High of 54 today and 66 on Sunday. You bet your bottom I am not going to try to be outside a lot. The first full week of work conquered - all crazy hours of it. Even Best Body Bootcamp done (but more on that tomorrow). And the only way to start a Saturday is a morning run with Molly, coffee date with some blends and lots of time outside running errands. Sunday will be even better with a glorious long run in AM and working in the afternoon. I am in great need of all of that.
Enjoy these gems, I am off to find me some sunshine. It was a slow week on the snack attack front but I am quite impressed with these two ones I discovered. And by impressed I mean some ultimate noms. Hope you all have some killer Saturdays on your agenda.
- Goodbody Baked Goods: Yes, the girl who isn’t a fan of baked goods has found her demise. Soft, chewy, oh my.
- Turbana Plantain Chips: A tasty salty staple that I am addicted to.
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Get in my belly. Seriously. That is all that comes to mind when I think of these amazing bites of tastiness. You all know me and baked good, eh I could live without them. But these, I would be very sad if they did not reappear in my life soon. Goodbelly Baked Goods make healthy treats that combine the importance of healthy eating as well as savoring life. These bites allow you to indulge in some chewy goodies without compromising your desire to fill your body with nutritious eats.![photo[1]](http://therunwithin.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/photo12.jpg?w=500)
Goodbody Baked Goods come in Almond Butter Chocolate Chip, Mint Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Brownie, Lemon Blueberry Walnut and Vanilla coconut. These small squares are about the size of a quarter and are gluten and dairy free. Some are even vegan friendly. Across the board though, they are packed with flavor. My favorite had to be the Lemon Blueberry Walnut that had huge pieces of dried blueberries with a little crunch that came from the nuts through out. I have to say, for a girl that doesn’t like nut butter, I was sure digging the Almond Butter Chocolate Chip. Mini chocolate chips invaded the chewy goodness of nutty flavor that was packed into one of those squares. MMMMmmm. Now my chocolate lovers, the Chocolate Brownie bites were nearly melting as I picked them up – they were that moist. Whoa. For someone with more a coconut love, you need to get your hands on the Vanilla Coconut. Holy cow was the flavor there, I was in heaven.
I can’t say anything even slightly negative about these bad boys, I am sold. Hands down some quality chews I want more of. And more. And more. And more. Check out their website to see what else they have to offer!
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I am a skeptic when it comes to new foods sometimes. Especially when they fall into categories of foods I don’t normally like, for example bananas. However, I want these daily now. Yes daily if I could. Turbana Plantain chips are my new obsession and for a good reason. Turbana is a global company that is dedicated to using quality fruits. The company is owned in equal parts by Uniban and Fyffes. They have created a streamlined journey for these chips from farm to market. Additionally, Turbana contributes a fixed dollar amount to Fundauniban, the social foundation which manages dozens of social and economic projects in Colombia for every box of fresh fruit used.
These chips are made with only four ingredients – plantains, vegetable oil, salt and natural flavors. They have 30% less fat than your average potato chips. They contain no trans fat, zero cholesterol, GMO free, gluten free and are rich in fiber. And holy moly do their six flavors hit it out of the park – Lightly Salted, Chili, Lime, Chili Lime, Garlic and Sweet. Picking a favorite is really hard. Each chip has a distinct flavor and a thin crunch. They are not overly salty like most chips but instead a hint of salt that gives these quarter sized, paper thin plantain chips a great taste. I have to say one of my favorites was Lime. I am a sucker for that salt and citrus punch. There are so many ways to enjoy these chips. I am all about the straight from the bag approach but I did also find they paired well with salsa, greek yogurt and my all time favorite tuna.
These will be found in my apartment a whole lot now. Thank goodness for convenience. Check out their website to learn more!
Wahooo for good weather! So glad you are going to be outside enjoying it as much as possible. Have an awesome run with Molly – jealous, wish I could join!
If only you lived closer and not across the world! Exaggeration of course…
Those baked goods look ridiculously good! Love finding new products:)
Seriously you need to try these, they are super simple to order online. And ridiculously good
Enjoy the sunshine!!!
Thank you, I hope you have good weather as well
Enjoy those runs, that coffee date, and that relaxation time. It doesn’t happen for you enough and you deserve to relish every second of it. Have a wonderful weekend! I’m definitely jealous of those temps!
I bet you are, new england has not hit weather like this is a while. this is a treat for me
Mmmm, I love that the cookies are gluten free. (I actually need to email you an email about that, since you’re the expert and everything.
) Soak up the warm weather!
Email away! I think you of anyone would really like these, I was seriously blown away. You should order some, worth every penny
Running and coffee = perfect day in my books.
Those cookies sound ahmazing. Every. single. flavor.
seriously they are, especially if you are eating gluten free you would never know they don’t have gluten
Have fun darlin
Thanks I am dreaming that I am going to Target and TJs with you… jealous
It’s been warm here this week too — about time!! However, it looks like I’ll be running in lots of rain tomorrow (better than 6 inches of snow!!). Have fun with Molly, can’t wait to be super jealous while reading all about it.
ew rain. that is never fun, I hope you get some sun soon. very soon.
Today’s supposed to be gorgeous around here…I’m excited! And not complaining about watching the snow melt.
we never even got snow on the ground here which is pretty sweet. watch it melt away!
These look delicious! Especially those brownie bites… yummmm
Ya seriously they just melted in mouth, so freaking good
Yum for the snacks [I want some of those bites] and yay for sprinters return! I’m def happier to run 9 miles outside than inside
I know this weather is awesome, my long run tomorrow will feel great in the sun.
Your weekend sounds fab! enjoy the weather & fun things goin’ on
. Also I LOVE plantains and plantain chips. Yuuuuummmmm.
this makes me want to try a plantain because I dug those chips
I want both of these snacks!! Have a blast this weekend! I would kill for your weather..it’s 32 in my hood!
I know you would like those baked goodies, the plantain ships were bomb as well. ugh cold weather is no fun
Vanilla coconut would totally be my jam. Same with those plantain chips. I devoured those things regularly in India and I miss them!
The plantain chips were an awesome surprise.
Seriously so jealous of your beautiful weather. It’s 19 degrees here. Bleh! All of the food looks nummmmyy!! Have a good weekend Alex!
Oh gosh stay warm!!! They were, you should try them.
so i’m assuming that the seed bread is going to make it onto the next edition of snack attack, yeah? can’t wait to read all about it’s seedy goodness.
I’m gonna have to say no….
Definitely need to buy those Goodbody Baked. Seriously. Sounds like a great balance for my baked goods obsession.
You have to order them online because they haven’t gone to stores yet, but you really should. Their stats are amazing.
I am obsessed with those chips! So so good!!
I had never had them before but I can’t get enough. they were amazing, I didn’t expect them to have much flavor but they sure did