Monday, February 25, 2013

Go Raw Review

Go Raw is a real live food company that specializes in delicious tasting foods with the best ingredients, locally grown when possible. Many of their products are gluten free, wheat free and nut free. It's a family owned company which I love! And they make everything in an all raw kitchen.
 
 
Super Cookies/Chips:
Lemon - Literally taste like my grandma's lemon bars but a chip like consistency. They are light and delicious! I could absolutely switch from my Cheetos snacktime at work to these! They are fantastic and a simple step to a healthier lifestyle!
Carrot Cake - There is a great taste of freshly peeled carrots with a very faint hint of coconut texture. The sesame seeds and dates make this a perfect "cookie" and it tastes wonderful!
Chocolate - The organic Cacao flavor is intoxicating. I enjoyed the light bitter flavor of the chocolate cookies with the perfect texture of the organic coconut, they make for a delicious and healthy snack for people of all ages to enjoy!
Ginger Snap - These were thicker cookies, but with a much lighter flavor. They were crunchy and the flavor lingered on my tongue for a good while.
Original - The sesame seeds were the first thing I noticed in these delightful cookies! They had an airy crunch and were too good to just eat one! Yum!!
Spirulina - My first instinct was: BANANA CHIPS! This has a wonderfully fresh banana flavor with the consistency of coconut. Not overpowering, just a nice and light flavor. Definitely one of my favorites.

Flax Snax:
Spicy - These weren't as spicy as I expected, but they still had a great flavor. Coworkers of mine called it bird food, because it does kind of resemble bird seed (haha!) but when they tried it they were pleasantly surprised! It has sunflower seeds which adds just the right amount of saltiness and the sesame seeds are above all my favorite, they're so yummy!
Pizza - The first thing I noticed was the smell. When I opened the bag, the scent of tomato and garlic overwhelmed my nose. This flax snack is delicious, filled with seeds and tastes comparitively like the pizza flavored pringles, but with a healthier bite to it and much more filling. My dad is a picky eater and these were his favorites as well! Delish!
 

Bars:
Live Pumpkin - Full of chewy pumpkin seeds, it has a hint of sweetness from the Agave Nectar. This is a delicious bar; it's very filling.
 
Real Live Chocolate (Original) - Thick little squares of heavenly goodness! That's the only way to describe the delicious and bitter dark chocolate. It melts in your mouth, so amazing!


I still have a few more bars and cookies to try, but my overall experience with this brand is fresh and delicious! I would highly recommend trying these products! They're not the typical "healthy" foods with no flavor. DELISH!

Friday, December 21, 2012

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

thinkThin Review

Deliciously Natural Nutrition - the slogan for this product could not be more spot on! They follow three key nutritional principles: no or low sugar, high protein and gluten free. They are designed for weight wellness and lots of energy and I need BOTH!

Chocolate Dipped Mixed Nuts – peanuts, cashews, almonds…I am nutty for this bar! I loved the amount of chocolate that coats only the bottom of the bar- not overpowering but still a fantastic flavor. It’s hard to believe it has 70% less sugar than fruit and nut bars. This is definitely something I could eat on a regular basis for a pick-me-up or just to snack on instead of the high sugar/high carb snacks I usually eat:/ Loved this one!

Cranberry Apple & Mixed Nuts -  This has a fresh and moist apple flavor with the hint of cranberries. Mixed with the cashews and almonds, it's a perfect combination of cruncy and chewy. It's sweet and delicious. The cranberries and apples are the perfect mixture- neither one is overwhelming the other. The cranberries are a little tart which compliments the sweetness of the apple. YUM! This one is my favorite of them all!

Chocolate Toffee Nut - This was a portion controlled snack which amounts to about three bites for me (possibly less for a man). You could definitely taste the toffee; it was very rich and delightful. Anymore than 3 bites and it would've been too much so it was a great little snack that filled me up for nearly two hours!

Brownie Crunch - 230 Calories, 20g of Protein and Gluten Free! This bar is comprised of rich chocolate and crunchy almonds, it's a delicious high protein bar that is very filling and pleasing to the palate.

There are a few more flavors I was able to try, but these were my top favorites! From what I can tell, ThinkThin has a great line of delicious snacks and nutrition bars that are far better than the starchy, dense flavors of traditional dieting foods! I would give this brand two thumbs up for flavor!

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