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THE BEST: Picks for Top Healthy Gourmet Snacks of 2020

2020 TOP HEALTHY GOURMET SNACKS

The world is full of fantastic, delicious, and innovative healthy gourmet snacks. That’s why we’ve tasted some of the best, and here’s what we found.

The 6th Annual Snack Awards selects and  rewards the Top Healthy Gourmet Snack creations of the Year.

Products from across the country entered into this competition, and were sent to a select jury panel of food & wine media and industry judges located throughout North America. This panel tasted,  reviewed and voted on which they consider to be the “Top Healthy Gourmet Snacks of the Year” by the TASTY AWARDS panel, the Academy of Media Tastemakers

The Healthy Snack Awards look for the tastiest, most appealing , and healthiest snack choices on the market. It doesn’t matter if it’s a bar, a chip, popcorn, or nuts, as long as it looks good and tastes good and is good for you then it has the chance of making the list. Gluten Free, Sugar Free, or just made with fresh and natural ingredients, the bottom line is that they have to satisfy your urge to munch.

The judges and reviewers for this year’s selections come from a panel of gurus from the Academy of Media Tastemakers. Here are their favorites


OUR TOP PICKS FOR GREAT HEALTHY & TASTY SNACKS


GOODTO GO Snacks Strawberry Macadamia Nut Snack Bar

“Tastes like something you have to keep checking the package to make sure it’s actually healthy. But it is!”

Kathies Kitchen: SuperSeedz Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Gourmet Pumpkin Seeds

“Be ready to maintain a bit of portion control, it’s easy to keep munching on these tasty Salted pumpkin seeds in dark chocolate”

Nature’s Path Love Crunch Dark Chocolate & Red Berries Granola

“So cool to see a granola that adds unique ingredients and seasonings like red berries, healthy dark chocolate, and organic coconut”

Mary’s Gone Crackers – Super Seed Classic

“Fully plant-based gluten-free protein, these crackers can be eaten alone or paired with a topping such as cheese, avocados, or even peanut butter”

MadeGood Food Red Velvet Soft Baked Mini Cookies

“If you have a taste for red velvet, you’ll like these, but because of their size and healthy ingredients you won’t feel too guilty about having them”

Barebells Protein Bars – Crunchy Fudge

“The snack bar with no added sugar that you want to take with you to the gym or before a good run. “

What Treats were in the TASTE AWARDS VIP and Celebrity Swag Bags?

The annual TASTE AWARDS celebrate the year’s best in Lifestyle Broadcast Media, and it also always asked “What treats were in the TASTE AWARDS VIP and Celebrity Swag Bags?”

I Heart Keenwah’s Quinoa Puffs

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I Heart Keenwah has a new line of quinoa puffs that are vegan, high in protein, GMO free, and gluten-free.

We were able to try two flavors. The Sweet Chili, and the Herbes de Provence.

Both had that crunchy taste that you can associate with snack chips, but were a little bit crunchier since they are spherical, not flat.

If you are already a quinoa lover then you’ll immediately sense the difference between these and potato-based snacks.

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The two flavors are interesting. Spicy is a very popular snack flavor category these days, so the Sweet Chili makes sense to have on the roster. The taste certainly does have a kick.

The Herbes de Provence has a bit of a sage flavor profile, and our Official Tasters debated who would get the last bites of it that were left in the bag.

If gluten-free is your priority, or just something different and slightly addictive, these are a good choice.

www.iheartkeenwah.com

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