One of the best parts about a road trip for me is the snacks. Yes, okay, we’re going to see cool things and listen to some great tunes. But at the core, I’m in it for the snack foods. I nibble on sunflower seeds like a very anxious squirrel when we’re going over windy mountain roads (it’s that or dig my nails into the car upholstery). I enjoy making combos of almonds to create just the right balance of flavor (1 smoked + 2 wasabi = perfection). But jerky is my favorite road trip snack. I love that it’s protein so a little bit is enough to fend off hangries until the next pit stop. And I love the pull and tug (but not so much as to create dental problems) and that wonderful umami. So when I was asked if I’d like to try PREVAIL beef jerky, a healthy jerky and really good protein snack, I said “yes, please!”

Which one is my favorite? It’s hard to pick. So maybe I won’t.

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Healthy jerky makes good protein snacks for work, school, home, and road trips

Jerky is one of those things that I’ve hated to love because I know it’s really not good for me. There are often nitrites, MSG, loads of sodium, preservatives and other things I shouldn’t be putting in my body. That’s the main reason I wanted to try PREVAIL Jerky – it was created by a couple, Glen and Ashley Kohn, who had the same complaints. Ashley, in particular, took issue with the lack of healthy jerky because she grew up with food allergies and had to avoid certain ingredients and additives. Good husband that he is, Glen decided to put his strong culinary skills to use (he’s a self-taught chef) and found a snack food solution.

Here’s the rundown on their PREVAIL Jerky:

• 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef
• Naturally sweetened with coconut sugar which makes it Paleo-certified
• Gluten-free
• Celiac Certified
• Soy-free
• Cane sugar-free
• Non-GMO
• No added antibiotics, hormones, nitrites or preservatives
• Uses ingredients like Matcha and Cardamom along with cherry wood smoke

PREVAIL’s health jerky flavors include: Original, Lemongrass, Spicy (my favorite), and Umami.

Ashley and Glen Kohn, the couple behind the company. Photo courtesy PREVAIL Beef Jerky.

The texture of PREVAIL Jerky is perfect – a little pull, easy to chew, but still definitely what you want out of the best jerky. I’ve had jerky that is so soft it may as well be deli meat. And so hard, I felt like a dog gnawing on a chew toy. But PREVAIL’s texture is what you’re after when you’re hankering the “beef jerky experience.” At least that’s what I’m calling it. 

Why the name? Because the beef jerky company’s motto is “Never settle. Always PREVAIL.™”  Words to live by. And snack by.  For more information please visit their website. Get free shipping on orders of $30 or more. The entire line is also available on Amazon.com with this affiliate link. Please note, I was offered a bag of each flavor to try to help facilitate my review and have been happily munching on them when the mid-afternoon hangries hit at my desk, for the past two weeks. As is always our policy, my opinions are my own, honest and true, and I can tell you I’ll be buying some for myself and my family for snacking whether we’re road tripping it or not. 

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