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Party Eats for Sporty Times

The numerical surge of Fall sporting events - gather fans with amped up appetites. Party foods/drinks  for nowadays crowds -please their palates are tasty, healthy (ish), and indulgent-BUT NOT your Y2K fare. NOW- fun/functional goodies -rule. 1) Less alcohol... and good-for-you liquids. Multi-functional-real ingredient -hand crafted BITTERMILK cocktail mixes work as the basis of shaken or stirred mocktails, too. Flavor sparkling water-soda-or alcohol. FYI-trio makes a great house gift. KOE Organic Kombucha -fuity-spice flavored -naturally-fermented Kombucha-naturally loaded with probiotics-and lightly sparkled. An acquired taste...made easier to drink with anti-oxidant and vitamin blessed- naturally sweet fruit. Our fav-the raspberry-dragonfruit. 80-90 calories per. USDA Organic, non-GMO, Vegan, Gluten-free, Kosher Unilever funded KOM BREW CHA -USDA Organic-lightly boozed up (4.4%ABV) Hard Kombucha ...gets its kick from fermenting process w/yeast. Gluten f...

New Shelf Staples-Gourmet Beverages PART 2

Fancy Food Show Convenience Drinks-Water Enhanced, Functional Beverages Earth's more precious resource, no filter needed-fresh drinking water -is becoming so rare that entire industries have sprung up to cure our thirst...bottled waters=sparkling/flat, water enhancers and functional quencher substitutes. via GIPHY source crosstalk.ninja.com There are plenty of water drops and powders for sale- SweetLeaf Water Drops sweeten their refreshing+authentic flavors with stevia-zero calories or carbs-and no artificial ingredients! FYI-add these flavor enhancers to recipes for cooling pops, iced teas, etc. BPA free packaging-squeezable bottles. Sweet Drops - SweetLeaf 's portable liquid option sweetened with zero calorie plant derived stevia so no glycemic response, zero carbs, no artificial sweeteners...and enhanced with natural flavors for GREAT TASTE. We consumed our coconut flavor sample--adding about 4 drops to 8oz for a delicious take on coconut water without t...

CONVENIENT EATS-Fancy Food Show Part 3

NYC: TRENDS: MIXES, KITS, HEAT+EAT, SHAKE+DRINK, GRAB and GO... BetterBatter ,  Bittermilk ,  Boulart ,  Jen+Joe's ,  LeCoq Cuisine ,  Looka , CAFE  Macaron ,  Maroc Export ,  Mocktails , Red Rocker Candy,  Sable+Rosenfeld ,  Scratch+Grain ,  Silverland Bakery ,  SOPEXA , Brownie Points Aisles in the supermarket- we usually skipped in the past ---shelf stable cake/cookie boxed mixes and frozen products --- are popular -giving consumers a homemade-ish option that requires little more than lighting a oven, stirring/slicing up and washing up the pan... Nowadays -the mess free mixes are mix-ups of more 'natural' ingredients -that can be pronounced without a degree in (food) chemistry...and often come delivered in festive packaging for the holidays or gifting (a latter post). Scratch & Grain Baking Co.....just add butter+egg---portion control always a plus as is -non-GMO ingredients and natur...