Our customers are always saying that NuGo Dark Mint Chocolate Chip protein bar tastes just like a Thin Mint cookie. So, when we heard about Nestle Crunch making limited edition Girl Scout Thin Mints candy bars, we decided to compare them. The Girl Scout candy bars are a good example of dark chocolate deception - calling a bar dark chocolate on the front of the package, but not using REAL dark chocolate in the ingredients! While many protein bars are merely candy bars in disguise, take a look at this chart to see how NuGo is different.

Karen Broussard, founder and president of the Gluten-Free Travel Site, summed it up perfectly in her review.

“I told our son, who has been gluten free since before he was two, ‘Now you know what Thin Mint cookies from the Girl Scouts taste like.’ Only NuGo Dark Mint Chocolate Chip bars are really better. And healthier. And natural. And did I mention 10g of protein?!”

Best of all, NuGo bars are available year-round at stores across the US, so you can enjoy them anytime! You can also purchase them online. Look for sample packs with free shipping returning this fall. Tell your friends about NuGo Dark Mint Chocolate Chip by repinning this on Pinterest.

Update: The scavenger hunt is now over.

To celebrate summer and our new T-shirts, we are having a virtual scavenger hunt. Five winners will get a NuGo Dark shirt in your choice of small, medium, or large. Be one of the first five people to correctly answer all 10 questions by sending us an Email and you get a T-shirt! All answers can be found on our website. When we have five winners, we will post a comment on this post and announce it on Twitter and Facebook. Limit one shirt per household, and winners must live in the continental US. Good luck!

1. How many gluten-free bars does NuGo make?

2. Is there a FDA standard of identity for dark chocolate?

3. What ingredient do other companies use in place of REAL Dark Chocolate?

4. Which NuGo bar was on the Today Show?

5. What is the name of the guest blogger who wrote Gluten-Free Travel Tips from a Globetrotter?

6. Where does NuGo donate a portion of all sales (name of charity)?

7. What store in Edmonton, Canada carries NuGo bars?

8. How many vegan bars does NuGo make?

9. How many grams of sugar in NuGO Slim?

10. How many grams of fiber are in NuGO FREE Dark Chocolate Trail Mix?

Diabetes Weight Loss – Week by Week, a new book by Jill Weisenberger, will take the anxiety and confusion out of weight loss. You will develop a personalized weight loss plan that works for you and your diabetes.

• Prepare to be successful by learning the keys to goal setting and maintaining motivation.

• Choose from dozens of positive habits to build on.

• Work at a reasonable pace with chapters that are set up week by week and month by month.

• Be inspired by the success stories of real people who have lost weight.

• Chart your progress.

• Eat healthy using a week of wholesome sample menus and 21 delicious recipes.

• Diabetes or not, this book is for you. Those with diabetes will learn about managing blood glucose while losing weight and other diabetes-specific concerns. Those without diabetes still learn the weight loss principles and will develop the skills to lose weight and keep it off.

Jill posts nutrition and diabetes tips on her website. In this video, she explains why it is important to eat white fruits and vegetables and remember that they are part of the whole rainbow of fruits and vegetables.

Visit Jill’s website for more great diabetes resources.

About the Author:

Jill Weisenberger is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator in SE Virginia. She is the author of Diabetes Weight Loss – Week by Week. Follow Jill on Twitter @nutritionjill.

What the Heck Are You Eating is a new YouTube nutrition show created by Everyday Health and Joy Bauer. In each brief episode, Joy answers pressing food questions in a fun and engaging style that reminds us of Alton Brown. Here are our two favorite episodes.

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What is actually the healthiest choice: frozen yogurt, ice cream, or non-dairy?

For more information: 

Follow our new Pinterest Board – What’s in Your Food?

Watch Joy Bauer recommend NuGO Slim on the Today Show 

Read about Dark Chocolate Deception