{"id":1178,"date":"2016-01-26T17:43:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T22:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2016-01-26T17:43:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T22:43:21","slug":"crunchies-the-freeze-dried-fruit-snack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/2016\/01\/26\/crunchies-the-freeze-dried-fruit-snack\/","title":{"rendered":"Crunchies, the freeze-dried fruit snack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think I know why people can&#8217;t stop eating potato chips.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, salt and fat contribute to the attraction. But the big lure is the crunch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchiesfood.com\">Crunchies<\/a> is a simple fruit snack that deliveries the crunch we typically associate with savory nibbles. In addition to giving fruit a novel texture, freeze-drying locks in the nutritional value while extending shelf life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/2016\/01\/26\/crunchies-the-freeze-dried-fruit-snack\/blueberries_front\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1179\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1179\" src=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Blueberries_front-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blueberries_front\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Blueberries_front-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Blueberries_front-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Blueberries_front.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The folks from Crunchies sent me a big box of snacks to sample. The treats arrived at an auspicious time, as I&#8217;ve sworn off refined sugar and other goodies for the month of January.<\/p>\n<p>Crunchies\u00a0contain no added sugar and no artificial flavors or coloring. They are non-GMO, gluten-free, vegan, and kosher- and-halal certified. A serving is only 40 calories. In short, Crunchies offend no one.<\/p>\n<p>Strawberry quickly emerged as my favorite variety. Unlike strawberries that are picked long before they ripen, Crunchies\u00a0are intensely flavorful, with the sweetness of just-plucked natural fruit. I eat them straight out of the bag. They\u00a0liven\u00a0up a bowl of oatmeal, too.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0line also includes\u00a0mango, pineapple, blueberry, raspberry, grape, cinnamon apple, strawberry banana and mixed fruit. You can find\u00a0Crunchies in stores nationwide for an SRP of $4.99 \u2013 5.99 for resealable pouches and $1.25 for single-serve bags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think I know why people can&#8217;t stop eating potato chips. Sure, salt and fat contribute to the attraction. But the big lure is the crunch. Crunchies is a simple fruit snack that deliveries the crunch we typically associate with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/2016\/01\/26\/crunchies-the-freeze-dried-fruit-snack\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31,32],"tags":[616,617,170,618],"class_list":["post-1178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eat","category-shop","tag-crunchies","tag-fruit","tag-low-calorie","tag-snack"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2zjZK-j0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1178"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1181,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178\/revisions\/1181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}