If you’re looking for the giveaway, scroll down! 🙂
Okay, tomorrow starts perhaps the most impressive spectacle in sports: 64 teams, 1 goal. That’s right, it’s college basketball championship time. The Big Dance. The Big Show. The brackets. The munchies.
So while I’ve noted that basketball doesn’t really have it’s quintessential meal, it does have snacking! Lots of snacking on chips, wings, nachos, dips, and all the usual suspects. So yes, lots of snacking and lots of sitting to boot!
While I would never hope to end snacking and basketball, I do have a thought. Instead of gorging on chili cheese fries and hot dogs, why not snack on
Matt’s Munchies
Matt’s Munchies, made by Chef Robert’s, are “fruit leathers”, which I think is code for fruit rollup, but instead of being made with dyes and corn syrups and junk, they are made from things you want to eat like mango, bananas, real chocolate, and ginger. They are also all-natural and gluten, nut, egg, and dairy free.
And oh yeah, they’re AWESOME.
They sent me six flavors:
- Choco Nana
- Apple Pie
- Island Mango
- Ginger Zest
- Mango
- Banana
In packs that were basically about 70 calories each. I dutifully tried each one and they were great. If Matt tasted as good as his munchies, I’d eat him.
I think my favorite was the Island Mango. It was a blend of mango and coconut and had a great texture I wouldn’t expect in a fruit leather. In close second, though, was the Apple Pie because it tasted like apple pie. I’ve had a lot of gluten free, all-natural, dairy free snacks that claim to taste like something and they end up tasting kinda like what they’re supposed to. Not the Apple Pie. It tasted like honest to goodness cinnamony apple pie.
I think my least favorite was the Ginger Zest, but that’s because I am just not a huge ginger fan. Nothing against Matt and his munchies, but the Ginger Zest were REALLY gingery. They weren’t bad, I think they just require someone who likes that flavor.
Matt’s Munchies and Basketball
So I’m absolutely serious. If you can find them in your local store, when you sit down to watch some hoops, tear into Matt’s Munchies instead of fried hot wings. Well maybe try Matt’s Munchies instead of only hot wings? I promise your tastebuds and your waist won’t regret it.
And…I’m Giving Some Away
Chef Robert’s was nice enough to send me a second pack that I can give away to one lucky reader. All I want you to do is leave me a comment and tell me your favorite healthy snack or a snack you want me to make healthy by March 25th and I’ll draw for a winner. That person will have a full set of Matt’s Munchies to snack on by the championship game.
Now, get to commenting and enjoy!
(Image from ChefRobertsDirect.com)