A study published in October’s issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association says that American children get almost half of their daily energy from fast food. http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/2403/20101005/40-of-american-childrens-diet-is-fast-food.htm
This is the one time where I think that it is positive that my family has food allergies. Those same allergies that keep us up at night also mean that it’s not easy to just grab fast food between activities. Therefore I believe that we eat more healthfully and with more thought and that’s definitely a good thing.
We may be Canadian but we’re quite happy to join in the American Black Friday tradition. It’s not like our neighbors should get ALL of the fun!
So to jump in and join the celebration, we’ll have a 4 day sale to celebrate all the way from Black Friday through to Cyber Monday.
Starting at 12:01 am Pacific Standard Time Friday morning, you’ll see some great deals including:
Buy 3, Get 1 FREE granola bars
Buy 1, Get 1 FREE oatmeals
Buy 1, Get 1 FREE cranberry apple granola
All other NEW items are still 20% off until November 30
Still FREE shipping at $75 until December 31, 2012
For complete details on how to redeem each offer, please check out our enewsletter at: http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d7635c602f79005f4690035f9&id=6acac32029
Happy Shopping!
It’s the end of the week and I’m a slug. Yup, I’m barely hanging on to my chair and all I want to do is crawl home and indulge in a bunch of fat and sugar – my drugs of choice. And it becomes so hard to fight against when it’s dark going to work and coming home.
But I’m not going to do that, nope. I’ve booked myself a massage and will follow that with going home for a 20 second hug from husband and daughters. That should nourish me.
Why 20 seconds? A hug that is at least that long releases oxytocin which makes us feel good and strengthens our immune system. It’s easy, it’s fast and our family loves it. So go get hugging!
I’ve been feeding myself food. Of course, that may seem like an obvious statement but let me clarify that. Food is recognizable with few ingredients, preferrably whole foods that your great grandma would recognize if she could read the label. Clean food does not require a chemistry degree or learning a whole new language just to read the ingredient panel.
Enter in Food Processing magazine, one of many magazines that I subscribe to so that I can keep abreast of trends and issues as a food manufacturer. In Food Processing magazine, there is a section on Wellness Foods which I read with a rather jaundiced eye over the last few minutes. It certainly gave me enough fodder to come write this blog post.
Why? The entire section is about formulating kids food to be healthier. Sounds like a great plan, right? Well, some ideas are simple, worthwhile improvements but what if the idea of healthier food is about less, not more formulation? What if the world doesn’t need a hot dog bun that has microalgae in it or a chicken nugget with whole grain coating?
A healthier hot dog?
Maybe the question we should really be asking ourselves is whether we actually need to “formulate” such overly processed foods in the first place.
There are very big changes afoot at Nonuttin’ Foods. The first change is the operating name of our company which will now be Libre Naturals.
Why the change? Well, we’ve begun to outgrow the name, Nonuttin’. When I first started the company, my whole focus was on creating a nut free product because of my daughter’s peanut and tree nut allergies. Along the way, I’ve changed the company to become much more than just nut free by moving to gluten free, all natural, genetically modified ingredient free, not to mention all of the top food allergens now, not just nuts.
Libre in French (one of Canada’s official languages) and in Spanish means “free” and that’s exactly what we’ve become: clean, natural products with great taste. Our team is proud of our products that change the way that people eat while always astounding that “free” can taste so good.
The new Libre Naturals website will be ready to launch with the new year on January 1, 2013. As part of that change, we’ll have a newly upgraded website that is much easier to use and negotiate.
Nonuttin’ isn’t going away, it’s simply becoming one of the brands that Libre Naturals sells. So you will continue to see Nonuttin’ products on the website and in stores. Besides Libre Naturals and Nonuttin’, you may also see other brands on our site as we do produce for other companies in our dedicated facility but in their brand packaging. We’re working on partnerships to bring you those products. It simply means more options for you, our biggest fans.
And, just in case you were wondering, this doesn’t mean that I’m no longer the owner of our little family company. I plan to have Libre Naturals (and me) stick around for a long time to come.