snacks: 3 bars that keep our energy up!
By: Brigiite Valadez
Whether you’re starting a new business (Elise), exploring a different lane in your career (Shannon) or trying to expand your skill set (me), snacking is vital to keep that energy up! Below, a quick list of our current favs:
1. Brigiite’s Pick- No Cow protein bars: I almost screamed when I tasted the Dipped Chocolate Salted Caramel protein bar from No Cow. It literally tastes like dessert! I discovered the brand when looking for something without whey and then learned the 18-year-old founder started the brand because whey protein bars gave him horrible stomach aches.
Aside from being dairy free, the bars are packed with protein, low in sugar, certified Gluten-Free and Kosher, Non-GMO Project Verified, Soy Free and Vegan (made with plant-based ingredients like pea and rice protein, stevia, and monk fruit). Honorable mention to the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Dipped Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup flavors!! I highly recommend grabbing a variety pack on Amazon so you can taste them all.
2. Elise’s Pick- ZBARS: Speaking of bars that taste like dessert, Elise keeps CLIF’s ZBARS on hand for herself and the kids! Their new organic bake sale collection flavors– Cookies ‘N Cream and Cinnamon Roll– and the Blueberry Muffin bar taste homemade and are a good source of fiber.
3. Shannon’s Pick- KIND bars:
Shannon munches on KIND bars when she doesn’t have time for lunch and she stays healthy because of it. The company’s recipes use nutrient-dense, premium ingredients like nuts, seeds, whole grains and fruit plus all snacks are gluten-free, do not contain genetically engineered ingredients. Plus, they aren't sweetened with sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners. The Apple Cinnamon Protein and Blueberry Almond breakfast bars are my go-to for early set days!
On top of the delicious products, kindness has been the company's social mission from the start. They want us to be kinder to our bodies, kinder to our communities and kinder to our planet.
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