Review: Slow Food For Fast Lives California Bar

I've taken a look at three Slow Food For Fast Lives products so far on the blog and while two of them were oddly appealing, the third was a big miss.  I mentioned in that third review that I was terrified to review that product because it was so weird but I was even more terrified to review today's Slow Food For Fast Lives California Bar.  Just look at the ingredients on the wrapper...not exactly things that you typically think of in a snack bar and unless you are a vegetarian or a health nut, you rarely think about most of those ingredients in the first places.  Still, they were kind enough to send me free samples, so despite my perceived terror, I knew I still needed to review this bar.  For the purposes of the hard numbers, this one comes in at 1.4 ounces and has 140 calories and five grams of protein.  It's also all natural, gluten free and all that kind of fun stuff too.

Review: EcoTrek Fitness Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Whole Food Bar

When I was a kid, no one knew anything about gluten (or it seemed like at least most people didn't).  Now gluten seems to be what everyone is talking about and gluten free products are invading all the stores, which I think I've mentioned before.  There's gluten free sections, aisles, etc.  It's kind of wild when you really think about it.  Anyway, I mention this because I was in my local Meijer recently and I happened upon the subject of today's review while walking through the gluten free section (on my way to the dessert section, of course).  As I passed through I noticed this EcoTrek Fitness Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Whole Food Bar on clearance for $1.99 and since I love clearance and I also need sources for reviews, I snatched this one up.  This gluten and dairy free bar is 1.76 ounces with 195 calories and ten grams of protein.

Review: MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Veggie Burgers

I've eaten my fair share of MorningStar Farms products for the blog, but the funny thing is that I rarely think to purchase them when I am at the store, so I don't eat them at all except when I do reviews. I guess I don't get them often because they are at the opposite end of the freezer case (let's call it the Netherworld) from where I usually frequent. Recently, I just happened to be strolling thought the Netherworld and I glanced in and saw the "NEW" label on these MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Veggie Burgers and being that I'm a sucker for new stuff, I hurriedly reached in and grabbed a box. This box set me back $2.99 at Kroger and each box contains four frozen veggie burgers. Each burger is 2.36 ounces and has 110 calories with 10 grams of protein.

Review: Saffron Road Chana Saag with Cumin Rice

Saffron Road has been generous with me on the blog and has kept me well fed in several reviews as I've already covered several of their crunchy chickpeas snacks flavors.  Now, they've started sending me some of their frozen food products to try out and that leads me to this review of the Saffron Road Chana Saag with Cumin Rice frozen entree.  This one is eleven ounces of joy and clocks in at 420 calories and has twelve grams of protein.  It's Certified Halal and in case you were wondering (because I was), Chana means chickpeas and Saag means spinach.  There's our language lesson for the day.

Review: Saffron Road Wasabi Crunchy Chickpeas

Some people just love Wasabi, for some reason.  My brother, for example, eats Wasabi peas like they are candy and I don't quite get it.  I've had it several times and it's fine (I'm more than fine with hot food), but it's not something that I actively seek out like he does.  So, these Saffron Road Wasabi Crunchy Chickpeas would probably be right up his alley.  The question is, will they be up my alley?  I guess that's what the review will find out!  Like the other Saffron Road products I've looked at, I got this one for free from their publicity agent and also like the others, it's six ounce bag with six servings at one ounce apiece and 120 calories per serving.  Since it's Wasabi, it's bound to be hot and in case you didn't now that, Saffron Road makes sure to point it out by fully filling the temperature gauge on the front of the bag.  Yikes.