Rare Fare Foods, Almond Quinoa Clusters, 24 Ounce

These have been well accepted by my kids. Great balance of nutrition and indulgence. With only 7 grams of sugar per 1 ounce (4 piece) serving, they're just sweet enough to qualify as a treat for my kids, and healthful enough for me to feel good about giving it to them. Only five simple ingredients - almonds, organic sugar, brown rice syrup, organic quinoa and sea salt. Very important point is that the sugar is organic, because non-organic sugar is likely to be GMO. It's a pretty large bag, so at $16.99 it's not a bad value. I will definitely reorder.

These are fantastic nut clusters. I thought they would be tooth breakers but they are not. They taste like caramel corn and almond clusters, yum. I don't really notice or see the quinoa, partly because I am too busy shoving these into my mouth! Very well done, tastes great. There was an expiration date of about a month out on my bag.

Delicious! Like healthy candy!

Probably too high in calories for a decent snack, the flavor of it is good. It's not overly sweet, doesn't contain any sort of candy/chocolate drizzle, and is in a resealable bag. It requires discipline to stop eating it. It's like a less sweet brittle. Pieces are cut evenly and similarly shaped. Will need strong teeth, however. They are hard to crunch!

These were a big hit with my family. The almond quinoa clusters were firm and crunchy. They are a bit on the dry side, but not in a bad way. A serving size is 4 pieces which was surprisingly filling. They are lightly sweetened and don't taste overly sweet at all. The sweetness is very mild and not very noticeable. The taste of almonds is the strongest of the ingredients. My husband and I are doing Weight Watchers and the serving size equates to 5 WW smart points which isn't too bad for a snack. The package is a good size and lasted my family of four (two adults, two teenagers) for several days.

These Almond Quinoa Cluster were great and I only had one complaint which was they were very hard and difficult to bite into them. I takes strong teeth but once broken they have a delicious flavor. These clusters are filled with almonds, brown rice syrup, quinoa, cane sugar and sea salt. I have used quinoa before but as a pasta or rice but never dreamed of putting it in a sweet cluster as a candy. It does work as it says there are no artificial flavors or preservatives or color so it looks very natural in small squares of food flare.This bag is 24 ounces so it holds a lot so you get a large amount to share. These would be good to take along on a hike and should give you plenty of nourishment and flavor. They are made by the Rare Fare Foods and it states that one serving is 150 calories. They recommend four pieces as a serving size so you can figure you are getting 600 calories so share these with family and friends but warn them they are hard but delicious.

Upon biting into one of these, the first flavor I tasted was almond. After that came the much lighter flavor of the quinoa, followed by the faint flavor of cane sugar and, lastly, sea salt. Wonder where the brown rice syrup favor is? Well, after having eaten several of these, I am unable to clearly detect that specific flavor. There is a touch of sweetness, but it is difficult for me to figure out whether that touch of sweetness is from the cane sugar or the brown rice syrup.These cluster are CRUNCHY. Forget about softness with these clusters. The moisture content is very low. Indeed, one of the advertising points is that there are no artificial preservatives (as well as no artificial flavors and no artificial colors), so the lower moisture content likely reduces the risk of mold and bacterial growth. Presuming crunchy food is desirable, these clusters quickly become addictive. Indeed, I munched down several before noticing that four clusters is about 150 calories. That's when I realized I would have to pace myself, or I might have downed the entire pound and a half bag.It appears that many of the nutrients survive the process used to make these clusters. Four cubes provide about 30% of the minimum daily value for vitamin E. There are lesser amounts of many other minerals and a couple of vitamins, including 20% of the minimum daily value of copper, and it goes down from there.As far as flavor, texture, and lack of artificial ingredients, these clusters are excellent. The only negative is that the price is a bit high compared to less healthy snacks. Indeed, it seems as though that's the quandary. Unhealthy snacks are generally cheap. Healthy snacks tend to be more expensive. Since healthy snacks typically have less ingredients, it would seem that they should be less expensive, but it somehow never turns out that way.As an alternative to sugar-laden, preservative-laden, and heavily colored snacks, these may be a great alternative. Likely the only issue is affordability. Our five star rating is based entirely on flavor and the lack of artificial ingredients. In other words, our review is based on the product itself, which we like very much, ignoring the price.Enjoy!

I am not a very big fan of these. They are very sweet to me. The clusters are very difficult to chew and hard in spots. I offered them to others but they did not care for them either. They would only chew on a couple then quit.I received this item for my honest opinion and was not compensated.