Sargento intros Sweet Balanced Breaks snacks

PLYMOUTH, Wis. — Sargento on Wednesday introduced its latest snack product, Sweet Balanced Breaks, which combine cheese and such sweet ingredients as dark chocolate and dried fruit.

“We have been thrilled with the response to Balanced Breaks snacks, and we wanted to give our loyal fans even more variety and convenience in their snacks," Sargento Foods’ consumer products division director of marketing Ryan Hemsing said. “The Sweet Balanced Breaks line lets people embrace their sweet side with the perfect balance of indulgence and real goodness.”

The snacks come in four varieties — cheddar cheese with raisins, sea-salted roasted almonds and Greek yogurt-flavored drops; Monterey Jack cheese with dried cranberries, banana chips and dark chocolate chunks; cheddar cheese with raspberry-flavored dried cranberries, graham crackers and milk chocolate chunks; and Monterey Jack cheese with dried cranberries and dark chocolate-coated peanuts.

The Sargento Sweet Balanced Breaks snacks all contain fewer than 200 calories per serving and 5-7 g of protein. They have a suggested retail price of $3.69.