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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n MARCH 2015 n GOURMET NEWS N H 9 0 Don't Miss Out on the Juicing Craze – Healthy Profits with the Healthy Juicer Healthy Juicer makes two versions of juicers, one manually operated leafy green and wheatgrass juicer (with a retail price of $49.99) and a multi-purpose electric version (with a retail of $189.99). Both juicers pre- serve nutrients by using a masticating juicing process. Instead of high speeds and blades, the juicers use low rotation speeds and use a pressing action. The manually operated Healthy Juicer is by far the most popular on the market due to its lightweight (three pounds), compact de- sign and 30-second cleanup. With only three main parts to clean and no internal screen, cleanup is a cinch. It is a specialized juicer meant for wheatgrass and leafy greens, which common juicers are unable to handle. The electric juicer is a full multi- purpose unit and is able to effectively juice carrots and other vegetables as well as wheatgrass and leafy greens. The unit comes with two specialized juicing augers built for each. It also comes with attachments to make homemade pasta! You can also make homemade baby food and frozen fruit sorbets. Users enjoy a 50-year warranty on the motor. For more information about Healthy Juicer and other Healthy Juicer Products, visit online for product demo videos at www.healthyjuicer.com. To learn more, call 877.539.3611, email info@healthyjuicer.com or stop by booth #5448. Vibrant Health – Naturally If you're like most people, you're on the go constantly. Between the demands of your ca- reer, family, friends and social commitments, it's easy to become run down, catch a cold, and generally suffer the negative effects of everyday living. But you can limit the impact of stress, ill- ness, cold and flu on your life, while main- taining vibrant health and balancing your body's needs – naturally. Homeopathy, used safely and successfully for more than 200 years, recognizes the body's innate ability to heal itself, and pro- vides the ingredients necessary to support complete health. Clear Products combine Homeopathic remedies with supportive herbal ingredients to create unique, condi- tion-specific products that address common health issues. Formulated by Dr. Staś Ozog II, Ph.D. (A.M.), L.Ac., Dipl. A & C.H. (NCCAOM). MGTOM, a nationally licensed herbalist and acupuncturist, Clear Products are a safe, nat- ural, effective way to banish illness and maintain your health using your body's own natural healing process. Clear Products are designed to tackle the most common health issues – like cold & flu, menopause, tinnitus, migraines, and others—with condition-spe- cific formulas that are gluten, lac- tose, and sugar free. There are currently 14 unique homeopathic Clear Product reme- dies that help with ailments like: sinus and ear issues, cold and flu, migraine headaches, lack of energy, menopause, tinni- tus, restless leg syndrome, weakened immune systems, body toxicity, cold sores, shingles and urinary tract infections (UTIs). For clear, vibrant, natural health, the only choice is Clear Products. Clear Products are available in local health markets across the country, and online at clearproductsinc.com. About the Company Clear Products Inc. is the premier formulator of in- novative homeopathic so- lutions. Established in San Diego in 1998, Clear Products' goal is to make a difference in peo- ple's health and lives. Clear Products are sold in health markets nationwide. Clear Products are available from Select, UNFI, Nature's Best, Threshold, Super Nat- urals, Palko and KeHe. For more information, call 888.257.2532 or email mail@clearproductsinc.com. The Kids Food Company Launches Three Exciting Non-GMO Project Verified Snacks for Toddlers Healthy snacks are an important part of the daily diet for growing and active toddlers – they need constant refueling throughout their busy days to keep them going. Since the 2013 U.S. launch of The Kids Food Co.'s line of all natural, healthy fruit and vegetable crisps, Kiddylicious has quickly gained thou- sands of points of distribution in key grocery, drug and mass retailers all over the United Sates. Working with National Importers US Inc. for its sales, marketing and distribution into the United States, The Kids Food Company is further delivering on its brand promise – to offer growing toddlers fun, flavorful and nutritious snacks with a clean nutritional facts table. "The Kids Food Co. is fully com- mitted to marketing products that are healthy and better-for-you. Now more than ever the brand is making snacking fun for toddlers," said Craig Saunders, Sr. Brand and Commu- nications Manager at National Importers. The latest innova- tion from The Kids Food Company, Fruit Crispies, is available in two flavors, Raspberry and Ba- nana. These snacks are deliciously soft and chewy, made from real fruit, infused with puffed rice and formed into little fish shapes. This is an incredibly fun and healthy way for kids to snack! Like all of the great items from The Kids Food Company, these single serve treats are packed in single bags for easy on-the-go snacking. Rice Rounds are a rice based snack that encourages self-feeding and are available in sweet corn, tomato and cheese flavors. These are sure to be a hit with kids! Fruity Puffs offer kids a corn-based snack that's available in three fruity flavors: Strawberry, Blueberry and Banana. As with any Kiddylicious prod- ucts, these new lines are gluten-free, all-natural and free from milk, lactose and preservatives. Also, Crispies, Rounds and Puffs are all Non-GMO Project Verified! Saunders goes on to say, "The Kids Food Company continues to give the Amer- ican Mom options when it comes to healthy, on-the-go snacking. Kids love these prod- ucts, and Mom can feel good about what she is feeding them." For additional information on how to order Kiddylicious products, visit National Im- porters US Inc. at booth #4725 or check out www.kiddylicious.com. Sea Veggies: A High Protein Snack with a Salty Crunch For many Westerners, their only encounter with edible seaweed is as the wrapper in their sushi. But with natural health going main- stream, this Asian staple has arrived in a con- venient new form for American shores – and American stores. Made of 100 percent natural ingredients, Sea Veggies are available in classic Sea Salt, Hot Chili and Black Pepper flavors. With no preservatives, artificial colors or flavors or MSG, the flavor variety comes only from nat- ural oils, preserving seaweed's qualities of no cholesterol, no saturated fats or trans fats. Sea Veggies are also superior within the category: made from best quality Korean sea- weed, grown in clean oceans and harvested during the prime season of December through February. While most seafood snacks are roasted only once, Sea Veggies are twice-roasted at high tempera- tures for extra crispness and flavor. With Sea Veggies, U.S. consumers may benefit from the Asian tradition, where there is little or no barrier between food and medicine. With more protein than meat and more calcium than milk, rich in stress- fighting vitamins B and K, and minerals like magnesium and manganese, seaweed is a good addition to today's healthful diets, meatless or not. Its high iodine content helps balance the thyroid; significant anti-inflammatory proper- ties help reduce painful swollen joints. It is also anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti- viral and high in antioxidants, with an- tiseptic properties. Consumers have many fun ways to enjoy all this nutrition: as a healthy snack for kids or a bar snack with beer; as protein in a macrobiotic diet; in a California roll with favorite ingredients; or to add flavor and texture to cooked rice or cold salads. To try Sea Veggies for yourself, and for de- tails of its comprehensive retail support, stop by booth #2998B. For information and recipes, visit www.sea-veggies.com. Chocolate Bars Added to Collection with New Eye-Catching Packaging Bissinger's introduced three new flavors – and brought back another due to popular de- mand – to its popular all-natural Chocolate Bar Collection. New flavors include Peanut Butter Maple Oat Crunch, Fig Balsamic Truffle and Spicy Catalunya. Coffee Toffee will once again be available and all are scheduled to hit store shelves late this sum- mer. "We had a vision; we wanted to offer a chocolate bar collection made with Rainfor- est Alliance Certified™ cocoa," said Chief Chocolatier Dave Owens. "We wanted to de- velop them to be anything but ordinary." One of the top selling flavors is Coconut Caramel with Red Hawaiian Sea Salt. In addition to its classic flavors like 75 percent Dark Chocolate and 60 percent Dark Chocolate with Almonds, its other, more inspired fla- vors include Quinoa Agave Crunch and Dulce de Leche. At the heart of Bissinger's success is its signature European-style chocolate, classi- cally crafted by Master Chocolatiers with the same technique and skills that have been handed down by generation after generation of chocolatiers. The foundation of its choco- late is its proprietary cocoa blend – crafted with beans from the Cote D'Ivoire for choco- late that's rich, velvety and never bitter. "We use the same formula for our base so every- thing tastes cohesive," Owens explained. "They taste like they belong in the same fam- ily." In addition to the new flavors, Bissinger's has designed new, eye-catching packaging to convey the high-quality, attention to detail and integrity of ingredients that is going into every bar. Beautiful imagery and the Bissinger's Crest add the final touches to up- scale brand strategy. "We want to make sure we take care of our customer," Owens explained. "All compo- nents are very important – the taste profile, the right packaging and the all-natural ingre- dients. We want to make sure we take care of every last detail." For more information, email sales@ bissingers.com or call 888.BISSINGER.

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