Raw by Rae - Nutrient Balanced Treats

Raw by Rae

One of my fabulous fit friends, miss Rachel Dora, was kind enough to send me several flavors of her delicious Raw by Rae nutrient dense desserts!  I was really excited to try these because I have a HUGE sweet tooth (I certainly live up to the name Candy) lol!  As you can tell from my blog, I love eating well.  I think it is very important to eat whole, all natural foods to fuel your body and mind in order to perform proficiently.  But let's be honest, like most people in this world I crave "junk" food too, especially desserts like cakes, cookies, and brownies.  Yet we all know those aren't exactly the best choices for our health and/or waistline.  That's why I love these Raw by Rae treats!  Not only do they taste heavenly, but they are HEALTHY, 100% RAW, ALL NATURAL, REAL food that everyone's body can benefit from.

So far, I have had the opportunity to try 4 flavors:

1) Chocolate Chip Cookie

- Chocolaty goodness; I just love the bites of raw cacao nibs!

2) Pecan Pie

- Sweet southern comfort! Chewy and decadent.

3) Orange Chocolate

- Just the perfect blend of chocolate and orange flavor. Rich and refreshing.

4) Coconut Brownie

- Rolled in unsweetened coconut shavings for a burst of coconut on top of a fudgey "brownie".

There are a variety of other yummy flavors to choose from too, such as; Original Brownie, Banana Split, Pumpkin Spice, Salty Caramel, Cinnamon Roll, Tiramisu, Lemon Coconut, and Mint Chocolate Chip.  Basically, whatever your favorite sweet treat is, Rachel has most likely turned it into a nutrient-packed gourmet dessert.  Although I must say, I recommend making a S'mores or Chocolate Peanut Butter treat!

Every treat is made fresh daily, with completely raw and unprocessed ingredients which allows the abundant amount of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and omega-3 fatty acids to remain in their optimum natural state . All the desserts are dairy free, egg free, gluten free, grain free, and soy free with no artificial sweeteners, no preservatives and no trans fat, which works well with specialty diets including raw, vegan & vegetarian diets.

My first bite of Raw by Rae - The Chocolate Chip Cookie!

An example of the ingredients you'll find in a Raw by Rae treat would be: dates, cashews, flaxseed, cold-pressed coconut oil, maple syrup, cacao, cacao nibs, vanilla extract, and grey sea salt, which is exactly what the Chocolate Chip is comprised of.

Pecan Pie!

Close up of the Raw by Rae Pecan Pie treat.

Packed with raw pecans, which are a rich source for energy, health benefiting nutrients, minerals, anti-oxidants, and vitamins that are essential for wellness, this treat was so moist and delicious!

Having an Orange Chocolate treat with my post-workout breakfast!

 

Here's a close up of the Orange Chocolate! Let me be honest by saying, I was hesitant to try these ones due to the fact that it was orange flavoring, I'm more or a strawberry or blueberry type gal! But, I was very pleasantly surprised by these! They were REALLY GOOD. The orange extract was not overpowering and it was just the perfect mix of cacao and orange. So tasty! Ingredients are dates, cashews, flaxseed, cold-pressed coconut oil, maple syrup, cacao, vanilla extract, orange extract, and sea salt! The texture to me is like a fudgey brownie. Two thumbs up for these healthy treats!

The Coconut Brownie treats makes me smile :)

To order online and have these treats shipped directly to your door, visit www.RawbyRae.com.

Wholesome Chow: Organic, Gluten Free, & Vegan Brownie Mix

I took a trip with my mom to one of our favorite stores the past weekend; Home Goods!  Cause Home Goods "makes me happy"! Lol!  No but really, it does, I love that store.  Any who, I stumbled across this Organic, Gluten Free, & Vegan Brownie Mix made by a company called Wholesome Chow and decided to give this mix a shot because I'm absolutely obsessed with anything chocolate, especially brownies :)

 Organic, Gluten Free, Vegan, Brownies!

Super easy to prepare, just add: Butter (non-dairy or dairy), Flax Meal (or an egg) and Water!  Mix, bake and serve these delicious brownies in under an hour!  Made with the finest non-gmo, organic and gluten free certified ingredients...yum!

 

Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Dairy, Casein, Peanut, Nut and Corn Free!

Mix, bake and serve! Ingredients: Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic White Rice Flour, Organic Brown Rice Flour, Organic Fair Trade Cocoa Powder, Organic Potato Starch, Organic Tapioca Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Aluminum-Free Baking Powder (Sodium acid pyrophosphate, Sodium bicarbonate, Corn starch, Monocalcium phosphate), Xanthan Gum, Evaporated Sea Salt.

Each package yields 6-9 brownies

Not too sure how many calories it comes out to per brownie because  of the way the nutrition facts are... who eats 2 tbsp of dry mix?!  Lol!  I'm assuming if you slice the brownies into 9 equal servings that would equal out to about 2.4 servings per brownie, but I could be way off in my assumption.  I always prefer making anything from unprocessed, all natural, whole foods but these were so easy and delicious I had to share with you fit fam!

I actually had this for breakfast with scrambled eggs!  Freshly chopped organic strawberries topped with a crumbled brownie and all natural almond butter.

Amazeballz! :)