Product Review: Attune Foods and Uncle Sam
I HAVE POWER! LET THERE BE LIGHT! My mom and I walked into my house this morning after spending the night in a nearby hotel, and were surprised to find that it was…warm?? I flicked on a switch, and lo and behold, our power was back! Take that, Alfred!
Going to the gym this morning for a group fitness class felt awesome. I fueled with banana/PB and set off to Step (not Group Step, just freestyle). We did about 45 minutes of non-stop Step (I did take a couple of my own water breaks) and then 15 minutes of upper body weights and abs. I kept it light on the upper body because my arms are still a bit sore from the last couple days of weights I did. I felt SO great after and very flashy in my new Pink yoga pants with sequins on the butt (yes, very necessary).
I’m back at Whole Foods drinking coffee and working on the blog. I have a 10-page paper due in a month, but have been finding it hard to get past the intro paragraph when the blog world is offering me so much to do! I’ll go with it…for now. I thrive under pressure anyway!
Today I’m excited to share with you today a review of an Attune Foods product: Uncle Sam cereals! You may have heard of Attune through the fabulous Meghann or Anne. When Annelies (awesome name, btw) contacted me via Twitter and asked me if I’d be interested in trying some products, I jumped at the chance to experience first-hand what I’d been hearing about for quite some time on the blogosphere!
I received three flavors of cereal: Original, Honey Almond, and Strawberry. I’m happy to report that for both my mom and I, these did NOT disappoint. And from my mom, that means a lot – cereal is her nightly snack!
I decided to try the Original flavor as soon as I opened the package. I wasn’t really in the mood for anything sweet, so that sounded perfect to me. I mixed it with local Greek yogurt and it was an extremely satisfying snack, filled with TONS of fiber and protein! It’s hard to find a plain cereal that doesn’t taste like cardboard – for example, my mom loves FiberOne Shredded Wheat, but I can’t stand how bland it tastes. This wasn’t bland at all and would go great in a sweeter mix too, like flavored yogurt. I could even see myself adding it to ice cream…mmm…
Crazy night hair and PJ top, no big.
The next night I was already itching to try the Strawberry mixed with my Greek yogurt, so that’s what I did, and I couldn’t get over how amazing the real dried strawberries were. The cereal wasn’t overly sweet at all and the huge strawberry slices were so satisfying. This was my favorite of the three!
My mom tried the Original that same night and gave it her seal of approval too!
When I returned to a heat and power-less house from Tennessee on Halloween night, I was not itching for candy. Well, I was, but a sugar high right before bed wasn’t what I needed. Something with staying power was what I needed to keep me satisfied through shivering all night.
Sorry for the flash – no power!
I mixed the Honey Almond cereal with cottage cheese and it was AWESOME. Again, not too sweet at all, with whole almond slices in there to add to the satisfying protein from the cottage cheese.
I am not the biggest cereal person in the world, but Uncle Sam definitely has two new fans in my mom and I, so that’s saying something. She even has been choosing it over her usual shredded wheat!
I received these products from Attune Foods, but all opinions are my own. Thank you, Attune!
Have you been affected by Winter Storm Alfred? Have you ever tried Uncle Sam cereal?
