Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan

These snack-sized bites are packed with organic veggies and organic sunflower seeds. Try a bite with your favorite dip, as a side to your main or directly from your air fryer. They're organic, gluten-free, plant-based and deliciously crunchy.

Ingredients: Organic Vegetables (Organic Carrots, Organic Celery, Organic Onion, Organic Sweet Potato, Organic Corn, Organic Kale, Organic Tomatoes in organic tomato juice), Organic Brown Rice Flour, Organic Sunflower Seeds, Organic Soybean Oil, Organic Oats, Organic Corn Starch, Sea Salt, Organic Spice.

Heating Instructions:

Air Fryer: Preheat to 350º. Heat for 4.5 minutes or until hot.

Microwave: About 45 seconds on high for one serving.

Oven: About 8-10 minutes at 350°F or until hot.

Griddle or Frypan: On medium, about 4 minutes moving occasionally or until hot.

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Costco is carrying these gluten-free, organic, plant-based vegetable & sunflower seed veggie bites!

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
Costco Don Lee Farms Organic Veggie Bites.

Today I’m reviewing a product that’s new to my local Costco. The Don Lee Farms Organic Veggie Bites. I tend to really like plant-based food and have been exploring more gluten-free foods lately so I wanted to try these when I saw them.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
One veggie bite cooked and ready to enjoy!

When I saw the bites I thought they looked similar to the Costco Sol Cuisine Plant Based Spinach Chickpea Bites. Other Costco plant-based foods I love are the Wholly Veggie Buffalo Cauliflower, Costco Traditions Forest Fruit Vegan Frozen Bars and the Costco MadeGood Red Velvet Mini Cookies.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
The inside of one veggie bite – you can see all the veggies!

Location in Store

You can find these veggie bites at Costco in the refrigerated deli section by the fresh pasta, refrigerated dessert and refrigerated appetizers. The item number is 1340640.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
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Taste

After tasting these, I don’t love them. They’re not awful or anything like that I just don’t find them that flavorful or tasty. The flavor is quite bland and they remind me of a mushed-up vegetable tater tot, which is essentially what they are. Just not a really yummy mushed-up vegetable tater tot. They’re very slightly salty and you can definitely taste that they’re made of vegetables.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
Cooking in the oven.

I notice there’s also a hint of spiciness that is more of an aftertaste, just a tiny amount of heat, most likely from the herbs and spices used. After baking the bites, they get crisp on the outside and stay soft on the inside.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
All of the veggie bites come in one plastic container.

Cost

The price for the 794-gram container of veggie bites is $12.99 Canadian. This isn’t too expensive if you like them, but I can’t say I’m a huge fan.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
Heating instructions.

Convenience

There are three methods to heat the veggie bites: in a microwave, a skillet, or the oven. I used the oven method, which involves preheating the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit, placing the bites on a cookie sheet and cooking them in the oven for 10-12 minutes. The bites are already pre-cooked, so you’re just reheating them.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
After heating them in the oven.

The best before date is just under a month from the date we purchased the veggie bites. However, the packaging states that once opened the veggie bites should be consumed within three days. I feel like these need a sauce to go along with them and they’d be best as a side dish or appetizer.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
Nutrition Facts.

Nutrition

Calories

Six bites contain 170 calories, eight grams of fat, 22 grams of carbohydrates, three grams of fibre, four grams of sugar, three grams of protein and 280 milligrams of sodium. That’s actually not bad for six bites! Seeing the nutrition information makes me really wish I liked these more. The sodium is really reasonable and the fat and calories aren’t very high for six bites.

Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan
Ingredients.

Ingredients

The fact these are called veggie bites is not at all misleading. These Costco Don Lee Farms Veggie Bites are full of veggies! They’re organic, plant-based as well as gluten-free and I actually love the ingredients listed. Maybe that’s why I don’t find them that tasty, because they’re not filled with a ton of unhealthy ingredients.

Scoring

Taste: 6.5/10

Cost: 7/10

Convenience: 9.5/10 (It’s hard to finish one pack in three days!)

Nutrition: 10/10

Overall

Give it a try!

I don’t love the taste but I love that these are loaded with vegetables, are gluten-free, plant-based and organic. I think trying them with some sauce would make them extra tasty!

Would you try these? If you have tried them, what do you think of them?


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Don Lee Farms veggie bites vegan

Are veggie Bites Vegan?

And since they're vegan, they make a natural side for our Protein Patties, an excellent base for a vegan twist on a tot casserole, or an awesome anytime snack for kids and adults alike.

What are veggie bites made of?

Ingredients: Organic Vegetables (Organic Carrots, Organic Celery, Organic Onion, Organic Sweet Potato, Organic Corn, Organic Kale, Organic Tomatoes in organic tomato juice), Organic Brown Rice Flour, Organic Sunflower Seeds, Organic Soybean Oil, Organic Oats, Organic Corn Starch, Sea Salt, Organic Spice.

Are veggie bites from Costco healthy?

These snacks are low in sodium, making them great for folks attempting to eat healthier. They're also gluten-free and don't have any sugar added to them. Quinoa, black beans, and kale make up Don Lee's Vegetable Bowl. One of my favorite Costco snacks is Veggie Bites.

What are veggie bites?

What are veggie bites? Veggie bites are a combination of colorful vegetables and binding ingredients like eggs and breadcrumbs. This mixture is then portioned out among muffin tins and baked into individual cups. Veggie bites are also often referred to as veggie muffins or veggie cups.