Whole Lotta Goodness
The folks at Wholesome Goodness offered to send me a box of goodies, and since I’m not one to refuse free deliciousness… I obliged.
The box contained much more than I anticipated!
Cereal, almond milk, pita chips, tortilla chips, salsa, trail mix, salad dressing and granola bars!
The cereal was kind of like Cheerios, which used to be one of my favorite cereals. Now, I don’t really eat cereal for breakfast, and since it’s more of a stand-alone snack, I usually like my cereal with a little extra punch of flavor. (Like… peanut butter Puffins!) but these we’re good!
The granola bars were nice too. Chewy, with the right amount of sweetness. They weren’t huge, but they only had 120 calories, so if you’re watching your calorie intake, these are great.
The whole grain chips were deliciously crunchy. They sort of taste like Sun Chips, but a little thinner, and crispier. I really enjoyed these. I’d totally bring them out as a party snack!
I’m not a huge fan of trail mix in general, but I did take these to work and I kept them in my drawer as emergency snacks! These saved me from co-worker cupcake temptation!
The salad dressing was a light balsamic vinaigrette, which is usually my salad dressing of choice when I’m at work, but I never think to buy it for home, since I don’t eat that many salads at home. I have been taking little containers of dressing to use on salads I use at work, so this has been good!
The chocolate almond milk was a fun product to try, because I don’t use regular milk, so soy or almond are my go-to milk substitutes. I don’t normally buy flavored ones, but I knew I could have fun with chocolate. I added it to my morning coffee with a bit of cocoa extract and stevia, and made myself a little mocha!
The Multigrain Tortilla chips, these were my FAVORITE. They have flax seeds and other deliciousness baked right in. I could eat these without salsa and be content. They have a great flavor on their own (not just salty corn flavor) but it’s not so overpowering that you can’t dip it in your favorite salsa. Seriously, these were amazing. Tortilla chips are one of my favorite snacks anyway, so finding a healthy one that tastes as good as Tostito’s is awesome.
So in honor of my new favorite tortilla chip… Let’s do a “throwback” recipe for you!
Black Bean and Corn Salad
I actually usually just eat this with a fork… but it also makes an excellent dip!
P.S. I checked online, and these products aren’t sold everywhere, but it looks like a lot of Walmart stores actually carry them! I love how stores like Walmart have made healthy food more affordable (and thus available) for everyone!
Hi! I’ve never commented on your blog before–but I do enjoy it!! I just bought these chips over the weekend, but was a little skeeved out when I saw the ‘WARNING’ label on the back saying a key ingredient has been known to cause Cancer. This was according to the state of California. What do you think?
Wow that’s really weird. Do you know what the ingredient is?! That’s totally weird!
Sadly–the chips have been consumed! Obviously I wasn’t too worried about the warning. Look on the back of the chips bag that you received, it was in the lower right hand corner of the bag (We bought the plain kettle chips). I don’t want to say anything negative about anyone’s home state, but sometimes California can be a little “extreme” when it comes to these sorts of things. As I said, it didn’t keep us from eating the chips–although, I may not purchase them again just because I’ve never seen a warning label pertaining to Cancer on a food item before.
Hey! Good news! The folks at Wholesome Goodness sent me an explanation. Hopefully this helps!!! Thanks again for reading my blog, and especially for commenting and bringing this to light!
Elizabeth – I read your post over the weekend, thanks so much and I am really glad to hear that you enjoyed Wholesome Goodness! I saw a lot of great comments on the blog, which is encouraging. I did notice one particular reader had purchased the potato chips and noticed a warning label and I wanted to share more info on that with you, in the event you’d like to share with your reader. The warning label can be seen on all natural/organic potato chip products in the State of California. The warning is for Acrylamide, which is a chemical that can form during high-temperature cooking, such as frying and baking (even at home.) It is a very small amount, which is why the FDA does not ban it. If you would be interested in learning more about it, the FDA provides information on their website here:http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/foodcontaminantsadulteration/chemicalcontaminants/acrylamide/ucm053569.htm Let me know if you have any questions on this! Thanks again, Kathleen
Have you ever tried Silk’s Chocolate Almond Milk?
That’s a lot of goodness! 🙂 The chips sounds yummy. I usually buy the Trader Joe’s tortilla chips with flax. Yum!
Ohhh so many goodies! And that salad looks DELICIOUS 🙂
confession love basic tortilla chips, some Mexican restaurants have the best!
I really like the white corn lightly salted 365 brand at whole foods! Homemade salsa is by far my fave, but there are a few good jarred ones out there too. Tom Leonards makes a pretty mean fresh version too!
Yum! I cut and bake Ezekiel sprouted grain tortillas to make my own (healthy) chips.
I like TJ’s reduced-guilt tortilla chips, baked tortilla chips in general, and all of the versions made by Food Should Taste Good. My favorite salsa is hands down Newman’s own black bean and corn.
Plain tortilla chips dipped in hummus OMG so good!!!!!!
Ooh, chocolate almond milk in a coffee?? I like your style 🙂
How good is it to get such a huge box of free deliciousness like you said – I’d never turn that lot down! I have to confess, I used to love cheesy Doritos far too much – so it’s a good thing they’re not gluten-free really…!