One day I had several appointments in the afternoon and ended up starving, so I popped into a Fresh and Easy to grab a snack. I found a bottle of coconut water and a KIND bar. I really liked it, but then I kind of forgot about them. Well, I’ve been reminded!

KIND snacks has a line of “Nuts and Spices” bars and they’ve recently added two new flavors to the lineup: Dark Chocolate Chili Almond and Maple Glazed Pecan and Sea Salt. These join the other flavors: Dark Chocolate Nuts and Sea Salt, Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan, Madagascar Vanilla Almond, Cashew and Ginger Spice.

They’re all so yummy! The spices are subtle enough that they don’t overpower, but they are enough to elevate the flavor profiles. The new Chili Almond flavor was great with a nice undercurrent of heat and a saltiness to counter the sweet elements.

KIND bars are great snacks with less than 5g of sugar each, they are gluten-free, whole real foods with protein and fiber. They’re easy to toss in your bag to take with you, however the chocolate flavors have a layer of dark chocolate on the bottom of the bar, that melts if it gets too warm! Just an FYI… based on personal experience!