Food & Nutrition

Santa Barbara Bar

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Every kid should have the option of taste and nutrition. That’s why the Santa Barbara Bar (www.sbbar.co) created nutrient dense and delicious bar that contains no artificial additives.  Unlike other similar nutritional products on the shelves, the Santa Barbara Bar is fruit, nut and seed based with ingredients such as chia seeds, which are a good source of fiber and calcium.  The Santa Barbara bars are the tastiest healthy meal replacements that are gluten-free and a good source of protein! They come in three flavors of Cranberry White Chocolate, Peanut.

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Oat Revolution

With back-to-school right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to consider a new kind of breakfast. We all know that eating a wholesome breakfast sets the tone for a great day and better food choices later on. Why not choose a delicious and quick breakfast of our brand new Oat Revolution steel cut oatmeal from Better Oats® to start the school day the right way?

No need to stand over the stove for a half hour to make great steel cut oatmeal; you can make Oat Revolution’s steel cut in just two and a half minutes! The steel cut varieties are packaged in the Better Oats’ signature built-in measuring cup pouch, making steel cut oatmeal convenient and less messy – perfect for college students on the go.

All of the steel cut flavor varieties are made with flaxseed and carry the 100% Whole Grain Stamp from the Whole Grains Council. They also provide good sources of fiber and ALA omega-3 and are considered heart healthy. The new varieties of Oat Revolution steel cut oatmeal are available in three varieties to satisfy the tastes of everyone in your family: maple and brown sugar, apples and cinnamon, and classic. Better Oats’ steel cut oats are packaged compactly, less messy, nutritious, delicious and filling – all contributing to a perfect fit for a college student’s morning.

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Bai
The health conscious can now enjoy the rich coffeefruit that Bai uses in all of its 5 calorie, 100% Natural drinks.

Bai5 combines this little known superfruit with more popular fruits from coffee growing regions around the world resulting in a refreshing, uplifting drink with exotic tastes that will have you inspired to live a healthy lifestyle. Learn more.

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Sparkling ICE has made a great tasting, refreshing, zero calorie beverage Perfectly Possible™. Combining naturally flavored sparkling mountain spring water, vitamins and antioxidants and natural fruit juices, Sparkling ICE offers a bold, lightly-carbonated beverage that appeals to all age groups. Available in thirteen refreshing flavors: Coconut Pineapple, Lemon Lime, Kiwi Strawberry, Classic Lemonade, Lemonade with Tea, Raspberry Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade, Orange Mango, Pomegranate Blueberry, Pink Grapefruit, Black Raspberry, Crisp Apple and Peach Nectarine, Sparkling ICE can be found in retailers nationwide. Sparkling ICE is part of the TalkingRain family of beverages, and retails for $1.19-$1.29. To locate Sparking ICE visit www.sparklingice.com.
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Giovanni Rana Pasta and Sauces 

Fresh, refrigerated Giovanni Rana pasta and sauces (www.giovannirana.com) as a quick, easy and healthy meal solution that will satisfy both adults and kids. For busy families, back to school is always a difficult time to put a healthy and delicious meal on the table in a reasonable amount of time. Giovanni Rana products solve this problem in several ways:

  • Healthy ingredients — Giovanni Rana pasta and sauces are made with the highest–quality ingredients like DOP Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and DOP Genovese basil imported from Italy
  • Fast – Because the pasta is fresh, it cooks in boiling water in under 4 minutes. Mix it with one of Giovanni Rana’s four sauces (Bolognese, Marinara, Alfredo or Pesto) and you can create complete dishes in under 10 minutes
  • Delicious — The impossibly thin pasta (created by proprietary machinery invented to replicate the hand-making pasta process) makes for a light bite that places the focus on the flavorful, authentic fillings leaving your family satisfied but not weighed down