Balance bar PRESENTS: nimble by Balance bar - Review & Giveaway-WINNER CHOSEN

It has been said, "You are what you eat." Now. . . . . Whether or not that is true, what is true is that it has been proven that certain foods have a detrimental affect on the body.  That being said, I am pleased to have the opportunity to share with you a balanced nutrition bar that is packed with things your body needs - and it is designed especially for YOU LADIES!!!!

The Balance Bar company has kindly sent me a package of 12 of the new Nimble bars in peanut butter and orange flavors to try out.  

From the Balance Bar website, the following is very interesting and I think very true.....

The Sad Facts About Fast food

You’ve probably heard that eating fast food and junk food can be detrimental to your overall health. People who consume fast food on a regular basis are more than 50% more likely to develop depression compared to those who eat little or no fast food. Some studies attribute this dramatic statistic to the lack of vital nutrients found in most fast foods. Burgers, sausage, pizza and muffins, doughnuts, croissants and other common baked goods all lack vital B vitamins, omega 3 fatty acids and healthy fats. Additionally, people who consume fast food on a regular basis consume more calories, fat and trans fats, carbohydrates, sugar, starch, and sodium. They also consume less quality protein, fruit, and low-glycemic vegetables than those who do not eat fast foods. All this adds up to an unhealthy body—and mind.

Fast food can be loaded with genetically modified ingredients, artificial flavors and other harmful, potential toxic chemicals. It typically contains high amounts of processed grains, sugar, starch or factory farmed meats. Add to that a sugary soft drink with more harmful chemicals, no nutritive value, addictive caffeine and more blood-sugar-spiking calories and it’s not hard to see how your mental and physical health can be affected. As the saying goes, you are what you eat.  by Gene & Joyce Daoust  Tuesday, May 01 2012 

nimble bars  - Product Description   Small Bar. Huge Benefits.

• nimble is the first bar that conveniently combines beauty and nutrition in a delicious, indulgent bar!
• With Excellent Sources of the nutrients women want most (Protein, Fiber, Calcium, Iron, Vitamins D and B6) along with rich anti-oxidants C&E, Beta-Carotene and Lutein for healthy skin – nimble helps you look and feel your best all for 120 calories.
• nimble is also the first nutrition bar sweetened with all natural Stevia – Truvia®
• Available in two delicious flavors

My comments:  Did you catch that?  It combines beauty and nutrition.  It has ingredients specific for your skin's health and ultimately you skin's beauty.  I like that it is sweetened with Truvia®.  I like that this lowers the caloric value of the bars and yet uses a better-for-you low-calorie sweetner from the Stevia plant.  These little nutritious bars pack in only 120 calories.  That's a lot of good for just a little cost to your day's calorie allotment.

Taste test:  I found the yogurt orange bar to be soft with a nice smooth coating.  The flavor is mellow and not artificial.  The Peanut Butter bar flavor is mildly of peanut butter.  The coating, too, has peanut taste. From the picture one would think the peanut butter bar was covered with light or milk chocolate, but not so.  It is mildly peanuty tasting, too.  This bar is good but does not have an overpowering peanut flavor.  I recommend both of the Balance Bar varities.

Doesn't it make you feel simply tremendously good when you do something good for yourself?

GIVEAWAY: Balance Bar® has teamed up with lifestyle expert Laurel House aka “Quickie Chick” for a very special Review/Giveaway opportunity featuring nimble™, the first bar for women that combines beauty and nutrition in a delicious, indulgent bar.

The nimble/Quickie Chick Gift Giveaway includes:

• twelve bars of nimble in two scrumptious flavors - Peanut Butter and Yogurt Orange Swirl
•  an autographed copy of Laurel’s just-published book, Quickie Chick’s Cheat Sheet to Life, Love, Food, Fitness, Fashion and Finance on a Less Than Fabulous Budget
• a limited retro-50s-style wildflower wristlet by glittersweet®
• two Bloom Black Ties - a hair tie that is also stylish jewelry. Wear it in your hair or wear it on your wrist. Either way it’s “The Elastic All Dressed Up!”

The nimble/Quickie Chick Gift, valued at $109, is not available for sale. You as a Chat With Vera loyal reader of this review of nimble has an opportunity to win this limited prize.

Details:  Begins June 8, 2012 and ENDS June 23, 2012 at 12:00 Noon EDT.  You MUST include your email contact information so we can contact you if you win.  Winner must claim prize within 48 hours or new winner will be chosen.  Open to USA-BASED-WINNER-ONLY. Winner will be chosen using random.org.

Mandatory entry:  Visit the Balance Bar website and peek at the great products they have.  Leave a comment here about 1) what other product appeals to you, and 2) what you like about the nimbleBar.

Extra entry:  Tweet this post (see Twitter icon below) with hash tags  #giveaway @nimbleBar  @BalanceBar. Repeat DAILY for more entries.

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DISCLOSURE:  I was provided the box of 12 nimbleBar and little purse in exchange for my honest opinion by the Balance Bar product company.  There was no requirement that I post a favorable review.  The winner's package is also provided by nimbleBar at no cost.