Nakd Cashew Cookie | Healthy Noms

Time for another Healthy Noms! This week I finally got round to trying a Nakd bar, took me long enough right? I've had so many people telling me I should give them a go so I finally did! I decided to go with Cashew Cookie as I cannot stand raisins or sultanas and this was the only bar I could see in Asda that didn't have any. 

 I have to say right off the bat that I was not a fan of this in the slightest, they weren't what I was expecting and I didn't enjoy the flavour at all. I thought because the bar was just cashews and dates that they might be more texture but it was more like mush, kind of felt like I was eating baby food that had been moulded into a bar. I hate to put up such a negative review but it can't always be happy happy, I looooove this right? 

I only managed to eat half of this bar before I had to stop, just really didn't like it. It's such a shame as I was really looking forward to trying this out! I won't be trying any more from the range, as I said earlier, I don't like raisins or sultanas. Unfortunately Nakd is a no for me but I'd fully recommend everyone try them out for themselves. Just because I don't like them, doesn't mean you won't!

Special K Biscuit Moments Chocolate Flavour | Healthy Noms

Since moving to the new flat, I am now a 2 minute walk from a Tesco Metro so I find myself in there quite a lot. In order to keep myself away from the bakery and crisp section, I've started walking up and down all the aisles and looking out for healthy snacks on offer. Enter Special K Biscuit Moments. I saw these bad boys chilling out next to the biscuits and cookies and at only £1 for 5 packs containing two biscuits, I couldn't say no!

I'm usually not the hugest fan of things like this as they tend to come in fruity flavours with chunks of the fruit in question and it's usually all the fruits I don't like. These biscuit moments were available in strawberry and blueberry flavour but as soon as I saw the chocolate flavour I pounced! The best part - 98 calories per two biscuits! 

They are described as chocolate flavoured filling in a biscuit topped with vanilla drizzle and if that doesn't make your mouth water then just look at them. Look at them! They sound delicious, they look delicious and they definitely taste delicious. Soft yet crunchy, the chocolate flavour filling is just the right amount and the vanilla drizzle compliments is beautifully.

Although they were on offer when I bought them (and from what I can gather, they will be on offer until January 22nd  in Tesco and are also £1 in Asda) I think I will continue to buy these bars. They are delicious, I enjoy eating them and I don't feel guilty after I've had the pair out the packet. Last year when Muj and I were following much better diets, we allowed ourselves two snacks each day at 100 calories each and I'd like to get back to that so these are pretty much perfect! 

Have you tried these tasty biscuits out? Are there any foods you'd recommend I try for Healthy Noms? Let me know below!

Graze Box | The First One

Last week I finally decided to pull my finger out and get a Graze delivery set up. Muj had a code that gets me my first, fifth and tenth box free so I jumped on that. It's a great deal and if you stick with this post, I have my very own code to give you the same offer!

I received my box on Monday and resisted tearing into it, instead taking my time and reading everything. I had a Graze subscription before when they first started but had to cancel it as I didn't have the money to continue it. I've set up these boxes to come every fortnight and as they are only £3.89, I think that's quite affordable! Maybe once I'm in a better off place money wise, I could set these up for every week. (Hey big spender!)

Before I get to the nibbly goodies, I want to quickly go through what else was sent out to me with this first box. The welcome pamphlet contains all the nutritional information for each snack sent out to you which I think is really handy, especially if you are watching your calories, fat intake, protein etc. On the back of this wee booklet is that friend code I was telling you about earlier that gets you your 1st, 5th and 10th box free and if anyone redeems it, I get £1 off my next box or I can donate the £1 to the graze school of farming.

And so, onto what I actually received in my letterbox friendly box of goodies! I was actually sent an email telling me when my box had been sent out and when to expect it. I was also given a link to have a sneak peek at what I had been sent but I decided to not look and just wait for the noms to get here. I'm growing more patient in my old age!

Seeing as I only get one box every two weeks, I am limiting myself to having two snacks or half the box the first week and the other half the next again week so I can't comment on the actual snacks until next week. If it's not too annoying for you lovely readers, I'll probably start putting up a first look post when I receive the box then a what I though post once I've tried them all.

So as you can see from the above picture, I got Super Carrot Cake which comes with a wee afternoon infusion teabag (nice touch Graze!), British Applewood Smoked Beef Jerky with a slow cooked tomato relish, Billionaire's Shortbread which is Belgian milk chocolate, almonds, cranberries and fudge. I'm not the hugest fan of cranberries but I'm going to try at least one of everything once to give it a go! Last but not least is very nori-sh, Japanese rice crackers with nori seaweed.

I'll let you all know next week how they all taste!

Now to finish this mammoth post (I promise they won't be this long after this one!) I have a little giveaway for you all! In my wee box I was also given 2 £5 gift vouchers for Graze and so I'm going to give away both to two readers! Unfortunately they are only for new Graze customers only but it's a free box and some money off your second box if you do decide to enter! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below telling me what you think your favourite snack would be of the four I was sent out. Don't forget to leave me an email address to contact you on if you win! You don't have to follow me to enter this giveaway just leave a comment below (although it would be nice if you did!)

 So good luck and apologies again for such a long post!

Braw Gluten Free Snack Bar | Healthy Noms

I'm  really quite awful at healthy snacking so when I got this Braw bar in my Scottish bloggers christmas party goody bag (you can see see a quick wee post about it here)I was quite chuffed. However, I have to say I was quite disappointed. I need to be clear though, my disappointment is from the flavour! I don't really like pears or pear flavoured things but I thought I'd still give it a go!

Braw bars are pressed fruit and gluten free oat bars that come in four flavours; apple & pear, strawberry, cocoa & orange and blackcurrant. They are 100% natural with no preservatives or artificial flavourings. They even count as one of your five a day! I like the fact that they are gluten free as well, meaning those with intolerances can also try them out and not feel left out!

So back to the bar, I didn't really like it. I could taste the apple coming through but the pear was just too much for me. Putting that aside, it was a lovely bar. I thought it was the perfect size and it filled me up enough in between meals to keep me sated and happy. I'll definitely be trying these again but I'll be going for the strawberry and blackcurrant flavours. I'm not going to judge the whole company/their products on just one flavour that I don't like.

You can find out more info about Braw bars and where to buy them on their website brawfood.co.uk and keep your eyes peeled here for future reviews on the other flavours!

Have you tried Braw bars? Any other healthy bars you'd recommend I try? Let me know below!