Peanut Butter Cups: Justin's vs. Unreal

I LOVE chocolate and peanut butter together. It's definitely my food weakness and constant craving. However, trying to eat more healthy makes it hard to justify eating a Reese's. Enter my new finds: less junky chocolate peanut butter cups! 

Packing Appeal

Justin's: Classic packaging for this brand. I love the use of different fonts. Advertising 80 calories per cup in the top corner is eye-catching. Slightly boring packaging though.

Unreal: The brand title is rather ironic because the ingredients are more real than that of other candies but the flavor is "unreal." I love their slogan: "Candy Unjunked." It's simple and say's it all; that hooked me. The black with bright, big yellow letters is very eye-catching. These were on the top shelf at Target, and I only saw them because of the letters.

Label/Ingredients Comparison

Justin's Fewer ingredients than Unreal and more recognizable. 80 calories per cup with 50 from fat. All organic ingredients, including dark chocolate.

Unreal: More sweeteners, but also only 80 calories per  up with only 45 from fat. Make with milk chocolate instead of dark and some organic ingredients.

Taste Test

Justin's: Stronger chocolate flavor than the peanut butter. Dark chocolate to-die-for! Mix the quality of the chocolate and the organic peanut butter, and it's heaven in your mouth! I definitely like these more, but would still eat the other if offered to me. If you don't like dark chocolate, then stick with the Unreal cups instead.

Unreal: Strong peanut butter flavor. Smooth chocolate, but I would like to taste the chocolate more. Definitely tastes better than Reese's because those taste like they've been in packaging for years. These taste pretty fresh.

Price Comparison

Justin's: $10 for a box of 28 at Costco or 28 cents each

Unreal: $4 for a bag of 12 at Target or 30 cents each

These are roughly the same price, but I would get Justin's hands-down since they're actually cheaper and my preference.

Costco Haul 9.4 and 9.6.13

I'm not sure what's going on at your Costco, but mine has gotten on the organic band-wagon. I ended up going twice this week because there were a few items I really needed and couldn't wait until the sales started on Thursday. I ended up spending $227 between the two trips, but wait until you see what I got! BTW, I'm so in love with my new Costco. I think I told you that already though. My old Costco had none of this stuff, but they did have Victoria's Marinara Sauce. Anyways, here's my haul for this week:

Organic Kale and White Bean Ravioli 2-pack for $11 (normally) but it was on sale for $8.60: This was delicious!! We had one package last night. It has a bit of a spice to it that you don't notice until you're a few bites in to it. I mixed a bit of alredo and mainara sauce to put over it. There was plenty in one package for three adults. We both had seven raviolis and there were six left over.

Strawberry C Monster Odwalla Smoothies double-pack on sale for $4: My husband loves Odwalla drinks and with the beginning of school he's been feeling slightly under the weather, so I decided to get him these delicious smoothie drinks to give him an extra boost of vitamin C, among other things. Each one is 32 ounces which is four servings of 100% of your vitamin C needs for the day. It has strawberries, oranges, grapes, and apples in it along with a little sugar, and that's it!

Organic Artisan Rosemary bread 2-pack for $5: I got this once before already, and it is tasty! We love rosemary, and this bread features it nicely. I like that this is not already baked when you get it. It bakes for 8-10 minutes, and then there's fresh bread!! It also freezes well since they suck the air out of the packaging.

Alpine Valley Honey Wheat and Flaxseed bread 2-pack for $6.89: This is a little expensive for everyday bread, but since we're getting a produce box every week, we're eating less sandwiches and more salad, so this lasts longer. Additionally, this bread is on sale (now) this month for like $4-something. What I love about it is minimal ingredients with flaxseed, and it's sweetened with honey instead of some kind of sugar.

Justin's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups: 28 cups for $10 and 80 calories per cup. Also organic and made with Rainforest Alliance-Certified cocoa. I'm actually about to try these and will write a detailed post comparing these to another less-junky peanut butter cup I found at Target, so stay tuned for that!

I also got two dozen organic eggs and the Quaker Oats box of oatmeal during my first trip this week.

Here's a picture from my second trip to Costco this week:

Happy Squeeze food pouches are on sale! One dozen for only $7!! They were already cheap at only $10 per box, but this month they're $7 per box, so I got 20 boxes, yes, 20. My son loves these, they're cheap and good for him. I got 10 boxes of each flavor.

Honest Juice pouches on sale for $7 for 32 pouches! There's no sweetener in these drinks, just pure, organic juice concentrate. Good for *kids* of any age!

Seeds of Change Quinoa and Brown Rice 6-pack on sale for $8.10! I haven't tried this before, but I figured it would be tasty. There's garlic and other spices added to it, and it cooks quickly in the microwave or stovetop.

Nature Valley Pumpkin Flax Granoloa for $5.20 per box! I got this last month at Costco to try it out, and we both loved it, so I got a double-dose since it's on sale this month.

Last thing I got this week was this chicken on sale for $10. It's hard to keep cooked chicken available for little one, so this is a great option. Plus we can add it to our salads for lunch or dinner when we're in a pinch or need a little more substance.

I'm not sure if this Costco is a test site for organic foods or not, but everything organic is in stock and on sale there this month. Go check out your Costco for these tasty, healthy items! Let me know what your favorite finds are too!