Sometimes I even surprise myself with the amount of activity I can stuff into a 24 hour period. Last Tuesday morning I awakened at 3:30 am, sent out a few emails, wrote a post then caught a 6:30 am shuttle to Newark airport for a 9 am flight to Los Angeles. By noon I was on the ground in Los Angeles, hungry and a little sleepy; but I needed to shop for food because I was making dinner. I cooked and by 9 pm my son and daughter-in-law were off to the hospital for the birth of their first child.
Bright and early the next morning, while awaiting clearance to visit my grandchild, I hiked the 3 mile trail to the summit of Runyon Canyon. Admittedly this may not be one of my typical 24 hour periods because I do not normally fly east to west coast. But the pace of this day is quite common for me. And that is just the way I like it. But it is also the reason that I carry snacks like Newtons Fruit Thins Banana Drizzled with Dark Fudge and Newtons Fruit Thins Coconut Drizzled with Dark Fudge for a quick pick-me-up between meals.
Before trying either of these two cookies, I really did not think I would like them. As a child, I did not like anything soft or mushy and that is how I remembered Fig Newtons. However this is not the case with this new crispy cookie. I genuinely enjoy both of Newtons’ new deliciously unique cookies made of whole grains, real fruit and dark fudge. This combination is what I would call a trifecta of good, recommended snack ingredients. Each cookie has 8g of whole grains per 31g serving. They are excellent with a cup of tea, as an airplane snack, or as I said above, as a healthful snack between meals. And did I mention the dark chocolate drizzled on either choice that meets your fancy?
The saturated fat content is low as are the sugars. Because I am sodium focused I was happy to read that there are only 80 mg in a serving size of 3 cookies. So I consider both the Fruit Thins Coconut Drizzled with Dark Fudge and the Fruit Thins Banana Drizzled with Dark Fudge serious contenders for a long-term snack play. I have a busy life and I work for myself. It’s important that I make an effort to eat well the majority of the time. This means my snacks should not only taste good but be made with good ingredients.
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