Have you ever wanted to increase your intake of protein but were tired of the protein bars and protein shakes? Well, look no further because now there is another healthy and delicious way to intake your protein. It is with the revolutionary Protes protein chips. They are delicious, nutritious, and full of protein. Just imagine eating chips with zero guilt and all the benefits! You can sit on the couch and eat a bag of Protes without hating yourself. 

Each 1 ounce bag of Protes contains 15 grams of protein, 4 grams of fat, 3 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 120 calories! That is unheard of for any bag of chips. Most bag of chips lack any form of nutritional benefits and contain loads of salt, fat, sugar, and GMO’s. Protes is gluten free, vegan, certified non-GMO, and kosher. The chips are baked instead of fried. The protein in Protes comes from peas and it is the first ingredient.

Zesty Nacho

When you open up a bag of zesty nacho, you can smell the nacho spices. They have a delicious cheesy flavor with a small kick to it from the spices. They taste like a cheese flavored cracker.

Tangy Southern BBQ

You get the delicious scent of bbq when you open up a bag of the tangy southern bbq flavor. It contains that smokey bbq flavor to it. If you like bbq flavored anything you will love this flavor.

Spicy Chili Lime

The spicy chili lime is bursting with the taste of lime. It is a tiny bit spicy from the chili. All in all, it’s the perfect amount of heat with the lime flavor. It’s the perfect flavor balance that makes you want to keep eating more. 

Toasted Coconut

You can smell the coconut flavoring when you open up the bag of toasted coconut. The smell is amazing! When you bite into the toasted coconut chip, you get a massive amount of coconut flavor. It is sweet but only contains 1 gram of sugar, which is unbelievable! The flavoring is so strong from the first bite to the last. You send your tastebuds on a trip to the tropics with this one.

Just to pick one, my favorite is toasted coconut. I love coconut anything and these are bursting with coconut flavor. But, they are all amazing. It is unbelievable that a product that is healthy can taste so delicious.

For more information about Protes and where to find them at a store near you, please visit their website, https://eatprotes.com .

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Make sure to go out and try the new, revolutionary, and delicious way to increase your protein. Protes protein chips is changing the game and you will not be disappointed when you try a bag (or 2) !

Love,

Sara, “S.O.Eats”

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Fit Frozen Desserts 

Arctic Zero is one of the first brands to create ice cream with zero guilt. You can eat the entire pint and it still contains less calories, fat, and sugar than just 1/2 a cup of the leading brands of ice cream. Arctic Zero won’t effect your diet goals even if you eat the whole pint. We are all guilty of eating the entire pint of ice cream and all we are left with is major guilt and a stomach ache. Arctic Zero removes all of that guilt and unnecessary calories so that you can enjoy ice cream with zero shame.

Arctic Zero is…

• Low Glycemic
• Low Fat
• Lactose Free
• rBST Free
• Gluten Free
• GMO Free
• Kosher
• Vegetarian

Their main ingredients include…

• Natural Flavors
• Fiber
• GMO Free Whey Protein Concentrate
• Monk Fruit Concentrate
• Organic Cane Sugar
• Sea Salt
• Plant-Based Stabilizers
• Purified Water

Each pint of Arctic Zero contains about 10-12 grams of fiber and about 12 grams of protein. This is a great dessert and treat for those of you who are on a calorie restricted diet. It is also for those of you who workout and are trying to stick to your fitness goals. These ice creams won’t compromise any type of fitness or diet goals.

I found Arctic Zero at the Natural Products Expo West this year and I will be reviewing their new flavors.

• Peanut Butter Swirl

Peanut Butter Swirl is only 300 calories for the entire pint. It is one of their chunky flavors. It contains mini white chocolate chips. It has peanut butter swirls throughout the pint as well. I love how when you first take a spoonful, it tastes like vanilla and then at the end you get a hit of peanut butter. Even if you only get a little piece of peanut butter on your spoon, the peanut butter flavor is amplified. That is what makes this flavor delicious.

• Cake Batter

Who doesn’t love a good cake batter flavored anything? The cake batter is creamy and full of sweet flavor. It makes me think I am eating a frozen cake batter frosting. I don’t feel as guilty eating this cake batter ice cream as I do when I bake cakes and sometimes lick the bowl that is loaded with sugar. The whole pint is 150 calories!!! It doesn’t have to be your birthday to enjoy this guiltless flavorful cake batter frozen dessert.

• Rocky Road Trip

Rocky Road Trip is another chunky flavor. It contains toasted almonds and marshmallows. It is 300 calories for the whole pint. The almonds inside have a delicious toasted flavor. Also, the marshmallows are gelatin free. I love this light version of a rocky road ice cream. The flavors blend really well together and they don’t over power each other.

• Cherry Chocolate Chunk

Cherry Chocolate Chunk is loaded with cherry flavor and large chunks of dark chocolate. The cherry flavor is bursting throughout every bite. There are small and large cherry pieces in the pint. If you love cherries or cherry ice cream you will love this. At only 300 calories per pint, your cherry obsession will be fulfilled without any guilt involved.

In conclusion, my favorite flavor is the Cherry Chocolate Chunk. Even though they all have a great flavor, the cherry one wins for me. It is filled with cherry flavor and delicious chunks of dark chocolate.

For more information on Arctic Zero and where you can purchase a pint, check out their website, https://www.arcticzero.com.

Make sure to let your Arctic Zero pint thaw out for 10-15 minutes or microwave for 30 seconds before eating.

I hope you enjoy these new flavors from Arctic Zero!

Love,

Sara, “S.O.Eats”

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I’m bananas for Banana Wave! Move over almond, coconut, and cashew milk, because BananaMilk is taking the dairy free alternative milk by storm. It is one of the newest dairy free alternative milks made entirely from bananas and other superfood ingredients.

Have you ever wanted to drink a creamy and delicious banana but without the cream and all the taste? Well now you don’t have to worry, because Banana Wave has arrived.

Banana Wave was created from grandma’s ancient African recipe that has been passed down through many generations. It is the first dairy free milk on the market made from bananas and other superfood ingredients. It is vegan, kosher, nut free, gluten free, and dairy free. It contains plant based protein, omega 3’s, vitamins, and minerals. It doesn’t contain artificial flavors, colors, or preservations. It is also Non-GMO.

When you open up a box, you get a heavenly scent of bananas. Let me tell you, the taste is just as heavenly as it smells! It tastes like a banana milkshake or melted banana ice cream. It is so unbelievable that there is no dairy in this milk. You can enjoy BananaMilk by the glass, in cereal, in smoothies, in alcoholic beverages, in coffee or tea, and in many recipes that require dairy milk. Banana Wave is by far the only dairy free milk that is delicious to drink on its own. If you are as bananas as I am, you too will enjoy this delicious BananaMilk!

You can find Banana Wave at Whole Foods Market, Tunie’s, Safeway, Walmart, and more. To find a location near you please click on the link, https://www.bananawave.com/where-to-buy/ . For more information, please check out their website, https://www.bananawave.com .

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Here is a short video of me enjoying BananaMilk at Fort Lauderdale Beach.

                     Come take a ride on the Banana Wave! Trust me, you will be just as bananas as I am!

BANANA POWER! 

Love,

Sara, “S.O.Eats”

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“Good food is not a luxury, it’s a right.” This quote right here is everything I stand for. A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post called “Make America Organic Again“, where I touched on the topic that organic food is a right. This week I went to the new Lucky’s Market that just opened up in Plantation, Florida ( a suburb of Fort Lauderdale). As I walked up to the cash register, I saw this huge quote hung up on the wall. It said “Good food is not a luxury, it’s a right.” I saw it and I immediately took a picture of it. The meaning of that quote is something that I strongly believe in.

Now, with the increasing demand for organic and Non-GMO foods, it is starting to get easier to buy organics at a lower cost. But even with the demand, of course the supply isn’t matching up to it yet. Organic food unfortunately still carries a bad reputation for being expensive and unaffordable for low-income families. Just writing that sentence makes me sick to my stomach. Literally every time I hear someone say, “I wish I could afford organic food” my body heats up and it makes my heart want to explode. Why can’t all of our food be grown without GMO’s, pesticides, herbicides, hormones, antibiotics, chemicals, artificial colors, and other harsh components that we have absolutely no idea about? Why is it that only the “rich” people can afford to buy and eat food that should already be grown that way? It just doesn’t make sense and it is sickening.

We all have the right to eat food that is grown organically. Food is one of the basic human needs and we deserve food that is good for us. Sadly, there is only a small percentage of the population who are aware and mindful about what they eat. Also, several people lack the knowledge of how our food is grown. And quite frankly, most people are uneducated on how to eat organic. Still, many people disregard the fact that our food system is broken. Why? Because no one talks about it.

For me, starting out an organic diet was no simple task. During college, I sacrificed a lot and worked hard to have that type of diet at that age. I studied and dedicated a lot of my time to learning about an organic diet and what it took to have one. I would go to about 5 different grocery stores just so that I can get the best price possible. At that time, for me, eating organic was my lifestyle. From my peers and roommates point of view it was a luxury and I was seen as prestigious, unfortunately. But still, that never stopped me.

So this is me, Sara, taking a written stand for all of you! We ALL deserve to be nourished with foods that are meant to fuel us, not harm us. I am a huge proponent for organic food and I will always support this lifestyle. I want to help you all pursue a healthy organic lifestyle because you all deserve it! I am here to answer any questions or help you in regards to an organic lifestyle. And remember “Good food is not a luxury, it’s a right.”

Love,

Sara, “S.O.Eats”

*Disclaimer: Picture taken by me at Lucky’s Market. 

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What is the most traditional Halloween candy you could possibly think of? CANDY CORN! Candy corn is delicious and nostalgic. Traditional candy corn is made with artificial colors and flavors. Sweet’s Candy Company created a natural candy corn. It is made with non-GMO ingredients, no artificial colors, and it is gluten free. The original candy corn is layered with white, orange, and yellow colors. This brand contains a full color on each piece. The colors are made with fruit and vegetable extracts like pumpkin, carrot, and apple. They smell like marshmallows with a hint of orange and lemon. They are delicious! I wanted to make a candy corn milkshake because 1. I love milkshakes! And 2. Because I love candy corn! . This candy corn milkshake is so easy to make! You can make candy corn milkshakes for Halloween and serve them at your parties.

These are the brands and ingredients I used to make this delicious Candy Corn Milkshake recipe. You can buy Sweet’s Candy Corn at Whole Foods Market. Also, if you want to make a candy corn rim on your glass, you can melt an organic white chocolate bar to make the candy corn stick. I used Green&Black’s organic white chocolate. You can find Green&Black’s chocolate bars at Whole Foods Market and most natural markets.

I hope you all enjoy my Candy Corn Milkshake recipe! Have a wonderful Halloween! I hope you celebrate with lots of treats that don’t contain any tricks!

Happy Halloween!

Love,

Sara, “S.O.Eats”  

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Feel Good Dough is the first and only all organic ready to bake dough brand.

Do you know what the hardest and most frustrating part of making anything that requires dough is? Well, it is the actual dough making!!! If you don’t have the right recipe, time it long enough, or if you live in a humid part of the country, your dough falls flat and is unusable. All you are left with is a loopy pile of stretchy unusable dough. Well you can fear no more because Feel Good Dough is the answer to all of your frustrating and timely dough making.

The best part is that Feel Good Dough uses all certified organic and high quality ingredients. Even down to the yeast, which Feel Good Dough is the first brand to use 100 percent organic yeast that is made in America. Feel Good Dough is committed to being 100 percent organic. There are very few ingredients in their dough products. That is for sure something to “feel good” about. It is also vegan, non-GMO, and some of their products are kosher certified. It is everything you ever hoped and dreamed for in a dough product. Haven’t you ever heard the secret to a recipe is all in the dough?

Currently, they have 5 different frozen dough flavors and 2 dry mix dough flavors.

• Oil-Free Whole Grain
• Italian Herb
• Market Natural
• Roasted Garlic
• Chocolate[/one-fourth]

• Market Natural
• Oil-Free Whole Grain[/one-fourth-last]

You don’t even have to open the package to smell the scent of delicious herbs and spices. When you bake up the dough, you can also smell the herbs throughout the kitchen and house. The chocolate dough is not too sweet which I like because then you can add all the sweet toppings to it. The other flavors are delicious and versatile. You can create various recipes from a single dough. Some of those ways include, cinnamon rolls, pretzels, pizzas, empanadas, garlic knots, pot pies, quiche, and so much more!

With the chocolate dough, I came up with the easy recipe of GLAZED CHOCOLATE DOUGH BALLS.

You can find Feel Good Dough in select grocery stores in the Ohio and Michigan area as well as online. To find a location near you visit feelgooddough.com . Also visit their website for more information and recipes.

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Hope you enjoy using Feel Good Dough in your next recipe that requires dough!

Love,

Sara,  “S.O.Eats”

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Diane’s Sweet Heat are jams with attitude. Their tagline certainly lives up to the taste of Diane’s Sweet Heat jams.

At the Natural Products Expo West a couple of months ago, I came across Diane’s Sweet Heat booth. I tried all four flavors of the jam and I fell in love. The sweet taste of fruit mixed with some habanero heat is divine! I am not the biggest fan of spicy food but Diane’s jams are the perfect balance of sweet with a little heat. Lets just say that I did not need to rush to the nearest booth with dairy to try to take the heat away.

The jams come in 4 flavors. The flavors are Blackberry Habanero, Mango Habanero, Raspberry Habanero, and Peach Habanero. Each flavor is made with NON-GMO and natural ingredients without any artificial colors or flavors. The ingredients for each flavor are red bell peppers, pure cane sugar, fruit of the jam flavor, apple cider vinegar, fruit pectin, and habanero peppers in that order. When you open a jar of Diane’s Sweet Heat, you automatically get a delicious smell of habanero with that hint of the flavors sweetness. Again, it is the perfect balance of heat and fruit sweet.

You can enjoy Diane’s Sweet Heat jams over cream cheese, with crackers, on toast or bagels, with cheese, in a marinade for meats and vegetables, or even on top of your favorite ice cream.

Diane’s Sweet Heat is currently sold in Northern California where the jams are made. Please visit http://dianessweetheat.com to find a location where to purchase in California. For those of us who do not live in Northern California you can purchase Diane’s Sweet Heat here.

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Hope you enjoy these jams with attitude!

Love,

Sara, “S.O.Eats”

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Have you ever wanted to take “a natural trip to paradise” but you were stuck in the snowy weather up North or you live in an area without a beach? Well, now you can with Matt’s Munchies!

Matt’s Munchies is a premium fruit snack that has less than 100 calories for the whole pack. There are 1 to 2 servings of fruit in each package. Matt’s Munchies are certified organic, vegan, soy free, peanut free, dairy free, gluten free, NON-GMO Project Verified, and kosher. The best part of all is that each flavor has 3 ingredients or less with ingredients you can pronounce. Could this snack get any more perfect?

Flavors

Each pack comes with little squares of the fruit snack (about 14-16 pieces) for a tropical wholesome taste in every bite.

BANANA

The banana flavor contains one serving of fruit. The ingredients include organic banana puree and Vitamin C. The banana one has a sweet taste with banana flavor bursting through. It is kind of like you are eating a sweet plantain in a fruit snack form.

MANGO

The mango flavor contains 2 servings of fruit per package. It only has one ingredient, which is organic mango puree concentrate. You feel like you are eating a sweet delicious mango when you try this flavor.

MANGO ACAI

The mango acai flavor contains 2 servings of fruit per package. It only contains 2 ingredients, which include organic mango puree concentrate and organic acai pulp. In this one, you can taste the acai flavor more than the mango. It is a great flavor profile with the acai berry taste and a hint of mango. It has that minor sour and sweet taste which makes it like a healthier candy.

ISLAND MANGO

The island mango flavor contains 1.5 servings of fruit per package. It only contains 3 ingredients, which include organic mango puree concentrate, organic coconut flakes, and organic coconut flavor concentrate. Because of how amazing the smell of coconut is present when you open the package, you immediately want to devour it. The taste is divine with toasted coconut flakes mixed with the taste of mango and coconut! You are in paradise heaven with this flavor.

APPLE-LICIOUS

The apple-licious flavor contains 2 servings of fruit per package. It only contains 2 ingredients, which include organic mango puree concentrate, and organic apple flavor concentrate. This one has a light sweet apple flavor with the hint of mango.

If I had to choose 1, I would go with the Island Mango. Just the smell of coconut, and the taste of coconut and mango, send your taste buds into a paradise tropical heaven. But, they are all amazing and taste so pure, fresh, sweet, delicious, and they are all full of flavor. You can eat these as a healthy snack or even to satisfy your candy cravings.

So the next time you are wishing you were on a trip to paradise, just go to your natural/organic food market instead and pick up a few packs of Matt’s Munchies.

For more information on Matt’s Munchies please visit their website http://www.chefrobertsdirect.com .

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Love,

Sara, “S.O.Eats”

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Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Love Crunch is the newest flavor to Love Crunch which is a premium organic granola produced by Nature’s Path Organic. All of the Love Crunch flavors are amazing but by far, this is my favorite one. It just came out about 3 months ago and I was so happy to have found it. I mean, nothing goes better together than chocolate and peanut butter!  Unlike most Love Crunch flavors which you can buy at your local Whole Foods Market’s, Fresh Markets, and other natural markets, the dark chocolate and peanut butter flavor is exclusive to Target stores.

The granola is full of chocolate and peanut butter flavor. It is also the perfect amount of crunch that won’t break your teeth. There are small square pieces of dark chocolate scattered throughout the bag along with actual pieces of roasted peanuts. Even with the pieces of roasted peanuts in the mix, the actual granola part tastes like peanut butter. Bite after bite, you get more and more of the flavor of creamy peanut butter. When you open the bag, you can smell the delicious fresh peanuts and chocolate. It is the perfect amount of sweet, chocolate, and roasted peanuts. This will certainly satisfy your dark chocolate and peanut butter cravings.

You can eat this as a snack, on top of yogurt, in your cereal, or any other way you like to enjoy granola. It is certified organic, NON-GMO Project Verified, Kosher, low sodium, and suitable for vegetarians. Like their other products, they use Fair Trade dark chocolate.

If you are ready to taste the delicious new Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Love Crunch, head out to your local Target and pick up a bag or two. Trust me it will go fast in your house! There is so much love in that crunch that you will be begging for more.

For more information please visit Naturespath.com.

Love,

Sara, “S.O.Eats”

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Vrisi 36

Vrisi 36, a brand line imported by parent company Flying Olive Farms produces Greek olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and other Greek specialty products. Vrisi 36’s products are produced in the Lakonia and Messinia region of Greece.

Olive Oil

Vrisi 36 offers the most authentic Greek olive oil that you can find on the market. They pick the olives off the trees and within 24 hours they are cold press and packed in the bottle. You get the “farm to bottle” service, which is the way olive oil should be produced. This process allows their olive oils to stay pure, which you can taste when you try Vrisi 36’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Their quality just cannot be matched. Unlike other olive oil companies, Vrisi 36 tests the amount of polyphenols in their olive oil. Polyphenols are the reason many consume olive oil as it has been researched to fight diseases. The sad truth is that recent research has shown that most olive oils on the shelves today do not contain polyphenols and most are not even olive oil as they claim. You can be assured that you are getting high quality olive oil with all the benefits still in tact.

All of Vrisi 36 ‘s olive oils are Non-GMO, all natural, unrefined, cold pressed, and do not contain preservatives. They also carry organic and kosher certified olive oil in their line as well.

Balsamic Vinegar

Vrisi 36 has a unique line of balsamic vinegar. They are one of the very few companies to use the Corinthian Grape, better known as currants, to produce their balsamic vinegar. As a result, the balsamic vinegar has a sweet taste, a strong red color, and is left with nothing but antioxidants. Their balsamic vinegar is Non-GMO and contains no sulfites or artificial colors or flavors. Vrisi 36 carries their balsamic vinegar in both organic and natural.

Other Products

Flying Olive Farms, which is the import company of Vrisi 36 is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Along with their brand line Vrisi 36, they also import other Greek specialty products. One of their most popular is a beverage called Mastiqua, which is sparkling water that contains Mastiha. Mastiha is a tree resin that comes from the Mastic tree. Mastiqua is a health drink that helps with digestion and oral health. It is also known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial benefits. This beverage comes from the Chios Island in Greece. Flying Olive Farms also imports a variety of the most sought out wines from the Monemvasia Winery.

Also part of the Vrisi 36 brand is Mediterranean Mustards that are made with the brands’ olive oils and balsamic vinegar. You get a pure taste of the Mediterranean when you use the mustards. The best part is that it is made without any processed chemicals and only ingredients you can pronounce.

Vrisi 36 partnered with celebrity chef Diane Kochilas who created amazing Greek recipes using Vrisi 36 products. Please visit http://www.dianekochilas.com/greek-recipes/  to bring a taste of Greece to your dinner table using only the finest Greek products.

I highly recommend all of you to try any of Vrisi 36’s and Flying Olive Farms products. There is no other company out there that truly gives you the authentic taste of Greece with the highest amount of health benefits than those of Vrisi 36 and Flying Olive Farms.

For more information about their products and where to buy please visit

http://vrisi36.com/where-to-buy/

http://vrisi36.com

http://flyingolivefarms.com

Like Flying Olive Farms and Vrisi 36 on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter

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I hope you enjoy the taste of Greece without ever having to leave the dinner table.

Love, 

Sara, “S.O. Eats”

*Disclamer: All images in this post are the sole property of Flying Olive Farms unless the images contain the Sara’s Organic Eats Logo. 

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