In the UK, it may surprise you to hear that only half of us manage to eat the recommended 5 portions of fruits and vegetables each day – not great considering how important they are for maintaining our overall health and wellbeing. If like me, you’re always on the hunt for exciting new ways to incorporate more of these foods into your diet then you might want to give ZENB’s new veggie and fruit bites a try.
ZENB
At ZENB, they believe in harnessing the goodness of nature to develop sustainable, mindful and great-tasting meal solutions, that they conveniently deliver directly to your door. Their name, derived from the Japanese expression for whole parts: Zenbu (全部) represents their approach to developing products, and producing snacks using the whole plant that help you eat more naturally each and every day.
ZENB prepares you for your future snacking self, arming you against the unhealthy cravings and helping you to make better food choices. They’re passionate about providing a new way of thinking about plants and what they can do – in our meals, for our bodies, and in the world around us. Ultimately, they want to help you embrace plant-fuelled goodness and feel great. Eating healthy shouldn’t involve compromise and ZENB believes that food can be delicious while being good for you too!
ZENB Veggie & Fruit Bites
ZENB’s better-for-you bite-sized snacks deliver a delicious boost. Their combination of dried fruit and vegetables gives them a delightfully chewy texture, with just a little crunch from the added nuts and seeds. The entire range is full of fibre, 100% plant-powdered, non-GMO and gluten-free. Each bite contains as much of the whole vegetable as possible – from peel and cores to stem and seeds – and nothing else. That means no nasty artificial flavours, colours, or preservatives.
The bites come in 6 unique flavours – each featuring a ‘hero’ veggie blended with complementary fruits and spices. Flavours on offer include:
- Berry Sweet Pepper
- Mexican Cocoa Beetroot
- Orange Cocoa Beetroot
- Tropical Carrot
- Coconut Lime Courgette
- Cherry Sweet Potato
RRP: £3/pack (45g)
Macros (per 45g serving):
- Calories – 188
- Carbs (of which sugars) – 20g (17g)
- Fats (of which saturates) – 9.5g (3g)
- Protein – 3g
Ingredients:
Dried ground red pepper with stem and seeds (21%), Agave syrup, Roasted diced almond, Cocoa butter, Dried ground strawberries (9%), Date syrup, Almond butter, Dried ground raspberries (7%), Puffed red quinoa
Nutritional information based on the Berry Sweet Pepper flavour
The Verdict
I decided to try 3 of ZENB’s fruitiest-looking flavours: Berry Sweet Pepper, Mexican Cocoa Beetroot and Cherry Sweet Potato. The bites were smaller than I expected but you get plenty in a pack – the best way I can describe them is similar to a chopped-up Nakd bar. The texture is pretty much identical to a Nakd bar too – soft and chewy but with the occasional crunch from the nuts – but they’re a lot less sugary-tasting which I appreciated as I find some similar snacks can be a bit much.
Overall, I really enjoyed them and would definitely have them again as a part sweet, part savoury, wholesome whole-food snack when I’m looking for something a little healthier to eat!
