Giraffe Organics

Flavor:  Curry Cashew Snakarola

Where to get it: here @ TheLaughingGiraffe.com

                 Now we’re having fun! It’s not really a granola, I’d call this more of a snack mix. Now that I’ve written this out, I’m seeing why they call it “Snackarola”. Well, I’m glad we got that all worked out! The pieces are big-ish, you can just fish them out of the bag with your fingers and pop them right into your mouth, as opposed to doing the “pour & dump” that you’d have to do when eating granola straight from the bag. The flavor is a slightly sweet curry, with just the slightest hint of heat in the back of your throat once you’ve swallowed your bite. If you’re a curry-phile, you’re probably going to demolish this bag in one sitting, pretty easily. I’m only so-so on curry, so I’m definitely going to be on the lookout for some other flavors of this, but the quality and desirability of this mix is quite obvious, even to me. Snack on!

               

Tastes like:  Sweet curry with an afterburner

Taste rating:  7/10

Qualities:  Non-GMO, Gluten-free, USDA Organic, vegetarian, vegan

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Review: Kur Coconut Cashew Bar

Brand:  Kur

Flavor:  Coconut Cashew

Where to get it: here @ Abe's Market

                There is a street fair in Palm Springs, CA called “The College of the Desert”. In addition to the terribly romanticized name, it’s a night time street fair. It’s magical, and Palm Springs is absolutely infested with date farms. The first time I ever tried a whole, fresh date (as opposed to the chopped and sugared ones from the bag at the grocery store) was here, and it was one that had been rolled in coconut. These bars are about as close as I think you can get to that absolutely divine treat. They are tiny little powerhouses of YES. Small but mighty, they will satisfy any sugar craving, and you’ll actually feel like you have eaten a much larger bar. If you like dates, you will adore these. I sure do!

PS – While I admire the fortitude of people who try to maintain a raw diet, I’m simply not strong enough to do so. However it is worth noting that these bars are 100% raw. They are also only the second 100% raw product that I have reviewed that I would eat just because they taste good. Impressive.

                 

Tastes like:  Those dates rolled in coconut that you can get at College of the Desert

Taste rating:  10/10

Qualities:  Organic, Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Non-GMO, Made in the USA, All-natural, Kosher

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