Hope you all had a swell Easter weekend. My family came to visit me here and I even got an Easter basket!(I should of known, since it happens every year) But as I get older it has morphed from candy and little trinkets to this year being jewelry, goodies from Bath&Body Works, and clothes. Plus a bunch of cute cards, which I treasure! I am a total card girl—I save all of them & usually end up using them for scrapbooking or some other artsy things. =) The weather was near 60 which was another great thing—so basically this overall great weekend got me geared up to finish off these last 3 weeks of the semester and look forward to getting home.
Good for You Goodies: Pretzels, Protein Chips, and Kruncheeze
The Company: Kay's Naturals
The Chew Review: In the last post I reviewed the Protein Cereals from this company and they all were a winner in my book! But I decided to save the other product reviews for Monday so it wouldn't be a overwhelming post. So here goes part 2. . .
- White Cheddar Kruncheeze
When choosing between cheeses for a chip flavor, I would pick White Cheddar over Nacho Cheese any day. So I was really hoping these could conquer one of those white cheddar cravings. That they did—the cheese taste was the perfect intensity, they are not as crunchy as tortilla chips and not as airy as a rice cake, but somewhere in between which makes for a highly addicting snack. Good thing these babies only come in the small bags!! People over at Kay’s Naturals were definitely thinking right on that one.
· Serving size = 1-ounce / 28g
· Servings per container = 1
· 130 calories per 1-ounce serving / 60 calories from fat
· 6 grams of fat / 9% DV
· 0.5g saturated fat 3% DV
· 0 trans fats / 0 cholesterol / 0% DV
· 200mg sodium / 8% DV
· 9g carbohydrates per 1-ounce serving / 3% DV
· 2g fiber per 1-ounce serving – a good source of fiber! / 8% DV
· 0g Sugar
· 9g lean soy protein* per 1-ounce serving = 33% PROTEIN!
· Iron 10% DV / Calcium 4% DV / Vitamin A 0% DV / Vitamin C 0% DV
· Gluten free
· All natural ingredients
- Gluten Free Golden Butter Pretzel Twists
These were somewhat your typical pretzel, but not totally. Let me explain—first they were more mini sized than a regular pretzel twist from say, Old Dutch or some other company. Second, they were not the brown color shown on the bag, more a yellowish hue. And third you still get that great evil butter taste, without the evil ingredients. Great pretzel for people looking for a new pretzel fix! The next one is even better though!
Golden Butter Twists are:
· Serving size = 1-ounce / 28g
· Servings per container = 1
· 110 calories per 1-ounce serving / 45 calories from fat
· 5 grams of fat / 5% DV
· 0 saturated fat / 0 trans fats / 0 cholesterol / 0% DV
· 220mg sodium / 8% DV
· 12g carbohydrates per 1-ounce serving / 4% DV
· 2g fiber per 1-ounce serving – a good source of fiber! / 8% DV
· 1g Sugar
· 10g lean soy protein* per 1-ounce serving = 33% PROTEIN!
· Iron 10% DV / Calcium 4% DV / Vitamin A 0% DV / Vitamin C 0% DV
· Gluten free
· All natural ingredients
- Cinnamon Toast Pretzel Sticks
These were by far my favorite pretzel of the three I reviewed. I am not a total pretzel fan, if there were chips at a place, I would pick those over pretzels any day. But these had me thinking otherwise! Still didn’t look like what was on the package though—but they didn’t disappoint! Small little pretzel rods covered in a generous coating of a cinnamon sugar tasting sprinkle. The bag is now gone which is evidence it is a snack worth getting your hands on.(and covered with cinnamon!!!)
· Serving size = 1-ounce / 28g
· Servings per container = 1
· 120 calories per 1-ounce serving / 45 calories from fat
· 5 grams of fat / 9% DV
· 1.5g saturated fat 8% DV
· 0 trans fats / 0 cholesterol / 0% DV
· 150mg sodium / 6% DV
· 9g carbohydrates per 1-ounce serving / 3% DV
· 3g fiber per 1-ounce serving – a good source of fiber! / 8% DV
· 6g Sugar
· 10g lean soy protein* per 1-ounce serving = 33% PROTEIN!
· Iron 10% DV / Calcium 4% DV / Vitamin A 0% DV / Vitamin C 0% DV
· Gluten free
· All natural ingredients
- Jalapeño Honey Mustard Pretzel Sticks
Again, let me remind you I am not a pretzel gal, so I may not be giving these a fair review. They didn’t make me jump for joy, but they didn’t make me gag either. They were just ok. A cool flavor for a pretzel though—I ended up giving them to my grandma because she’s a pretzel person.
· Serving size = 1-ounce / 30g
· Servings per container = 1
· 120 calories per 1-ounce serving / 60 calories from fat
· 6 grams of fat / 9% DV
· 1.5g saturated fat 8% DV
· 0 trans fats / 0 cholesterol / 0% DV
· 150mg sodium / 6% DV
· 9g carbohydrates per 1-ounce serving / 3% DV
· 2g fiber per 1-ounce serving – a good source of fiber! / 8% DV
· 6g Sugar
· 10g lean soy protein* per 1-ounce serving = 33% PROTEIN!
· Iron 10% DV / Calcium 4% DV / Vitamin A 0% DV / Vitamin C 0% DV
· Gluten free
· All natural ingredients
- Lemon Herb Protein Chips
Wow! Let me start out by saying these are now in my top ten five favorite chips! I love lemony flavor in drinks, as a coating on fish or chicken, and even occasionally squeeze a fresh lemon straight in my mouth—I knew I would love these. I did! Besides their cute little wavy shape, they were airy but very filling and coated with a serious amount of yum. Yum being the lemon herb mix 8-) I know why it was a first place winner at Natural Products Expo!
· Serving size = 1-ounce / 30g
· Servings per container = 1
· 110 calories per 1-ounce serving / 30 calories from fat
· 3.5 grams of fat / 5% DV
· 0 saturated fat / 0 trans fats / 0 cholesterol / 0% DV
· 230mg sodium / 10% DV
· 14g carbohydrates per 1-ounce serving / 5% DV
· 3g fiber per 1-ounce serving – a good source of fiber! / 12% DV
· 3g Sugar
· 9g lean soy protein* per 1-ounce serving = 33% PROTEIN!
· Iron 8% DV / Calcium 4% DV / Vitamin A 0% DV / Vitamin C 0% DV
· Gluten free
· All natural ingredients
- Chili Nacho Cheese Protein Chips
These were good also! I really love the texture of these and all of them have such a bold flavor—it makes you glad these are good for you and loaded with protein. These would be a good addition to an upcoming warm weather BBQ.
· Serving size = 1-ounce / 30g
· Servings per container = 1
· 110 calories per 1-ounce serving / 30 calories from fat
· 3.5 grams of fat / 5% DV
· 0 saturated fat / 0 trans fats / 0 cholesterol / 0% DV
· 230mg sodium / 10% DV
· 14g carbohydrates per 1-ounce serving / 5% DV
· 3g fiber per 1-ounce serving – a good source of fiber! / 12% DV
· 3g Sugar
· 9g lean soy protein* per 1-ounce serving = 33% PROTEIN!
· Iron 8% DV / Calcium 4% DV / Vitamin A 0% DV / Vitamin C 0% DV
· Gluten free
· All natural ingredients
- Crispy Parmesan Protein Chips
This one was my least favorite of the three. It still had a decent flavor, but not the boldness of the previous two. But that being said all chips cannot be created equal—if they were all absolutely great it wouldn’t leave for much of a variety and plus I am sure there are many people out there who like a subtle parmesan flavor. These would compliment a nice chicken parm salad possibly? Try em’ all!
· Serving size = 1-ounce / 30g
· Servings per container = 1
· 110 calories per 1-ounce serving / 30 calories from fat
· 3.5 grams of fat / 5% DV
· 0 saturated fat / 0 trans fats / 0 cholesterol / 0% DV
· 230mg sodium / 10% DV
· 14g carbohydrates per 1-ounce serving / 5% DV
· 3g fiber per 1-ounce serving – a good source of fiber! / 12% DV
· 3g Sugar
· 9g lean soy protein* per 1-ounce serving = 33% PROTEIN!
· Iron 8% DV / Calcium 4% DV / Vitamin A 0% DV / Vitamin C 0% DV
· Gluten free
· All natural ingredients
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