Some great snack ideas

Recently I got lots of sample for my patients from the Larabar and Raw Indulgence companies. My fellow dietitians down in the Miriam Clinical nutrition office have been hard at work taste-testing all the flavors we received. The general consensus has been "tastes just like what it says the flavor is!" Seems miraculous that the wrapper would say apple pie and if you closed your eyes you would actually believe apple pie was what someone had put into your mouth!
Larabar uses dates as the base of all their products and they add nuts and natural flavor extracts (ie lemon, lime, cocoa powder, apple etc) to create the flavor. There is never any added sugars or 'fake' as in man-created ingredients. We received: Cashew Cookie, Apple Pie, Lemon, and Peanut Butter and Jelly. They were a hit with the patients, and while they do not have as much protein in them as the normal protein bar - patients liked the Larabars because they don't have that chemical aftertaste and if they like them, they will eat them! Right now they have a dollar off coupon available on their website too!


Raw revolution uses a similar concept but they use all raw ingredients. The thought process behind that being, that the less you cook/process something, the closer it is to its natural form and the healthier it is for you and the easier it is for your body to digest and absorb. We are working our way though these samples now but it is looking good. I just had Chocolate Cashew myself, and though I was not expecting there to be a huge nut chunk and almost choked on it, I found the item quite tasty! It is not super chocolaty and rich, but definitely satisfied my sweet craving without having to reach for a chocolate chip cookie :)

I found both these items originally in Shaw's supermarket in the Heathy Havest isles, so there is no need to comb the planet looking for them! Good news these days is that you can, of course, also order them online.