iHerb Food Haul - Healthy Snacks

iHerb is one of my favourite online stores, they sell healthy foods, nutritional supplements and beauty products.  The prices are US retail and the shipping to Australia is really quick and inexpensive.  Express shipping is about $8.00 and it arrived in 6 days, you can also chose faster shipping for $12.00 that arrives in about 3 days.  

My previous iHerb haul is here.

I’m on the 1200 calorie Lite n’ Easy plan but I like to add my own food to increase the calories when I exercise.  I think it’s good for me to learn what to eat and slowly give me more confidence in making my own food decisions.  I like to have healthy and delicious snacks around so that when I have cravings I don’t turn to the wrong foods.

If you would like to place an order with iHerb I have a discount code that entitles first buyers to $10 off purchases over $40 and $5 off for orders under $40.  My code is RJB173 which can be entered at checkout.   Once you have completed your first purchase, you will be given your own discount code to pass on.

Larabar Mini Bars

Larabar, Mini Multipack Bars (Cherry Pie, Cashew Cookie, Apple Pie,)

12 Bars, 22g each - $10.06 ($0.83 per bar)

I’m always on the lookout for convenient snacks that you can easily take with you and muesli bars are great for that but the problem is that there is so much crap packed in them these days.  

Larabar Mini Bars - Nutritional Facts and Ingredients

I’d seen these on iHerb before and the ingredients were really simple, no crap at all, but I didn’t pick them up.  I decided to give them a go this time so I thought a multi pack would be great to try a few of the flavours at once.

Larabar Peanut Chocolate Chip

Larabar, Peanut Butter ChocolateChip

5 Bars, 45 g each - $6.76 ($1.35 per bar)

Larabar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip - Nutritional Facts and Ingredients

Did you think that once I saw this variety that it wasn’t making it into my cart?  Can’t wait to try these!

Atkins Chocolate Caramel Mousse Bars

Atkins, Endulge, ChocolateCaramel Mousse Bar

5 Bars, 34 g each - $5.97 ($1.19 per bar)

I can’t remember the last time I ate a Chocolate Bar, probably a good 7 months ago!  I don’t really get sweet cravings as much as I used to but sometimes I do get them and like to have better alternatives.   I had read several reviews and read that they tasted like Mars Bars so I will have to let you know!

About Atkins Bars

Atkins Chocolate Caramel Mousse Bars - Nutritional Facts

Atkins Chocolate Caramel Mousse Bar - Ingredients

They contain sugar alcohol which is something that I hadn’t really heard of before. 

Long story short, sugar alcohols are found in fruit but need to be specifically named on the product packaging.  They aren’t going to give you cancer like artificial sweeteners but if consumed in excessive amounts may cause bloating and possibly the runs but won’t give you cavities.  :D  It's better for you than eating a Chocolate Bar.

Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame

Seapoint Farms, Dry RoastedEdamame, Lightly Roasted

8 Snack Packs, 22.5 g each - $3.40 ($0.43 per pack)

Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame - Nutritional Facts and Ingredients

I figured that these would be a healthier alternative to chips.  Edamame are basically soybeans so it’s a great healthy snack.

Barbara's Bakery Puffins Cereal Peanut Butter & Chocolate 

Barbara’s Bakery, PuffinsCereal, Peanut Butter & Chocolate

298 g - $5.11 ($0.51 per 30g serve)

I have my Lite n’ Easy cereals for breakfast but I think Cereal is a great snack on it’s own without Milk, crunchy, healthy (if you get the right one) and delicious.  I stumbled across this while shopping the site and thought they sounded delicious but thought it was probably full of sugar and probably not good.  I was wrong.  If you compare the nutritional information of this cereal to that of Lite n’ Easy, this one is pretty good. 

Lite n’ Easy Cereals                       Puffins Cereal

Lowest                 Highest                                               

116 Calories        145 Calories        110 Calories

0.4g Fat                4.2g Fat               1g Fat

10.01g Carbs       26.1g Carbs         4g Carbs

6g Sugar              17.8g Sugar         6g Sugar

2mg Sodium        100mg Sodium    105mg Sodium   

Barbara's Bakery Puffins Cereal Peanut Butter & Chocolate - Ingredients

Barbara's Bakery Puffins Cereal Peanut Butter & Chocolate - Nutritional Facts            

Peanut Butter & Co Dark Chocolate Dreams

Peanut Butter & Co, PeanutButter Blended With Rich Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Dreams

454 g - $5.45 ($1.20 per 100 grams – *Kraft Peanut Butter $1.22 per 100 grams) *Current price via Woolworths

I have purchased this one before and I love it but it got eaten by others in the house :( so I had to get more.  It’s not a Nutella alternative but it is a great Chocolate spread.  It has the taste of Dark Chocolate but you still get the Peanut Butter coming through too.  I’ve not tasted anything like it.  I’m not a Dark Chocolate fan, but I love this.

Peanut Butter & Co Dark Chocolate Dreams - Nutrition Facts

Kraft Peanut Butter        PB & Co Dark Chocolate Dreams

180 cals                                 170 cals

3g sat fat                              2.5g sat fat

120mg sodium                   35mg sodium

8g carbs                                12g carbs

2g fibre                                 2g fibre

2g sugar                               7g sugar

6g protein                           6g protein

Just Tomatoes Etc! Just Fruit Munchies & Just Strawberries

Just Tomatoes Etc! Just FruitMunchies 14 g - $1.84

Just Tomatoes Etc! JustStrawberries 10 g - $1.84 &

Just Tomatoes Etc! Just Fruit Munchies - Nutrition Facts

Just Tomatoes Etc! Just Strawberries-Nutrition Facts

I wanted to make up a few extra dollars for an extra discount, so I threw these in the cart at the end.  There isn't anything in them except for fruit so I’m interested to see how they taste.

I’m looking forward to trying all these new snacks and incorporating them into my Lite n’ Easy diet.  I will let you know what I think of them and if I would recommend or repurchase them.  

I’d love to know if you've tried any of these products before and what your favourite healthy snacks are, let me know in the comments below! :)