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New snacks for Spring

May 10, 2017 By All That I'm Eating 10 Comments

It’s time to put the jumpers away and dust off the summer clothes. Almost, it’s still pretty cold in the mornings! I find this time of year is when I start to try more new things, especially in the kitchen. Cooking with different ingredients, mixing up meals in the week and having something as a new little treat with my lunch always feels better when the skies are blue. So here’s some new snacks for spring that I’ve been trying in my kitchen recently.

emily fruit crisps New snacks for Spring

As pretty packaging goes Emily Fruit Crisps has got to be at the top of the list, it’s so lovely to look at and I think really inviting. I had several of the fruit varieties to try: banana, apple, pineapple and in the vegetable varieties: french beans, sugar snap pea and edamame and sweet potato, carrot and beetroot. One thing that is consitent about the Emily crisps is that they are actually crunchy, no soggy fruit or vegetables here and the ingredients are very clean; just fruit, vegetables and sustainable palm oil. The skins are left on for the apple crisps which I liked and all the fruit crisps were good as a snack or added to cereal. The vegetable crisps I really liked too, crispy French beans are lovely! Available in shops up and down the country, and online RRP for the bigger bags £1.19-£1.49.

I am super grains New snacks for Spring

I’ve seen some of the I Am Super Food products before, I think the packaging really stands out. I tried out a pouch of their Quinoa, Mixed Peppers and Lentils. It’s ideal to keep in the cupboard as a quick meal fix, I also liked that there were instructions for cooking that don’t involve a microwave (as I don’t have one!). I shared the pouch between two and had some harissa marinated chicken and salad on the side, it was really filling and the texture was more interesting than just having one grain. I can easily see how having a few of these in the kitchen would come in handy on a busy week. They sell online, at the moment this flavour and some of their others are on sale at 6 for £10.

Bill's granola New snacks for Spring

I was looking forward to trying out Bill’s granola for my breakfast; I loved that it came in a tin. I really liked that the ingrients used were exactly the ingredients that I would and nothing else. Just oats, honey, maple syrup, fruit, nuts and seeds. The seed, nut and fruit portions were really generous meaning that you always got a bit of everything. I enjoyed having a few spoonfuls over my yoghurt and the flavour was lovely, not too sweet. I’ll certainly be using the tin as a little plant pot too! RRP £4.95 for 500g.

Fuel 10 porridge New snacks for Spring

The little pots of porridge you can but which you only need to add hot water to are a great idea for a busy morning I think. As long as there’s not too much sugar though! Fuel 10 have reduced the sugar in their protioats pots by 20% so I was pleased to see that. I had this for breakfast at work on a busy day and it did keep me full until lunchtime which doesn’t happen very often! The chunks of apple in the porridge added a nice texture and the cinnamon wasn’t overpowering. RRP 8 pots for £9.52.

Food essentials that aren’t processed are what Urbangrains are all about; they source different ingredients from around the world from small, local producers. The full review will be up later this week and there will be a giveaway that’s certainly worth entering!

Thanks to Emily Fruit Crisps, I Am Super Food, Bill’s and Fuel 10 for the samples. All opinions and words expressed are my own. All prices correct as of 10.5.17.

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Comments

  1. angiesrecipes says

    May 11, 2017 at 09:17

    Those are some really healthy snacks!

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  2. Miriam says

    May 11, 2017 at 09:26

    Lovely list of healthy snacks for spring 🙂

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  3. Juliana says

    May 11, 2017 at 17:48

    Wow Caroline…thanks for introducing all these new healthy snack…I would love to give them a try…
    I hope you are having a great week 🙂

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  4. Alida says

    May 12, 2017 at 11:52

    Look lke interesting snacks and healthy too. Thank you for the review. Interesting!

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  5. Liz says

    May 12, 2017 at 15:02

    I’d love a stash of these fruit crisps to rotate with my other healthy snacks. They sound delightful!

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  6. Evelyne CulturEatz says

    May 12, 2017 at 19:34

    Oh nice fun products and yes great packaing…especially the quinoa!

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  7. Kristy from Southern In Law says

    May 12, 2017 at 21:10

    Yum! All of these products look delicious! I love the tin the granola comes in too – it almost has a vintage feel!

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  8. Amy (Savory Moments) says

    May 13, 2017 at 11:11

    The granola tin is so cute!

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  9. Emma | Bake Then Eat says

    May 13, 2017 at 16:19

    I love those little pots of instant porridge, I always keep a few in my desk at work just in case I was running too late at home for breakfast. These ones sound great for keeping you full and those fruit crisps are something I must hunt down.

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  10. Sammie says

    May 15, 2017 at 20:20

    Yum! I’ll have to look out for these while I’m in the UK. They’ll be perfect snacks for the long plane ride home!

    Reply

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