Wellness Wednesday - Be Kind Bars

I am constantly snacking which means I am always looking for better "cleaner" options for my snack attacks!

I saw Be Kind Bars quite a bit in grocery and convenience stores but for some reason I thought they would taste like dirt or grass or some old school “hippy” food (no offence). However when I decided to try my first Be Kind bar I will be the first to admit I was way too harsh in my pre-judgement because these things are pretty friggen awesome, lol.

Be Kind believes if you can't pronounce an ingredient, you shouldn’t be putting it into your body! In fact Be KIND® products are made from nutritionally-dense ingredients like whole nuts, fruits and whole grains - no secret ingredients and no artificial flavors, preservatives or sweeteners, none of the extra junk those others granola bar companies add to their products. And since I'm always trying to eliminate "dirty" ingredients from my food it was nice to find a company that has the same goals I do!

I also love their mission statement: “We believe that kindness can change the world. That’s why we’re on a mission to make the world a little kinder. We call this the "KIND Movement.” They choose the word Kind rather than nice because they believe Nice is a "passive" word while Kind seems to be more "active". They are therefore challenging everyone to do more than just be “nice”.... they would like everyone to strive to be “kind-er” and help to change the world one kind act at a time!"

Okay now back to the delicious products they offer...

They have a wide range of Kind Bars, Protein Bars, Healthy Grains Clusters, Breakfast Bars etc…. You can click here to get their entire snack range!

I have only tried a few of the varieties but here’s the lowdown on the few that I have tried:

Pineapple Banana, Kale and Spinach bar…

I know your probably thinking they taste like sawdust... but you would be mistaken because this bar was actually quite delicious and just what I needed for my 3 pm pick me up!

These bars contain 2 servings of fruit and veg, there is no sugar added, its gluten free, low sodium, dairy free, vegan, it contains no preservatives and no GMO ingredients.

Each bar has 110 calories, ZERO fat, 2.5 grams of fiber and 1 gram of protein. And it really tastes great. And best of all it only has 5 ingredients: Pineapple, banana, apple, kale and spinach.

I have also tried their Be Kind Bars which is where their story started… using only simple ingredients like nuts, mixed with fruits and spices all bound together with delicious honey!

I love the Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew and antioxidants one… of course! Um Yummm!

Sorry I already ate my bar before I could get a picture of it, lol

This one unfortunately is a bit more hefty in the calories and fat… most likely because it has a healthy amount of fat from the cashews and almonds (don't worry its good fat). It has 170 calories, 10 grams of fat and also has 20% of your Vitamin A, 20% of your Vitamin C.

The ingredient list is as follows: Cashews, Cherries, Chicory Root Fiber, sugar, almonds, peanuts, honey, palm kernel oil, glucose syrup, rice flour, raisins, cranberries, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa powder, soy lechin, sault, natural flavour, cocoa butter, Vitamin a Vitamin C, Vitamin E.

These bars are great for a pre or post exercise snack or any time of the day and my daughter loves them too!

You should definitely jump on the "Be Kind" movement and while you’re at it pick up some of these nutritious and delicious snacks at the same time!

Be Kind... Be Well... be Healthy... xoxo

SIMPLY TRULY JENNY...