Unboxed: 7 natural brands that celebrate healthy grains
These new products place nutrient-dense grains front and center.
A 130-calorie bar that contains a whopping 9 grams of fiber from whole grain barley flakes, oats, inulin and more.
A ready-to-eat, refrigerated cup containing a vegan blend of almond milk, oats, fruit puree, buckwheat groats, chia and much more.
To simplify overnight oats, shoppers can cover this concoction of oats, chia seeds and dried fruits with milk before they go to sleep—it will be soft and ready to enjoy in the morning.
Made with coffee flour (the caffeinated dried coffee fruit pulp), this cup features gluten-free oats, quinoa and puffed amaranth. Also inside: almonds, hemp seeds, flax seeds and sunflower seed for a nourishing breakfast.
Free from the top eight allergens, this kid-friendly bar blends organic rolled oats with sorghum crisps and rice protein crisps for an appetizing texture. Chocolate and salted pumpkin seeds add a dessert-y flavor.
Regrained incorporates salvaged spent grain from local breweries to reduce excess food waste and provide a unique snacking experience. Inside you'll find organic quinoa, rye, barley, wheat, date paste and fava bean protein.
Just-add-water oatmeal cups from a conscious company. The Soulfull Project pumps up oats with rye, quinoa, flax seeds and chia. Dried fruits and spices adds tastiness.
Just-add-water oatmeal cups from a conscious company. The Soulfull Project pumps up oats with rye, quinoa, flax seeds and chia. Dried fruits and spices adds tastiness.
And you thought grain free was the next hot thing.
While products that eschew grains, such as those certified for the Whole30 and paleo diets, have certainly gained traction in the past several years, there's also been a quiet emergence of products that laud nutrient-dense grains. Perhaps it’s the popularity of plant-based foods that's driven this trend—if a brand doesn’t want to use meat, dairy or eggs in a product formulation, protein and fiber-dense grains are a sterling way to get more nutrition in.
Data show that grain sales are up, too. According to estimates collected by Nutrition Business Journal, sales of dried grains are expected to grow 7.1 percent to $643 million in 2018.
The following novel products celebrate the humble grain, and familiarize consumers with lesser-known varieties such as barley, amaranth and red quinoa.
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