Running Chick

Look what FedEx dropped off yesterday - a box of goodies from Larabar! A week or so ago I entered a give-away over at Megan’s blog and lo and behold I won. I never win anything, so I was beyond thrilled. In the box were 16 coconut cream pie Larabars, a water bottle, a bandana and a super-cute t-shirt.

I've had a few of the other flavors, but I haven't had coconut cream pie until now. Hooboy, is it ever good. Sweet and coconutty (is that even a word? probably not, oh well), I had to check the ingredients to make sure I was actually eating something healthy, and I was.  The only thing in this bar are dates, unsweetened coconut, almonds, cashews, and extra virgin coconut oil. That's it. I'll take this bar over a Milky Way any day. Even a Dark Chocolate Milky Way.

The other thing I like about Larabars is that none of their non-peanut flavors have peanuts in them. Being allergic, this is a big score for me because it seems like I can never find a fruit and nut bar that doesn't have peanuts in it. What a serious pain in the butt that is, especially on road trips.

A final bonus is that the company is always coming out with new yummy flavors (carrot cake!), so there’s always something new to try.

My biggest challenge now is to stop myself from eating the entire box of bars in one day. On second thought, maybe it’ll be keeping them away from Josh. Hmm, I think I need to go find a good hiding spot.