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Make Your Snacks Funky

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

While they’re probably meant for a younger audience than me, I have to say that I’m hooked on Funky Monkey Snacks!

51I7FZXD1IL._SL160_AA115_It’s the Fruit That Crunches – made of all natural, freeze-dried fruit.  They have no added sugar, preservatives, color, or flavors and they’re all completely gluten-free, wheat-free, and dairy-free.

While most freeze dried fruit is made up of teeny tiny pieces of fruit, Funky Monkey Snacks uses a proprietary freeze-drying process on whole slices and large pieces of fruit.  Each one-ounce bag contains three servings of fruit.  Sadly, 72% of Americans don’t eat their fill of fruits and vegetables in a day.  Funky Monkey Snacks can help!

Funky Monkey just announced the addition of three new flavors:

  • Applemon™ (freeze-dried apple and organic cinnamon),
  • MangOJ™ (freeze-dried mango and orange juice), and
  • Pink Pineapple™ (freeze-dried organic pineapple and guava)

This trio joins the existing varieties: Bananamon®, Carnaval Mix™, JiveALime® and Purple Funk®.

As for where to get it:  Funky Monkey Snacks can be found in the produce or snack sections of grocery stores and natural foods stores across the US, including Super Target and Whole Foods.  They retail for about $1.99 – $ 2.49 for each one-ounce bag.

Snack a little funkier today.  I will!

My favorite, by the way….the MangOJ.  Delic!!

New snack bar keeps my energy up!

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Although I’ve been following a very specific eating plan as part of a 7-day detox, I had to stray for about 2 minutes yesterday afternoon so I could enjoy one of PROBAR’s newest delights – the Fruition.

3d-rendering-strawWhile the PROBAR, the company’s mainstay, is a meal in and of itself, the Fruition bar was designed to be a snack.  A fruit-based blend of flavorful ingredients, each bar nets out at only 160 calories and weighs only 1.7 ounces (in case you’re into hiking or climbing where every percentage of an ounce counts).  Each bar contains two servings of fruit, as well as organic rolled oats, and (here comes the surprise ingredients) white and black chia seeds.

Art Eggertsen, PROBAR founder, says, “We opted to use chia seeds because they are nutritionally dense, antioxidant rich, loaded with essential fatty acids, and deliver a wealth of good in a small package.”

Though I was visibly low on energy as I walked out the door yesterday afternoon, slowly un-peeling my Strawberry Fruition bar, I was ready to go once I reached my destination.  The fruit and chia seeds gave me the punch of energy I desperately needed.

I’ve been a long time fan of PROBARs, especially the Superfood Slam and Original Blend, for grab-and-go healthy, real food meals when I’m traveling.  And I’m now a huge fan of their Fruition bar.

Throw one or two in your gym bag.  They just hit shelves last month.