The contest is open to adults and kids of all ages. Parents can email us a photo or scan of artwork done by kids or videos of kids showing their NuGo love. If you are feeling extra creative, we will accept multiple entries from the same household. All video submissions must be shorter than 2 minutes, and the content must be PG.

We will pick two winners who live in the continental US. One winner for best video wins four boxes of NuGo - 48 bars! One winner for best photo, poem, or other submission wins two boxes of NuGo (24 bars). Each winner gets to pick the NuGo bar flavors. Submissions may be featured on the NuGo blog or used in future NuGo marketing. All submissions must be emailed or posted on our main Facebook page by Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 11 am ET.  Videos can also be posted on youtube and the link sent to us in an email. Winners will be announced on our blog on Valentine’s Day. Good luck!

Here is some important advice on choosing healthy snacks from Fit Sugar.

“Snacking on the right combination of protein and complex carbs can beat an afternoon slump and help get you through the day. Snacking regulates your blood sugar to combat a drop in energy, which can be the difference between skipping an evening workout or powering through one before dinner.”

“One of the most important things to remember with keeping snacking healthy is to make sure that you are prepared. You should plan on eating two snacks a day, says nutritionist Alexa Fishback — one should be under 100 calories and one should be more substantial, 100-200 calories. And, as celebrity trainer Valerie Waters adds, it’s important to time snacks correctly so they help you get from meal to meal.”

NuGo protein bars have between 170 and 200 calories, so you can feel good about eating one each day as a substantial healthy snack. Or, eat half a NuGo bar for a snack that is less than 100 calories. Share the other half with a friend or family member or save it for later. Thank goodness snack time isn’t just for kids!

NuGO Slim is the first low sugar protein bar without maltitol or artificial sweeteners. It is certified gluten-free and Kosher. To try NuGO Slim, order a sample pack for $7, which includes free shipping, or use our store locator to find a store near you.

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We love this new video featuring photos of CAP kids. CAP is certainly succeeding in their mission of building self-esteem in children with alopecia. For more information and alopecia resources, please visit the CAP website.

“Thanks NuGo – we just did 3 weeks in India and I can’t eat Indian Food (food allergies! I know, ridiculous) but one thing I can eat is NuGo Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip so I brought 27 with me. Here was my stash 1/2 way through the trip. Really helped me survive and enjoy a great adventure. Thanks!”

Send us your photos of NuGo around the world, so we can feature them on our blog. Learn more about our REAL Dark Chocolate protein bars.

You can only vote once per IP address in each category, so please encourage your friends to vote too. Voting ends on January 11, 2012, and the winners will be featured in the Joy of Kosher magazine. You do not need to register for an account to vote and anyone can vote. If you want to join their great online Jewish food community or make nominations in other categories, then you will need to create an account.

Here are some fantastic NuGo Dark Chocolate Pretzel testimonials from our Facebook fans and bloggers.

“Seriously, Nugo bars are my new favorite food/thing in the world. The first one I tried was the chocolate pretzel with sea salt when I was upstate over the weekend and I literally had to hold back tears this thing was so good. It seems that something that good could never be healthy, but they are definitely Jen (that’s me) approved. Every bite had a touch of sea salt and if you are crazy about salty/sweet combo’s, these will swoon you.”
Jen at NuGo Obsession

“The Chocolate pretzel bar is the best chocolate bar I’ve ever tasted Perfect texture, Perfect salty sweet combo.”
James

“I have to restrain myself from eating too many chocolate pretzel bars — they are that good. I’m so appreciative of a vegan protein bar that tastes so freaking good!!!”
Carney

“That is the best bar ever created.”
Jan

“Dark Chocolate Pretzel with Sea Salt rocked my socks off after a define body class. The sea salt was something you never see in a protein bar, and it definitely enhanced the flavor. 10g of protein is nothing to shake your head at either.”
Elizabeth at Don’t White Sugar-Coat It

“For around 200 calories, the dark chocolate mint, salted pretzel and chocolate chip are an amazing, healthy, perfect snack. If you are a fan of the salty, sweet combo, the salted pretzel flavor will be your absolute favorite!”
Ericka at The Sweet Life

NuGo Dark protein bars, which do not contain hydrogenated oils, were featured as the Kosher Eye Product of the Week. They are OU Pareve, vegan, low fat, and made with REAL dark chocolate that lusciously melts in your mouth exploding with chocolate flavor. Are you craving NuGo Dark Chocolate Pretzel protein bars now after reading these testimonials? Then, order on our website, or use our store locator to find a store near you.

“In fact, sweeteners have been studied far more than most drugs (there’ve been at least 100 studies on sucralose/Splenda alone). The problem is that they subtly mess with how you react to food.

• Sometimes it’s a mind game. For instance, diet sodas can cloud common sense, making you think your no-cal drink “cancels out” the fat calories in burgers and fries.

• Sometimes they make you eat more, not less. Because no-cal sweeteners essentially don’t register in your brain’s satiety center, instead of satisfying a sweet craving they can send you hunting for something else . . . and then something else. They also train your taste buds to go PING only when they detect intense sweetness.

• Sometimes there’s something going on no one even understands yet. Recent Texas research has linked drinking diet soda to bigger waists — 70% bigger than in people who didn’t touch the stuff. “Huh?” That’s what we said. More to come on this. But Dr. Mike, who used to drink a daily diet cola (or six), is glad he gave ‘em all up over a year ago.”

There’s also evidence that fake sugars and diet sodas don’t help you lose weight, and up your risk of metabolic syndrome, which precedes diabetes, heart disease, and more. So it’s hard to be enthusiastic about them.”

“What’s ASTOUNDING about these bars is the taste. Apparently the folks at NuGo concocted some sort of magic spell that makes 2 grams of sugar sufficient without the need for fake sugars or sugar alcohols. 

Let me repeat. These bars taste GREAT and they only have 2g of sugar. Real sugar, not the fake crap. My world has been rocked.“

The magic spell she is referring to is Real dark chocolate and chicory root. We discovered this revolutionary potion, which allows us to make a delicious low sugar protein bar without artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols. Fervent Foodie describes the bad aftertaste and gastric problems associated with sugar alcohols.

“Every low sugar bar I’ve tried to date has come up short. Quest Bars, Think Thin Bars, Atkins Bars… all absolutely horrible in my opinion. The most common failures for these low sugar bars are the texture and that horrible taste fake sugars give things. Blegh! I hate that… just thinking about it makes my teeth hurt! Not to mention that the sugar alcohols always seem to upset my stomach and make me regret eating the low sugar bar in the first place.“

Mary wrote that she has searched for years to find a tasty low sugar bar since she is hypoglycemic. We are delighted that Mary has finally found her magic treasure!