I’ve been on a different diet journey for a while as I’ve had to cut out certain foods from my diet due to sensitivities (more on that later in another post). So when I had the chance to try out some gluten, dairy and soy-free snacks recently, I said – oh yes please!
Simply Choices by Wellness Foods products have the most protein with the least amount of calories in any natural food snack, contains more fiber than sugar and fill you up for over three hours. These high protein snacks are made from all natural ingredients, are vegetarian and high in calcium. There are options if you have food sensitivities – like I do – snacks and bars free of peanuts, dairy, gluten and/or soy.
The Protein Bars are a great way to fuel your body with high quality protein when you’re on the go or for a quick snack. Rather than reach for a high-fat, high-sugar snack, instead you could get 16g of protein and 4g of fiber in The Simply Bar – that’s really good! It also has 160 calories and 4g of fat and more importantly for me, it fills that sweet craving. My favourite flavours were the Chocolate Mint and the Coconut – yum!
The Protein Chips satisfy that chip crunch but one bag offers 15g of protein! You can’t get that out of a regular bag of chips. The texture of the Protein Chips reminds me of corn chips but they are made of pea protein which keeps you feeling full. One bag (33g) has only 2g of sugar (natural cane sugar) and 140 calories.
The chips are gluten-free, vegan, all natural and kosher. The Chili was my favourite flavour. They do leave a bit of an aftertaste, probably due to the spices like garlic, so make sure to have a mint handy!
My husband tried the Crunchy Whey Protein Snacks – I can’t because I’m sensitive to soy – and he said they tasted like having caramel popcorn. The texture was definitely different but surprisingly very tasty.
You can buy Simply Protein products online but I did see them at the Superstore and I’m sure they are carried in natural food stores as well. Follow them on Twitter @SimplyChoices.
