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NATURALLY HEALTHY www.gourmetnews.com n SEPTEMBER 2015 n GOURMET NEWS N H 1 0 0 international model, cookbook author and a host on the "Top Chef" competitive cooking show, and Pete Vegas, Founder and Owner of Sage V Foods, LLC. Not only is Pete Vegas a rice industry leader and entrepre- neur, he invented the "steamable pouch." Ms. Lakshmi established herself as a food expert early on in her career, having hosted two successful cooking shows and penning two cookbooks: "Easy Exotic," for which she won the International Versailles Prize for best cookbook by a first time author, and "Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet, A World of Recipes for Everyday." In addition to her own books, she has written for American Vogue, Gourmet, Parade and British and American Harper's Bazaar and has written as a syndicated columnist for the New York Times. Ms. Lakshmi is a judge and host of the Emmy-winning competition TV show "Top Chef," now in its thirteenth season. All of Padma's Easy Exotic frozen items are vegan and gluten-free. The main ingredients in all items are organic. Three of the six items are certified 100 percent organic and non- GMO verified. These include Padma's Easy Exotic Organic Brown Rice, Padma's Easy Exotic Organic Jasmine Rice and Padma's Easy Exotic Organic Jasmine Medley. Padma's Easy Exotic also offers three de- licious frozen items, seasoned and with veg- etables. These include Padma's Easy Exotic Madras Lemon Rice, Padma's Easy Exotic Curried Lentils and Padma's Easy Exotic Spicy Black Beans and Rice. With Padma's Easy Exotic products, the difficult, time consuming task of cooking perfect rice and lentils has been done for you. From staples such as aromatic Organic Thai Jasmine and Organic Brown rice to Madras Lemon rice and Curried Lentils, Padma has taken all the guesswork and stress out of cre- ating flavorful dishes. Cartons of Padma's Easy Exotic contain "steamable pouches," 3/10 ounce pouches in 30 ounce cartons and 2/10 ounce pouches in 20 ounce cartons. All products microwave perfect in just three minutes. Just heat a 10 ounce pouch in a microwave (1000-1100 watt preferred) and serve. And remember, If you don't use a mi- crowave, that's ok – Padma's Easy Exotic can easily be warmed on the stovetop in eight to 12 minutes. Just make sure to se the directions on the side of the box. Padma's Easy Exotic, "cooked to a degree of perfection rarely achieved at home!" For more information, visit booth #1731 at NPEE and after the show, contact Brian Wendelschaefer at bwendelschaefer@ sagevfoods.com or call 407.491.9086. Padma's Easy Exotic (Cont'd. from p. 1) GloryBee ® announced in July its entire line of organic honeys are now non-GMO Project Verified. As the first major honey processor to earn this verification, GloryBee is able to offer all its organic honeys in retail packag- ing and in large volume. As a company rooted in healthy liv- ing, GloryBee stands behind the trans- parency of its ingredients, and is happy to pass this verification onto its customers. "We have been testing our organic honey for GMOs for more than five years, but being non-GMO Project Verified separates GloryBee organic honeys from any others. This verification allows us to meet our cus- tomers' needs, help them add this verifica- tion to their products and continue to develop more products using non-GMO honey. We truly believe honey is nature's best sweet- ener," says GloryBee President Alan Turan- ski. "This 28 month journey to receive the ver- ification is a huge success. We worked dili- gently with our long-term suppliers to provide our customers an extensive supply of organic, non-GMO honey. All our organic honey suppliers are now approved," adds Tu- ranski. Honey is notoriously difficult to verify non-GMO as it is considered a "high risk" ingredient. In order to ensure honeybees have not been exposed to GMOs, an addi- tional four mile boundary must be estab- lished outside the area of honey collection. Honey is likely to contain GMOs when out- lying crops such as sugar beets, corn or soy have pollen collected and consumed by hon- eybees. GloryBee tests its honey regularly to guarantee its organic varieties are devoid of GMOs. The newly non-GMO Project Verified honeys, available in 12-ounce bears up to 3,000 pound totes, include Organic Clover Blossom Honey, Organic Tropical Blossom Honey, Raw Organic Fair Trade Honey, Raw Organic Clover Blossom Honey and Raw Organic Tropical Blossom Honey. GloryBee ensures all its honey products are 100 percent pure. While being minimally processed and packed in its Eugene, Oregon facility, these honeys retain the unique fla- vor, quality and nutritional profile. GloryBee carries more than fifteen regional, organic and blended honey varieties. "We pride ourselves on having some of the highest quality standards in the industry. From testing to how we handle and process our honey," said Turanski. About GloryBee GloryBee started in the family garage of Dick and Pat "Aunt Patty" Turanski in 1975 with a focus on selling beekeeping supplies and locally sourced honey, with much of the honey coming from their own hives. Over the past 40 years, GloryBee has grown into a local company with a global reach specializing in natural and organic ingredients for consumers. Glory- Bee continues to be a family-owned busi- ness in Eugene, Oregon. To learn more about GloryBee and Aunt Patty's brands, visit GloryBee.com and to find out how you can partner with Save the Bee, visit GloryBee (Cont'd. from p. 1) Restaurants, bars, fast food and frozen yo- gurt franchises, health clubs and food mar- kets are continuing to add juices – and profits – to their breakfast, lunch and snack-time menus. Particularly popular are cold-pressed j u i c e s , which are made by crushing produce such as spinach, apples, kale, lemon and ginger, without using heat. The juice trend can be attributed to increas- ing public awareness of the need to consume more fruits and vegetables, as well as the ease and convenience of consuming fresh produce as delicious, nutrient-dense beverages. To keep up with growing demand in a cold-pressed juice market estimated at $100 million a year, Kuvings has introduced the Whole Slow Juicer Pro, the world's first commercial-ready vertical low-speed masti- cating juicer. The Whole Slow Juicer Pro can extract juice continuously for up to eight hours, for up to 1,000 glasses of fresh juice. The juicer also features the largest indus- try-grade feeding tube to enable operators the ability to crush and squeeze whole vegetables and fruits, producing a glass of delicious fresh juice in just seconds. It also prevents unwanted oxidation from cutting that often causes a loss in nutritional value. Unlike a blender, which simply purees cut-up vegeta- bles and fruits, the Kuvings patented system extracts the nutrients in fruits and vegetables and separates it from the pulp, enabling the body to obtain four times more nutrition than by eating fruits whole. The Whole Slow Juicer Pro expands the Whole Slow Juicer line from Kuvings, the brand name for NUC Electronics, a company founded in 1978 specializing in kitchen elec- tronics for health and nutrition-conscious con- sumers. The popular Whole Slow Juicer, introduced last year, has garnered enthusiastic reviews from juicing experts and the media and has been reviewed by Consumer Reports. The Whole Slow Juicer Pro will be demonstrated at booth #1423 at the Natural Product Expo East in September 17-19 in Baltimore. The Whole Slow Juicer Pro can tackle the toughest produce, due to its powerful 240- watt, low-speed motor. The heavy duty brushless motor, manufactured by Kuvings, minimizes friction and noise, for cool, quiet and stable operation. It also handles big batches, with its large- capacity, 500 ml bowl, and comes with a con- venient Smart Cap to prevent drips and enable creation of mixed juices. Other fea- Kuvings (Cont'd. from p. 1) Introducing NEW MELT ® Organic Buttery Sticks, the company's latest luscious butter im- provement that is truly good for you. Unlike other buttery sticks, MELT Organic is made from a creamy blend of virgin coconut oil, hi- o l e i c sunflower oil and palm fruit oil. Even better, Melt organic Buttery Sticks bake and cook just like real butter but with 1/3 the saturated fat and fewer calories. Moms agree that MELTs new buttery sticks exceed their expectations. In recent home use testing, MELT Organic Buttery Sticks received 93 percent Overall Product Rating, 90 percent Positive Purchase Intent and 95 percent of those surveyed saying they would recommend it to friends (HUT among 365 Moms, June 2015). MELT's But- tery Sticks come in four convenient quarter pound sticks, and are packaged in sustainable cartons made with wind energy. MELT Organic's flagship spreads are North America's first line of luscious butter improvements that are truly good for you. Each variety of MELT is rich and creamy be- cause it is made with organic virgin coconut oil – possibly the healthiest unprocessed sat- urated fat – in the Perfect Blend™ of fruit- and plant-based oils for a luscious dairy-free and vegan spread and a rich, fruit-based source of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs). Unlike all other butter alternatives, all MELT Organic products are certified or- ganic, kosher pareve and made with non- GMO, eco-social and fair trade ingredients that are ethically sourced. The first spreads in North America to be non-GMO Project Verified, each variety is made with Fair for Life Fair Trade certified virgin coconut oil and Rainforest Alliance certified palm fruit oil. Trans-fat free, gluten free, dairy free, and soy free with no artificial colors, flavors or additives, MELT's line of spreads is also the first to be sold in innovative, eco-friendly square packages for easy storage and sustain- ability. It's Hip to Be Square!© For more information, visit booth #306 and after MELT Organic (Cont'd. from p. 1) attractive design yet. It combines German millstones, user-friendly patent-pending con- trols and an eco-friendly bamboo housing in a small footprint. Now you can keep your grain mill on your countertop and use it for every meal of the day. Beyond fresh flours for baking, a grain mill creates instant protein powder, soups, baby foods and raw cereals for healthy, budget-friendly meals and snacks. With its versatile range of textures, from cracked grains to pastry fine flour, the NutriMill Har- vest gives you unlimited possibilities in the kitchen. Grains and legumes are superfoods packed with vitamins, minerals and fiber. Commer- cial processing strips away the beneficial fiber and phytonutrients, resulting in taste- less, depleted flour, injected with synthetic vitamins and harmful additives to prolong shelf life. Everyone knows fresh, minimally- processed foods are the healthiest and best- tasting. Significant benefits come from whole, raw, natural foods – straight from the source. Owning a grain mill is the only way to ensure your flour is fresh and pure. What goes in is what comes out; nothing is added or taken away. Worried about where you will get the grains, how to combine them or what recipes to use? NutriMill recently created an exciting partnership with Mill a Meal. Now, making the switch to homemade, whole grain foods is easier than ever be- fore. Mill a Meal single-use recipe packs com- bine fresh grains, freeze-dried produce, legumes, whole herbs and natural spices in prepackaged proportions so you can grind all the dry ingredients for a complete recipe in one simple step. Just add wet ingredients, ac- cording to the included recipe on the pack- age, to complete your meal. With your NutriMill and a Mill a Meal pack, there is no guesswork. You can easily create delicious whole food meals with con- fidence. Mill a Meal recipe packs include choices for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts, as well as a full lineup specialized for babies. Come see the NutriMill Harvest and Mill a Meal in action and taste the difference of foods made fresh at Natural Products Expo East booth #8310. For more information, visit booth #8310 at NPEE. NutriMill (Cont'd. from p. 1)

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