Mid-Day (or late nite) Snack: A Healthy Chocolate Fix?

I have recently discovered the most wonderful way to get a healthy, completely organic snack, while at the same time satisfying my craving for chocolate! It comes in the form of Larabar's Jocalat, a line of chocolate bars to complement their fruit flavored ones. Now anyone who has just tried the fruit ones might have been a little turned off. I agree, some of them have a funky tangy flavor, but the Jocalats are the closest thing you'll find to a healthy candy bar. Each Jocalat bar contains 7 ingredients or less! Here is what was in mine:

• Dates
• Walnuts
• Hazelnuts
• Unsweetened Chocolate
• Cashews
• Coffee
• Cocoa Powder

The texture of these amazing bars of goodness is extremely soft. So soft they almost crumble when you bite into them! There are little fruit and nut bits in them and a delicious chocolatey flavor. The one I tried was the Chocolate Coffee bar, but I know they have a Chocolate Hazelnut as well as a Chocolate Mint one.  The dark, dramatic wrapper makes them easy to spot.

Sorry for the bad pic, but this is what the bar looks like

These magical chocolate bars give you 1/2 serving of fruit and if the taste isn't enough to get you hooked, check out these healthy attributes that they offer:

• Completely Organic
• Gluten Free
• Dairy Free
• Soy Free
• Non - GMO
• Vegan
• Kosher
• 5g of fiber
• Cholesterol and Sodium Free
• Fair Trade Certified

If you haven't tried the regular fruit ones, I suggest you do so. I think the Cashew Cookie one is particularly yummy, but I have to say I didn't really like the Coconut Cream Pie one. Their flavors all boast some sort of dessert theme like Bluberry Muffin, Banana Bread, Apple Pie, Cinnamon Roll, and Carrot Cake.  I'll have to try those sometime, they all sound delicious! There are 19 fruit flavors and 4 Jocalat flavors and you can check them all out at Larabar's website here. According to the website, the bars are made by grinding fruit, nuts, and spices with no baking or cooking involved!

So go to your local supermarket and try a flavor! You might be surprised and if you love them, you won't feel guilty for indulging because everything is natural and organic!

Stay healthy!

-Stephanie, WWT