Today we spent the day at Expo East in Baltimore. A few weeks ago I found out that I was picked to be one of the 20 Expo Bloggers this year. It is such an honor to be chosen, thank you New Hope for choosing me! I am sharing this position with my husband, known as the KingTaste Tester, as well as my daughter, the guest blogger today. She has her own blog called Girl Cave. Today she is sharing her Top 8 favorite food finds from Day 1 at Expo East. It was VERY hard to narrow down her choices to only 8 products. Her list included over 20 amazing items, but these 8 goodies all made her palette quite happy today. Without further ado, here are today’s winners and her top 8 items in no particular order:
- Pop Lab Popsicles: These popsicles are refreshing and delicious. You would never know they are vegan and gluten free! Diane’s favorite flavor was strawberry lemonade and coconut. I loved the dark chocolate and the king taste tester preferred the kiwi. The pure and natural ingredients give a simple & wonderful pop! Diane says, “Eating these pops will cool you down on a hot day and will make you feel like you’re at a beach. I love seeing chunks of my favorite fruits right inside the popsicles.”
- MyMo Mochi: Diane tasted almost every flavor of this Mochi covered ice cream. She could not get enough of it. Each small ice cream ball is covered in a thin layer of sweet mochi. It is such an interesting taste and flavor. You can even find these yummy treats at some Costco locations! Diane says, “These frozen ice cream balls are full of flavor and sweetness. You will want to eat as many as you can!”
- Julie’s Organic Ice Cream: These flavors were just made a few days ago and they were rich and delicious. We have been enjoying Julie’s Organic ice cream sandwiches for years. Now you will be able to buy the quart containers too! Great new rebranding and packaging on these ice creams, yum! Catch them in stores next summer. Diane says, ” I am not sure I can wait until summer to taste this ice cream again! So good!”
- Annie’s Organic Chocolate Mint Grabbit cookies: Annie’s Organic has created a healthier alternative to a mint oreo cookie. This cookie was not too sweet, and just slightly minty. Diane describes it as the perfect dessert! These cookies had a nice refreshing mint aftertaste. Diane says, “These mint cookies are so much better than Oreos, and healthier too! Stop buying oreos and buy these instead!”
- Way Better Nacho Cheese chips: We all want to have chips that are way better for us. These indulgent chips are made from sprouted grains and are deliciously addictive. Since the ingredients are clean and healthy, you won’t mind so much when your kids eat the whole bag. Diane’s favorite flavor was the Nacho Cheese, but the brand new Chipotle Barbeque Sweet Potato was a very close second. Diane wishes that every bag of chips was this big! Diane might or might not have eaten 3 bags of these chips and says, ” Your kids will love these very crunchy, cheesy and delicious chips.” She wants you to switch from bad Doritos and start to buy these chips that are better for your kids!
- Thrive Tribe chocolate mint cookies: These cookies were subtle in their sweetness and their mint flavoring. They were nutritious and delicious which is a perfect combination. It was hard to believe that these cookies are paleo, vegan and gluten free! These grain free goodies are so healthy you won’t mind having two or three! Diane says, “These cookies are great for gluten free kids or even if you are not. You will not even notice that they are without grains!”
- Smash Mallow marshmallows: These premium snackable marshmallows come in so many cute flavors. Diane could not choose which flavor was best so she tried them all. These gluten free goodies are soft, sweet and scrumptious. Diane’s favorite flavor was Root Beer Float with Cinnamon Churro as a close second. “They are easy to break apart and share with a friend”, says Diane. Diane loved all the creative flavors that they created.
- Pop corners Mini Double Up Fudge: We have been fans of Pop Corners for years. The kids love the butter, white cheddar, and kettle corn flavors. They have recently rebranded to the Our Little Rebellion line. For the holidays they have a new flavor called the Mini Double Up Fudge chips. Each small chip has a small drizzle of chocolate over it. They are slightly sweet and totally addictive and delectable. Diane says, “The chocolate on top makes these chips a crazy combo in your mouth. It is hard for me to decide if it is a chip or a dessert but I love every bite!”
Your daughter has very good taste! I’m drooling over here looking at her top eight food fines. I would love to spend the day tasting all those treats.
Thanks Alli! I agree with you that my daughter has great taste! Expo East is such a great show!
what a fantastic looking Expo! I love your food finds, I would agree that all of them are great!
Expo East is a great conference if you are at all interested in health or healthy foods! We have so many more healthy finds to share with you.
My kids have my husband bring home Mochi from work all the time, they can’t get enough of it. If I bought Popcorners, they wouldn’t even make it home.
Pop corners are awesome! You really should try all their different flavors.
wow this looks so fun! i haven’t heard of some of those food brands but i’m sure you and your family enjoyed all those samples!
The funniest part is, by noon we are all pretty full after eating so many great samples!
Looks like it’s a good place to get some good food! I have never heard of those ice cream bars, they look very interesting to try.
We have discovered many new brands with awesome health benefits. We look forward to sharing them all with you over the next few months.
Looks like a very fun expo! My oldest daughter would love it! Popcorners are so good! We buy them every week!
You already know how delicious popcorners are ! Their new flavors are awesome!!
This looks like a fun and yummy event! Love your daughters choices :).
My daughter says thank you! I will be posted my favorite new products and they are amazing too. We are having a great time at Expo East!
We have loved Annie’s brand for a long time. Those sandwich cookies from Annie’s would certainly be a hit around our house.
The Annie’s sandwich cookies come in regular and mint!
I love all of the new products! I had never heard of any of these but they all look amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thanks for visiting. More great food finds today, the last day of Expo East!
These look like an amazing list of treats to enjoy. I love the ice cream treats and will be checking them out for myself.
Wonderful! I am glad you enjoyed our new food finds. Today we hope to cover the rest of the show!
This is great, looks like such a fun time for sure! All of those yummy foods too 😉
The show has been very fun and also tiring. We enjoy discovering new food trends with healthier options.
How fun! It’s fun as a blogger to take the time to go to events like these. It seems like there were a lot of fun brands some familiar and unfamiliar.
One of the best things about attending conferences is to meet some bloggers you have been “friends” with in real life!
I always love discovering new brands and food products! This is my first time hearing about Pop Lab Popsicles, but I’d love to see them in the stores soon. I love that they’re vegan and gluten-free. 🙂
The Pop Lab popsicles were amazing. They are based in Florida. Tasted like real fruit, sweet and refreshing!
Omg now y’all definitely found some deliciousness at the expo!!!!! Total foodie here so y’all left me very hungry;-)
We really did find some much delicious food. Sorry to make you so hungry!
What a fun expo! Your daughter has awesome taste! These pictures are so great, thanks for sharing!
My daughter is pretty special. She had so much fun discovering new products to share with you.
What a great review of food. I’ve never heard of this type of expo, but this would be a great way to find out about new brands.
Thank you! Expo East is a great way to learn about healthy brands. I found so many new companies that I will be writing about soon.
The smash marshmallows sound right up my street! Yum, I am drooling reading this haha its torture being here and not having any yummy snacks to accompany me lol
The SmashMallow company was sooooo nice, plus the marshmallows were so delicious!
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