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Better Crunch-Better Snacks: PART 2 TRENDS

Fancy Food Show 2015 What makes a crunchy snack desirable -obvs-taste, crispiness, and now---even the mainstream types want more healthy options---to eats---not necessarily as meal substitutes (though we think cereal is an dinner entreé). Food ingredient labels with less chemistry class items-in the mix...are the ones that are in demand. Even the big giant food companies-are getting the message. Some Highlights: Probably our fav meet- the Back To The Roots team... their READY TO GROW amazing Garden in the Can (Basil and Cilantro Herbs- and Mushroom Farm -all organic, easy to grow kits and available at online and at Target)...wonderful gifts. BACK TO THE ROOTS "connecting families back to their foods..." with Organic Mushroom Kit, Organic StoneGround Flakes made of grown in the USA Stoneground Wheat, Sea Salt and Cane Sugar, and Organic Breakfast Toppers-3 flavors available...Blueberries Almonds, and Buckwheat, Raisins, Sunflower Seeds, and Buckwheat, and Dates, Coc...

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...