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How to differentiate a product in a category as crowded as nutrition bars? Food Should Taste Good, known for its uniquely flavored chips (Falafel! Pumpkin! Kimchi!), does so in these new bars with decadent-sounding flavors like Macadamia Chai and Hazelnut Sea Salt—both 220 calorie bars that contain Fair Trade Certified cocoa and sugar. Learn more about Food Should Taste Good
More consumers than ever understand the value of cooking meals at home: they're typically healthier and foster a deeper connection to food. But just because folks pine to cook more doesn’t mean they have more time. That’s where meal starters like Stubb’s Chili Fixin’s come in. An easy-to-use mix for authentic chili, it can be made in either a slow-cooker or on stovetop. Just add ground beef, broth and olive oil. Learn more about Stubb’s
Touted as the first carbon-neutral olive oil in the world, this attractively packaged extra virgin olive oil isn’t just pretty on the eyes. The painted bottle helps repel heat and light—krypotonite to olive oil’s freshness. Made with olives from Kritsa, Crete, these salty fruits are pressed within three hours of harvesting. Finished with a nitrogen flush to remove oxygen from the bottle for ultimate flavor. Learn more about Gaea
We love this USDA Organic bread, made with whole-wheat flour, a suite of seeds (sesame, sunflower, flax) and lightly sweetened with molasses. Now in a thin-sliced version that delivers just 70 calories and 360 mg plant-based omega-3 fats. Perfect for toast and smaller sandwiches of all ilk; soft with a satisfying crunch. Learn more about Dave’s Killer Bread
A refreshing, fizzy new beverage from IZZE, this 10-calorie drink is lightly sweetened with organic cane sugar (just 2 grams sugar for the entire 12-ounce bottle). Also made with carbonated water, certified organic natural flavors and citric acid. This berry-melon flavor is a lovely, summery sipper. Learn more about IZZE
The newest from Enjoy Life, these baking mixes are free from the top eight allergens including wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, fish, peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish, and instead incorporate ancient grain flours like millet, teff and buckwheat. Because people with food allergies often have damaged guts, each mix also contains added probiotics to spur the healing process. Manufactured in a certified gluten-free and nut-free facility. Learn more about Enjoy Life
The makers of gourmet ketchup, mayo, spiced sauces and more debut a line of compatible flatbread crisps—puffed, sturdy rounds ideal for snacking or pairing with condiments, cheese, hummus and more. We love the Rosemary & Parsley flavor, enriched wheat flour, potato starch, soy protein, sugar, sea salt and more; charged with rosemary extract and parsley flakes. Learn more about Victoria Amory
With nutritious add-ins like organic flaxseed oil, pumpkin seed oil, vanilla bean extract, pomegranate extract, green tea, kale, organic spinach, organic cherry, black currant and organic vanilla bean extract, this ain’t your run-of-the-mill meal replacement. Rumble Supershake combines organic fruits and veggies with whey for 20 filling grams of protein. Sweetened with a blend of maple syrup and stevia. Learn more about Rumble Supershake
This week on Unboxed, we review a slew of new natural products that cater to consumers' increasing reliance on healthy, packaged convenience foods for busy lifestyles. Notably, Sweet Earth Natural Foods' new Farmstand Flaxbread Breakfast Sandwiches employ vegetarian seitan to pump up protein—and they cook in under 2 minutes. Also, learn about Rumble Supershake's fruit- and veggie-infused protein beverage, which delivers a delicious, take-along meal. Want your new product reviewed on Unboxed? Tweet to senior food editor @JennaBlumenfeld
When Flapjacked realized its customers were creating quick-cook muffins with their high-protein pancake mix, the company smartly streamlined the process with these handy take-along cups. Just add water to the blend of gluten-free oats, whey protein isolate, pea protein, cocoa, butter, monk fruit and more, and pop it into the microwave for 35 seconds. Let sit, and you have a filling morning meal with 20 grams protein. Learn more about Flapjacked
A gluten-free, dairy-free and wheat-free wrap packed with nutrient-dense flaxseeds, red quinoa, chia seeds, teff seeds and ancient grain flours (sorghum, millet, teff, amaranth). While they’re more pliable when warmed for several seconds in the microwave, BFree’s 110-calorie wraps are more tender straight from the bag than similar gluten-free products I’ve sampled. Learn more about BFree Foods
New from Sweet Earth comes frozen vegetarian and vegan breakfast sandwiches. Made with its signature seitan-based meat substitutes, each sandwich is under 400 calories and delivers up to 26 grams of protein per serving. We’re smitten with the version made with cage-free eggs, sharp cheddar, heavily spiced seitan bacon ("Benevolent Bacon") and bread made with wheat flour, semolina, oats bran flax seeds and more. The sandwiches cook in under two minutes and are launching in October. Learn more about Sweet Earth
Add just vegetable broth, carrots, brown sugar and a can of coconut milk to this perfectly spiced blend of dried red lentils, carrots, onion, ginger, garlic, cayenne and more for an intensely aromatic stew with minimal effort and time. Also check out Frontier’s new Chicken and Rice mix. Learn more about Frontier Soups
Hailing from Sweden, these hefty flakes of sea salt impart nuanced flavor into dishes ranging from baked fish to pasta to scrambled eggs. Made with old-world techniques—evaporating sea water and then simmering the salt until large flakes emerge—these salts are strongly infused with ingredients like lime and black pepper. Use just a touch! Learn more about Falksalt
Hailing from Sweden, these hefty flakes of sea salt impart nuanced flavor into dishes ranging from baked fish to pasta to scrambled eggs. Made with old-world techniques—evaporating sea water and then simmering the salt until large flakes emerge—these salts are strongly infused with ingredients like lime and black pepper. Use just a touch! Learn more about Falksalt
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