Hiking is a great way to exercise while taking the time to breathe and enjoy time with family and friends.
It is also the perfect excuse to shop for energizing snacks that taste great on or off the trail. When it?s time to load up the old backpack, fill it with these healthful vegan and gluten-free hiking snacks.
Bars

Tosi Cashew SuperBites are unique, addictive and unlike your typical nut-based bar. They contain only six ingredients: chia, flax, sesame seeds, cashews, cane sugar and sea salt. That?s it. They are clean, simple, healthful and crunch like nut brittle. And they are free of unnecessary additives and low in sugar. Tosi launched convenient single-serve packaging earlier this year.
Kombucha isn?t for everyone, so a big thank-you to Vegan Rob?s for bringing its probiotic goodness to a shelf-stable bar. Providing 13 percent of the recommended daily fiber and 6 percent of daily B12 intake, Kombuchabars contain a dialed-back dose of kombucha that doesn?t overwhelm. Its base is a mix of quinoa, cashews and almonds in four flavors: banana, blueberry, cranberry and dark cacao.
Chips

With 4 grams of protein and only 4 grams of sugar, Puffworks? line of peanut butter puffs takes peanut butter to a new crunchy level. Made with whole-grain cornmeal and organic dry roasted peanuts, these puffs are light, airy and just crunchy enough. All three flavors?original, honey and dark chocolate?provide a deliciously satisfying snack.
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