Good evening!
And happy Monday to all.
Interested in some news that might brighten your Monday? Zesty Cook is hosting a blog makeover giveaway! Head on over to his blog to enter.
Here’s something that brightened my Monday.
Oatmeal with vanilla soymilk (a bit too much!). Plus some cashew/almond/dried cranberry trail mix.
Wait. What’s that on top?
It’s White Chocolate Wonderful! Umm…after I tasted this, I had to hide the jar. This stuff is delish! It tastes exactly like a white chocolate peanut butter cup. Thank you, Gina, for introducing me to it!
Wanna know what after work snack has been brightening my evenings?
Mary’s Crackers and hummus!
The folks at Mary’s Gone Crackers were kind enough to send me coupons so that I could try each cracker and Stick & Twigs variety for free.
I enjoyed every single one of their products. As much as I liked the Sticks & Twigs, there is simply no beating the taste of their crackers.
Crackers
The crackers come in the following flavors:
Taste:
Excellent! These are thinner and crispier than your average cracker. I wish I could tell you I had a favorite. But honestly, they are all worth trying! I enjoyed every single flavor. Each one has the perfect blend of herbs and spices.
Ingredients:
Each of Mary’s Crackers is made of…
- Brown Rice
- Quinoa
- Flax Seeds
- Sesame Seeds
- No hydrogenated oil
- No trans fats
Plus the products are all organic and gluten-free.
Nutritional Stats:
13 crackers contains…
Calories-140
Fat-5 grams
Cholesterol-0 grams
Sodium-190 mg (9% RDA)
Potassium-160 mg (5% RDA)
Fiber-3 grams
Protein-3 grams
Sticks & Twigs
Taste:
Good, but the herbs and spices haven’t been perfected in these like they have in the crackers. In my opinion, curry is the standout flavor and chipotle tomato tastes a wee bit off. Sea salt tastes like a saltier, rolled up version of the original Mary’s cracker. If you have sensitive teeth, beware! These things are quite hard. You could easily break a tooth on one.
Ingredients:
Each of Stick & Twig is made of…
- Brown Rice
- Flax Seeds
- Sesame Seeds
- Amaranth
- Millet
- Quinoa
- Chia seeds
- No hydrogenated oil
- No trans fats
And of course, all flavors are organic and gluten-free.
Nutritional Stats:
15 pieces contains…
Calories-150
Fat-5 grams
Cholesterol-0 grams
Sodium-300 mg (12% RDA)
Potassium-160 mg (5% RDA)
Fiber-4 grams
Protein-4 grams
Obviously, Mary makes quality products. Her products also come at a quality price. However, I think the prices are semi-reasonable considering the ingredients list. A 6-serving box of crackers retails for about $3.99 at my local Whole Foods. An 8-serving bag of Sticks & Twigs retails for about $4.69.
I suggest you pick up a box or two, try them out, and determine for yourself whether or not that price is right for you.
And guess what?
One lucky reader is going to receive free coupons for Mary’s Crackers products!
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(each bullet point is worth one entry.)
- Leave a comment telling me which of these 8 products you’d be most excited to try. (To make it even, if you don’t have Twitter or a blog, you can leave up to three comments)
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Giveaway closes on Friday, February 26 at 10 p.m. Eastern time. GOOD LUCK!
~Lily
I would like to try the Chipotle Tomato twigs.
Have you tried the Dark Chocolate Dreams PB? SO good.
I’d love to try the chipotle tomato sticks + twigs
I wish I was eating some of those curry twigs right now!
OMG, I have to agree with Lee….Dark Chocolate Dreams is SO good I can’t even have any in the house – I’ll eat the entire thing in three days!
I’ve never heard of Mary’s products — definitely the onion crackers!
Tweeted @PreventionRD!
I’ve always wondered how Mary’s Crackers taste. Thank you for the review! I would want to try the herb crackers. Thanks for the giveaway!
Mary’s Crack are sooooo good! My fave flavour is definitely the Original – it’s delicious on its own, spread with some AB + honey or dipped in hummus (as per your post-work snack)!
Since I haven’t been able to find Sticks & Twigs, I would love to try either the Curry or Sea Salt flavour.
Have a great day Lily!
P.S. I tweeted and included a link to your giveaway on my blog!
[...] This post was Twitted by belezajean [...]
Yum yum yum to Marys.I just tried them myself too and think they’re totally worth the money. probably wouldn’t buy the pepper ones again though.
and thanks for the sweet comment. no need for an aching heart though, this struggle will hopefully serve some sort of purpose. Right? it freaking better!
Omg, I neeeed to try the curry twigs!!!
And the chipolte tomato
And onion crackers
Aaaaaah, I want them all!!!!
Heading out the door, but will add you to the blogroll tonight!!! xoxox
I love ALL their products, but the curry sticks and twigs are my fave
gimme those stix and twigs!!! (curry flavored please). I’m sooo happy you LOVVEEE the pb. BTW how are you getting all these giveaway goodies? SO jealous…but i’m not complaining.
oh my goodness where did you find that white choc. peanut butter?!?
I would probably try the original crackers
I think the pepper crackers sound good!
And since I don’t have Twitter, I’ll have to say that the Onion ones sound good as well.
Linked back on my blog
http://faithfitnessfun.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/hodgepodge/
I have to hide my jar of White Chocolate Wonderful too. It’s too good!
I’d love to try the Herb flavored Crackers. I’ve heard wonderful things about them.
I love Mary’s Gone Crackers! I’ve only tried the Sticks and Twigs so I would love to try the pepper crackers!
I’d love to try their chipolte and sun dried tomato stix!
Ok, I want curry flavour crackers!! I’ve NEVER seen anything like that in England! How awesome
And ohmygosh. White chocolate PB!? Seriously!? WHY will England not cotton on to the PB trend!!?? :’(
I have tried to like these…really I have. But for some reason I just don’t! I don’t know what it is…texture maybe? I don’t know. I have actually only tried the crackers so maybe I should try the sticks!
I would love to try any of them!! They all look sooo good especially the onion crackers though!
I am a sucker for anything involving sea salt, so I’d had to say the sea salt twigs. Nom!
Consider yourself tagged, btw
I would like to try the Chipotle Sticks and Twigs!
I would like to try the Black Pepper crackers!
I would like to try the Sea Salt Sticks and Twigs!
Mmmmm White Chocolate Wonderful really IS addicting!
The Herb crackers sound good
I’d want to try the onion flavor of the crackers! Yum!!
I just tweeted! (Lowandbhold)
I’d love to try the herb crackers!
I posted on my blog about your giveaway by the by
I tried the original not that long ago and really liked it! Good with nut butter
I think I either want to try the caraway crackers of the curry twigs. Tough call!
I love mary’s crackers! I have never tried the herb ones but would really like to!
I love the crackers but have never tried the twigs!
You and me both sister. WAY too much time blogging.
GREAT giveaway Lily!! I would love the Curry flavor, I bet it tastes fantastic. And, they are gluten free! Perfection.
I’m so happy that you like the White Chocolate Wonderful. I’ve had to hide the jar from Nick at times, on says when he literally can’t stop eating it and it’s gross!
Regarding your question on my blog, I did eat 3 ounces of ground beef on my spghatti squash with sauce. I usually eat about 3-6 ounces of meat/poultry per day, this happened to be a light day.
I am tweeting about this!
Sea salt twigs for me!
I love big flavors so I’d definitely want to give the Herb and Onion flavored crackers a try!
Since I don’t “tweet”, I’ll just say how much I’d also like tho throw some of those Chipotle & Tomato twigs in my healthy-eating basket
You can find a link to your giveaway on my recent blog here:
http://fightingwithfood.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/tuned-up-tuesday/
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I would be so excited to try the Sea Salt Sticks and Twigs.
I would also love to try the Mary’s Gone Crackers Herb crackers. They seem like they would also be great to accompany a salad.
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