Supermarket Guru For the Week of 8/11

Chuao Chocolatier

Oh my S’mores!

 

This 41% cacao milk chocolate is filled with marshmallows and graham crackers to resemble a s’more. The flavor combination is good but I’m not sure that the die hard s’more aficionado will really go for it. It’s something unique and definitely worth a try. Half a bar, about 1/4 ounces is 190 calories, 11 grams of fat and 21 grams of sugars. One note: I wouldn’t mind trying this combination with dark chocolate instead of the milk chocolate.

 

4.00 for 2.8 oz

80

 

taste 24

value 18

nutrit 12

ingred 11

prep 5

app 5

pack 5

sust 0

 

7262900957

Chuao Chocolatier

www.chuaochocolatier.com

sabrina@echomediapr.com

 

Skinny Girl Snacks

Baked Pretzel Thins

Cucumber Dill

 

I didn’t think I’d like the combination of cucumber and dill and pretzels, but I was wrong. These are actually very tasty, but I do find them a bit too salty tasting. I’m not exactly sure why they went to all the effort to license the Skinny Girl trade mark since 10 pretzels are about 120 calories, 2 1/2 grams of fat and 400 mg of sodium. A ha! In reading the package it’s because they slice the pretzels thin – or not so thin?

 

3.49 for 8 oz

82

 

taste 24

value 17

nutrit 13

ingred 13

prep 5

app 5

pack 5

sust 0

 

7672126453

Barrel O’ Fun

www.barrelofunsnacks.com

James – jolson@klnfamilybrands.com

 

 

 

Little Miracles

Organic Energy

Lemongrass Tea, Orange Juice, Ginger, Ginseng, Agave

 

Energy drinks aren’t supposed to taste good, but this one does. A recipe of agave, apple, orange and lemon juice concentrates, mixed with lemongrass tea and panax ginseng. One bottle is 90 calories, 19 1/2 grams of sugars. It’s organic but the one thing that’s missing – the important thing – is telling us the amount of ‘energy’. Imported from Germany.

 

1.99 for 11.16 oz

90 hit

 

taste 27

value 19

nutrit 13

ingred 14

prep 5

app 5

pack 5

sust 2

 

8526350050

Powerbrands Group A/S

www.drinklittlemiracles.com

Nikki – Wetzel@formulapr.com

 

 

Glee Gum

75 Sugar Free Pieces

Wild Watermelon

 

Chewing gum sales are down, but if more people would try Glee it might actually reverse the trend. No artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners, no aspartame. Made with xylitol as a sweetener instead. The watermelon flavor is nice and refreshing and the gum pieces nice and chewy. Two pieces are 5 calories and 2 grams of sugar alcohols.

 

4.99 for 93.75 g

91 hit

 

taste 28

value 18

nutrit 15

ingred 13

prep 5

app 5

pack 5

sust 2

 

4981500252

Verve, Inc.

www.gleegum.com

molly.lederer@gmail.com

 

 

Simply Southern Gourmet

Balsamic Sweet Onion Pepper Mustard

 

This is one terrific mustard, full of flavor and spicy and sweet. I could see using this as a spread on sandwiches as well as a topping on burgers, as an ingredient in salads, with just about anything. The combination of ingredients is fabulous and just the right amount of sweetness. One teaspoon is just 5 calories and 1 gram of sugars.

 

7.95 for 9 oz

92 hit of the week

 

taste 29

value 17

nutrit 15

ingred 15

prep 5

app 5

pack 5

sust 1

 

3621150658

Simply Southern Gourmet LLC

www.ssg4u.com

Jerry – sales@simplysoutherngourmet.com