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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Wasabi Soy Almonds are my jam!
Would love to try the salt and vinegar!!
I love the roasted coconut!!! It makes the best almond butter 🙂
I usually buy the giant bags of lightly salted, but you’ve got me convinced that honey dijon is the way to go!
The honey dijon sounds delicious! I’d love to try it
I’d like to try the spicy flavors. I normally eat roasted, unsalted almonds but recently tried a sweet one that was delicious!
Salt and vinegar…so yummy!
Honey Dijon looks good!
I would totally be all over the Salt and Vinegar flavour!! mmm mmm
I think I’d really enjoy the honey dijon!
i LOVE WASABI ALMONDS. HONEY DIJON SOUNDS TEMPTING TOO!
Ironically, you had just posted about how you were over your almond butter kick just a few posts ago. To the point you just threw them in a different recipe to rid them from your fridge.
this post is about almonds, not almond butter. i eat almonds and almond meal every day… i just don’t dip into the almond butter jar like i used to.
I’m curious about the fruit flavored ones, but I’m not convinced I would like them. salt n vinegar on the other hand, sounds fabulous!
The wasabi sounds AMAZING!
Honey Dijon for sure would be my fave!!!
I would love to try the Honey Dijon.
salt and vinegar sounds amazing!
Wasabi and soy sauce– yum!
Oooh, wasabi!!
I would love to win this! I love almonds, I usually stick with just the natural ones for snacks, but I would love to try some of the flavors! I’ve tried the blue diamond cocoa roasted ones before and they are awesome.
I would love to try honey Dijon or wasabi soy sauce!
Salt and Vinegar – definitely my favorite flavor potato chip, so almonds would make that guilty pleasure a healthy snack!
love love LOVE these almonds!
Would love to try the flavors – as long as they’re gluten free!
I would LOVE to try the lime and chile ones!
I am very interested to try honey Dijon!!
I would love to try the chili and lime!
Honey Dijon sounds delicious!!!!!
Salt and Vinegar
Ooo, the salt ‘n vinegar sounds delicious!
Raspberry almonds? Yes, yes, yesssssssssss!
Honey Dijon!!
Salt and vinegar!
This is a great giveaway! I love nuts — all kinds and different flavors!
I would love to try the coffee flavored! They would be a great afternoon boost!
I would love to try salt and vinegar!
The wasabi soy sauce is my favorite flavor!
I know I love salt and vinegar, but I loved to try the honey dijon.
I’ve had the salt and vinegar and they are the bees knees!
Wasabi and Soy sauce got me through my pregnancy. I could not get enough! I still love them!
I LOVE the chocolate almonds — they are unbelievably good!
I would like to try a handful of every flavour 😉
The Jalapeno Smokehouse and Honey Dijon are my favorites!
Ooohhh, those all sound delicioso! I would like to try the jalapeno 🙂
The roasted coconut are awesome!
Would love to try Honey Dijon!!
Honey Dijon!
Going to go with you and pick honey Dijon 🙂
They all sound intriguing and yummy to me! I would be happy trying any of them
Salt n vinegar almonds are so yummy! *drool*