LYRA MAG.

Big and Small Companies Get GOING- Organic, And/Or (at least) Getting Rid of Artificial Ingredients- or-imo-risk losing sales to customers that care. And there are more of those kinds of humans -and more snack choices...without the 'junk.' Indulgent treats are always on trend-but consumers are def. embracing the more 'natural' kind with a few exceptions like Walmart's Hostess mash-up, the iconic  Twinkies coming to freezers near you. Shutting down one artery/bite (joke) via GIPHY imgur.com-source Some Sweet Eats... PURA VIDA CRUNCH LOVER™  Natural Sins   -the 2 ingredients only delicious crispy treats epitomize what a 'clean label' should read. REALLY kids worthy-especially the 'un potato' crispy beet chips -just sweet enough-with raw cane sugar- delivering 13 grams per bag-ranks as dessert worthy-but better- get 5 grams of dietary fiber, iron, potassium, and calcium too-and only 100 satisfying calories per bag. Crispy pineapple, coconut ...

PART 2 SNACK TRENDS develop with the times-just like every other consumer industry. Similar to products written up in Part One ... new takes on the classics-so-to-speak...single serve sizes..and Made in the USA -a few dominant themes. New Fun Flavors:    California Almonds®  reps growers of this "IT" superfood-disease bustin'.. .believe it. ..one ounce of almonds (23-a handful, a shot glass, or spread lovingly over a smartphone---good measuring as a 1/4 cupful) =6g protein, 4 g fiber, the good kind of fat-monounsaturated fats 9g, vitamin e, potassium, calcium, magnesium, riboflavin, niacin, phosphorous, and iron Graham crackers from Honey Maid- Nabisco come in these adorable Teddy Grahams shapes for awhile now (since 1988)...and the new launch flavor is Birthday Cake...cute cute cute...comes with sprinkles...and same NO high fructose corn syrup- 8 grams whole grams/30 gram serving $3.19/10oz box. We know people who dip Teddy Grahams in peanut bu...