This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at OSU chapter.
Have you ever walked down the granola/protein bar aisle at a grocery store and kind of just wanted to throw up or pass out rather than have to pick from the millions of options that are available? Yeah, same. So many of the options available, though, don’t offer the real ingredients and heavy nutrient dose that you may believe you’re getting. One that does offer REAL ingredients and REAL (good) taste and REAL (awesome) values are KIND bars. I was lucky enough to catch up with OSU’s KIND snack ambassador, Brooke, to ask her a few questions about the brand and her take on being an ambassador (P.S. how adorable is she!?).
Tell us about yourself and your role on campus:
As you know my name is Brooke and I am a senior pursuing a degree in Strategic Communications (I cannot believe I graduate already in May!). My Ohio State campus experience has been greatly dedicated to my sorority Alpha Xi Delta, where I held social chair and publicity chair, CHAARG (Changing Health, Attitudes + Actions to Recreate Girls), where I was on the executive board as an event coordinator, and teaching group fitness classes at the RPAC.
My involvement as Ohio State’s first KIND University Ambassador began last August and will continue until I graduate. My role on campus is to partner with like-minded student organizations and events to provide samples of KIND Snacks as a healthy snacking option while generating publicity for the brand. KIND Snacks provides traditional bars, Strong + KIND bars, Healthy Grain Bars and Healthy Grain Clusters.
What exactly is the message behind KIND and your involvement with it?
KIND Snacks is all about doing the kind thing for your body, your tastebuds and your world. Not only does KIND Snacks provide all natural, gluten-free snacks with ingredients you can pronounce and see, but KIND Snacks strives to live by the KIND movement by surprising and encouraging others with random acts of kindness. Being a KIND University Ambassador has motivated me to provide random acts of kindness throughout campus, so don’t be surprised if you see me handing out KIND bars in the library!
How do you use KIND snacks in your daily life?
I would be lying if I said I didn’t eat a KIND bar on the regular. It’s the perfect healthy snack on the go that is actually filling aka perfect for college students!
What’s your favorite flavor?
Oh, this is such a tough question that I get all the time. My three favorites at the moment are Caramel Almond & Sea Salt, Dark Chocolate Mocha Almond and Almond & Coconut.
What’s your favorite part about your involvement with KIND snacks?
My favorite part about my involvement with KIND Snacks is having the opportunity to partner with so many great student organizations and events on campus while representing a respectable brand. I have been able to provide bars for numerous events, like the Beat Michigan Pep Rally, that I never had the chance to attend previously! Also, my life revolves around health and fitness, so it’s perfect to work for a company that holds similar values.
If Brooke’s comments about the brands’ values or the mouth-watering flavors she mentioned (that’s only a SLIVER of all the amazing varieties they actually have) didn’t sell you on the brand then… okay, but seriously what’s holding you back from hopping on board? Pick up a few the next time you do your grocery haul and savor in the goodness (all the while keeping your stomach from embarassingly grumbling).
