Friday, May 4, 2012
Celebrate Victoria Day with Beanitos & Wholly Guacamole, #CANsnack {Review & Giveaway}
So since I finally found a local source for my Wholly Guacamole addiction, I've been going a little crazy with the guac. I spread it on my sandwiches, I mix it into rice, I dip chicken in it, I mix it into my tuna salad, and yes, I even eat it with chips.
I had read a suggestion to try using guacamole as a "healthier" substitute for mayo, and I've been totally loving using it as a sandwich spread.
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| Wholly's Spicy Guac is darn tasty on my turkey sandwich. |
Wholly Guacamole Classic Nutritional Information:
- All natural ingredients
- Preservative and Additive Free
- Gluten Free & Non-GMO
- Kosher Certified
- now available at Walmart as well as may other fine retailers throughout USA & Canada
Today I went to make tuna salad for my daughter's lunch, and realized that we're out of mayo. I had some Wholly Guacamole in the fridge so I figured why not give it a try.
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| Tuna salad made with Wholly Guacamole, or as G-Girl calls it a Tuna Guacwich |
It was more then just a passable substitute, it was fantastic. And I got to thinking. "Hm. This sort of reminds me of my mother-in-laws awesome tuna dip." So I add a bit more guac, mixed it up, and broke out the chips. But not just any old chips....
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| Tuna Guac Dip with Beanitos Pinto Bean & Flax Cheddar Cheese Chips. |
The May Two-Four long weekend is coming up and to help celebrate Beanitos and Wholly are teaming up to help bring some fantastic snacking to Canada. When they offered to send me a bunch of Wholly Guacamole goodies and a case of Beanitos, I obviously couldn't say no.
But you know I was just in it for the guac, right? So I was pleasantly surprised to find that Beanitos aren't just good, they are absolutely AWESOME. They taste fantastic, and they are actually good for you. They are a healthy snacking choice, so much better for you then corn chips.
Beanitos Nutrition Information:
New Beanitos Single-Serves - A New Healthy To-Go Snack
- New Single-Serve Size 1.25 oz,
- 175 Calories
- 6 g Protein & 6 g Fiber
- Gluten-free & Non-GMO
- Beanitos have just recently come to Canada –– find them at select Horizon, Sobeys and Longo's
I found Beanitos to be a tasty and filling snack. I love that a "serving" is actually the entire single portion bag, and not just six chips. I tried out all four flavours (Black Bean, Pinto Bean & Flax, Black Bean Chipolte BBQ, and Pinto Bean & Flax with Cheddar Cheese), and while I liked the "plain" chips better then the flavoured ones all four varieties were delicious. The two flavoured varieties (Black Bean Chipolte BBQ, and Pinto Bean & Flax with Cheddar Cheese) are a bit spicy. My kids devoured all four types with alarming speed.
They are a big hit here, both plain and along side Wholly Guacamole. Personally I love the contrast of Wholly's Spicy Guac with the plain chips, and of the plain milder guac with the spicy flavoured chips.
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| Beanitos and Wholly Guacamole, the perfect match. |
Perfect snack food for the upcoming backyard BBQ season, right? And if you're feeling adventurous you can try adding tuna to your guac to make a crazy delicious dip to serve to your guests. ( Okay, so you guys probably think I'm nuts for mixing tuna into perfectly good guacamole, but it was seriously tasty.)
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Disclosure: I received free product from both Wholly and Beanitos. As always my words and opinions are my own.
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55 comments:
love BBQ chips and dips
We are planning to have a BBQ. We like to serve chips, Potato salad, and drinks.
we'll be going camping. always need Mexican sips for appies
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in addition to beer, I like chips and dips with my BBQ
I like chips and dips with my bbq!
Gotta have the salsa, chips & dip when you have a BBQ party! Going to relax with my friends & family!
Our big plans - huge house clean. It's getting abit overwhelming. So lots of trips out for Timmy's Iced Capps.
Not sure of the plans yet. For BBQ we like chips, salads, fresh veggies and fruit.
andrea2russia@hotmail.com
Always have chips/dip, potato salad, corn on the cob
No plans for Victoria Day. Chips and dip for snacking.
We'll probably have a bbq with friends and family over. We always put out a variety of chips and dips for snacking.
We mostly fly by the seat of our pants for the May 24 weekend. As for BBQ sides, usually a salad or two and some chips :)
Being the weather is getting warmer, I like to spend my free days outside and go to the beach! I like to snack on chips and cheese with crackers too at BBQs!
We are having a bbq. We have chips and dip, and fruit and veggies!
breej23 at hotmail dot com
No big plans for Victoria Day, one side I love to serve when BBQing is mushrooms. lori a galbraith
Just planning to relax and hang out with family and friends. I like to serve salads e.g. bean salad, potato salad, greek salad, etc. when BBQing.
secret_santa_wwf(at)hotmail(dot)com
Love potato salad with bbq
ontariohappychick at gmail dot com
baked beans val vsbelley@gmail.com
no plans but when we bbq I always make potatoe salad and ceasar salad
We'll be at the cottage for Victoria day weekend....love to serve potato salad with BBQ! tracyddixon@hotmail.com
Potatoes off the grill! Perfection.
It's our anniversary, so dinner somewhere fabulous, I think. I like hot dogs with sauerkraut done on the BBQ!
No plans yet. I like to serve salsa and torilla chips, bagel bites and veggie platter
jmbarata21@hotmail.com
No plans (its normally rains or snows here in Calgary lol). When we do burgers or hot dogs we always have fries and gravy and salad. When we do steak, my husband likes mashed potatoes and gravy, some sort of mixed vegetable (his favourite is when I do baby corn, brussel sprouts and cauliflower) and sometimes buns or salad as well
Love chips!!
We are having a cookout and I'm the grill master! Love chips salsa and guacamole with all the fixings! They are a must for my BBQs!
I love Wholly Guacamole. I have never tried Beanitos but would love to.
hang out with family. And of course chips + dip!
m8usi@yahoo.com
My daughters birthday is that weekend ,so we will be having a birthday party and celebrating
thanks
flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com
We will be relaxing by the lake.
This Victoria day weekend will be spent at the ball diamond watching my son play.
I like to have lots of munchies when we barbeque.
A nice crisp salad is always a nice side to something grilled. Or sweet corn! YuM!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
We usually bar b q. Some of our favourite are watermelon, cantelope and veggies and dip.
We'll be working on our garden (assuming the weather is good). We love cut up veggies and fruit salad.
jentam777 at gmail dot com
I will be staying home and BBQing for the long weekend. I love to serve chips, fresh veggies and dips!
No plans for the weekend as of yet. Maybe a boat ride if the weather's nice and a small family BBQ. I love serving fresh veggies with various dips, guacamole being one of them - yum!
May 9-We serve cheesies and chips for snacks. Side dishes for barbeques usually include potato salad, cooked onions and mushrooms. I would like to serve healthier snacks.-el03ro
We will be going to visit my brother and his wife for the long week-end. Probably spend it hiking and just catching up and letting the little ones play together. Sides when barbecuing are green salad, marinated vegetables
We are visiting family on the long weekend, and diet coke is the staple with BBQ!
No plans yet for Victoria Day but we will definitely be having a BBQ.
abrennan09@hotmail.com
For bbq snacks? Mango salsa and chips, lots of dips, spinach artichoke dip, nachos
Family bbq
No big plans...we love macaroni and potato salad as our BBQ sides.
No plans whatsoever. We love corn on the cob and assorted chips and dips as our BBQ sides.
What sort of snacks or sides do you like to serve when BBQing?
fresh veggies
Plans? Other than sitting out on the patio and having a barbecue, no.
I have to have my once a month treat of potato chips with some kind of homemade dip with sour cream as its base.
And of course, with the barbecued burgers you gotta add some crisp dill pickles and the freshest shredded lettuce.
nachos with melted cheese is a favorite
no plans, but I always love to serve veggies (especiall y in the warmer waether!)
Chips and dips
Visiting with friends!
I like grilled veggies and coleslaw as BBQ sides
We're having family in this weekend and you can be guaranteed that there will be lots of snacking!
If the weather is decent we'll probably spend most of the time at the park. Forecast is calling for rain though so we'll most likely end up at the museum or a movie (or both!)
As for BBQ snacks, my girls like to munch on raw veggies & dip. I'm sure the guacamole would go over really well here!
Garden or Cesear salads!
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