Taste test + Blue Diamond Almonds giveaway
[This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. Read on for my top three flavor picks and an awesome giveaway opportunity]
Blue Diamond kindly sent a box of their flavored almonds for the Pilot and I to try in our own taste test. It was almond Christmas at our house!
I was already familiar with many of the flavors, but I was excited to enjoy them again along with new-to-me flavors. As much as I love the fruit and coffee-flavored almonds, I tend to roll with the bold and spicy. I’ve been known to destroy entire cans of the Salt & Vinegar flavor; especially while I was pregnant 😉 Lately, I’ve really fallen in love with the Honey Dijon, which is slightly sweet and gloriously savory. I gave all of the flavors another try, and it took a while (and multiple trips to re-test, haha) to come up with my favorites.
My top three picks:
(salt n’ vinegar, honey dijon and wasabi soy sauce)
and the Pilot’s faves:
(It wasn’t skewed at all… especially when I said, “Honey, come try these almonds” while eating directly out of the Honey Dijon can.)
True love.
Almonds are one of my healthy snack staples. I add them to my salads, homemade trail mix, and also use almond meal in many of my baked goodies (If you haven’t tried almond meal, it’s a fun to experiment with the gluten-free option! The baked goodies end up more dense, but are wonderfully filling). Not only are almonds extremely portable and healthy, but they also make ideal fuel for an active lifestyle.
This year, Blue Diamond Almonds are the official snack nut of the USSA (which includes the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing) in the Winter Games. Leading up to the Games, winter athletes have been enjoying these almond snacks as part of their fuel. They have nutrient-dense meal plans and dishes created for them by Allen Tran, MS, RD and USSA High Performance Chef.
“Nutrition is a key component of our athletes’ high performance training program. Our snowboarders and skiers must sustain their energy for long, exhilarating workouts and competition,” said Tran. “Blue Diamond Snack Almonds are ideal snacks for our athletes because they are high in protein and rich in fiber which helps them maintain their energy levels.”
As a healthy snack, Blue Diamond Snack Almonds are being offered at the USSA Center of Excellence training facility and kitchen in Park City, UT, where hundreds of U.S. winter athletes are preparing for the upcoming Games.
“The USSA’s athletes are driven to be the very best skiers and snowboarders in the world,” said John O’Shaughnessy , General Manager of Consumer Foods Division, Blue Diamond Growers. “We are proud to support these U.S. athletes with foods that help them to maintain a performance-enhancing diet as they prepare for global competition.”
Recently, they had a taste test featuring the Blue Diamond flavors. You can check out the video below:
Their top three picks:
Salt n’ vinegar, wasabi soy sauce and habanero BBQ!
Now, it’s giveaway time 🙂
One lucky reader will get the chance to have their very own snack supply of Blue Diamond almonds. The winner will receive twelve (12) 6oz cans, six (6) 8oz jars or six (6) 4oz bags) in their flavor of choice. (Size depends on flavor that is chosen)
Here’s how to enter:
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. Our nation’s best athletes can be even better with your support. Send your words of inspiration to the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding via the “Inspire Team USA” sweepstakes and you could win a $2000 winter gear gift card and a Blue Diamond Almonds Viewing Kit.
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They all sound amazing but I’d love to try the Salt n Vinegar especially!
I would love to try the salt n vinegar!
I bought so many Blue Diamond almonds when I was on my vacation in the US! I’d love to try Salt’n Vinegar. Is the giveaway worldwide? Cause I am located in Switzerland.
I love blue diamond!!!
I would love to try the Honey Dijon or Salt’n Vinegar!
Salt and Vinegar!
Salt and vinegar!
Wasabi soy for sure!
Honey Dijon sounds delish! And it’s a flavor I haven’t tried yet
Honey dijon!
Wasabi soy!
I would love to try the jalepeno smokehouse ones!
wasabi soy sounds great!
We love the lime n’ chili almonds. So much so, that they usually don’t make the ride home 🙂
oh my, I love these flavored almonds! I had a thing for the lime n chili one while I was pregnant, I’d love to try the others!
I would love to try the Wasabi Soy Sauce flavor!
The salt ‘n’ vinegar sounds amaaaazing!!
I would love to try the jalepeño smokehouse!
Wasabi soy! Yum!
I love Salt ‘n’ vinegar chips. Hoping the almonds will be just as good!
All the flavors sound good, but low sodium is probably the best 🙂
Honey Dijon
I can’t wait to try the Honey Dijon!!
My favorite are cocoa almonds… let’s be real.
I would LOVE to try the honey Dijon! I love honey Dijon pretzels… but these would be a much better choice giving me a boost of protein. My husband would probably like one of the spicier blends 🙂 Thank you!
flavored almonds and peanuts are my favorite healthy fats!
The Jalapeno Smokehouse flavor sounds soooo good! I love spicey foods and smokey foods!
Oh yeah, almonds forever! These look AWESOME. Great giveaway! 🙂
I already love the salt & vinegar, so I think I need to try the Honey Dijon, of course!
I love the salt & vinegar and honestly was disappointed in the habanero. The habanero pepper is one of the hottest around, yet the almonds were not spicy at all….a very misleading name.
I’d love to try the jalapeno flavor!
I am already in love with the Jalapeño Smokehouse & the Salt in Vinegar, but I would love to try the Honey Dijon!
Oh my goodness, that is so hard to decide! I think I am honestly convinced that almonds are the best nut out there so… Jalapeno Smokehouse would be awesome to try! (I love the wasabi ones, and have been eyeing the Honey Dijon and Mocha ones though…)
Salt and Vinegar sounds like a dream come true!
I love almonds…want to try them all!!!
I love Blue Diamond – especially the Smokehouse flavor! I would love Salt & Vinegar too.
Love the salt and vinegar!! I just picked up a can of the Toasted Cocunut…yum..but like you prefer the savory options.
Honey Dijon for me! Yummy!
This is a hard decision lol. Salt n Vinegar, cocoa or toasted coconut : )
I didn’t know coffee almond existed! I’d love to give them a try.
Salt and Vinegar!
I’m just a plain ol’ lightly salted fan but almonds are almonds and I’ll eat whatever comes my way!
I’m just a plain ol’ lightly salted fan but almonds are almonds and I’ll eat whatever comes my way!
Ahhh I love almonds! I’m deployed right now so it would be awesome to get some more snacks to keep me going! I think my faves would be the mocha ones…but I would love to try the honey dijon! They all good look pretty great!
Jayne
The honey dijon sound so yummy right about now…can you tell it’s my lunch time? 🙂
I love the wasabi but would like to try salt and vinegar!
Love almonds and salt & vinegar flavor but never had them together…they sound great!
I’ve tried several of these already, but I’ve never seen the salt and vinegar in stores- I would love to try that!
The jalepeno smokehouse ones sound amazing!!
Each flavor sounds pretty incredible and I want to try them all! But the Honey Dijon and Salt n Vinegar sound particularly amazing!