A Look at Applegate® Well Carved™ Blended Meatballs

As a registered dietitian, I am well versed in the many healthy products that line the grocery store shelves, fridges and freezers.  I’m super picky about ingredients, taste, message and functionality and I get really excited about products that make healthy living easy and wholesome.  As you already know, I’m also a huge fan of veggies and plants at every meal (those …

Top 5 Real Nutrition Approved Products From Expo East

Last month we headed to Expo East in Baltimore — the second largest natural food and product show in the US — to search out the latest and greatest nutrition products and trends for you guys.  As you all know, we don’t believe in trendy diets, but we wanted to give you guys a quick look into what you’ll be …

Trending: Hot new healthy foods

Trending: Hot New Healthy Foods

So among the many, many, MANY products we saw, where are the trends headed and which were our new (and old) favs?  Keep on reading for what you should try and what you’ll be hearing about soon! Trend alert: Food companies with heart: Think “buy one, give one.” A common theme we saw were companies incorporating social good into their model. For …

Six Foundermade favorites

Six Foundermade Favorites

We recently attended the The Foundermade Consumer Discovery Show which a well-edited list of up and coming brands in the food, beverage and beauty sector. For our June favorites, we’re highlighting the best of the brands we saw and encourage you to check them out! Lesser Evil – Popcorn is a great low-cal, high fiber snack that fills you up without filling you out.  I’ve been a …

Top trends from expo east

Top Trends from Expo East

Twice a year, every year, the Natural Products Expo occurs, where a TON of natural food companies converge onto one location to show off their healthy food and snacks that follow and inspire the latest health trends.  Most of these products eventually make their way onto Whole Foods store shelves and popular health blogs, but I get to get my …