I, like a lot of you, are trying to help my family eat and snack a little bit healthier. It can be really hard but I find it starts by buying the right stuff and not even having the not so great for you stuff in the house at all! Van’s Natural Foods is one of those brands out there that are making food that is healthier for you to enjoy.
The Perfect 10 Crackers include six whole grains including brown rice, gluten-free oats, millet, teff, quinoa and amaranth, plus four seeds – flax, sesame, poppy and caraway. The Fire Roasted Veggie Crackers, with five whole grains, offer the delicious veggie-kissed flavor of bell pepper, onion, carrot, garlic and tomato.
I dipped these in hummus and they are very tasty. So full of flavor and crunch that I could have eaten them on their own but alas I am a dipping kind of girl.
Say Cheese! Snack Packs that are perfectly portioned for school lunches and snacks. Big Sis had one in her bag for her first snack on her first day of Preschool. She came home and said they were yummy! These snack packs did not last long as I really liked their cheese taste and I ate a few bags myself.
The Cranberry Almond Snack Bars are baked with real, all-natural ingredients, the bars (also available in Peanut Butter Chocolate and Chocolate Chip) have 8-10 grams of whole grains and 4 grams of fiber per serving.
I found that the snack bars were very filling and did a great job of curbing my hunger pains but I felt they were a little dry to me so they were not my favorite item in the group.
Cinnamon Heaven Cereal offers nutrient-rich whole grains, including gluten-free oats, brown rice, millet, quinoa and amaranth, and 5 grams of fiber per serving. Also available in Honey Nut Crunch and all without dairy, egg, corn, high fructose corn syrup, artificial ingredients, hydrogenated oils or GMO oils.
The cereal was by far the biggest hit with my girls as they absolutely loved it. They now ask only for the small cinnamon squares for breakfast. I had a bowl and I was surprised by how full of flavor it was while still maintaining some cereal crunch to it. These are way better for you than those boxes of sugar coated frosty noms at the grocery store and taste even better than the not good for you stuff. I have purchased several boxes of this cereal because we long since ate the review box.
Overall I think Van’s Natural Foods is another one of those brands that is nice to know they are making things out of healthier ingredients. I don’t feel guilty filling my kitchen shelves with their products!
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Buy It! Most of Van’s crackers, snack bars and cereals are available nationwide in Wal-mart, Safeway and Sprouts stores.
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