30 September, 2015
MISSION FOODS: Product Review
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I have been selected to trial and provide my review on the Mission Foods Red Quinoa Wraps and Chia Wraps. This couldn’t have come at a more perfect time for me for two reasons. Firstly the #membermonday requests of late have predominately been featuring quinoa and/or chia to be used as the challenge ingredient. Secondly because they fit perfectly into my new #healthymumma lifestyle with all the additional goodness that both quinoa and chia seeds bring to food.
Because I am doing a review that will have the C4K Kitchen name on it, it was important for me before discussing quinoa and chia seeds that I not understand their origin but also the benefits that they can provide, so below is an overview of my findings.
QUINOA:
Origin: Quinoa originates from the Andean region (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador & Colombia) where it has been used for human consumption for thousands of years. While it is similar to cereals it is in fact a pseudocereal similar to buckwheat.
Benefits: Quinoa has been dubbed as a superfood due to the fact that they have a high protein content with a low gluten content. Quinoa is also a rich source of the B vitamins; thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and folate and a rich source in dietary minerals; iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc. It also provides a modest source of calcium as well as numerous other appropriate levels of vitamins and minerals to provide a great balance of the what is needed for everyday nutrition.
CHIA SEEDS:
Origin: Chia Seeds are known as an ancient Aztec grain that contains a little bit of everything.
Benefits: Chia Seeds are a rich source of protein, omega-3 fats, calcium and Vitamin B; thiamine and niacin, a good source of Vitamin B; riboflavin and folate. They also contain dietary minerals; calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc.
Having completed my research and also discovering that the Mission Food wrap do not contain any artificial flavours or colours I was satisfied that these products that I am going to be testing are actually going to be providing a high level of nutrition to my body as opposed to the standard white wheat wraps I have bought in the past.
To start with I tried the Mission Food Quinoa Wraps.
Firstly I had a milk poached chicken and salad wrap
All I can say is yum yum yum, the texture of the wrap is so palatable, they are very soft and tender to bite without that wrap chewiness you can get from wheat based wraps. After having this wrap I was so impressed with the flavour that I made myself the same thing to have for lunch the next day with my work colleagues drooling over my delicious looking wrap.
I then used the remainder of the packet to make a Mexican Tortilla Stack and this is something that my entire family thoroughly enjoyed with Master 3 having 2 serves declaring it “licious mummy”.
I was sad to have finished the packet as I was so impressed with these wraps as they were delicious with a great texture however ready to start my testing on the Red Quinoa wraps.
I was a little more cautious about trying these given I know the consistency of quinoa and that is doesn’t dissipate like chia seeds have the ability to but trialled at the same.
I started my day with a grilled tomato, bacon and scrambled egg wrap and lets just say wow wow wow, of the 3 bites that I got it was so delicious.
Why did I only have 3 bites of it? Mr 3 decided every time I went to have a bite that it was his turn instead. The wrap had the same amazing texture as the chia wraps but with a slight undertone of that yummy nuttiness that quinoa has.
Given that my son has textural aversions when it comes to food and he was quite happy to “have a turn at my breakfast” I decided that I would try my luck making a quesadilla for lunch for him. Nothing fancy, just a simple cheese, mushroom, bacon & tomato quesadilla.
One again this was another surprise hit with Master 3.
The following night I decided it was burger night, not only did I get away with meat free burgers with the C4K Kitchen’s The All Veggie Burger, but also got away with not using the standard white hamburger rolls I would buy and instead used the Red Quinoa wraps pinching the sides in to have a perfect shaped Burger Wrap pocket.
This was my delicious burger, master 3 had the same and my partner had two of the same with bacon & cheese added also.
All in all I am so very impressed with both the Mission Foods Chia Wraps and Red Quinoa Wraps. They were delicious with great flavour, packed full of nutrition for my family and completely versatile. They will be regulars in our family diet now.
The Mission Food’s Chia Wraps and Red Quinoa Wraps are now available at Woolworths and selected independent supermarkets with a RRP $4.79
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**Note: The original and benefits information for both quinoa and chia seed above is paraphrased from the relevant Wikipedia websites.