The Daily Balance

How many of you have been lucky enough to try the healthy options Starbucks introduced earlier this year?

Me? As of a few weeks ago, not so much! None of the Starbucks in my area were serving the egg wraps/sandwiches and I saw no sign of the highly anticipated (for me, anyway!) Protein Plate, which I describe as a platter of deliciousness including a hard boiled egg, cheese, grapes, multi-grain bread, apple slices and almond butter. Doesn’t that sound heavenly? Yea, I thought so too, which is why I scoured every Starbucks in my area — but still turned up empty handed ;(

It was on our Toronto trip that the Mister and I finally spotted the goods! We were a bit pressed for time the morning we were planning on heading back to Cleveland, so we ordered egg white wraps from Starbies (which were delish, by the way!) and I snagged a Protein Plate to serve as my car snack – of course I ordered a Pumpkin Spice Latte for the road!

Starbucks Protein Plate

Yum!

Sorry for the mediocre pic, but I didn’t have time to be all fancy, I wanted to dig in… STAT!

And ‘dig in’ I did!

This thing was so fresh and delicious and kept me full for hours! I loved the interactive experience of the snack, too — ya know, spreading the nut butter, dipping the apples, mixing and matching the flavors – it was so fun to eat!

I suppose it would be fairly simple to make one of these for myself, but things always taste better when someone else makes them, am I right?

Have you tried any of Starbucks’ healthy offerings? What did you think?

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9 Responses to “Daily Delish – Protein…on a plate”

1. Jen (Running With Cake" said:

   I’ve never tried one of Starbucks meals, but I often have the opportunity because I travel quite a bit for work. I’m glad to hear that they taste as good as they look!

   Posted on September 16, 2009 at 6:24 pm | Reply
2. Laura said:

   That’s a yummy, protein packed plate. I have had that quite a few times and like the convenience of it pre-packed and ready made.

   Posted on September 16, 2009 at 7:13 pm | Reply
3. Jenny said:

   starbies is totally amping up their menus and i love it! any place that has Justins maple almond butter gets two major thumbs up from this girl!

   Posted on September 16, 2009 at 8:01 pm | Reply
4. K said:

   I’ve never tried Starbuck’s food before (well, except for the occasional muffin!) but it’s good to know that in a pinch, they deliver

   Posted on September 16, 2009 at 8:34 pm | Reply
5. Lizzy said:

   i have not had the pleasure to try any of their healthy eats, but i do hear that they are all amazing! and now that you’ve reviewed more options i’ll be sure to check some out the next time i’m there, which will be tomorrow! hahaha

   Posted on September 16, 2009 at 8:46 pm | Reply
6. Missy Maintains said:

   I’ve only tried the Spinach Feta Egg wrap. It is sooo good. It tastes like pizza!

   Posted on September 16, 2009 at 9:50 pm | Reply
7. AnnQ said:

   Yup…when I was in Memphis, I had their oatmeal with brown sugar, nuts and some dried fruit. It was actually really good!

   Posted on September 16, 2009 at 10:14 pm | Reply
8. theskinnyplate said:

   I think it is really nice that Starbucks offers healthier options for breakfast and lunch now. I haven’t had the pleasure to try them myself, but if I am on a roadtrip, I’d defiantly try them out.

   Posted on September 16, 2009 at 10:30 pm | Reply
9. healthy ashley said:

   I’ve been wanting to try some of Starbuck’s cool new foods! And I want to get in there for a nice fall drink!

   Posted on September 17, 2009 at 9:01 am | Reply