Showing posts with label Snack. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Sun Rice Multigrain Square Thin Cakes

Multigrain and Rice&Corn varieties
Introducing the newest product from Sun Rice: Multigrain Square Thin Cakes! I picked these up yesterday from my local Coles after searching the savoury snack isle for something remotely low in carbs and high in nutrients. This product's ingredient list was what sparked my interest - it even included puffed quinoa! (I will add the ingredient list when I can find a copy)
Here are the nutritional facts for one Thin Cake:

Calories 17 Sodium 0 mg
Total Fat 0 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 4 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 0 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g Protein 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Vitamin A 0% Calcium 0%
Vitamin C 0% Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Not too shabby I reckon. If you know of any crackers/thin cakes that are far superior to this, please let me know in the comments. My only concern is zero dietary fiber... It would be nice to see some digits there. In regards to taste, these aren't too different to normal puffed corn or rice thins, just a bit more crunch. I will be buying them again and I recommend them.

Coles Simply Less Dark Chocolate

Yum yum yum - you are about to hear about a delicious new product! You may have noticed that Coles has brought out a whole range of products as part of their Simply Less line, for the health conscious. I've tried a few products from the range, including their Low Fat Sour Cream and Spicy Roast Pumpkin and Harissa Hommus dip. All have been excellent products and certainly don't compromise on taste. Yesterday I was checking out the health foods section of my local Coles when I came across the Simply Less range of dark chocolate. There are four choices: Plain Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate with Peppermint, Dark Chocolate with Coffee Beans and Dark Chocolate with Sweet Orange flavour. I'm a huge sucker for chocolate, and mint is one of my favourite flavours, so I picked it up and had a look at the nutritional info. I then compared it with the Well, Naturally brand of Mint Dark Chocolate, and found that the Coles Simply Less brand came out on top (84 calories per serve). So I decided to give it a try.

The taste is great! Creamy chocolatey goodness with delicious green mint chips throughout. The texture is not quite as creamy as full fat chocolate but that is to be expected.

The product consists of 5 individually wrapped bars which are 20g each. Each bar consists of 4 squares. The box of 5 bars sells for $3.99.