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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The lime & chili and the jalapeno smokehouse sound delicious!
Honey Dijon almonds sound delicious!
Salt and Vinegar! Mmmmmm!
My favorite is the Salt n Vinegar. Some of the bold ones I stay away from because of all the scary chemical ingredients.
Those berries ones look good!
i loveeeeeee the savory flavors, but im also really obsessed with the blueberry. i would kill for this many almonds 🙂
Salt & Pepper! Yum!!
Can’t wait to try the honey dijon flavor! Sounds so good!
Coffee/mocha or sea salt and vinegar! Depending on my mood, of course : )
The honey Dijon for sure!
Habanero BBQ sounds delicious!
Honey Dijon, Wasabi Soy Sauce and Lime n’ Chile are me top 3 favorites!
Salt and vinegar, please!
They all look yummy. Excited to try the new flavors.
The honey dijon sounds awesome!!
Habanero BBQ sounds delish!
I want to try the lime n’ chili.
Salt & Vinegar sound delicious!
Honey Dijon!
This looks awesome! Would be a great snack to have for long days at school!
This honey dijon business sounds amazing! Although I am quite a salt and vinegar gal myself… 🙂
Salt and vinegar for sure.
I’m pretty sure the pilot’s flavors will be what I end up picking! I love salt and vinegar anything! The toasted coconut on the video looked interesting…
Honey Dijon, yum!
I would LOVE to try the Coffee Mocha flavor! I bet that would be my favorite. I’ve never heard of coffee-flavored almonds! Such a great idea.
Definitely the Wasabi and Soy Sauce! I love the spicy-salty combination.
Pick one favorite?? It’s a close tie between the salt and vinegar and the jalepeno smokehouse… But I love hot stuff so jalepeno smokehouse would win me over!
Have to go with the Pilot’s picks I’m afraid… Honey Dijon or Jalapeno for the win!
Wasabi soy!
I think it would be a tie between the honey Dijon and the salt and vinegar. Love the salt and vinegar kettle chips!
Ooooh. Salt & Vinegar! Yum.
I’m thinking salt n’ vinegar is the way to go! 🙂
Habanero BBQ sounds amazing! ANd would probably satisfy my incessant graving for BBQ flavored potato chips 🙂
The jalapeno or honey dijon would probably be to-die-for. I’ve also been dying to try their other flavors!
yum! I’ve been wanting to try so many of their flavors! this would be an amazing opportunity to do so!!!
I would love to try one of the spicy versions.
I love the smokehouse flavor and toasted coconut. Def separately though!
I would love to try the Jalapeno!
I already love the Caramel Macchiato ones, but am super intrigued by Salt & Vinegar. Anyway to get the tangy flavor of S&V chips a healthier way is okay by me!
Ahh they all sound delicious!
Honey dijon!
The Wasabi ones are sooo addicting! Would love to try out the sweet versions. Definitely my go-to snack!
I love almonds! I would love the Honey Dijon. Haven’t been able to find those but I’ll keep looking.
Yummy. Definitely the jalapeno. I love hear of any sort
The coffee mocha one looks amazing and the blueberry ones look kinda interesting.
The honey dijon sounds delicious!
I’ve always been a big Smokehouse fan, but I’m dying to try the Honey Dijon flavor!
Wasabi is the favorite of our house but have not tried some of the newer flavors. Bought husband a coffee flavor over the holidays and like you he preferred the bolder flavors!
My fave is the Wasabi.
The wasabi ones are so good….like making me salivate thinking about them!