On The Go Snacking (Giveaway)
Posted: August 26, 2011 at 1:00 pmThank you to LUNA Protein for providing me a LUNA Protein sample pack to review. The opinions I've expressed here are solely my own and represent my honest viewpoint.
News Flash – I’m a busy mom. A super busy mom. I won’t go through another full rundown of my daily routine in this post, but let me give you a glimpse into all that I carry on my plate right now:
- supporting my husband and enriching our relationship
- loving and caring for my children
- maintaining relationships with friends and family
- blogging and living out my dream/passion
- training for a half marathon
- facilitating two separate adult study groups in my church
- volunteering in M’s preschool
- studying to become a personal trainer
- having some fun along the way
I think busy mom just may be the understatement of the century. I juggle all of these things because I have four areas of my life in which I refuse to settle: my growth in my faith, my relationships with loved ones, my passion for blogging, and my personal health and well-being. Just because I have a million and one things to do in a day doesn’t mean I need to forget about caring for myself. And for someone who has battled binge eating in the past, part of caring for myself is making sure I fuel my body properly.
I try to ensure I sit down and take time for balanced meals at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But snacks? Those can pose a challenge. Those often require grab and go options as I head out the door to whatever madness awaits me next.
My preferred snacks will always be green smoothies (Chocolate Covered Strawberry por favor), yogurt bowls, handfuls of Love Grown granola, veggies and hummus, or fruit and peanut butter. When I need something fast, though, I resort to bars.
Recently I had the offer to try out the LUNA Protein bar line. I have loved the regular LUNA bars for a long time now and usually have a stash of them for emergency grab and go snacks. I know from experience that protein does help me feel fuller longer, so I welcomed the chance to try these out for my on-the-go hunger.
The bars come in five different flavors – Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Mint Chocolate Chip, and Chocolate Cherry Almond. Each bar contains a dense, chewy center (that reminds me of cookie dough) surrounded in a light chocolate coating.
The bars contain 200 calories or less, 12 grams of soy and whey protein, and 3 grams of fiber. Other highlights I find in these bars:
- no artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup or trans-fats
- no ingredients from genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
- gluten-free (recently updated to gluten free bars earlier this year)
Now for the verdict?
I really enjoyed the flavors and texture of the bars. The Chocolate Cherry Almond and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough were my favorites! The bars were pretty small, but I found they held me over as a snack just fine for a couple of hours between main meals. I will always strive to choose natural, whole foods over processed snacks – but I can definitely see me buying these again for when I need something fast on the go. Let’s face it…it’s a must to have such options as a mom of two young kids!
Would you like to try some of these bars for yourself? LUNA is offering to giveaway a pack containing each of the five bars plus an extra small prize to FIVE winners! More chances to win equals more fun in my book. So let’s get started! 
To enter this giveaway please leave a SEPARATE comment for each entry option.
- Leave a comment telling me what is your favorite grab and go snack OR which flavor you want to try of the LUNA Protein bars.
- For the Twitter lovers - Tweet the following: [ I’m trying to win this #cleverLUNA giveaway from @TinaFFF - http://bit.ly/pKHWt9 ]
- For the Facebook lovers – Like Faith Fitness Fun on Facebook or let me know if you already do!
US Residents only. One week to enter – ends Friday, September 3rd at 5 pm EST.
Please click here to learn more about LUNA Protein. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective. All opinions are my own. #cleverLUNA
Tags: giveaway, healthy eating, motherhood, review
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I tried the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bar and liked it OK. I’m not a huge fan of bars because they make me feel bloated. I like Larabars the most.
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My favorite snack is yogurt with 1/2 a crumbled whole wheat carrot cake muffin on top. It is filling and the carb/protein combo is great. I have three kids so snacking is important to keep me from getting grumpy. I always see the Luna bars but usually steer clear from bars for fear that they won’t fill me up. I might have to give these a try.
I always keep a Luna or Lara bar on me while I am out! I just recently had the mint luna protein and it is SOO good.
I love the luna protein bars! The texture is different, but that’s also why I like them. Have yet to try the mint one, though!
I love these bars…I haven’t tried the Chocolate Cherry one yet!
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Granola bars have become a MUST for grab and go…always have them….and chocolate peanut butter is a favorite!
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My fav. grab and go are PB and J, nuts and lara bars 🙂
I keep little baggies with raisins and mixed nuts already packed in the cabinet. Healthy and super-filling!
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I would love to try the Chocolate Peanut Butter. I usually keep a granola bar in my purse for a quick snack, but I’d love to try these instead since they would add more protein. Thanks for the opportunity.
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I keep an apple with either PB, string cheese or almonds with me for my snack. I love to keep it simple, fresh and filling!
Love Luna bars! Add protein to the mix and I am in! Chocolate peanut butter would be the one for me.
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I love the chocolate peppermint Luna bars for an on the go snack but would love to try the choc pb protein bar!
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i want to try choc chip cookie dough.
I am a fan of anything involving chocolate and peanut butter – so I’d like to try that flavor!
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I would love to try Chocolate Cherry Almond but all of the flavors sound delicious!
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my fave grab-n-go is a giant apple!! but when i need protein, i do like luna bars. i would love to try the chocolate cherry almond!
I would love to try the cookie dough! My grab and go right now is either almonds or graham crackers.
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I want to try the chocolate chip cookie dough flavor!
I put a sliced apple in a ziploc bag and then carry a side of all natural peanut butter in a small plastic container! I haven’t tried the Luna bars yet but love that they are all natural!
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I want to try the peanut butter flavor. Since I have to eat Gluten free, these are great for me!
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My grab and go snack is usually a piece of fruit or a Tootsie Pop. I have become addicted to them!
I love these LUna protein bars! I feel like they are like candy! I’m as busy as you, plus I also work 15-25 hours outside the home, so I need lots of snacks like this. Yum! 🙂
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough for me please!
I’d love to try the chocolate peanut butter — my favorite combination!
chocolate chip cookie dough! that flavor is never gluten free! 🙂
my favorite grab and go snacks are nuts, luna bars (love chocolate coconut), lara bars, or a piece of fruit! these bars sound so yummy!
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Okay I was totally just coming here to tell you how much I like your new page tabs because I thought I couldn’t enter the giveaway.. I didn’t know LUNA was GLUTEN FREE!! WEEE! I want to try the Chocolate Cookie Dough!
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