[...I kinda love how huge this image is... probably because I couldn't agree with it more! Food should taste good, and real food always does.]
If you've been following me on my old blog, you probably know by now that I'm a snackaholic. And it's not a bad thing at all. I'm actually quite proud about it! I love healthy snacks and believe snacking is an important part of a healthy and balanced diet. I eat meals and snacks every 3 hours or so, which is supposed to (I hope!) keep my metabolism going and prevent sugar lows and huge hunger spikes. It also makes portion control during meal time a whole lot easier.
For these reasons, I'm always on a look out for healthy and yummy snacks to recommend and share with you, to hopefully encourage you to snack smart.
A few weeks ago, I came across potato and tortilla chips by Food Should Taste Good (from now on referred to as FSTG because it's a mouthful haha). With its catchy name and crunchy products (I looove crunchy snacks!), I was immediately interested. It didn't take much time browsing the company website to realize that I indeed came across something great. This is what I call clean snacking! Clean products with maximum flavor made with simple, real, and minimal ingredients by a company that cares about quality and taste. Now that's what I'm talking about.
All of FSTG chips are:
- All natural
- Kosher
- MSG-free
- Low sodium
- Trans fat free
- Gluten free
- Lactose free
- Cholesterol free
- No preservatives
- A good source of dietary fiber
I couldn't find FSTG at my local supermarket, so I reached out to them. FSTG was happy to sponsor a review and a giveaway! I was told to choose any 5 flavors (from the current seventeen... seriously?! seventeen?!), and I decided to go with those that I normally don't see: Olive, Hemp, Chocolate, Kettle Corn, and Sweet Potato Salt+Vinegar. A few indecisive minutes, emails and days later, I found a treat at my door!
So here are my thoughts!
Olive: Loved it. I could definitely taste the olives in this chip! It contains real black, kalamata, and green olives and I could actually see little chunks of olive! This is a great chip for the olive lover, like myself.
Hemp: The hemp flavor was definitely subtle, but because I eat hemp seeds regularly, I could taste it! Otherwise, it is a lot like blue corn tortilla chip. For the blue corn tortilla chip lovers out there - this chip is for you! With the added health benefits of hemp (complete protein and high omega-3 content), you got yourself a winner. The chip is hardier and grainier than the other four I got to sample.
Chocolate: So... I love chocolate. Reeeally love chocolate. The good, real, dark kind. And I've never had chocolate tortilla chips, and boy was I excited for this one. This chip's sweetness is subtle, but the richness of cocoa is definitely there. It's also a little nutty and hardy like the hemp chip.
...The last two flavors, however, blew my
Kettle Corn: Literally, wow. It's sweet. It's salty. It's crunchy. I couldn't get enough of this chip. The flavor is spot on - definitely tastes like good ole' kettle corn. I really love kettle corn and never did I think a tortilla chip could replace this love. But it did.
Sweet Potato Salt & Vinegar: This flavor is amazing. True to its name - it's the perfect combination of salty and sour. The chip itself is a different kind of crispy and crunchy that's unique to potato chips, and I absolutely love it! Like the Kettle Corn flavor, it blew me away.
In summary: I truly loved these flavors. I am so grateful for the company's generosity and the opportunity to share my thoughts with you.
I recommend that you browse through the FSTG website yourself. There is a perfect match for each and every one of you! And with each chip description, nutritional information, and list of ingredients also comes a list of recommended accompaniments. The website has a store locator, answers to FAQ’s, and a $1-off coupon! You can also buy FSTG products on Amazon!
{GIVEAWAY ALERT}!!! Food Should Taste Good is kindly offering one reader a case of five flavors of winner’s choice!
Here is how to enter:
You can complete all/any of the following steps to be eligible. Each time you complete a step, please leave a comment saying you had done so! The more you complete, the higher are your chances!
- Visit the Food Should Taste Good website and view their variety of all natural chips. Which chip would you love to try?
- Subscribe to my blog via email or via Wordpress (if you have an account)
- Like my Facebook Page
- Follow me on Twitter (leave your Twitter name in the comment)
- Tweet about this giveaway: "I just entered to win 5 bags of Food Should Taste Good chips @MyEatsAndTreats http://wp.me/p1PB1S-9b"
- Like FSTG Facebook Page
- Leave a comment on any of my other blog posts, and come back here to comment, too
- Tell me what your favorite snack is! Mine is almonds :)
Deadline to enter is January 31, 2012 at midnight EST! Winner will be notified via email and on February 1 blog post.
xoxo. Veronica
