Supermarket GPS: October Brand Favorites
We spent roughly 18 years of our lives in school. We know how to find the pythagorean theorem but throw us in a supermarket and all bets are off.
It’s like playing a game of dodgeball—and I was always the first to get hit. We literally have to dodge all the tempting or deceptive options and filter through the healthy ones. So many brands market their products as “healthy,” so we’re all just victims to the system. Who here feels personally victimized by Food Industry Marketing Campaigns? …You had to know that Mean Girls reference was coming. With that being said, we don’t need to obsess over finding the absolute healthiest options. Life’s short, buy the food you love but make sure you have some broccoli in your shopping cart, too.
Do not fret, my little Turmoilers. I’ve lined up my favorite brands that I always keep stocked in my kitchen.
Take out your note pads and a pencil—a #2 of course—and get to writing. Or just take a screenshot of this and bring it with you next time you go food shopping. Hello, modern technology.
NuGo Nutrition
If you know me, you know I literally do not go a day without a NuGo bar. Their dark chocolate coated bars are vegan + gluten-free and completely satisfy that nightly chocolate craving. I have converted so many friends and family members to be NuGo bar addicts too. Even better, they recently launched their line of vegan + gluten-free protein cookies! It’s like they answered all my prayers. Flavor Favorites: Chocolate Sea Salt Bar, Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bar + Cinnamon Raisin Protein Cookie
Kween & Co.
Granola is the product of mixing cereal and oatmeal together and feeding it some steroids. You don’t know self control until you only take a handful of granola and seal the bag back up. Ali from @avokween on instagram did a godly thing and made granola into BUTTER. Yes, you read that correctly. GRANOLA. BUTTER. I spread that shit on everything. Run, don’t walk. Flavor Favorite: Original Granola Butter
Navitas Organics
If you’ve been following me from the start, then you know I’ve been using this brand for 4 years now. I’m almost positive I pay their rent with how often I buy their products. They can be pricey, but you get what you pay for. They make natural, pure, organic superfoods like açaí powder, cacao powder, cacao nibs, nut + seed bars and SO MUCH MORE. Favorite Products: Acai Powder, Cacao Powder, Maqui Powder, Cacao Nibs, Mulberries + Cacao Goji Power Snacks
Vegan Rob’s
The first thing I hear when I tell people I’m vegan is, “don’t you miss cheese?” Mmm, no. I’m not a cheesy person; was never really fond-ue of it ;) Ok, I’ll stop with the jokes because this is serious. His cheese puffs taste SO REAL. I can’t even explain the panic that set in after my first bite. I truly thought I had just taken a bite of actual cheese and my little vegan brain felt immensely guilty. These cheese puffs taste like the kind you ate as a kid, minus those strange, mystery ingredients. Luckily, Rob has blessed us with an all-natural version. Flavor Favorites: Cheddar Puffs + Beet Puffs
Yomi Bites
We’ve all seen recipes for ~ healthy balls ~ and while they are definitely great to make on your own, life can be chaotic. We don’t always have time to tend to our balls. Thankfully, we don’t have to because we have brands like Yomi that understand how busy we are and know we don’t just want to snack on crap. Yomi Bites taste like they shouldn’t be healthy, which is my favorite kind of healthy snack. Flavor Favorites: PB Chocolate Chip + Lemon Poppy Seed
Raw Chocolate Love
It’s pretty clear I have a chocolate addiction. Technically speaking, cacao is a stimulant—a DRUG! But it’s one I’m just not willing to give up, so save your interventions. The misconception with chocolate is that it’s candy. The chocolate bars you find at the movies are typically loaded with added sugar, which totally negate cacao’s health benefits. But we live in 2018 and we have brands like Raw Chocolate Love who make their bars with just 7 all-natural ingredients. Best part? They are the most decadent little bars of dark chocolate you’ll ever indulge in. Flavor Favorites: Chocolate Peanut Butter, Almond Love + Chocolate Sea Salt
