Food Distribution Giant Reveals Nutrition Trends

Send to KindleTweet One of the biggest distributors of organic and natural foods, UNFI or United Natural Foods Inc., released its 3rd quarter roundup of trends, both existing and upcoming. The video below is geared at those that manage or own health food stores. Among the products hot listed are “super seeds,” non-dairy spreads and [...]

Enriched Foods: A New-Old Super Grain

Send to KindleTweet The mainstream media has long questioned enriched foods, but the real question is–if there were food products that would eliminate the need for one more supplement or vitamin, would you buy them? Salba Smart and Core Naturals are betting yes. Health trends often warrant skepticism but some discoveries are just rebirths of [...]

Superfood ObsessionWhat: Navitas Naturals has made entrepreneurship and green sexy with their discovery of many new superfoods from Latin America.

Send to KindleTweet The Dirt: Navitas Naturals is one of those companies you wish you’d started. Why didn’t I think of that? That’s what comes to mind when perusing the extensive array of products offered by this superfood company based outside San Francisco, in Marin County. Thanks to Founder and CEO Zach Adelman, we now [...]

Flax’s Latest CompetitionCould Chia Be The Next Super Grain?What: This grain, which was originally consumed by the Mayans, has the nutritional properties of both flax and quinoa, plus calcium.

Send to KindleTweet The Dirt:Take all the folks that crave an hour of downward dog a day, have a routine that includes flax and yogurt and only wear organic cotton and now tell them flax ain’t got nothing on chia. What would they say? Probably that it’s next on their list of super foods to [...]