Showing posts with label healthy snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy snacks. Show all posts

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Review: LiveSmart Bars

LiveSmart's motto is "Health never tasted so good!" They might be right. I recently sampled all six varieties of LiveSmart Raw Bars and Flax Bars. I loved all of them! They are full of wonderful, healthy ingredients...like flax seeds, brown rice, sea salt, fruits and other yummy grains.

Here's a run down of the different varieties available:

Original Flaxbar
Chocolate Flaxbar
Original Fruit and Nut Raw Bar
Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Raw Bar
Power Fitness Raw Bar
Chocolate Suicide Raw Bar







In addition to being nutritious, delicious, under 200 calories, and a good source of natural energy, you should also know this about LiveSmart  bars:

  • Soy free
  • Wheat free
  • Lactose free
  • No refined sugar
  • Trans fat free
Plus...
  • 1600 mg of Omega-3 per serving in all the bars
  • Vegan
  • Non-GMO
  • Contain essential antioxidants
Some varieties are nut free as well. As you can see by this impressive list of attributes, LiveSmart bars make a great snack for people with various allergies. The bars are filling and really tasty, making a great meal on the go, school snack, or lunch box addition. They are available for purchase at many health and specialty shops or can be ordered online. For more information, including a store finder, ordering information, and ingredients, visit the LiveSmart website. If you are disappointed with the selection of sugary snacks geared toward kids at the super market, LiveSmart bars might be just what you're looking for.

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Review: NatureBox


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Subscription boxes are a fun new trend that allow consumers to try a myriad of products that they otherwise might not have purchased or even heard of on their own. I enjoying trying new things, so I think it's a really neat idea! When NatureBox contacted me and asked if I'd be interested in trying out their box, I was really excited! NatureBox sends out five full-size packages of healthy snacks every month. Since I love natural, healthy products, and I love snacks, this was a perfect fit for me!



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My first impression of my NatureBox was that it was neatly packaged and came with a colorful, informative product info card. Right away I thought that all of my snacks looked really tasty! Since I'm restricting my calories right now, I decided to try one snack a day, but it was hard to refrain from ripping open all of the packages and sampling everything immediately!

Now that I've tried everything, I can confirm my suspicions: everything in my box is delicious! Here's what I had:

Wild Berry Bunch - an assortment of dried berries. Sweet and so good, perfect with a salad or on their own.
Cranberry Almond Bites - crunchy rice squares. They look a little like square rice cakes, but the almonds give them a much more savory and satisfying flavor.
Orange Crush Granola - subtly flavored granola, perfect with yogurt or milk.
Masa Crisps - a cross between a cracker and a mini chip, these are great for satisfying a salty/crunchy craving. I've been enjoying mine with hummus!
Lone Star Snack Mix - a mixture of almonds, cashews, and peanuts with mesquite seasonings. This was my favorite item in my NatureBox! The combination of the nuts with the seasoning is delicious, and not over-powering in the least.

My information card also includes a recipe that utilizes two of the snacks (Berries & Cream Oatmeal - sounds fantastic!) and NatureBox social media links. The recipe is a nice feature, and it is nice to have all the links in one place. From the card, I've also learned that NatureBox donates one meal for every box sold to hungry American children in need. I love a company that gives back!

Subscribe to NatureBox for $19.95 a month, and receive five new snacks to try out every month. You can be sure that the snacks you get will follow these guidelines:
  • No high fructose corn syrup
  • No partially hydrogenated oils
  • No trans fats
  • No artificial sweeteners
  • No artificial flavors
  • No artificial colors
The snacks are packaged in resealable zip top bags, each containing approximately four or five servings. Shipping is always free, and satisfaction is guaranteed!

If you'd like to try NatureBox for yourself, I have a special promotional code to share with you!

Use PISTACHIO at check-out for 25% off your first month! Please note, this code is valid for month-to-month subscriptions only (cancel anytime). Six-month subscriptions will get one month FREE, and 12-month subscriptions receive three months FREE.

I've been enjoying every morsel of my NatureBox snacks! Thank you, NatureBox, for sharing your product with me!

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I received a complimentary NatureBox for review purposes. All opinions are my own.