Friday, September 12, 2014

I'm making healthy snack swaps with @SkinnygirlDaily. #SGSnackSwap

The following post is sponsored by FitFluential, LLC on behalf of Skinnygirl. All opinions are my own, as they always are.

I could eat all day long. Seriously...all day long. Between the running, the breastfeeding and everything in between—I'm the human equivalent of a garbage disposal. I want all the food and I want it now. But unlike a garbage disposal, I prefer to consume the good stuff. Food that will support me throughout my day.

Like apples and peanut butter.
Or rice cakes topped with raspberries.

But I don't always have time to stop and make these yummies. I'm on-the-go all morning at the gym job and chasing two kiddos when I'm not. So, convenience is a must for those moments when I need something, like...pronto.

Sometimes, convenience isn't really that healthy.

So I have to really focus on stocking my kitchen with ready-to-eat options that ARE healthy. But even when our crispers are full of fresh fruits and veggies, and granola bars that fit the bill, I want the sweet stuff.

I'm looking at you, chocolate.
It's so easy to grab a handful of chocolate chips, amiright?

Enter the Skinnygirl Snack Swap. When FitFluential presented the opportunity to explore this campaign from Skinnygirl, I jumped at the chance. I'm all about getting new snack ideas, and the Snack Swap website makes it easy.

First, it asks you what your favorite snack is:

I picked "sweet," it narrowed it down to a few snacks, and then I picked the chocolate chip cookies in the top-right corner.

After presenting you with the guestimated nutritional stats of a standard chocolate chip cooking (woah), it gives you the opportunity to swap them out for something healthier:

I mean, sign me up for all three.

Now, as part of this campaign, Skinnygirl so graciously sent me a little care package of Skinnygirl Tasty Nutrition Bars complete with a tee and headband.

I pretty much honed in on the bars. With flavors like Banana Oatmeal Dark Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter with Sea Salt and Dark Chocolate Pretzel, can you really blame me?

I've already tested the first two flavors and OHMAHGAWD. So tasty. At 170 calories or less, these bars dish out the good stuff (like protein and fiber) without compromising flavor. (Because seriously, some bars just taste like cardboard.)

If you're wondering, they're also gluten-free, Kosher and void of any artificial sweeteners or flavors.

The Dark Chocolate Pretzel bar is currently packed in my gym bag and may or may not have already been eaten by the time you read this. (If you follow me on Instagram, you might already know.)

One thing's for sure, I still have a ton of Dark Fudgy Avocado Brownies in my 'fridge. I mean, come on with this deliciousness:

You can find the recipe on the Skinnygirl Snack Swap website. It's one of many nutritionist-approved healthy snack recipes. (Seriously, I want to make them all.)

Can we just talk about putting an avocado in brownie batter for a second? I've always wanted to try this, but...um, avocados are for guacamole. Except apparently they're also for brownies because, yes. Everything about these brownies is perfect. I'm not a chocolate cake person, I love fudge. These brownies merge the two. And they're healthy. #winning

But, again—Not always easy to transport brownies in a gym bag, or eat them quickly without getting brownie fingers. (You know what I'm talking about.) So, the bars. They're good, And perfect for on-the-go, need-something-quick snacking.

Go to the website and find your snack swaps. Order some bars if you want to. (Use code SNACKSWAP15 at checkout to save $1.) You can also find them in retailers like Walgreens and Target (among others). Or (drum roll), you can win some. Skinnygirl is giving one lucky Daily Dose reader an assortment of Skinnygirl Tasty Nutrition Bars. Use this Rafflecopter widget to enter:

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Note: This giveaway is only open to residents of the United States. PO Box addresses will not be accepted. Contest ends on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Midnight EST. Visit the Skinnygirl Snack Swap website for an opportunity to win a $1,000 Target gift card, too. And for more information on the Skinnygirl campaign, link up with Skinnygirl on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

35 comments:

Susan Bedsworth said...

I picked "chocolatey" as my craving because if I'm truly being honest, I could live off of it :) I was intrigued by their swap suggestions, which included popcorn with dark chocolate and sea salt (have done this and it's beyond yummy), apple slices with salted raw chocolate caramel dip, or their dark chocolate pretzel bar. Mmmmm!

paulakiger said...

Chocolaty for me too because....#Chocolate!! The site suggested the Chocolate Peanut Butter with Sea Salt Tasty Nutrition Bar and I probably wouldn't argue too much!! (funky formatting thanks to cut and paste!).

ssuire said...

I picked crunchy as my craving, like chocolate covered pretzels. I like the swap suggestions like apple slices with chocolate caramel dip and dark chocolate pretzel bar.

runningonpb said...

Holy mother these bars look out of this world amazing!!

Twingle Mommy said...

Mmmm, pumpkin chocolate chip - sign me up!

Kiri said...

Yum! Those sound delicious!

Amalia said...

These look amazing! I cannot wait to see all the recipes.

Caitlin Burton said...

mmmm dark chocolate pretzel!!! <3

Diatta Harris said...

I'm making the peanut butter energy balls.

Sarah said...

I picked gooey and chocolate - swap for me is the definitely the skinny chocolate cake for one!

Brienne Peers said...

Mmmm these look delicious!!

Rachel @RunningRachel said...

Oh yum! I will check these out! :)

Toni Church said...

For my swaps I got roasted parsnip chips, quinoa pizza bites and skinygirl dark chocolate pretzel bar. Great giveaway,hope i win so I can try them!

Renata said...

I like the apple slices and dark chocolate pretzel bar!

Annmarie said...

I'd swap chocolate for the dark chocolate pretzel bar!

A. Thompson said...

I'm swapping a brownie for a mug cake :)

Ray S said...

I like the brownie swap for the tasty mug cake! Thanks!

adailydoseoffit said...

You can't go wrong with chocolate/pretzel combos!

adailydoseoffit said...

So curious about those pizza bites! YUM!

adailydoseoffit said...

I bet they're so good because #peanutbutter, right?

adailydoseoffit said...

Totally! Just throw one in the diaper bag, right?

adailydoseoffit said...

Yes. Pumpkin anything. It's that time of year!

adailydoseoffit said...

I'm so intrigued by the chocolate caramel dip. I mean, those two go hand-in-hand.

adailydoseoffit said...

Definitely do not argue. Ha!

adailydoseoffit said...

We can't be friends if you're capable of living off chocolate. Because...how?! That sounds blasphemous. (Kidding, of course.) (We can be friends.)

Amy Lauren Scott said...

Swapping for a dark chocolate pretzel bar.

Farrah said...

Swapping for Easy Berry Crumble for one!

latanya t said...

Swapping for the dark chocolate pretzel bar.

tara pittman said...

I need to swap out my cookies for one of these bars.

Kristy H. said...

I swap a chocolate sundae for the sweet and salty oat bar. Yum!

liz l said...

I'm swapping a brownie for a mug cake

Nela said...

I'm swapping cookies for a shake

Georgiana said...

Cookies for a bar is great!

Sarah said...

I love swapping cookies for a bar.

Jessica said...

I love the Skinny Girl bars. they are a great snack or pick me up after a run.

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