18 rabbits granola bars

You may remember from a few weeks ago that I received some 18 Rabbits granola bars to review. I loved these hearty granola bars and was excited when they offered to send me a sample of their newest flavor that launched January 1: Belle Bananas Foster.

This bar was chewy, moist, and had a delicious fruit flavor, very similar all the other 18 Rabbit bars I have tried! Like the Nibble and Funky Bars (shown below), the Belle bar is made from the Veritas granola (hazelnut, walnut, flax, with cacao nibs) and is wheat and dairy free. The thing I liked most about the Belle Bananas Foster, besides it being chocked full heathy ingredients, were the actual pieces of caramelized bananas. I’ve always been a banana chip lover so this really excited me.

The other 18 Rabbits bars include Nibble a Sultana, Haute Diggity Date, Cheeky Cherry Chocolate, and Funky Figs and Cherries.

Out of all the flavors I have tried I like the Belle Bananas Foster and the Cheeky Cherry Chocolate the best. The combination of dried cherries, cranberries, and dark chocolate is simply unbeatable.

Another thing I want to mention is that 18 Rabbits granola and bars are made with almost all organic ingredients that are sourced from local artisans in the bay area. Currently you can find these granola bars at all Peet’s Coffee Shops, however, you can also ask your local Whole Food’s about stocking them or order them online through amazon.

If you’re a granola bar fan I would highly recommend checking out 18 Rabbits, they’re a small company with a good mission and most importantly, great products!! And don’t just listen to me, some other well respected bloggers are showing 18 Rabbits some love as well: My lady Katharina, The Whole Plate, and Lynn from the Actor’s Diet.

- Brittany

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Are the holidays making you a little crazy? I don’t feel stressed out yet but my social calendar is filling up ever so quickly (a wedding, a graduation, 3-4 holiday parties, social media meetup, raw foods meetup, cookie bake, 4 birthdays in my family, not to mention the actual holidays themselves- we celebrate both Chanukah and Christmas) and I still have yet to start my actual shopping!! AHH.

With that, here’s a short post of what I’ve been putting in my mouth lately.

New Kashi TLC that I really enjoy:

I’m pretty sure the Toasted Asiago is my favorite flavor yet. Although, it might be a tie between these and the Honey Sesame.

The last of the crackers were consumed with some left over Sweet Potato Lentil Chili.

A piece of Newman’s Own Dark chocolate with Himalayan sea salt.

The sweet and savory combo is awesome- love it!

I’ve also been snack on some granola- in the form of a plank.

I reviewed some Honest Foods products long ago and I remember loving the blueberry vanilla crackle plank. This time I wasn’t too impressed, Before the planks were chewy and easy to break apart. This time the plank was REALLY hard. I honestly thought twice about eating it because I didn’t want it to break my teeth- not so fun. I’m wondering if the recipe has changed since the packaging changed? Has anyone else tried both the new and old granola planks?

I also had a new granola bar recently. The folks at 18 Rabbits offered to send me a few bars to sample and I was excited to give them a go. The only one that I have tried is the Funky Figs and Cherries and it was delicious. I loved the seedy and nutty texture of this bar and the flavor was neither too sweet or too bland. I have to say it’s one of the best granola bars I’ve ever tasted. I’m pumped to try the other flavors- particularly the Haute Diggity Date. I love dates and how cute is that name?

Also, I have to mention that I truly frustrated myself today. A co-worker knows that I like the veggie chips from Fresh Market. She brought some into work today and gave me a 1lb freezer bag about 1/4 of the way full. I ate a few handfuls as a mid morning snack and then ate quite a bit more during a 12PM social media marketing webinar that I was listening in on. Long story short by the end of the morning I had eaten about the majority of the chips and by the end of the day the bag only had a few crumbs left!!! I was shocked and annoyed that I ate that many.

Note to self/blog world – these are addicting!!

Photo from here.

I know there are worse things to eat a whole bag of, but these aren’t exactly healthy. They’re kind of one of those not so healthy “healthy” snacks- especially when you can’t control how much you eat. I have a couple foods that trigger mindless eating including trail mix, chex mix, tortilla chips, and dry cereal – I guess this is another one to add to the list. Do you have any specific foods that trigger mindless eating? What do you do to keep it from happening?

So after the major snack session I wasn’t even that hungry for lunch.

I ended up going halfsies by having half a pummelo,

A delicious fruit btw. It’s similar to grapefruit only it’s easier to peel and sweeter.

And half a pb and jelly sandwich on cinnamon swirl bread.

I wouldn’t normally make my sandwich on this type of bread, but the double fiber wheat was moldy. :/

And the cinnamon swirl was actually quite delicious.

So tomorrow’s another day and since I ate all the veggie chips today they won’t be around to tempt me tomorrow. I guess that’s the one good thing about eating the whole bag.