Bite of the Best

3 Musketeers is releasing a new Coconut flavored bar. This new variety is a coconut flavored nougat covered with chocolate.

- bonnie : “Where’s the coconut?” I wondered one bite of this new candy. It’s no Mound or Bounty candy bar, instead just a 3 Musketeers with added artificial coconut flavor - indiscernible, I might add. 
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Sara Snacker recently added S’mores to their line of cookies. Made with crushed graham cracker, sweet marshmallows, and chocolate chips, these cookies are found nationally at The Fresh Market stores. These ingredients are all natural and Kosher certified.

Activia Harvest Picks are the new addition to the Activia yogurt line. Harvest Picks come in four flavors Strawberry, Peach, Mixed Berries, Cherry and contain real fruit pieces. Each 4 ounce cup contains 2.5 grams of saturated fat of  3.5 grams of total fat, and 110 calories.

Made by hand in cooper kettles, Chicago Mix popped corn is the new product from G. H Cretors made with all natural ingredients that are kosher certified, gluten free and GMO free.  Carmel corn, cheese and a mushroom variety popping corn are mixed together to form this new blend. Available online at amazon.com or in select natural food stores and mainstream grocery stores.

- bonnie: This is an interesting mixture of sweet and salty that disappeared whenever I served it.
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Wheat Thins introduced a whole grain line with four varieties, Original, Hint of Salt, Reduced fat, and BIG!. These crackers have 140 calories, have 2 grams fiber and 21 grams of whole grains per 10 to 16-cracker serving.

Annie’s Extra Cheesy Cheddar Bunnies are crunchy bunny-shaped crackers made with real cheddar cheese, organic wheat and Organic Valley cheddar cheese. They contain zero trans fats.

Balance Bar Company launched Balance Bar BARE Blueberry Acai sweetened with all natural organic agave and brown rice syrup, contains 15 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber and 7 grams of whole grains. It has 200 calories, 19 vitamins and minerals, and is an excellent source of antioxidants.

Blueberry Acai, like all BARE flavors, adheres to Balance Bar’s 40/30/30 nutritional model (40% of calories come from healthy carbohydrates, 30% from quality protein, and 30% from dietary fat)/

The Jolly Rancher brand is introducing a new candy, Jolly Rancher Crunch ‘N Chew with a hard shell with a chewy center. New Crunch ‘N Chew includes four flavors in various sizes that  can be found nationwide at mass grocery, drug, and convince stores.

Yoplait introduced a lactose-free yogurt in four flavors for the millions who are lactose intolerant. This new products gives people the chance to experience yogurt without the lactose intolerant outcomes.

Snack Factory’s Pretzel Crisps are low fat, low calorie, flat-baked pretzel crackers available in the deli section of supermarkets nationwide . The new Chipotle Cheddar flavor joins  Buffalo Wing, as part of the new Bold & Spicy line, placing a bold spin on the cheese and cracker combination by pairing the unique smoky flavor of chipotle peppers, robust cheddar cheese and zesty spices with crunchy  Pretzel Crisps

Rylee’s Snacks is a CT-based line of kettle chips that allows chip lovers to snack for a good cause.

Rylee’s Kettle Chips are carefully selected and produced in small batches using all natural ingredients. The chips are gluten free, cholesterol free, trans fat free, made without MSG and kosher certified. A portion of the proceeds from all sales are donated to the Foundation for Children with Microcephaly (a neurological disorder that affects over 2 percent of all children, causing their head circumference to develop smaller than normal. The disorder affects twice as many children as autism.)

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Nature’s Hand is an all-natural, good-for-you-granola for your whole family.

The newest product features fewer, simple, natural ingredients with an evolving flavor profile and a pleasant aftertaste. Nature’s Hand only uses premium, all-natural ingredients – no artificial colors or flavors; no preservatives; no sodium and no trans fats.

Nature’s Hand comes in six granola blends – Vanilla Almond, Cranberry Delight, Wild Blueberry, Raisin Hazelnut, Cinnamon Apple and Maple Pecan. The  granola makes a nutritious breakfast, especially paired with yogurt, a convenient on-the-go snacking and an addition to cookies, pie crusts and smoothies.

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Dark Chocolate & Peppermint Pretzel Crisps are a new holiday treat, part snack and part candy. The pretzel crisps are dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with peppermint pieces with 120 calories and 5 grams of fat per serving.

Welch’s Tangy Fruits Fruit Snacks are vitamin-enriched candy  made with fruit juices and purees. Flavors includ tangerine, grapefruit, cranberry, cherry and apple.

Sun-Maid introduced antioxidant-rich Tart Cherries. The antioxidant anthocyanin comes has been shown to reduce inflammation, which may play a role in reducing the some risk factors associated with heart disease.

Woobie’s cookies  are made with 100% certified organic and Fair Trade ingredients from environmentally conscious producers. Includes the plain Original Woobiedoodle and filled Cinnamon-Vanilla, Cocoa-Ganache , and Caramel-Brulee varieties.

Good Karma Foods is a growing company started by two friends on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. All Good Karma foods are preservative free, and the baking mixes are made with King Arthur 100% certified organic whole wheat flour. Because the flour is so finely milled, it enables Good Karma Foods to create a lighter product than typical whole wheat recipes. The granola includes flax, sesame and sunflower seeds, raisins, cranberries and apricots, almonds and walnuts, and oats, of course! In addition, Good Karma Foods uses pure maple syrup, instead of honey, making karma krunch less sweet and toastier tasting. All the baking mixes contain karma krunch, so all the healthy goodies are in the bag – just add wet ingredients. Good Karma strives to use only the best ingredients, and don’t skimp on the good stuff!

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Lance Cracker Creations are all-natural cream cheese-filled sandwich crackers with vegetables, herbs and cheese baked right into the cracker. They have 5 grams of whole grain per 160-calorie serving and no trans fats, preservatives, or high fructose corn syrup.

Frito-Lay has promised to find replacements for artificial colors, flavor and preservatives as well as the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) in more than six dozen of their snack products by the end of 2011. Frito-Lay snacks still will contain yeast extract, which naturally contains glutamic acid and its salts, just like MSG. It’s the “flavor enhancer” used in “all-natural” products.

Frito-Lay Natural Snack Chips are available in a variety of flavors such as Tostitos Hint of Jalapeno, Tostitos Hint of Pepper Jack and SunChips Jalapeno Jack.

Introducing Emerald Nuts Breakfast on the go! Nut and Granola Mix — a first in the convenience breakfast aisle.

This blend of Emerald nuts, dried fruit and crunchy granola is available in three mixes: Berry Nut Blend, Breakfast Nut Blend and S’mores Nut Blend. The nutrient-rich walnuts and almonds featured in all blends are grown in California. Emerald Breakfast on the Go! is packaged in boxes of five 200 calories or less per pouch.

Smart for Life Protein bars provide a balanced amino acid blend from many sources helping to keep hunger under control. There is no food coloring or preservatives. Gluten  free. One bar is only 180 calories and  18g of protein. The bars have limited availability. Find them online and at the company website.

SnackWell’s is introducing new portion-controlled treats that have between 100 and 150 calories per pack, offering women more snacking choices. The new varieties are: Fudge Drizzled Caramel Popcorn, White Fudge Drizzled Caramel Popcorn, Fudge Creme Brownie Bites Rich Vanilla Creme Brownie Bites.

Thin, crispy Oreo cookies topped with Oreo creme and covered in chocolate are the newest members of the Oreo Fudge Creme family, which already includes Oreo Fudge Cremes and Mint Oreo Fudge Cremes.

Newtons Fruit Thins are a cookie in a thin, crispy cookie made with fruit and whole grains, with eight grams whole grains per serving. These Thins are available nationwide in four varieties: Cranberry Citrus Oat, Blueberry Brown Sugar, Fig & Honey, Chocolate Raspberry.

The new smoked flavor variety of the Weight Watchers Light String Cheese is for on-the-go, calorie-conscious cheese aficionados. Each string cheese stick is only 50 calories, 6 g protein, has a PointsPlus value of 1 per serving and offers 15 percent of the recommended daily amount of calcium.