With grocery prices rising, saving money this year ( and every year ) is going to be more difficult. The Bulk is Green council, www.bulkisgreen.org, posted this article that, while targeted to Whole Foods shoppers, makes sense for all of us. Enjoy!
http://www.bulkisgreen.org/blog/post/What-you-should-buy-at-Whole-Foodse28094and-what-to-skip.aspx
Baseball is in the air….that’s right, baseball! Not spring, but that’s coming too! Being at the ball park is something that so many of us look forward to each year and this year is no different. Even better, our local little league program in Aptos, CA is expanding on it’s ‘Gary and Wes Hunter World Renowned Snack Shack’. On top of the tri-tip salad, the incredible turkey chili, the incredible hot links, and garlic fries that certainly compete with the best the World Champion SF Giants offer at AT&T park, we can now add SunRidge Farms HealthyGO snacks. Better nutrition and better snacking is the goal for the kids in this area and ballpark food is often difficult to improve but adding SunRidge Farms products to the mix is a great move. We may not be able to get rid of the hot dog but we don’t have to compound this with refined sugars or artificial flavors and ingredients. Even better, for every HealthyGO snack purchased by the fans, the profit goes right back to the league providing a boost in revenue for the kids and helping to ensure a quality program for over 400 kids and their families.
We’d love for your local youth organizations to join us in offering these types of treats for your program. Give us a call and inquire as to our non-profit pricing on HealthyGO for your snack shack. HealthyGO snacks come in many varieties of popular trail mixes, candies, and nuts, including the incredible new Rainbow Drops. The controlled portions ensure a better snacking approach and provide convenience and peace of mind to parents who, like me, face a difficult proposition in getting kids to think about eating better….not to mention ourselves.
We look forward to hearing from you! www.sunridgefarms.com
PLAY BALL
I am sure glad I drink organic milk. I was a aware of growth hormones that were given to dairy cows and have stayed away from milk that wasn’t organic for that very reason but hadn’t given it much thought otherwise. Then today, I received an email from a friend that had a report from the Food Safety and Inspection Service arm of the USDA. This report, the Residue Violators Alert List, which is found on their website at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Chemistry/index.asp is updated each month and lists the names of the dairy or business and the violations that occurred. Here are some of the chemicals or drugs found just this last month: Penicillin, Oxytetracycline, Sulfamethazine, Ampicillin, among others. In some cases, thresholds of allowable amounts are zero yet there is the detected chemical. As someone who is sensitive to penicillen, I can’t take the chance that the milk I drink might be contaminated with this antibiotic, but I wouldn’t have known. Furthermore, violators were found in states across the country including NY, PA, CA, WA, TX. This is our food supply that is being contaminated, putting families across the country at risk. I didn’t know…did you??
SunRidge Farms is pleased to announce our new ‘HealthyGO’ snacks. Selections include some our most popular mixes and blends as well as the amazing new Rainbow Drops. The one ounce packages provide a convenient and healthier way to snack and are perfect for the purse, briefcase, or kids lunchbox. If you’d like to get more information or would like to buy leave us a message here, https://www.sunridgefarms.com/ourCompany/?subSection=contactUs
In the December issue of Diet and Nutrition Magazine, SunRidge Farms’ Berries and Chocolate Antioxidant Mix received an Editor’s Pick. Visit your grocer’s bulk section and pick some up. If you’d like to try it prepackaged, it’s not up on the website yet but you can contact us directly using our contact page and we’ll take your order. Here’s a link to the story in Diet and Nutrition, http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f54393b9#/
Many of us saw the story on Ted Williams, the homeless former radio announcer, who has earned a second chance in his field with MSNBC after a viral media run took place after an interview with a journalist in Columbus, Ohio. Here’s a link to that story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110107/ts_yblog_thelookout/beyond-ted-williams-a-community-with-few-second-chances
There are many others, including families, that need the same type of luck to happen for them. In every community there are organizations that dedicate themselves to this concern. One of these is the Homeless Services Center in Santa Cruz. Falcon Trading Company is pleased to contribute to this organization which hosted the 2010 Harriet & John Deck Holiday Party and raised almost $170,000 to support the emergency and transitional services utilized by homeless families and individuals in our community. We’re grateful to be in the position to donate and encourage others with the means to support their local Homeless Services Center to ensure that those truly in need are able to access these programs. To learn more about the Santa Cruz organization visit www.scshelter.com.
Rainbow’s are one of natures most pleasurable phenomenons. Who fails to be charmed whenever the rain and sun give us such a visual delight? The joy the children express is contagious and if that guy on YouTube is any indication, a double rainbow causes hysterics that get to be shared by all. I’ve now experienced the taste of the ‘Rainbow’ and have to say that it’s about time that we were able to add in the other senses and we’ve learned that instead of gold at the end of the rainbow there is this treasure. Introducing Rainbow Drops from SunRidge Farms. These all natural candy coated milk chocolates come in 7 rainbow colors and will quickly disappear in your candy dishes that you put out this holiday season, or anytime else. Since all candies are not made alike and Rainbow Drops are part of the SunRidge Farms product line, you’ll find no artificial colors or flavors, no hydrogenated oils, 0 grams of trans fats, no titanium dioxide, and no preservatives. The candies are even non-GMO! So, visit your favorite grocery store’s bulk section and stock up on Rainbow Drops right now and stimulate all of your senses. Now the joy of the rainbow can be enjoyed day or night ( and without the rain! ). Happy Snacking from SunRidge Farms.
Fortunately, mother nature provided a ‘white’ Thanksgiving this year in South Lake Tahoe. Fortunately for several reasons, 1) the whole family had made it safely to the Marriott near the gondola at Heavenly in between winter storms and 2) we had brought boards and skis in hope that the slopes would open. Boy, did they ever open. Friday was calm, warm (at least in the morning) and while my younger son got to go to snowboard school for the day, I was able to jump on the gondola about when it opened and soon was truly in ‘heaven’. Within a couple of hours I was done in, jello knees and sweat, sitting at the umbrella bar and munching SunRidge Farms’ All-Natural Antioxidant Mix which is loaded with Berries and Chocolate and sipping a ‘Steve special’ bloody mary. Staring up at the slopes, I couldn’t believe how much it looked like ants crawling over the sparkling white mountains. Like us, the 10 feet of snowfall had come like an early Christmas present and brought anyone and everyone who was already there to the mountain. Everyone was joyous, even the workers. Too early in the season to have built up any frustration and having left the upheaval of the world behind when the gondola doors opened at the summit, the blanket of white seemed to provide a template for what many of us would call a ‘perfect day’. I can only hope that everyone gets a chance to have their ‘perfect day’ this holiday season.
If you go: The new Tamarack Lodge at Heavenly opens in a few weeks at the top of the gondola. It will be spectacular! I understand Steve will be there serving his special cocktails as well. You can get SunRidge Farms bulk products at Raley’s right there at Heavenly Village. The Berries and Chocolate Antioxidant mix is new and absolutely wonderful. A great way to stay fueled up either on the slopes or sitting fireside after a powder filled day.
Recently, we had several products reviewed by folks at leafygreen.info and our new Berries and Chocolate Antioxidant Mix is another SunRidge Farms winner! Head to the bulk section at your favorite grocer and pick some up today. View the article here http://www.leafygreen.info/food/sunridge-farms-trail-mixes/#idc-container
Have you tried SunRidge Farms’ Berries and Chocolate Antioxidant Mix? See why and how SunRidge Farms supports Defenders of Wildlife and get some great snacks as well –
http://www.gratitudegourmet.com/1/post/2010/10/sunridge-farms-berries-and-chocolate-antioxidant-mix.html
If you’d like to order this or any of our outstanding organic and/or all natural snacks just click here – https://www.sunridgefarms.com/products/?c=Our+Products
