I don't go to the BlogHer Conference for the Expo. (In fact the first couple conferences didn't have an expo.) My main focus is to hang out with friends I've met through blogging, meet new folks, and do a few sessions that might teach me something new. But I still go to the Expo. I use products on a regular basis that I originally learned about through my blogging activities.
This year's Expo was pretty food-heavy. In particular, it was pretty convenience-food happy. This is fine - because after all I'm a busy person - but I'm typically pretty wary about whether such things have too many additives, or too many calories.
I was pleased to see Skinny Cow represented since I love their ice cream. I happily snacked on some of their dreamy clusters during a writing session, and then took home their heavenly crisp bar in the milk chocolate flavor, which my son proclaimed the absolute yummiest bar ever. I already knew from the tasty ice-cream that Skinny Cow doesn't lose flavor just because they are lower in calories than the traditional desserts, but the clusters and bars brought home that point. After all, who can say their 10 year old son approves of the taste of "diet food?" Well, my son is begging me to buy more.
Meanwhile, my other son raves about Nimble's peanut butter bar. I received both that flavor and the yogurt orange swirl flavor from the Mom Select Swag Suite. I'm a big "creamsicle" fan, so adored the yogurt orange swirl! Nimble is made from the Balance Bar folks. Balance Bar is already a brand I enjoy. For awhile my oldest son had a Balance Bar daily at snack time. I am so glad I was introduced to Nimble, since Balance + Truvia is a winning combination.
Technically both the Skinny Cow and Nimble products are aimed at women, even though my sons adored them. But the Quaker Chewy Smashbars can definitely be a kid-concoction, and with "smash" in the title, can certainly appeal to the rough-and-tumble male set. My oldest (who is typically resistant to try new things) adored the graham pretzel variety while my youngest loved the pretzel berry. No crazy colors, just fiber, oats, and plenty of taste.
Thanks to the bars I picked up during BlogHer, we have some ideas for school snacks, gym meets, and just on-the-go.
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Disclaimer: I received all bars/candies mentioned above while in San Diego for the BlogHer Conference. The Skinny Cow bar was at the Expo, the Nimble Bar was through Mom Select, and then the Quaker Oats Smashbars were handed out outside the Quaker booth at BlogHer. These brands no doubt hoped to get some coverage; however there was no obligation to post, nor will I receive any compensation (monetary or otherwise) for posting here. We loved 'em! (Meanwhile there was another bar I tried at BlogHer but it didn't make the cut taste-wise, so it is not mentioned here. In other words I'm not blogging about everything that was handed to me!)
