Krunchin' some Kardea

Hello! Did you enjoy the weekend? The sun was shining here and it was a pretty active weekend with work, play, chores. Well, we did get a little down time..........

The hubs finally got back late Sunday after a great race in G-town and now he's enjoying a recovery week while I am HATING enjoying a taper week. Hubs Coach has been training me for a race up in D-town. We head out Friday! Family, Fun, and racing........YEEHAW!
Anyway, Saturday was ALSO a great day because I got some goodies in the mail.

Kardea Nutrition sent a sample of their bars. I was so anxious to try them! I've been seeing them at Whole Foods and other Health Food stores around Austin. Here are the stats on the bars.

•Plant Sterols-1 grams
•Total Fiber-7 grams with 5 grams Soluble Fiber


•Heart Healthy Soluble Fiber-3grams


•Protein-7 grams of Protein


•Vegetarian-Friendly (Chai Spice & Banana Walnut Are Vegan)


•Kosher Certified


•Only 150 Calories/Bar


•No Trans Fats


•Lower Glycemic Formulation

Pretty good to me! Now the question is.........how do they taste? Well, I first ripped open the the lemon/ginger (because I love that flavor combo) and took a bite. It was scrumptious! So scrumptious that I wanted to treat it as a luxurious topping to my yogurt mess. Plain Greek yogurt/cottage cheese mixture with lemon ginger kardea bar crumbled on top. GENIUS! This gave my mess such good flavor and added lots of fiber and extra protein.

My husband tried the Cherry almond and his exact words mumbles were...."MMMMM....Goood!" The other flavors (banana nut and chai spice) were also good, but I still love the Lemon/Ginger! Not too sweet and perfectly chewy.
I think a lot of people in the food/blogger world have probably tried these and loved them. They are great for post workout snacks, etc. Try 'em! Let me know your favorite flava!

Cheers,
LC

P.S.
Mission Monday will be back next week with Me & Bre tweakin' a Pre-Race Meal recipe. Stay tuned!