Garden Lites - Kale & Brown Rice Bites

My last trip to the grocery store turned up quite a few products that I had not tried before including these Kale and Brown Rice bites from Garden Lites. Being that they are dairy free, GMO free, and gluten free, I was excited to see what these tasted like and what their consistency was.

The bites can be baked, pan fried, or microwaved and as always, I went with the oven method for testing. I always say this but if there are other methods to cook aside from the microwave, go with those. Microwave cooking usually leaves the product lackluster.

The bites came out of the oven with a little bit of a crisp on the outside but still felt pillowy and inviting. After biting into one, I realized I had not checked the ingredients and it was extremely obvious that there were eggs in the product. Despite this, I found them to have the consistency of little kale quiches and frankly, they were delicious. They were extremely flavourful, airy, and fun to eat. I would eat them again in a heartbeat and I strongly recommend them to all of you who are VEGETARIAN!

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This also shines a light on the importance of reading your ingredients before leaving the grocery store. It's apparent that they stock their shelves without realizing they are mixing vegetarian / vegan products and I unknowingly purchased a product that was pretty egg forward. I was ok with this but someone who is vegan obviously wouldn't be so it's super important to take the time to read your labels!

Garden Lites product line is chalk full of veggies in every serving. They have quite a great selection of products with extra veggies hidden inside like frozen waffles, chocolatey muffins with carrot and zucchini, and savoury bites like these Kale and Brown rice bites. I am now a total fan of this line and will be looking for more of their products the next time I shop.

I strongly recommend giving these products a try and would love to hear from you guys should you try one that I have not yet.

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HAPPY VEG