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Epic took home a coveted NEXTY Award for their 100 percent grass-fed beef, turkey and bison bars, which won us over with tasty gourmet flavors such as Bison Cranberry Bacon and Beef Habanero Cherry. What’s more, each offers between 11 and 14 grams of clean protein from whole-food ingredients.
Dubbed "yoga in a bottle," Tumeric Alive combines turmeric with Ayurvedic ingredients, such as ginger, cardamom, lemon and spearmint that will leave your body feeling "light and radiant and your spirit soaring." We'll take two bottles!
Wendy Makkena created these popsicles to sneak more greens into her daughter's diet. Kid-friendly flavors like Strawberry (Rock-It Red), Orbit Orange and Kiwi (Galaxy Green) are sugar-free and deliver a healthy serving of vegetables in each tasty bite.
While most meal replacements rely on whey or soy for accessible, concentrated protein, this vegan beverage uses organic brown rice to deliver 17 grams per serving. That's not all, the GMO-free, hypoallergenic beverage ups its nutritional ante with 21 "superfoods," including acai, chia and green tea extract.
Gimmick or legitimate functional beverage? You be the judge. This water gets its murky color from fulvic acid, a naturally occurring substance that the company says contains over 77 trace minerals and electrolytes. The bottle is clear to give you an idea of just how dark the drink is. Even more interesting? It tastes just like regular old H2O.
If you can get past their tapioca-like texture, these pouches pack a perfect, convenient nutrition. Chia seeds combine with fruits and vegetables for a delicious, 70-calorie, no-sugar-added anytime snack. Each is also USDA-certified organic, non-GMO Project Verified, vegan and gluten-free, with 1,200 mg of essential omega-3s.
The fibrous texture of this meat substitute is unlike any other on the market. We don't know how they do it; we do know it's already won over vegetarians and meat eaters alike. We can't help but also be impressed by their values of bettering health, impacting climate change, conserving natural resources and respecting animal welfare.
These nutty spreads blend almonds, walnuts, hazlenuts or coconuts with chocolate, vanilla, espresso or cinnamon for out-of-this-world flavor and unconventional nutrition. Dates, rather than sugar, offer a touch of sweetness and (how cool is this) each serving has 50 percent of the daily recommended value of vitamins.
Made using nutrient-dense nuts and seeds and sweetened with agave, berries, carob and chocolate, these treats taste as good as they make you feel. Both Raw and Holistic lines are gluten and soy free and offer up to 8 grams of protein.
Perhaps you appreciate chia's impressive nutrient profile but not its gummy texture when added to beverages? By grinding the seeds, Chia\Vie delivers all the omega-3s (2,500 mg) and fiber but with a smoothie-like texture. This vegan drink also packs two servings of fruit in each bottle. We like the exotic Acerola-Pina flavor.
Perhaps you appreciate chia's impressive nutrient profile but not its gummy texture when added to beverages? By grinding the seeds, Chia\Vie delivers all the omega-3s (2,500 mg) and fiber but with a smoothie-like texture. This vegan drink also packs two servings of fruit in each bottle. We like the exotic Acerola-Pina flavor.
We're already halfway through 2013 (can you believe it?) which means it's time to take a look at the food trends already shaping the natural products landscape this year. Our friends at Sterling Rice Group recently compiled a list of the 10 forces they believe are driving new launches. Based on the hundreds of products we've seen thus far, we agree with their analysis. Take a look at SRG's trends here and scroll through to see the 10 products we think perfectly align with them.
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