The Pasadena, Calif.-based fig bar and soft-baked snacks maker’s Snack Sized Adventures: Recess Edition kits, designed to support back-to-school families during the pandemic, are available free to parents who apply online. The free limited-edition kits contain supplies, activities, and snacks to “encourage much-needed at-home recess breaks whether kids are hybrid or distance learning this fall.” The company says the recess kits offer parents a chance to “put their own spin” on recess that children don't have to miss out on because they're not at school. Eligible participants can enter for a chance to win one Recess Edition box online until September 30, 2020. The kits contain a variety of Nature's Bakery snack bars and materials, such as chalk, cones, bean bags, and more, “to create a world of imagination and play whenever the recess bell (figuratively) rings.”
"Nature's Bakery Lends Parents A Helping Hand With Snack Sized Adventures: Recess Edition", PR Newswire, August 10, 2020
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The Cheshire, U.K.-based bakery is launching what it calls a “breakfast inspired” fiber-rich range of snacks this September. The Porridge Loaf is made with oats and will be available in apple, raisin and cinnamon, and cranberry and coconut flavors. The Pangel, a high-protein pancake-bagel fusion, comes in raspberry & chia and chocolate & coffee flavors. The 250-calorie Brookie, combining a soft brioche bun with a swirl of cookie, will be available in chocolate orange, and apple and cinnamon flavors, individually wrapped in compostable packaging. The range will be available beginning September 7 for an RRSP of £1.25 ($1.63) per item, in convenience stores, and from doorstep milk delivery services.
"Roberts Bakery unveils ‘breakfast-inspired’ snacks range", FoodBev Media, August 10, 2020
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As nutritionists have pointed out for years, fiber-rich popcorn is a healthful snack but lacks what health-conscious snackers want: protein. So, smaller brands of BFY pre-air popped popcorn snacks have been emerging lately that use non-GMO corn fortified with pea protein, spirulina, or nutritional yeast. Pop Zero ($3.99) adds pea protein, a complete vegan protein with all nine essential amino acids that the body can’t make on its own. Other BFY popcorn snack makers include: Azzizah’s Herbal Green Popcorn ($14.77) with protein-rich spirulina (algae); Three Dads Popcorn ($3.99) with nutritional yeast (“nooch”; Sakara’s Sweet, Salty, and Cheezy Popcorn Trio ($45) with coconut sugar and nutritional yeast; Project Pop ($22 for a 2-pack) with coconut oil; and Pop Zero with algae oil plus vitamin A, vitamin B-12, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids.
"Popcorn Has Always Been a Dietitian-Approved Snack, but These Brands Are Making It Even Healthier", Well + Good, August 10, 2020
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As the “snackification” trend took hold during the pandemic crisis, snack makers have looked for ways to make their snacks more healthful. With that in mind, a team of Dutch scientists wanted a better understanding of what consumers think are ultimate snacks, healthy or otherwise. The team interviewed adults (ages 18-81) and asked them to rate snacks (1 to 5) on healthfulness. For a healthy snack, the five most frequently used words were tasty, low sugar, healthy, vitamins, and low calories. The five most words for an unhealthy snack were fat, sugar, salt, tasty, and harmful to health. Though “tasty” was often associated with unhealthy snacking, it was named in the top 15 words to describe the ideal snack and healthy snack, indicating the importance of taste as a driving force in food choice.
"Study: What does the consumer consider to be the ‘utopian’ snack?", BakeryAndSnacks.com, August 10, 2020
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The U.K.’s Teesside University has helped a British snack manufacturer produce healthier potato chips (crisps) by changing its production processes. The idea of the project was to anticipate future government regulation in the food manufacturing industry to reduce levels of acrylamides, a natural but potentially harmful chemical produced when starchy foods, such as potatoes, are cooked at a high temperature. Researchers investigated the impact of variations on washing temperatures on sugar content. A double cold wash, rather than a cold followed by hot wash, was more effective and there was no discernible impact on taste. The research also focused on temperature variations throughout the frying process which had the potential to increase acrylamide production by up to four times. The studies resulted in an average eight percent reduction in potato oil levels and a decrease in acrylamides.
"Snack manufacturer makes efficiency savings thanks to Teesside University research", Impact News Service, August 08, 2020
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The San Mateo, Calif., nutrition bar company’s peanut-chocolate combo bar targets “regular guys who want to make better choices” now that their Pong, Excite Bike, and Street Fighter II days are well behind them. The new Rez Bar – rez is short for resurrected, which can happen in a video game after a player dies – is a 1.4-ounce (40 grams) snack with 10 grams of protein from organic, non-GMO peanuts and milk protein isolate, plus peanut butter, dates, fiber, (a whole protein), 74 percent cacao, chia, and magnesium. Peanut Butter Punch Out, with no cholesterol or sodium, is available now online at GetRezBar.com and at retailers later this year. MSRP is $2.50 per bar or $25.99 for a box of 10.
"Rez Bar Launches Nutrition Bar for Gen X Men", Nosh.com, August 07, 2020
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The Wishingrad family of Scarsdale, N.Y., spent two years creating a protein-rich, low-sugar, and grain-free recipe for a cereal they felt comfortable feeding their newborn. The result, launched last October, was Three Wishes cereal, made from chickpea, pea protein, and tapioca, and available in cocoa, cinnamon, honey, and unsweetened varieties. They initially relied on in-store samplings at Whole Foods, Wegmans, and Sprouts to market their product – before the coronavirus arrived. The pandemic forced them to change marketing tactics: they began hosting drive-thru samplings in their driveway, and are now planning future drive-thru samplings in grocery store parking lots. The cereals are available on their website for $9.99 a box, or $39.99 for a pack of six.
"This couple made a grain-free cereal from tapioca, chickpeas, and pea protein", Business Insider, August 07, 2020
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Washington, D.C.-based Native State has introduced its better-for-you Superfood Bites – a “poppable” blend of organic fruits, nuts, seeds, and superfoods wrapped in dates with a creamy almond butter center – at Sprouts Farmers Market grocery chain stores nationwide. Native State says it is a mission-based brand that works with small family farmers “to curate only the highest quality, purest ingredients” that are “nutritionally powerful.” Each pack is 100 percent plant-based, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and kosher. The snack is available in two flavors: Blueberry Ginger (1.76-ounce, $2.99) made with dates, blueberries, pumpkin seeds, and pistachios, turmeric, ginger, chia, and sacha inchi; and Cacao Coconut (1.76-ounce, $2.99), made with cacao, coconut, roasted pistachios, maca, turmeric, and chia. Both also feature protein, healthy fats, fiber, antioxidants, and omega 3s.
"Native State Foods Launches Superfood Bites at Sprouts Nationwide", Nosh.com, August 07, 2020
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Florida-based Advanced Micronutrition, LLC, (d/b/a Healright), which says it is a “leader in the ‘Food As Medicine’ revival,” announced the online subscription availability of its micronutrient-dense (vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants) snack squares targeting four “serious health conditions.” Available via expensive subscriptions – as much as $15 a day for eight weeks – the snacks use a “non-prescriptive, patent-pending formula” to improve microbiome health and metabolic dysregulation. They target the “root cause of serious health conditions like obesity, heart disease, insulin resistance, and digestive health,” the company says. The snack formula was developed by scientists at the USCF Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), in collaboration with the USDA. Small print on the advertisements says health claims have not been evaluated by the FDA, and the foods are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition.
"Healright Is Now Shipping Its Groundbreaking Micronutrient-Dense Food Solutions for Serious Health Conditions, With More Than 75,000 People Signed up With Interest in Pre-Launch Phase", Business Wire, August 07, 2020
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The New York City-based cereal maker has added two new flavors to its current keto cereal lineup, which also includes Peanut Butter and Honey Nut. The new Strawberry and Peaches & Cream variants, both with freeze-dried fruit, contain five grams of net carbs, 11 grams of complete protein, 110 calories, and nothing artificial. Magic Spoon’s grain-free cereals come in Fruity, Cinnamon, Cocoa, and Frosted, all made with a protein blend (milk protein isolate and whey protein isolate), coconut oil, tapioca flour, chicory root fiber, and a special sweetener blend of monk fruit, stevia, and allulose. The cereals are sold on the company’s website for $39 for a four-box case.
"Magic Spoon Just Debuted Two New Keto Cereals That Taste Like Strawberries And Peaches ", Yahoo! Finance, August 06, 2020
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