TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Biotta Organic Juices & More Good-For-You Foods
[1] Biotta, king of bottled organic juices, is available in 10 flavors (photo courtesy Biotta).
[3] Tasty, hydrating watermelon juice Photo courtesy Tsamma Juice | AJC. |
This edition of Top Pick Of The Week contains the tastiest good-for-you products. Our Top Pick, Biotta Organic Juices, is joined by two other favorites-of-the-week. 1. BIOTTA ORGANIC JUICES Juicing is hot, but you don’t have to go to a juice bar for a satisfying, healthful glass of vegetable or fruit juice. Biotta Juices, imported from Switzerland, raise the juice bar about as high as it can go. An early organic producer—since 1957—they make juices that are beyond delicious. They’re exciting, vibrant and organic to boot. How do they get those delicious flavors? Beetroot Martini? You can keep it organic with the fine organic gin and vodka from the Organic Spirits Company. Frozen yogurt pops? Yes, and you won’t believe how good beet and carrot yogurt pops are. The line is certified USDA organic, vegan and Non-GMO Project Verified. It is available at retailers nationwide and online. See more at BiottaJuices.com. Should your eggs come from small family farms, or from faceless factory farms, asks Pete & Gerry’s. These fourth-generation family farmers have been selling high-quality organic eggs for more than 60 years. As pioneers of humane and environmentally sustainable egg production, Pete & Gerry’s produced many of the first organic and free-range eggs available in supermarkets. They were the first Certified Humane egg farm in the country. |
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The hens, and their eggs, are free of antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, GMO feed or animal byproducts. So these eggs not only taste good: They make you feel good. No hens were mistreated, crammed into cages or onto barn floors so crowded that they can’t move. To make their quality eggs available more widely, Pete & Gerry’s joined with some 45 other independent, small family farms that produce eggs to their specifications. The network of farms span seven states, with more to come. The commitment is to stay small. Products include dozens and half dozens cartons of eggs, liquid egg whites, and the latest: Hard Boiled, Peeled and Ready to Eat packs. The latter are great grab-and-go snacks, halved or quartered into salads, sliced onto sandwiches or chopped into egg salad. Learn more at PeteAndGerrys.com. Some 12 years ago, we were madly in love with Sundia Watermelon Juice, liquid watermelon in a bottle. When the line was discontinued, we scoured markets for a replacement. That’s because it takes a pound of watermelon to make 12 ounces of watermelon juice. Our small kitchen has no space for a juicer. But other brands didn’t taste pure, like Sundia. They tasted like Jolly Rancher. Some brands include the bottom white portion and rind, which are nutritious but add unwanted flavor components. Heartbroken, we couldn’t even finish the bottles. A new entry has cheered us: Tsamma Watermelon Juice. The name pays homage to the Tsamma melon, a variety was first cultivated in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, “the ancient ancestor of all watermelon varieties.” Tsamma juices are made of good old American watermelons, but the name stands out. The brand offers pure watermelon juice and a watermelon-coconut water blend. Watermelon juice is packed with nutrition: The line is certified kosher by Star K. |