Unwrap Goodness with Benefits Foods VBARs #Giveaway

Screen Shot 2015-06-07 at 8.49.16 PMYou may remember that I met Amanda from Benefit Foods at the San Luis Opisbo Half Marathon in April. I love to try new healthy products and especially love it when I get to meet the owners/creators, too! Like me, Amanda traveled a lot and found it difficult to find good, clean snacks and healthy foods on the road. She thought that the energy bar market was too “full of bars that not only taste bad, but taste overly sweet, contain unpronounceable ingredients, fillers, additives, and well…too many ingredients.” So, she made her own and their slogan is “unwrap goodness.”

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Benefit Foods VBARs are made with clean, easy to understand, nutritious ingredients. VBAR has a clean list of ingredients that provides natural nutrition. The bars get protein (5 grams per bar) from raw cashews, roasted almonds, wholesome nut butters and raw coconut. They use real fruit, wholesome nuts and nut butters, mineral rich Himalayan sea salt and vanilla. Benefit Foods is committed to using only the most delicious, cruelty free, clean ingredients sourced from suppliers who care about the quality of their product.

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Love the real food – you can see it! (source)

Benefit Foods VBARs are vegan, gluten free and free of GMOs. They contain no soy or dairy, no preservatives or artificial ingredients. They come in 6 flavors: Almond/Fig/Carob, Almond/Blueberry, Almond/Chip, Almond/Cherry, Sunflower/Ginger and Sunflower/Cashew. At the half marathon expo, Meryl and I tried and bought Almond/Fig/Carob, Almond/Cherry, Sunflower/Ginger and Almond/Blueberry. When I got home, I ordered a 6 pack that came with a cute, reusable bag – perfect for travel! It was $16.50 ($2.75/bar). I am a fan of the variety pack. They also sell variety packs of 12 and 24 (and of course single flavors!)

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Amanda funning at SLO Marathon Expo (source)

My faves are the Almond/Cherry and the Sunflower/Ginger. The Almond/Chip and Almond/Blueberry are close runner ups. Meryl’s fave is the Almond/Cherry. These bars are the perfect addition to my travel bag or morning coffee! They are tasty, filling and not too sweet – plus they are super clean and healthy. All of these attributes are key for me.

Benefit Foods offered to send one lucky reader a 6 pack with a reusable travel bag to try all of the flavors! Please use the Rafflecopter below to enter. The giveaway is open to US residents, 18 or over and is void where prohibited. The giveaway runs through June 18. A winner will be selected and notified on June 19th.

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In the meantime, you can follow Benefit Foods on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. You can also get a variety pack to try HERE.

PS. Don’t forget my other great giveaways!

Please note: I was not compensated for this post. Benefit Foods will provide the product for the giveaway at no cost to me. All opinions are my own.