I received some great products today, and will incorportate them throughout my meals today, and for snacking. The products are from a company called Biena, founded by Poorvi Patodia.
These snacks are not your typical chickpeas, they are
roasted and puffed into delicious snacks, and are a healthy option to other
snacks. What Poorvi created for her own family, is what my family will be
enjoying tonight.
Poorvi Patodia, from early childhood knew what she
wanted and she went out and did it. Creating a snack out of chickpeas. They are
light, crispy snacks that have protein, fiber and a ton of nutrients. These Biena snacks are now recognized the world over. And it's great that I have the
privilege to taste them.
I am so ready to try these Biena snacks a try, not only as a
snack, but to again go out the box and create some yummy dish's.
For breakfast I made some scrambled eggs and crushed
some of the blazin hot puffs in for not only a coating but some heat. Who knew
you could puff a chickpea!. These blazin hot puffs, we amazing, with their
sweet and heat flavor. The color is so bold, a nice blazin red. The color is
from beets, black currants and tomato's, there is no artificial coloring in any
of Biena products. The bite was so light and crispy, and the kick was perfectly
balanced with the sweet. They are a great option for kids and adults. All Biena
snacks are plant based, and free from grain, rice and corn. The Biena blazinhot puffs are a great snack to add to your lunch bag, or pack for a grab and go
snack when your on the run. As far as a added ingredient to eggs, everyone
loved it!
As a snack before lunch, I tried the vegan ranch chickpea puffs. They gave you a nice cool feeling in every bite. There's a
taste of garlic and onion as well. If you like any snack that is ranch
flavored, you will love these. The Biena snacks are great for everyone,
especially those on restricted diets, because they are not high in carbs, and have
a nice proportioned amount of protein. And they make a wonderful vegan snack. Any
one who eats cheese puffs will absolutely love these chickpea puffs, they have
the same bite only much more healthier. Biena chickpea puffs are a great clean
snack to have in your cabinet. Eat them out of the bag, or get creative and use
them in a recipe.
Lunch time was so yummy, with a Biena aged white cheddar puff veggie burger. So easy to make just crushing the puffs and coating
veggie burgers with the mix. You get a really yummy cheese tasting veggie
burger without adding any cheese other then the puffs. This was because the
puffs themselves are made with real cheddar cheese. The age white cheddar puffs
are so full of flavor, and that flavor carried into the veggie burger with no
problem. You even got a little crunch still from the coating. This was easy
because after coating them, I air fried the burgers. Even on the side I had
some of the aged white cheddar puffs right out the bag. You have to be careful,
these could be addictive.
Between lunch and dinner the family had some of the
Biena roasted chickpeas, habanero flavored. They are a nice spicy chickpea
snack roasted, with the flavor of not only habanero, but with a slight taste of
lemon. A nice snack if you like heat! They are not overly hot, and very
tolerable as far as the spice. We all loved the texture, the chickpeas we're definitely
roasted to a perfect crispness. These roasted chickpeas from Biena also have
very low fat, and a good protein amount. Packing them for a on the go snack is
a great option. Eat them out the bag, or crush them for a nice coating on your
favorite chicken recipe or serve as a topping for a nice taco salad. What ever
you choice these chickpeas are delicious.
Starting with dinner, for the Biena BBQ roasted chickpeas, I blended them up then added them into some plain hummus for a dip,
with some colorful chips. The blend of the BBQ chickpeas gave my hummus a
stunning color and flavor. In ever bite you taste the BBQ spice of the chickpeas.
The flavor is a nice perfect balance of, sweet, tangy, smoky with a little
spicy kick. It definitely added a nice zip in my hummus. The two together really
worked well. The BBQ roasted chickpeas are not only great eating them out the
bag, but really work crushed or blended into another recipe.
My family loves a good salad, and with Biena roasted rocking ranch chickpeas, they we're very happy. The rocking ranch chickpeas
really added the perfect crunch to the salad. These chickpeas are a great
replacement for croutons. I love the name of this flavor, because that is what
the flavor delivers, a nice rocking ranch taste. PopSugar stated that these are
the new best selling supermarket flavor, and they are right. They really are a
star, not only out the bag as a snack, but complimenting a salad. All the
roasted chickpeas are grain and gluten free, and also free from the top eight
allergens. They are very light, but yet have a nice crunch to them. Every bag of
these roasted chickpeas are a nice clean and very simple snack. If you like a
zesty flavor this is the chickpea that delivers. The best part all the roasted
chickpeas from Biena are a healthy alternative.
As always there are veggies on my dinner plate, and
tonight was no different. I made some roasted veggies, and took fresh veggies
and melded them together, with the Biena sea salt chickpeas. It was a nice
different take on a side vegetable dish. You would be surprised even though
these we're a sea salt flavor they we're not overly salty. They still have a
nice airy crunch, and are dusted with the sea salt. These to make a great
alternative healthy snack for adults and for children. The salt content would
be nothing to worry about. They are great out of the bag, but adding them to
recipes is so much fun. They hold their crunch no matter what you add them to.
The main attraction was dinner. I made chicken strips
using Biena roasted honey chickpeas as the coating. After rolling them in a wet
mixture, I coated them in crushed honey chickpeas and crushed almonds. It was a
match made in heaven. I made them in my air fryer and this gave me a nice
crunchy crust when they we're done. The flavor you get in every bite is sweet
and salty, with a honey flavor taste as well. All the ingredients are perfectly
blended. In 2016 prevention magazine gave this flavor the cleanest packaged
food award. I can see why after eating them. The taste of the Biena roasted
honey chickpeas are not overbearing at all with salt. They are a great size for
snacking and cooking with.
Want a nice healthy snack alternative for your family,
check Biena chickpea snacks out online or on Amazon.
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