Gluten free, dairy free, vegan and 10g of protein!

I had never heard of this company until I was lounging around one day in the spa of a posh beach resort (I don't get to go often so feel sad for me).

I had just had a massage and was resting by a waterfall, and some nice lady came by to offer me something to eat. She had a basket of protein bars and I just knew I wouldn't be able to eat any of them because of my GF issue. I looked them over, and about half of them were GF, and this particular one with a dark chocolate brown and green label caught my eye.

When I opened it up, not surprisingly the entire outside of the bar had a thin layer of dark chocolate around it. I immediately went back to the label to see about dairy since I can't eat that either but was happy to see it is both GF and DF.

My initial expectations were that of the typical mealy crunch and taste of a vegan protein bar but boy was I surprised. There's a nice crunchewy texture as you bite in, with crunchy bits of puffed rice resisting your way, along with hits of chocolate from some of the tiny dark chocolate nibs inside. The other striking thing was the nice and refreshing mint taste that was perfectly balanced with the chocolate.

This thing reminds me of a girl scout thin mint cookie!!! Wow! It's not mealy, not overly sweet, full round chocolate flavors, definitely not a cookie, but oh so minty chocolaty good!

When I went home, I found them at our local nutrition store and grabbed another bar just to make sure that the beach spa experience didn't affect my taste-buds and sure enough - just as good as the first time. So I went online and ordered a case!

Since the bar is covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate, be careful leaving it in a hot car. Plus if you order in bulk, make sure you choose the pack-in-ice option in the summer. It's a little extra, but otherwise you will get a melted case of bars that will severely disappoint you upon arrival. How do I know this?

For me, this is now one of those go-to bars that I grab on the way out the door if I know that I may have a long meeting or trouble getting back home before mealtime.

For being vegan, 10g of protein and being GF and DF, this one is a 5 out of 5 stars!