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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Th honey dijion flavor sounds so good! I’ve seen some of these flavors before but haven’t tried them because I was afraid of wasting money if I didn’t like the flavor. Maybe I’ll give them a try now!
I love almonds
Wasabi please.
I would love to try the honey dijon flavor.
I’m dying to try one of the coffee flavors!
I love the coconut ones so I’d have to pick those! 🙂
I think i’ll love the Salt & Vinegar as i’m in love with that flavor of pop chips!!
🙂
I’d like to try them all!
Yum! I would love to try the wasabi flavor!
Coffee/mocha for sure!
Love almonds – nuts are always my go to snack!
I’m 99% sure honey dijon would be my fave, too!
Love the wasabi soy sauce!!
I always try to get almonds into my daily food intake….yum!
Give me the coffee-flavored almonds, stat!!
I love blue diamond roasted salted almonds!
My favorite is the wasabi but I am a huge salt and vinegar fan so that would be neat to try
Coffe Mocha for sure!
I think I would loooove sea salt and vinegar!
I think I would like the salt ‘n vinegar the best!
Salt and vinegar! Yumm!
Yummers! Can’t wait to try the spicy flavors!
I would love to try the Salt N Vinegar almonds! They sound delicious.
Coffee flavor!
Honey Dijon sounds amazing!
salt & vinegar sounds good to me!
The honey dijon sounds awesome!
Sea salt & vinegar sound amazing to me!
I love roasted almonds!
yum, i love the different flavors they have. Salt and vinegar especially, who would have known that flavor would be so delicious when paired with an almond!
I would LOVE the salt and vinegar!! I love lays salt and vinegar chips but they are SO unhealthy! This is the first time I have heard of the almonds in that flavor!!!!
Salt and vinegar sounds amazing!
The wasabi and soy sauce sounds amazing!
salt and vinegar sounds so good!
I love the strawberry ones for anytime I’m craving something sweet, but I’d love to try the Honey Dijon flavor!
I LOVE the Wasabi Soy Sauce flavor. I can’t get enough!
Salt and vinegar sounds awesome, I love that flavor of chips!
I’ve been wanting to try the Mocha almonds.. sounds delish!
I would love to try the coffee flavored one!
Salt and Vinegar please and thank you!
Honey Dijon. I love almost always love any HD I come across. Especially when they toss in a little horseradish 🙂
Honey-Dijon flavor sounds delicious 🙂
Mocha? Yes, please.
Salt and Vinegar!
The salt and vinegar ones have my mouth watering just thinking about them!
Honey Dijon sounds good!
The salt n vinegar is my favorite. The only downside is I can eat the whole can in one sitting. They are that good! Way better than chips. 🙂
Salt n’ vinegar sounds amazing!
Salt N Vinegar anything is delicious. I can only imagine almonds. YUM!
Honey Dijon! 🙂
I’m dying to try Honey Dijon!