by Anita Muniz | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
In the spirit of summer we found the best fresh dried fruit around at Burkart Organics. For 50 years and across 3 generations the Burkart family has been at the forefront of the sustainable food movement. Their story starts with Grandma Burkart who in the 1920’s and 1930’s grew up on a farm that used sustainable/organic practices. They were one of the first in their county to become Certified Organic in 1979. The Burkart family farms span close to 100 acres in the beautiful San Joaquin Valley of Centeral California. Every aspect of their process is what makes their fruit the best quality.
Burkart Organics hand packages their fruit, it is then cut by hand, tended to by hand and finally picked up and bagged by hand. NO machines, everything is done the old fashioned way. It doesn’t stop there they leave out any and all preservatives, sulfur, sugars, or concentrates and only include all natural sun-dried sweetness in every bag.
Sweetened by the sun, tended to by hand and sealed with love.
Sulfur dioxide or sulfite is a preservative used in most dried fruits and its known to worsen asthma and pose other serious health risks. You can tell an organic dried fruit from a dried fruit with preservatives because the color is unnatural.
All Natural Freshly Dried Bags of Fruit:
- Peach (White and Yellow)
- Nectarine (White and Yellow)
- Persimmon Chips
- Apricot
- Jujube (AKA Chinese Date)
- Mixed Bag A (Persimmon Chip, White Nectarine, Apricot, Flame Raisin, Jujube)
- Mixed Bag B (Persimmon Chip, White Nectarine, Yellow Peach, Apricot, Jujube)
In case you are not familiar with the Jujube. Here’s a quick Jujube 101.
The jujube is a super fruit used in Chinese medicine AKA the Chinese Date. It is said to purify the blood, spleen, liver, good for digestion, headaches, and blood circulation. Jujube is a fruit that is mildly sweet, and also used in soup, rice, and tea recipes. – learn more about the rest of these super fruits at BurkartOrganics.com.
After packaging the best dried fruit ever, they didn’t stop there.
When your next sugar craving strikes, grab a bag of Burkart Organics Dried Fruit, for a super healthy, sweet treat!
by Anita Muniz | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you heard of Betty Lou’s Inc.?
Introducing a snack so good it will make you forget all about Snickers, so clean you don’t even have to call it a cheat snack; and a company with a personality as flavorful as their treats!
Meet a chef who likes the sweeter side of life, but never cuts corners to live it!
Inspired over 32 years ago she started baking clean treats for her two sons. By clean treats we mean she cut out refined sugar, zip, none! Unfortunately, today many kids only eat sweets containing this harmful substance. You would be surprised where it comes up in their diet, let’s just say school lunches are a major source (see just how much in this Ted Talk by Chef Jamie Oliver). However, this was not the case with Betty Lou’s kids, she educated them with a children’s book.
This is probably the most important part of the whole story, children need to be taught at a young age about nutrition.
“I read the book Sugar Blues to my boys,” confesses Betty Lou “They didn’t want sugar after I read that to them.”
She replaced this toxic ingredient with honey and brown rice syrup. In our April box we featured her delicious Nut Butter Balls and Smackers, two delectable caramel peanut flavor snacks. These snacks have loads of protein are Non GMO and Gluten Free. So if you’re looking for a treat to satisfy a sweet tooth and give you some great nutrition, look no further. Betty Lou’s has something for the whole family.
by Anita Muniz | May 25, 2016 | Food for thought, Partner
Last month we featured a summer staple, sunflower seeds! This month we wanted to shift our focus to a different type of seed, Chia Seeds from Get Chia! This company has a variety of chia based snacks and bars that you can count on for your Super Food boost. Check out the Get Chia store to get your fill of delicious snacks created with Certified Organic Chia Seeds.
Here are some perks these small but mighty seeds provide:
-Healthy Heart
-Weight Loss
-Energy
-Anti-Aging Antioxidants
Fit Snack Facts:
- Chia seeds contain SIX TIMES more calcium than milk, and more protein than soy
- They are grown on the Salvia Hispanica plant, which is related to mint
- “Chia” is the ancient Mayan word for “strength”
Your May Fit Snack box includes a Strawberry Blast FruitChia Bar. You won’t find any added sugars or preservatives here, just apple puree, apple concentrate, strawberry concentrate, and chia seeds. This is a yummy way to get your daily servings of fruits in, as one bar packs two full servings of fruit and contains over 1000mg of Omega-3. If you’ve tried them in our Fit Snack box, you have likely fallen in love, you can get more of these nutritious bars at www.getchia.com.
Aside from these convenient and delicious bars, chia seeds alone have a light nutty taste making them easy to add to recipes. Be sure to add Get Chia’s other products in your next salad, green smoothie or cup of Greek yogurt!
Can you believe that 30 years ago, chia was mostly used to grow overnight animal plants? Thank goodness companies like Get Chia have brought their A game so that we can benefit from this super-seed and get the most out of our snacks!
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by Anita Muniz | Apr 29, 2016 | Outdoor, Uncategorized
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Sunflower seeds are the most convenient superfood you can have and let’s be honest, they’re super tasty. Imagine, you can eat sunflower seeds any time any place…especially at a baseball game.
Today so many people who once enjoyed their salty seeds have to worry about high cholesterol and a lower sodium diet. Well worry no more, we’ve found the best sunflower seeds around.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_text_separator title=”Why are they the best you ask . . . ” title_align=”separator_align_center” color=”grey”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Chinook is here to change the game that and our whole perspective on these little superfood snacks! They created a beautifully hand – crafted seed with the perfect amount of flavor and only a pinch of salt. I personally never ate sunflower seeds much because they were too salty. It’s safe to say these seeds will make anyone happy, if you like sunflower seeds you’ll LOVE these.
No MSG’s or artificial ingredients or GMO’s. With all natural ingredients they manage to grow seeds 30% larger than the next closest brands.
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by Anita Muniz | Mar 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
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[/testimonial_slider][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][fancy-ul icon_type=”standard_dash” icon=”icon-glass” color=”Accent-Color”]If this is or was you, our team at Fit Snack found your perfect Popsicle!
The Fru-licious ice pops and smoothie pops in our March Fit Snack box are popsicles reinvented. The mission of Fru-licious is to bring you healthy items at a low cost. A mom on a mission is behind this fabulous creation. The only thing better than a healthy snack for your kid, is one that doesn’t break the bank.
Think of all of the things that kids have to enjoy on a cool day –fruit, lemonade. Fru-licious made sure to incorporate these delicious flavors into their ice pops and smoothie pops. They are made with 100% real fruit juice from an array of beautiful exotic fruits such as:
- blood orange – which has more vitamin C than regular oranges
- ginger – a natural anti inflammatory, and great for an upset stomach
- blueberry – antioxidants
just to name a few.
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