Chef's Cut 100-calorie meat sticks

Company: Chef's Cut Real Jerky Co.

Introduced: January 2018

Distribution: National

Suggested Retail Price: $5.99-$7.99

Product Snapshot: Chef's Cut recent released Mini Sticks, a smaller portion (0.5 oz.) of their traditional meat sticks.

Like all Chef’s Cut products, they are gluten and nitrite free and made with nothing but real meats and recognizable ingredients. Sold in packs, each pantry-friendly bag contains 7 individually wrapped meat sticks—a great way to bring pint-sized protein to gym bags, lunchboxes, desk drawers or the minivan. Chef’s Cut Mini Sticks are available in its two most popular Snack Stick flavors: Original Smokehouse (beef & pork) and Barbecue (Chicken). The sticks pack 7-8g of protein and 60-100 calories, depending on flavor.

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