TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Bare Coconut Chips

June 20, 2014 at 8:45 am · Filed under Snacks, Top Pick Of The Week

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Coconut chips are a delicious snack, but so
much more. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE
NIBBLE.

The limited days of Almond Joy, Mounds, toasted coconut marshmallows are over. Coconut lovers have numerous ways to enjoy the tropical fruit. For starters, there are coconut butter, coconut flour, coconut M&Ms, coconut milk, coconut nutrition bars, coconut oil, coconut rum and the ubiquitous coconut water. (Hey: Why is it so hard to find coconut ice cream?)

And now, there’s a snack that goes back to the basics: BARE Coconut Chips. BARE scoops the fruit from fresh coconuts, slices and bakes it into better-for-you snack chips. And they’re delicious, in:

Simply Toasted (vegan)

Show Me the Honey

Sweet N’ Heat (vegan)

Coming soon are:

Chocolate Bliss (available August)

Sea Salt Caramel (available Fall)

COCONUT: NOT A NUT!

Let us digress for a moment in the name of food education. The coconut is not a nut!

It’s a fruit—a drupe, like stone fruits and almonds—and not a true nut like pecans, pistachios, walnuts and others. As the immature coconut develops, the drinkable coconut water in the shell converts to edible flesh; when dried, the coconut flesh is called copra.

The coconut tree got its name from 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish seafarers; the term “isoco,” meaning head or skull, the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features.

Coconut products are part of the daily diets of many people. Coconut oil and milk derived are commonly used in cooking and frying; coconut oil is also widely used in soaps and cosmetics. The husks and leaves can be used as material to make a variety of items for furnishing and decorating.

BACK TO COCONUT CHIPS

BARE Crunchy Coconut Chips are a sister line to BARE’s outstanding line of Crunchy Apple Chips, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week and one of our favorite better-for-you snacks at home and work.

Both product lines are minimally-processed, good-for-you snacks made from only real, whole-food ingredients. They are gluten free, Non-GMO Project Verified, vegan (except for the Show me the Honey Coconut Chips), a good source of dietary fiber, and are free of refined sugar, preservatives, cholesterol and trans fats.

Discover more at BareSnacks.com.

USES FOR COCONUT CHIPS

Breakfast: as a garnish for cottage cheese and yogurt, cereal, pancakes and porridge

Lunch: as a salad or soup garnish

Snacks: from the bag, in trail mix, atop cupcakes

Dinner: plate garnish, with rice and other grains

Simply delicious, plain or flavored. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.

Dessert: atop cake frosting, ice cream, puddings, and as a general garnish

They don’t melt, provide an energy boost, and are a great tote-along and leave-in-the-car snack. Get them from the company website or at retailers nationwide (store locator).

Get some of the terrific apple chips while you’re at it.

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