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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Id say a tie between the habenaro bbq and the simple sea salt! 🙂 Hard call though. thanks for the offer!
We all love the Wasabi flavor in our household…they never last long.
I’d probably have to say either salted&roasted or raspberry 🙂
Love Blue Diamond almonds! I keep the Lightly Salted 100 calorie packs in my desk for days when I need an afternoon snack and in my gym bag as post workout fuel. The Blueberry flavored ones look awesome – I’d love to try those.
Salt and vinegar! YUMMMMMMMM!
I think I’d really like the Habenero BBQ! I love bbq and anything spicy!
honey dijon.
I like spicy!! Salt n vinegar sounds divine too, love SnV potato chips 🙂
I LOVE the salt ‘n vinegar ones but am dying to try the honey dijon!
I love love love almonds! The salt and vinegar look awesome!
Jalepeno Smokehouse!!
Honey Dijon looks amazing!
Those honey dijon almonds look amazing!
I LOVE salt, so I love the sea salt ones. The 100 calorie snack bags are a staple in my lunch.
one of the coffee flavors!
I love the jalapeno smokehouse ones!!
Ahhh I beast almonds! Love this giveaway
I love the pictures of you and the pilot. Too cute!
HOney Dijon for me!!!
salt n vinegar
Probably Honey Dijon although Salt and Vinegar sounds tempting.
YUM. The Honey Dijon sounds DELISH!
I wish they made the wasabi & soy almonds in a bigger container! I want to try salt & vinegar. Mmm.
Almonds are by far my favorite healthy snack! I’ve never tried the Blue Diamond flavored almonds but this post sure made me want to! Honey Dijon and Jalapeno Smokehouse sound SO GOOD.
honey dijon sounds awesome!
I’m with the Pilot – Jalapeno Smokehouse sounds right up my alley!
The coconut ones are my favorite!
salt and vinegar sounds yummy!
I think I love anything Honey Dijon flavored! Yum yum!
I want to try the coffee and the honey Dijon sounds yummy.
I love Blue Diamond almonds! I’m currently working my way through bags of the blueberry and caramel macchiato flavors, and would love to try the honey dijon!
YUM! I love salt and vinegar anything, but I get these at lot at work. They are one of the few healthy things in our vending machine!
Funny as I was reading this I am snacking on the Honey Dijon. I LOVE them all!!!
Almonds are my favorite snack, I’d love to try honey Dijon!
Honey dijon
These all sound delicious! i would probably eat an entire can in one sitting. I would love the salt and vinegar. yummmm
I love the wasabi ones but the others sound delightful!! Must give them a try!
The coffee-mocha almonds sounds delicious
I love the coconut almonds too!
Those Blueberry almonds look ammmmaaaaazing!! Love the wasabi and salt ‘n vinegar kind too!!
I’d like to try the Salt & Vinegar!
it sounds boring, but i love the whole natural almonds 🙂
It is a tie between salt and vinegar and honey dijon!
Salt and vinegar for sure!
i have been on a mustard kick lately (can you believe i used to hate mustard!?) so i would love to try the honey dijon!
Salt and vinegar nuts sound SO yummy!
I’d probably try one of the ones you recommend as favorite…though it will be really had to choose!
I love almonds but always forget about them as a snack!!! I also love the spicier versions of stuff and the honey dijon sounds really good!!!!
Love blue diamond almonds, still new to all the flavors. Looking forward to experimenting with the different flavors.
I am a huge blue diamond almond fan! I would love to try the salt + vinegar!