I've always been pretty health conscious. Growing up, my mom was the original healthy mom before it became the norm. There was never any junk food in our house and I grew up thinking yogurt covered raisins were candy. Seriously! We rarely ate fast food as my parents cooked from scratch most nights (my step-dad was a chef) and I was only allowed soda occasionally when dining out. While I didn't realize it when I was younger, I understand now that growing up like this set the foundation for adopting a healthier lifestyle on my own as I grew older.
When I became a mom, I wanted to make sure that I was providing the best food options for my son but it wasn't always easy finding healthy options years ago when he was little. Nowadays, it has become easier to find better for you options as eating healthier has become more mainstream. One of my favorite healthier options comes from a great company called Green Plate Foods. Not only do they make the yummiest Smart Cookies, but the company also happens to be created and ran by one of my high school besties, Lisa Pounds. As a busy working mom, she created Green Plate Foods after struggling to find healthier options for her daughter. The company has evolved over the years, but their main focus these days is making the most amazing Smart Cookies.
What is a Smart Cookie you ask? Smart Cookies are certified gluten free, packed with nutrient-rich ingredients and contain fruit and/or vegetables in them! No artificial ingredients in these babies! The Green Plate Foods line includes Almond Butter Sweet Potato, Chocolate Chip Zucchini and Cranberry Almond. The Cranberry Almond Smart Cookie is also vegan and has 6 grams of protein in addition to being gluten free. Don't let all these healthy ingredients fool you though, these cookies are full of flavor and super yummy! Even though I love them all, I have to admit that I'm having a love affair with their newest cookie Cranberry Almond at the moment.
Smart Cookies totally satisfy my sweet tooth craving, but are made with nutritious ingredients so I don't feel guilty after eating them and I don't get a sugar crash afterwards either. I'm not a crunchy cookie girl so I love that these cookies are soft and chewy! They come individually wrapped so they make the perfect healthy snack to keep in your purse or car when you need a quick, nutritious, filling snack on the go. I seriously keep all three stocked in my pantry at all times and usually throw one or two in my purse for emergencies so I don't get hangry! Y'all know hangry, right? It's when you're so hungry you are on the verge of being angry and moody until you're fed again! These cookies definitely keep the hangry at bay! Ha-ha!
Show my girl Lisa some love and try Smart Cookies! You can find them on Amazon or purchase them from her website www.GreenPlateFoods.com. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
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While this is not a sponsored post, I wanted to disclose that Lisa, the Green Plate Foods owner and founder, is a close, long-time friend of mine. However, I do truly love these yummy cookies and would purchase them even if I wasn't friends with the owner :)