252nd New Thing - Snikiddy Eat Your Vegetables Chips

I participated in Bike to Work Day yesterday. Bike to Work Day is held in Colorado in June, the month after the national Bike to Work Day celebration, due to unpredictable May weather. The Denver area event is organized by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) with the assistance of a team of stakeholders, and is supported by KUSA/9News, Encana Natural Gas, RTD, Comcast, Craig Hospital, Noodles & Company, b-Cycle, goodnessKnows, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, CDOT, REI, Colorado Athletic Clubs, Westword, Chipotle, and the American Lung Association in Colorado. The Bike to Work Day site offers a map of stations throughout the region that will offer refreshments the day of the event, resources for route planning, safety tips, information about group rides, t-shirt ordering, and more. The annual event supports and promotes bicycling as a commute choice among workers who might otherwise choose to drive alone to work, in the hopes that once they try bicycling, it may become a regular part of the daily routine.

One of the breakfast stations was at Whole Foods in Cherry Creek. They were serving water, coffee, bagels & cream cheese, granola samples, Eat Your Vegetables Chips Jalapeño Ranch, and dark chocolate samples. Eat Your Vegetables Chips are made by Snikiddy. Snikiddy is a 2006-born company started by a mother daughter team founded by Mary Schulman who resides in Bethesda MD. Essentially, the chips are made out of vegetables that have the composition and texture of a chip, yet provides all the healthy benefits in each serving. Their website states: "Is your family tired of the “same old, same old” snack offerings, and ready to embrace healthier snacking alternatives? Eat Your Vegetables™ is the only real veggie snack offering that tastes like a mainstream chip. Satisfy your greatest snack desires while eating chips that contain a full serving of vegetables in just one ounce. With Eat Your Vegetables™, healthier just got a lot tastier!" The chips come in Sea Salt, Sour Cream & Onion, Jalapeño Ranch, and Italian Herb & Olive Oil flavors. Jalapeño Ranch is made with Navy Beans, Dried Potatoes, Rice Flour, Sunflower Oil, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Salt, Onion Powder, Sugar, Jalapeño Pepper Powder, Paprika, Spices, and other ingredients. 

More info:

• Full serving of vegetables (In just 1 oz, 13 chips)
• Excellent Source of Vitamin A
• All-Natural
• Gluten & Wheat Free
• Low in Sodium- 140 mg/ounce
• 3 grams of protein per ounce
• Vegetarian
• No MSG
• Kosher
• Cholesterol Free
• Made in a facility that does not process any products containing peanuts or tree nuts
• Nutrition: 130 Calories, 7g Total Fat, 140mg Sodium, 16g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Dietary Fiber, 2g Sugars, 3g Protein

I took the chip samples (I'm guessing the bag had less than 1 oz) and had them with my lunch today. They were crunchy, light, and flavorful. As you can see, I wrote a whole lot about them. I enjoyed them very much!

 

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