Sunday, January 26, 2020

Eat Like a Woman - Love Chocolate Brownie - Jan. 26, 2020

Chocolate of the Day: 

Eat Like a Woman, Inc.
Love Chocolate Brownie
Good 
Weight: 1.59 oz. (45 g.) in 1 bar
Calories: 180 calories in 1 bar
Cost: 2 bars for $1 (sale)
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate Brownie Theme Week.

Today's Love Chocolate Brownie was distributed by Eat Like a Woman, Inc. (Burbank, CA).

The company targets their nutrition bars, shakes and books to women, who, they point out, have different nutritional and health requirements. (Women develop heart disease differently than a man might, or metabolize food differently, have different digestive needs, experience different life phases, experience stress differently, etc.)

The look and feel of today's "customized women's nutrition bar" was a cross between a compressed energy/protein bar and a thin brownie.

Ingredients that provided the chocolate brownie flavor included 85% cacao chocolate chips, almond butter and coconut oil, and "cocoa natural flavors."

This bar was slightly chewy, with finely ground ingredients like brown rice protein (#1 ingredient) chicory root fiber, and seeds (chia and hemp) adding some texture.

The sweetness level was relatively balanced. Sweeteners included brown rice syrup, clover honey and stevia leaf extract. 

Tone It Up - Plant Based Protein Bites Chocolate Brownie - Jan. 25, 2020

Chocolate of the Day:

Tone It Up
Plant Based Protein Bites - Chocolate Brownie
Good
Weight: 1.27 oz. (36 g.) / 5.07 oz. (144) in 1 package
Calories: 140 calories in 2 pieces (1 serving)
Cost: $4.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate Brownie Theme Week.

Today's Chocolate Brownie Protein Bites were from Tone It Up (Manhattan Beach, CA).

These small, individually-packaged chocolate brownie protein "bars" had a slightly chewy texture and were very satisfying—thanks to the 9 grams of protein contained in a single serving (of 2 small bars).




Bob's Red Mill - Gluten Free Brownie Mix - Jan. 24, 2020

Chocolate of the Day: 

Bob's Red Mill
Gluten Free Brownie Mix
Good ++
Weight: 1.76 oz. (50 g.) / 21 oz. (595 g.) in total package of dry mix
Calories: 330 calories (estimate) for brownie (+ add ice cream)
Cost: $5.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: The Store House, San Francisco, CA

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate Brownie Theme Week.

Gluten free brownies can be delicious. For those who have suffered through dry, crumbly, dense/heavy gluten free baked goods before, you may have your doubts. However, brownies are more dependent on ingredients like chocolate, sugar and butter (or fat of your choice) and eggs than the type of flour used. 

Today's gluten free brownie mix was from Bob's Red Mill (Milwaukie, OR). The results: a pan of thick, medium rare, slightly gooey, hot, fresh-out-of-the-oven brownies...Add a small scoop of Three Twins vanilla ice cream on the side. Heaven.


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