The Why:  As most of you know, we love Vitalicious, and they are our premier sponsor. And just so we're clear, we don't have to write about this product, we're writing about it because it's that good.  Ever since we first heard about it, we were excited to taste the Golden Corn Vitatops. We can now officially announce that we’ve chosen it as a certified Calorie Bargain, because, well…they’ve done it again!  They’ve taken the best part of a corn muffin—the top—and packed it full of great taste and texture, plus vitamins, fiber and minerals.  But they’ve done it without loading it full of fat and calories.

The Health Bonus: These VitaTops contain a lot of the nutritional benefits of corn--like protein, fiber, and essential vitamins including thiamine, pantothenic acid, folate, and Vitamin C.  Each 2 oz. serving provides 6 grams of fiber--which is approximately 25% of your fiber needs for the entire day, and they’re made with whole grains.

What We Liked Best: For many of us, corn bread has a special "comfort food" quality—ala family dinners and cornbread stuffing. Now you can have the comfort, without the caloric cost. They’re great nice and warm, right out of the toaster. Since they're individually wrapped, you can toss one in your bag or lunch box, and go.  

What We Liked Least: These are kind of addictive, so be careful not to eat too many (we have this same issue with their chocolatey Pomegranate flavor, too). Thankfully, they’re portion controlled.

What It Replaces: Traditional cornbread, which is about 250 calories and 6.5 grams of fat per 2 oz serving.

The Price: 12 2-oz VitaTops for $16.00

Other Offerings: Vitalicious offers a great selection of VitaTops, Muffins, Brownies and mixes, including AppleBerryBran, BlueBran, CranBran, MultiBran, DeepChocolate, BananaNut Sugar Free, Dark Chocolate Pomegranate, Heart Healthy Muffin Tops, Double Chocolate Dream Chocolate/White Chocolate Chip Muffin Tops and Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate/Peanut Butter Chip Muffin Tops.

Where to Buy: On the Vitalicious website.

Nutritional Information:
1 VitaTop (2 oz Serving)
100 calories
1 g fat
6 g of fiber
4 g protein
135 g sodium

Ingredients: Golden Corn VitaTops: Water, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Egg Whites, Corn Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Erythritol, Soy Fiber, Natural Chicory Fiber (Inulin), Dried Honey, Corn Bran, Wheat Gluten, Lecithin, Tricalcium Phosphate, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Potassium Bicarbonate), fruitrim (grapejuice, brown rice syrup), Natural Flavor, Sea Salt, Xanthan Gum. vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, folic acid, iron, biotin, zinc. CONTAINS WHEAT, EGG, SOY. 

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