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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I like to keep it simple and eat yummy lightly salted almonds.
Wasabi soy sauce sounds great! And I’m sure I’d love the salt and vinegar!
fun giveaway! i think id like the salt and vinegar
I’ve only ever eaten roasted salted,but the honey dijon sounds great!
I like the 100 cal packs in lightly salted but the honey Dijon sounds yummy.
I’d love to try all the savory flavors!
I always loved the wasabi one
The salt and vinegar sounds amazing!!!!
Id love to try the honey djion, Im gluten free and I miss oney dijon pretzils
Definitely need to try salt and vinegar! A great replacement for chips!
Salt and vinegar sounds great!
I love the salt and vinegar! But I’ve never tried the fruity flavors so I’d love to try those too!
Lime n’ Chili!
Honey Dijon!
I think I’d be a Honey Dijon girl too!
Salt and Vinegar for the win!
I love the jalapeno smokehouse and the habanero barbecue already! Would LOVE to try salt and vinegar!
I love the coconut variety. They are my absolute favorite, but I also love the cocoa and wasabi. Yummm…
Habanero and Wasabi are definitely my favorites! I love having these to snack on at my desk!
Salt n Vinegar for sure! Makes my mouth water just thinking about them!
Normally I go with plain almonds, but salt and vinegar! How could I not try that!
The Habanero BBQ ones are so addictive! I’d love to try out the other flavors.
I love the wasabi one.
Didn’t even know there different kinds. I am now going to need to stop for Salt and Vinegar on my way back to work.
I love my nuts with something sweet so I think I would like the fruity ones, probably the blueberry best.
I want to try salt and vinegar but I love the wasabi and soy! Thanks. I think almonds are the bomb!
The Honey Dijon ones sound amazing!!
I absolutely loooove the Wasabi & Soy flavor. I can eat the whole can in one sitting if I have a large glass of agua 😉
Well I love the salt and vinegar ones already but I would love to try the honey dijon!
Honey Dijon sounds good!
I would like to try honey Dijon & salt & vinegar!
I think I might like the honey dijon best too 🙂
Mocha! What a great addition to my morning yogurt.
I need to find the Honey Dijon ones.
Cinnamon Brown Sugar sounds delightful!
I’d probably like the Jalapeno Smokehouse the best!
I LOVE the salt ‘n vinegar flavor and would love to try the lime and chili flavor!
I just went Snowboarding this weekend, and I of course had about 3 individual packs of almonds in my coat so whenever I needed a boost to keep going without having to stop I ate those and it worked so well!
I have tried the strawberry almonds and am a HUGE fan, but honey dijon sounds splendid as well, I will have to try those next!
Definitely, salt and vinegar.
YUM! I love almonds…any flavor. I do love the plain salted ones, but the salt and vinegar are delish! Honey dijon sounds amazing!
I’ve never gotten to try the coffee ones and I’m dying to!
I’ve been eyeing the chocolate ones but haven’t broughten myself to try them yet. Anything sweet would be my pick
Ooh the salt and vinegar flavor looks awesome!
Honey Dijon!! I also saw that they have coffee almonds…. which could be a problem lol.
I love the wasabi and jalepeno ones!
I would love to try the honey dijon based on your love for them!
I used to love to lime chili flavor, but I would really like to give those salt and vinegar almonds a try!
Absolutely the wasabi.
I’m definitely on the look out for the honey dijon ones! I’ve seen all of the others and love all but the wasabi…blech! 🙂
I’m pregnant and now I really want to try the salt and vinegar!