Review: Happily Grazing on Amazin' Graze Granolas, Nuts and Nut Butter

Firstly, let me tell you all first who is the #1 fan of these awesome granola and nuts in the house - baby Vern! Yes, he fights with me for the food! haha.

Well, before Amazin' Graze contacted me to do a review on their products, I am already their loyal customer. I first tried their granolas during a food fair held in Gurney Paragon last year. And as I loved it so much, I started buying from them online and I kept going back for more.

So I am very happy to do a review of the product because I was already "bragging" about them in my personal Facebook/Instagram pages. :)

SO WHO AND WHAT IS AMAZIN' GRAZE?  

Amazin' Graze's mission is very straightforward - to change the way people snack. They want to encouurage real food only (none of the fake stuff or empty calories).

They really believe in eating right, not less.  (hmmm.....so in tune with me, as I can't do with eating less haha)

So they are obsessed with creating healthy alternatives, using great quality, raw ingredients with fun combination that taste amazing - and that is Amazin' Graze!

(Source: https://www.amazingraze.co/about/)

FIRST IMPRESSIONS AND PRODUCTS

The package was delivered by Ninja Van, which is one of my preferred courier because I always have good experience with it so far!

Package was wrapped in a normal plastic package, which initially I was a bit apprehensive because I knew I had a glass tub of nut butter inside.

Took them out and saw that they granolas and nuts were in another plastic bag while the nut butter has another layer or protection to it. Phew.

This was how they packaged the Nut Butter Glass Tub.
It has something like a giant egg carton protection and wrapped in layers of sticky tape.

 

And when I opened up the carton box protection, there was another layer of thick bubble wrap surrounding it. And lastly, another plastic shrink wrap on the bottle itself!

Great indeed to ensure the customer received the tub in perfect condition! Thumbs up Amazin' Graze on the secure packaging!

 

  

So these are the products I chose from Amazin' Graze website. 

For the 2 granolas, I chose the Hazelnut Blackforest and the Blueberry Goji Coconut.

For the Nut Mixes, I chose the Berry-licious Trail Nut Mix.

And for the Nut Butter, I chose the All Natural Almond Butter. 

Let's talk about their Granolas first.

So what is a granola?
Granola is an oat-based cereal commonly eaten at breakfast or as a snack. Amazin' Graze's granola contains rolled oats with nuts, fruits and other superfoods baked into crunchy clusters.

Their granolas has no preservatives, free of any refined sugar, is all-natural and free of any artificial additives.

I heard that these two granola flavours are one of their bestsellers, so I couldn't wait to try them!

For the Blueberry Goji Coconut Flavour, it comes in a 250g packaging with a zip-lock resealable opening to ensure freshness.

You can see that the ingredient list are listed at the front of the packaging.

Almonds, Organic Chia Seeds, Wild Blueberries, Goji Berries, and Coconut. 

Wholly awesome good!

 

The Blueberry Goji Coconut Granola tasted amazing. My 2 elder kids like this one. They can munch on them just like that! 

It is overall a much healthier snack than many others, so for that I give this a thumbs up even if my kids wanna snack on this whole day!

I, on the other hand loves to add these to my bowl of yogurt. 

On a bowl, I scooped some natural yogurt, then top it with half an avocado, some fresh blueberries and then sprinkled some Blueberry Goji Coconut Granola on  it.

The granola added a crunch and some sweetness into my otherwise rather tard yogurt. Love it!

I also lke to add them to my bowl of smoothies. 

The left photo, I blended some frozen dragonfruit with a little yogurt, and then topped it with some bananas, blueberries and the Granola! 

On the right photo, I blended the frozen mango with some frozen bananas and some yogurt, then just topped it with the granola.

Super yums and refreshing indeed. I could eat them ALL DAY EVERY DAY 24/7 haha!

 

Even Vern couldn't help but to steal some spoonfuls of it from me!

As for the other flavour, the Hazelnut Blackforest Granola, it also comes in a 250g packaging with the same resealable zip-lock opening to ensure freshness. 

For this Hazelnut Blackforest Granola flavour, the ingredient list consists of dark cocoa powder, buckwheat, organic chia seeds, hazelnuts and cranberries. 

 

And because of the dark cocoa powder, the colour of this granola is dark black in colour. And for that, I love it and my kids loved it too. Look at Vern enjoying it and refusing to pass the whole packet back to me haha!

  

I also loved to eat the granola as it is because the dark cocoa makes it so choc-aromatic.
But then I did try pairing it with my fruit salad and it tasted amazing as well.

Now to the Berry-licious Trail Nut Mix.

Well, this one a keeper of you like all things naturale! There is no sweet taste to it.

It comes in a smaller packaging of 120g.

The ingredient list shows just walnuts, almonds, mulberries, cranberries, and black raisins. 

 

Because there is no oats or such in it, this is also a gluten-free option!

Baby Vern loves this as a snack. I bring this out for him to snack on whenever we dine out. I break them into small pieces and he loves snacking on them while waiting for our food to come. 

(Besides the rather hard Almond, the rest he can eat them just like that!)

This is a unsweetened option and is really a great snack for everyone who don't have such a sweet tooth!

And lastly, their nut butter. 

Their nut butters are 100% stone ground to preserve the nutrients and flavours of the nuts while mantaining a silky-smooth texture. 

I chose the All Natural Almond Nut Butter.

This All Natural Almond Butter is just purely almonds lightly roasted and stone-ground into a silky-smooth butter. That's it - there is no added salt, sugar or any other oil!

  

There are actually many ways to eat this. 

The most common is to spread it on toasts, swirl some onto your oatmeal or even use it as a substitute of butter in baked goods! 

I haven't tried the last suggestion, but maybe I should!

Firstly, I spread it on toast and make it into a Beary Toast for baby Vern!

But to tell the truth, he ate the blueberries, then threw away the avocado and banana slices and the side and just ate the bread! haha

 

So these are the masterpieces that I managed to create for this review post.
I actually have more but I think these photos are enough to make you hungry for Amazin' Graze's awesomely delicious granolas, mixed nuts and their nut butters!

 

 

So what are you people waiting for?

Just hop on to Amazin' Graze's website to get your hands on their amazin' products!

I think it is a great way to start eating healthily by eating right, and not less!

And just like they always sign off with, Happy Grazing people!

TO PURCHASE & RM10 DISCOUNT OFF FIRST ONLINE PURCHASE

Please visit Amazin' Graze's Website and register to receive RM10 off your first online purchase. 

You can also visit their Facebook Page for more info. 

* Disclosure: I received the Amazin' Graze products mentioned above for review purpose, but no monetary incentive was received. All text and opinions are of my own and represents my honest opinion of the product(s).

Review & Giveaway - EZPZ Mini Mat

Vern @ 19mo - 1 March 2017 

Thanks to MumsPick, I got the chance to review this awesome product - EZPZ Mini Mat.

SO WHO AND WHAT IS MUMSPICK?

MumsPick is a distributor of mum-approved baby and toddler products found from all over the world. They seek only the best (quality and safe) for their little ones  and their mission is to provide the best for their babies and keeping the world in mind by sourcing responsibly.

(Source: https://www.mumspick.com/pages/about-us-1) 

SO WHAT IS EZPZ MINI MAT?

EZPZ Mini Mat is actually a spin-off from the successful original EZPZ Happy Mat. It is a silicon placemat that is also a plate. The only difference is that the Mini Mat is much smaller than the original Happy Mat.

 

EZPZ Happy Mat vs Mini Mat

It is actually an all-in-one placemat that suctions to the table. The mat is made from 100% food-grade silicon that is BPA, PVC and phthalate free. It is designed for infant/toddler of 4mo+. 

FIRST IMPRESSIONS AND FEATURES

I received the package a little later than expected. I initially requested for the Mini Mat because I wanted to bring it along with me during our family trip to Phuket, but we didn't receive it until later on.

Well, anyway, the package came in a plastic parcel.

Upon opening the package, there was a note, a brochure and also a thank you card with it. Very thoughtful of Mumspick indeed.
The Mini Mats were also wrapped nicely with a piece of soft paper.

 

 

Upon unwrapping the paper, i saw that I was given the grey and the lime green Mini Mat which were individually wrapped in plastic

 

The Mini Plates were of a solid pleasing colour of grey and lime green.

The mat is made from 100% food-grade silicon that is BPA, PVC and phthalate free.

The exact dimensions as per their website is:

Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.7 x 1 Portion sizes (i.e., the eyes and smile) are catered to infants at 2oz, 2oz and 4oz 

My first impression was it when I touched it was that it felt solid and sturdy.

 

There is a logo at the bottom right side of the mat.

This is a closer pic of the logo.

 

Now lets see what I think of it when I'm putting them into good use.

Since I received them, I use the Mini Mats almost daily. It is really very useful.

First of all, I love the fact that the Mini Mat fits into most of the high chair trays, especially the OXO Tot Sprout High Chair we have at home. 

And it fits into other hair chair trays as well, such as the Graco High Chair we have in Grandma's house and also the Ikea high chair that is often in most cafe/restaurant. 

So it is easy to bring this Mini Mat out as it fits most high chair trays when eating out places which provides high chairs. 

 

 

And even if it doesn't fit the high chair tray, you could just remove the tray, and move the high chair nearer to the table to use it on the table. Problem solved. 

How about the suction strength? 

I've read that as compared to the Happy Mat the suction is not that strong. But I think it is expected because it has a smaller surface as compared to the Happy Mat. 

What I do is I wipe the surface clean with a damp cloth and I make sure I press the edges firmly onto the table and it works for me everytime.

Well, I've tried it in most surfaces and it works most of the time. 

Our OXO Tot Sprout High Chair tray is made of a material which is easy to clean, which means it is not a very smooth surface, so I actually did not expect it to have a good suction at all. But surprisingly the suction still works fine!

Our dining table has a glass table top and as expected it works really well. 

I've also tried it on our wooden coffee table as well and it also suctions well. 

 

So it is way better than the normal plastic kid's plate/bowl I let him use, which are usually lightweight in material and easily tipped as Vern tried to scoop the food out.

With the Mini Mat, there is no more tipping and thus, less mess on tip-over food!

But I think I'm lucky Vern doesn't have itchy hands to purposely peel the edges to tip over the Mini Mat. Because I think if he wants to do that, he can. The edges are kinda "fat" so is easy for itchy hands to peel it off if he really wants to. I guess Vern is more interested in his food, which I'm thankful of. 

Oh, and I love that it is so easy to wash. I just wash it with soapy water and leave it on the drying rack to dry.

Please take note that silicon doesn't harbour the growth of mould, bacteria or fungus, so is good.

However, I did serve food such as blognaise pasta and dragon fruits, and I made sure I wash it straight after to make sure it doesn't stain. So make sure for these type of food, please wash it straight after to make sure it does not stain your Mini Mat.

I also find that serving food in the Mini Mat makes my toddler more happy to eat his food.

The eyes and the smiley face makes my toddler happy and he is more inclined to try the varieties of food offered. 

Let's see a short clip on how happy he is eating his food off the EZPZ Mini Mat.

And as compared to the Happy Mat, this Mini Mat is made from a thinner silicon, and is of a more lightweight material, so it makes it a really good travel utensil and to bring it out. 

These are some of the food I served to baby Vern for you all to have some visual guide.

Yummy or not? haha

Left: Blueberries and melon cubes.

Right: Blueberries, Watermelon cubes, mango cubes.

 

Left: Small pieces of duck meat, rice.

Right: Mango, hard boiled egg.

 

Left: Blueberries, manho cubes, meeku.

Right: Melon pieces, Avocade on toast.

  

Let's end this review post on Vern showing his good sign. He shows his index finger instead of his thumb. All toddlers do that, right? At least all my 3 kids did that when they were small!

 

 

GIVEAWAY
I am pleased to announce that MumsPick is sponsoring one EZPZ Mini Mat to a lucky winner!
Win for your baby, or maybe for your friend's baby. ")



HOW TO JOIN (CLOSED)

This giveaway is open to my Malaysian and Singaporean readers. (or as long as you have a Malaysian or Singapore mailing address!)

Giveaway runs for 1 week and ends on 6th April 2017 (Thursday) 11.59pm Malaysian time.

Please fill up the Rafflecopter below and follow the instructions to to be eligible for a chance to win this giveaway!

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The winner will be chosen randomly using the Rafflecopter and will be posted in this post and will also be contacted via email.
If no reply from the winner within 48 hours, then I will announce a new winner.



WINNER(S) ANNOUNCEMENT

Thank you to all who participated in this giveaway. 

The winner of this giveaway is JACELYN PHUA.

Congratulations!  
You will be receiving an email from me on how to collect the prize(s) soon.

[Please reply the email within 48 hours with your contact details (full name, contact#, delivery address). 

If not, another winner will be chosen to replace you.]

TO PURCHASE 
Please visit MumsPick website  to purchase online.
You can also visit their Facebook Page for more info. 

* Disclosure: I received an EZPZ Mini Mat  for review purpose, but no monetary incentive was received. All text and opinions are of my own and represents my honest opinion of the product(s).