HER FOOD
REVIEW:
ORGANIC SNACKS MADE FROM SEEDS
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rom schools to fast food restaurants, as the effort to prevent sickness and gain optimal health wages on in America, companies are creating better options for one of the main culprits of poor health: snacking. Potato chips, cookies, doughnuts, and candy bars line the snack aisle in most stores, but seed-based snacks are becoming more popular for those who seek healthy options besides fruit. Currently, these options include: Eden Foods Organic Pumpkin Seeds Nutiva Organic Shelled Hempseed Thrive Market Organic Sunflower Seeds We decided to try a new brand, Organic Superseed Crunch, that combines several types of seeds: flax, chia and sesame. Absolutely GlutenFree recently introduced Organic Superseed Crunch in August 2016, and it comes in three different flavors: plain, cinnamon and coconut. 50
The company states that the kosher snacks provide 2000 mg of Omega 3 ALA per serving, prebiotic fiber, antioxidants, and lignans along with minerals such as calcium, iron, B1, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, copper and manganese. Each 4.5 oz. re-sealable bag retails for $4.99 - $5.99, and contains enough toasted clusters to eat over several servings. After trying the original, or plain, variety first, we found the taste agreeable, which is often the foremost challenge with healthy food products. The toasted sesame seed flavor was dominant, leaving us guessing what an actual chia tastes like. We then tried the cinnamon flavor and was pleasantly surprised that it was easilydiscernable. Again the taste of toasted sesame lingered, but it was less prevalent in this variety. The last sample was the coconut flavor. For those who like coconut flavored foods, they will certainly appreciate the natural coconut flavor
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that eclipses all others. This was the editor’s least favorite flavor because she generally doesn’t care for coconut flavored snacks in general. Overall, the favorite among our staff was the original variety with no added flavoring. Our only minor gripe was that some of the snacks crumble at the bottom of the back, and the composition becomes more like cereal. That didn’t deter us though, we turned the bags upside and poured the toasted seeds into our mouth. It’s also interesting to note that a few days after eating the snacks, the editor, Annette, noticed a lingering knee pain had stopped. She thought that it was linked to the calcium or essential fatty acids, but whatever it was, she is now a fan of these Dzseedy snacks,dz as she calls them. Our magazine has no financial arrangement of any kind with this company and its products, so our remarks are purely subjective, based solely on our opinions. hers-magazine.com