Top Herd Snacks

I was trawling twitter and came across Top Herd Snacks and been the adventurous sort that I am I contacted to them see if where I get get my mitts on there meaty treats.

Sadly they are not in any stores near me at present, I hate having to wait deliveries!
 If I want something I want it now, not in 3-6 working days time and I am never desperate enough to splash out the extra money for next day delivery, unless Mother's Day has crept up on me!

I contacted Top Herd through their twitter and let them know I was looking to do a review and they very kindly offered me a 20% discount which I happily accepted.

I love the design of their website and found it easy to navigate, I had issues registering my account so ended up using a guest account in the end the fact that you can use paypal is always a big tick in my book.
Check out their website and blog and recipes by clicking here

I opted for the mixed flavour bundle for £15.52 which may sound a look for jerky but I got 8 packets of high quality jerky and salami working out under £2 a pouch which is slightly cheaper than Wild West Beef Jerky that is sold at my local Asda and in my opinion much taster as well!

It seems Top Herd source their beef and pork from Austria where animals are well looked after, with the cows being allowed to graze on grass which has been proven to yield more nutritious beef and due to the high consumption of pork the need for leaner meat has made it possible to produce meat that isn't as fatty.

Sadly I couldn't find out much about where the turkey is sourced, only that the turkeys are fully traceable and raised according to the EU's strictest guidelines.

Another great thing about Top Herd is that the entire range is gluten free, however be careful if you have a nut allergy as there my be traces of nuts.

Also if your teeth are not in great condition you may struggle, the packet even comes with a warning stating this snack is only suitable for people with strong teeth.

It's always nice to know where your food is coming from and exactly what you are eating, saying that I wouldn't mind trying some horse jerky.

On to the main event, the product range!

Beef Jerky:

I received three different flavours of the beef jerky, Sweet Pickle (14g of protein), Tangy Tomato ( 14g of protein) and Smokey BBQ (18g of protein).

Sweet Pickle was my favourite of the three and poor old Smoky BBQ was my least. The beef jerky is tougher than the turkey and pork so I hope your jaw is up for the chewy challenge!

Turkey Jerky:

I received two flavours of the turkey jerkies, by the way turkey jerky is my newest favourite thing to say! Give it a go and you might join me in my joy!

Out of the two I prefer the Chilli and Lime (17g of protein) over the Zesty Lemon ( 16g of protein), although there isn't much in it between them, I enjoyed them both and they were a lot less taxing on my old jaw than the beef.

Pork Jerky and Skinny Salami:

I received one pouch of Honey Mustard Jerky ( 13g of protein) and two packets of salami,Chilli Pepper flavour and Tomato and Paprika flavour, both with 17g of protein in each packet.

I really enjoyed all of the pork products, the Honey Mustard Jerky is my top pick for the entire product range, I wasn't quite emotionally prepared for finishing the packet and resorted to smelling the empty pouch!

The pork products take a lot less effort to eat and in my opinion the Honey and Mustard is the strongest flavour in the range.

I will be revisiting Top Herd in the future, not only because they offer a high quality product and a reasonable price but because I am desperate to try out their recipes on their website!

Up until the end of June if you use the promo code BONEIDOL on the Top Herd site you can get 20% off your order!