Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Vitalicious {Review & Giveaway}

logo Lately I’ve decided that I need to start eating better and start loosing a little bit of weight. I did really good with this low carb diet I was on about a year ago and lost a lot of weight but it’s been slowly all creeping back and I’m blaming it all on snacking! I find myself throughout the day searching the pantry, fridge and freezer for something to eat. I honestly don’t think I’m hungry but perhaps just bored and that leads to unnecessary snacking with larger then necessary portion sizes, I mean who sits down with a bag of chips and only eats the suggested portion size, well not me. Chocolate is definitely my weakness! Then I was introduced to Vitalicious. They offer pre-packaged nicely portioned low calorie yummy snacks! Most of the samples I received to try were chocolate too so this made me even more happy. There were a few flavors that weren’t chocolate and they were really good too but the chocolate ones were definitely my favorite especially the Mint Chip Vita Tops. These snacks are called Vita Muffin Vita Tops because that’s what they are the top of a muffin and well I don’t know if there’s anyone who’d disagree with me that the top of the muffin is the best part!

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They are definitely filling snacks that have helped me control my portion sizes because I don’t feel like I need something else to eat after I’ve finished one. Not only are they only 100 calories but they are also high in fiber and protein. On average most of their Vita Tops have about 8-9 grams of fiber and 4g of protein. I popped these right into the freezer when I got them and was able to microwave them later. I don’t generally like microwaved food very much but as long as you microwave them in their plastic wrapping they keep their moist flavor. (Note: they need to be frozen if you aren’t planning on eating them all in a couple of days because they don’t contain any preservatives.)

About Vitalicious Foods Inc.

Founded in 1999, Vitalicious Foods Inc. is the market leader of innovative “vital and delicious” baked goods that promote a healthy lifestyle without sacrificing taste. First to market with 100-calorie servings, Vitalicious continues to lead the way with a holistic approach that maximizes satisfaction with minimum calories. With products that are low fat, high in fiber and packed with nutrients, Vitalicious is the only company that provides a unique triangle of need-satisfaction (All-Natural ingredients + Nutraceuticals + Weight Management). Vitalicious creates and sells a variety of unique, healthy, value-added baked goods under the VitaMuffin™, VitaTops™, VitaBrownie™, VitaCake™ and VitaMuffin Mix™ trademarks. Vitalicious products are sold at stores nationwide and at www.vitalicious.com.

Here is the VitaBreakdown of what you get in each individually-wrapped serving:

  • 100 calories
  • No artificial ingredients
  • No preservatives
  • Whole grains
  • 5g - 6g of fiber
  • 0g - 1.5g of fat
  • 3g - 4g protein
  • 15 vitamins and minerals

Vitalicious also offers many other great products that I’d love to try. The full VitaMuffins, VitaBrownies (I actually was sent a box of these and they were really good, very chocolaty and a great alternative to a fattening brownie but they had nuts on them and I don’t care too much for nuts), Vitamixes so you can make your own delicious snacks at home and a number of other products.

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Buy It: You can purchase the VitaTops from the Vitalicious website in a 12 pack for only $16.00. Their products are also sold at some stores and your store locations can be found on their site HERE.

Win It: Vitalicious has generously offered one of my readers the opportunity to taste some of their great products!

Mandatory Entry: (You must be following this blog publically via GFC- Google Friend Connect to enter) Visit Vitalicious and leave a comment here with which VitaTop flavor you think sounds best!

Be sure to leave your email address in each comment so that I have a way to contact you if you win! Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

You must complete the Mandatory Entry before you can complete any additional entries.

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Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Ends December 7th at 10:00 PM (PST). A winner will be chosen using random.org and notified by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond after contacted by email. If winner does not respond, a new winner will be chosen.

Disclosure: This review is based on my own honest unbiased opinion of Vitalicious. I was sent product to review but was not compensated monetarily.

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