At the NCA Sweets & Snacks Show, I started off on a healthy note with The Fruitful Children and their new Perky Superfood Snack Bites. Perky Snack Bites contain only fruit and veggie ingredients that are “gently” dehydrated in a 100% wind powered kitchen. They are all natural, gluten free, Kosher, Paleo, vegan and Non-GMO. They taste amazing – like delicious, wholesome fruit roll ups. They are great for runners and athletes to use for fuel or quick energy.
Fruitful Children founder Gil Cohen explained that he changed his diet and that of his children for health reasons. During a very stressful period, he learned that meditation, yoga and healthy food changed his health AND his outlook. Later, his son was diagnosed with ADHD and OCD and Gil helped decrease his sugar and improve his health and attention with better nutrition. The Perky line then came from his older son wanting to perform well in sports. They created a portable, real food, lower sugar fruit snacks for sustainable energy. Now, he is ramping up to share his healthy and delicious snacks broadly.
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Perky Snack Bites come in three flavors: Mango Coconut, Mango Pineapple and Mango Spinach Kale. They picked these specific foods for their nutritional properties (learn more here). Each half ounce serving has only 50 or 60 calories each and 11 grams of sugar all from fruit only. There no added sugars and no additives or preservatives.
I like all three flavors and think they are perfect for pre-run or as part of an afternoon snack. They remind me of fruit roll-ups from when I was a kid with much better nutrition and made from only real food! That’s a win-win in my opinion. I like the Mango Spinach Kale especially because it tastes sweet and delicious but contains an extra serving of veggies – another win!
You don’t have to take my word for it! The Fruitful Children will send two of each of the flavors to one lucky winner. Winner must be a US resident, 18 years of age or over and the offer is void where prohibited. The contest runs through July 15. A winner will be selected and notified on July 16.
Right now, you can get Perky Snack Bites at Wild Mountain Paleo. Perky Snack Bites will soon be sold online by subscription – sign up to be notified of the launch here. You can also sign up for their newsletter for deals and news and follow on Twitter and Facebook.
Please note: I was given free samples and the the opportunity to meet The Fruitful Children as a member of the media for Chicago Sweets & Snacks. I was not compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.