Unboxed: 10 new grain (and grain-free) natural products
The snacks, cereals and mini-meals replacing traditional wheat with ancient grains, nuts and seeds.
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Kid-friendly packaging and whole grains like amaranth, millet, gluten-free oats and brown rice attract children and parents alike. Each Certified Gluten-Free serving contains ample fiber, good fats from almonds, coconut oil and sesame seeds, and crunchy, chocolatey goodness.
New flavors and updated packaging breathe fresh life into this Boulder-based brand. Vegan and gluten free, Bobo’s filling bars are made with organic rolled oats, brown rice syrup, vegan buttery spread, organic cane sugar and more.
What’s “activated” cereal, you ask? Sprouting organic grains like buckwheat and sunflower makes them more bioavailable, and healthful add-ins like flax, fiber, hemp, puffed buckwheat and marshmallow root make this a fiber-rich and low-sugar breakfast cereal packed with nutrients. This cereal features added probiotics as well.
Tigernuts—ancient, pea-sized starchy roots popular in Paleolithic times—are transformed with organic maple syrup, cacao powder, sacha inchi powder and sea salt. Eat directly out of the bag or sprinkle atop yogurt.
A litany of alternative baking ingredients feature beautiful, attractive packaging and hard-to-find flours, such as coconut flour, almond meal flour, farro flour and more.
Corn, whole grain brown rice, oats, molasses and oat hull fiber get transformed by pumpkin, the quintessential autumnal gourd. Only 5 grams of sugar per serving.
Lightly sweetened with coconut sugar, this quick-cook 130-calorie breakfast contains just 5 grams sugar. Here, millet, gluten-free oats, organic puffed amaranth, hemp seeds, quinoa flakes, chia seeds and more combine into a decadent, healthy morning meal.
Pour boiling water into this take-along cup of organic quinoa, spices and dehydrated shitake mushrooms for a 210-calorie light dinner or lunch.
Sprouted and roasted barley, called tsampa, is perfected into a vegan, low-glycemic and high-fiber hot cereal perfect for cold mornings in the backcountry (or on your back porch). This flavor is made with organic tsampa, pecans, dried apples, coconut sugar and Himalayan sea salt.
Delight in these paleo-friendly, dairy-free and grain-free snacks, made with coconut flakes, dates, cashews, pumpkin seeds, cashews, pecans and coconut oil. Honey sweetened, this flavor contains a strong hit of spicy ginger. So satisfying.
Delight in these paleo-friendly, dairy-free and grain-free snacks, made with coconut flakes, dates, cashews, pumpkin seeds, cashews, pecans and coconut oil. Honey sweetened, this flavor contains a strong hit of spicy ginger. So satisfying.
A decade ago, wheat dominated the grain conversation. From cereals to snacks, this (often hybridized) ingredient was in a lot of packaged foods.
Sometime within the last five years, however, consumer interest in alternative grains exploded, leading food manufacturers to incorporate whole, minimally processed grains into their products for added nutrition, texture and sourcing story. Ancient grains are now dotted throughout oatmeal cups. Gluten-free grains are sprouted for improved bioavailability. Product formulations are even replacing wheat with nuts, beans and seeds—now making traditional grain-containing products entirely free from grains (notably, the grain-free "granolas" we spotted at Natural Products Expo East).
Here, find the newest natural products that explore the bounty of ancient grains and ingredients that are "healthing up" our staples.
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