Kardea Nutrition Bars

I got my first tasting sample today of Kardea Nutrition Bars and the timing could not have been better. I was just thinking about what I was going to have for a snack to refuel after my work out, and low and behold the mail came and these wonderful bars were included.

Kardea Nutrition is a supplier of natural, delicious foods, supplements and education with a focus on improving cardiovascular heath and cholesterol. Check out their website for more information.

Now for the taste test....

I got 4 different bars:

Cranberry Almond
Banana Nut
Chai Spice
Lemon Ginger

I love the stats on the bars:

150 calories
Fat 5 grams
Fiber 7 grams
Protein 7 grams

and they also have 1 gram of Natural Plant Sterols

My husband and I split two of them-- we were wanting to try Lemon Ginger and Chai Spice

Lemon Ginger- We loved the lemon ginger! The texture is a little more hearty than Larabars and the taste combination is out of the world good! Does anyone ever buy those Carr's English Ginger Lemon Creme Cookies at the store? They honestly taste like those in a chewy version. So you could have 1 of these bars instead of that cookie and get 7 grams of Fiber and 7 grams of Protein in one bar.

We both liked the Lemon Ginger and my husband likes the texture of these bars better than Larabars-- I think the addition of oats and Psyllium Husks add bit more omph to the bar.

Chai Spice-

Another winner- this one was actually more chewy than the lemon ginger.. sort of reminded me of a caramel when I was splitting the bar. The Chai Spice was perfectly blended not to overwhelming... the smell reminded me of the Yogi Tea that I get after Yoga Yoga Classes which I have previously posted the recipe for. This was really, really good and again my husband prefers the texture of these bars over Larabars. To be honest, I like the texture of these bars as well as Larabars but like the Nutritional Stats on the Kardea Nutrition bars much better than the Larabars.

I am going to look and see if we have any retailers in our neck of the woods for these bars.. but otherwise you can order online and right now you can get a 25% of coupon in September for National Cholesterol Education Month.

Honestly, these are good bars and I will let you know what the other two bars taste like as we try them!

I am excited! I always like to add new foods to my repetoire of good eats! I will definitely include these for quick on the go snacks.

I am also intrigued by their Olive Oil and supplements that they also sell- will have to do a little more research.

P.S.- I love the marketing! I am a total sucker for marketing and Kardea's Bars are not exception-- it makes you want to eat them.