With the 2019 holiday season now underway, the colder months of 2019 and 2020 are also here and in full effect. This means that many us need to moisturize more and also take some extra steps to look and feel better overall. In turn, below are 15 recommendations for brands with new products on the market which can help make your winter seasonal experiences more fun, comfortable and/or health-oriented.
Inspired by Ayurveda, the ancient sister-science of yoga, Béla Harmony is an herb-infused wellness drink designed specifically to enable and support holistic mind-and-body goals. Béla brings together six herbs, electrolytes and vitamins to hydrate your body, promote a feeling of calmness, and deliver anti-oxidative support. This includes Turmeric, Amla, Tulsi, Ginger, Pepper Extract and Shallaki. The drink is designed for all-day consumption to complement and support a healthy, active lifestyle aimed at holistic mind-and-body harmony. Béla’s Herb-Infused Wellness Drink is available in three flavors: Delicate Berry, Elegant Tropical, and Unflavored & Unsweetened.
OATH is an industry-leading completely-organic oat milk and plant-based protein drink. OATH comes in four flavors: Double Chocolate, Matcha Chai, Indian Rose, and Golden Tumeric. Each beverage has up to 16 grams of vegan and plant-based proteins, as sourced from atypical protein sources: almonds, oats, and pumpkin seeds; OATH’s organic pumpkin seed and almond proteins are organically-sourced from Europe. Ultimately, each delicious drink provides unique nutrient value, high fiber, and lower calories than competitive beverages.
Good Idea Drinks produces a naturally-flavored sparkling water inclusive of a special blend of five amino acids and chromium. This special blend is proven to balance healthy people´s blood sugar, curb sugar cravings, and make weight loss both healthier and more sustainable. Good Idea flavors include Lemon-Lime, Dragon Fruit, and Orange Mango, all of which completely un-sweetened with zero sugars, zero sweeteners, zero calories, and zero caffeine. In turn, you can drink Good Idea’s water before or with your meal for best blood sugar-balancing effect.
Brooklyn Crafted’s Extra Spicy Ginger Beer
Craving a bubbly drink with a spicy kick this winter? Look no further than Brooklyn Crafted’s Extra Spicy Ginger Beer, a canned non-alcoholic ginger beer with a zingy kick. In turn, whether you’re looking to add a gingery spice to cocktails or are seeking a non-alcoholic, bubbly alternative this holiday season, this ginger beer will be the perfect addition to your fridge or bar cart. It is made with 100-percent fresh, unfiltered ginger pieces, without artificial sweeteners, additives, or preservatives. In addition, the beverage is gluten-free and vegan.
Based in Santa Cruz, California, Steeped Coffee is a a farm-to-cup coffee solution which brings people quality-oriented, ethically-sourced, and sustainably-packaged products. Steeped Coffee provides a single-serve method that combines convenience and quality all within guilt-free packaging. The proprietary Steeped Brewing Method delivers 100 percent freshly roasted, precision ground, and nitro sealed specialty coffee pre-portioned within Steeped Full Immersion Filters — no machine needed, just add water. Steeped Coffee is available at select Whole Foods and other premium environmentally-conscious supermarkets, beyond luxury hotels and a growing list of specialty coffee roasters across the country.
Cannafornia is reportedly California’s fastest-growing cannabis grower and supplier. While several U.S. athletes have announced major endorsement partnerships with CBD companies this year — including the NFL’s Rob Gronkowski and pro-golfer Bubba Watson — until recently we had not yet seen a major MMA name endorse a cannabis brand. However, back in August, Cannafornia announced that they had inked a partnership with MMA fighter Colby Covington. Covington used Cannafornia’s CBD as he trains for his UFC 245 fight in Las Vegas and is currently promoting the impending official launch of Cannafornia CBD’s full line of products.
Colorado’s Best Drinks Sparkling CBD
Colorado’s Best Drinks Sparkling CBD recently became the very first hemp product to be picked up by the Coors Distributing Company. Colorado’s Best Drinks (CBD) offers a full line of sparkling beverages infused with broad spectrum hemp extract. Each flavor – Black Cherry, Cola, Ginger Ale, Lemonade, and Root Beer – is crafted with just five ingredients: sparkling water, organic agave nectar, natural flavors, non-GMO citric acid, and broad spectrum hemp extract. Even better, each 12-ounce BPA-free can contains only 100 calories and all of the brand’s varieties are vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, and free of sodium and preservatives.
Lifted Libations recently took Second Place for “Judges’ Choice” in the Distilled Category at Fizz Fight, the first official hard seltzer festival. Unlike White Claw and Truly, which are reportedly just fermented cane sugar with added fruit flavors, Lifted Libations uses nothing but organic distilled spirits and all natural ingredients with no added sugar. The result from Lifted Libations is a pure, clean taste and buzz. These canned cocktails are available in the Currant, Orange, Lime, and Grapefruit flavors.
With The Fit Cook, Kevin Curry is bringing you a variety of top-notch Spice Blends: 3 Core Blends (Everyday, Land and Sea) and 3 Blends to “Spice it Up” (Green Chili Lime, Southern Creole and Sriracha). You can use them separately, or blend them together to really spice up a Fit Men Cook recipe. What’s in them, you ask? These 100 percent all-natural Spice Blends are preservative-free, while also free of fillers, anti-caking agents, MSG and dairy. And if you’re needing to re-up with just single bottles of specific blends, you’ll always get $1 off each spice when you buy at least 3 of them.
Safe Catch makes the first 100 percent mercury tested tuna that is gluten-free, Certified Paleo and Non-GMO. It is also said to be the only brand to test every fish for mercury. The brand also produces Wild Salmon and Wild Sarines offerings, also packed and sold in resealed bags. Safe Catch also uniquely offers pouch and can-based subscriptions for its additive-free, purely-fish, recipe-ready product.
An alternative to traditional peanut butter, PBfit comes in powdered form and has 90 percent less fat and one-third the calories of traditional peanut butter. And it’s made from real roasted, pressed peanuts. PBfit can easily be used in smoothies and mixed into other foods; it also comes in a chocolate flavor. The latest offering from the PBfit brand is its Pumpkin Spice flavor. Expect to quickly get addicted.
NoSweat
Playing sports, working hard on the job or just walking around town can lead to breaking out in a sweat that interferes with your activities. Getting sweat in your eyes or having it roll down your face can throw off your whole game, ruin your makeup and is just generally annoying. NoSweat has created the first disposable performance liners for hats, helmets, hard hats and visors that absorb sweat instantly while preventing odors, stains and even acne. NoSweat thin liners simply peel and stick to the inside of headwear and feature SweatLock technology engineered to instantly absorb sweat. Each NoSweat liner absorbs around 2 ounces of sweat. The liners are performance, safety and hygiene based allowing users to perform at their best, without distractions that are associated with sweating. NoSweat liners are backed by major athletes (e.g. Golden Tate, Dallas Keuchel) while the company is also an official PGA TOUR partner.
An organic and sustainable tea brand, Pukka Herbs is dedicated to inspiring others to lead a more conscious life through the power of plants. Pukka’s Immunity range is formulated to help both acute and long-term immunity issues using only fine plant-sourced organic ingredients. Available via Target, Amazon and other major retailers, Pukka’s Elderberry & Echinacea Tea ought to help you stay warm and well. The wild fruits contained within the tea are purple-black elderberries and inky blackcurrants, and they are combined with Fair Wild elderflower with echinacea.
“From farm to spoon, from us to you,” AYO Almond Yogurt is reportedly the only non-dairy yogurt crafted using organic almonds produced by fourth-generation farmers in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Run for more than 100 years by the Billings family, the Billings Ranch is committed to forward-thinking practices of sustainability, traceability, and vertical integration which nourish the land they are proud to call home. Within AYO Almond Yogurt, lightly-toasted almonds are enriched with live active cultures and the purest, clean ingredients to produce a probiotic-rich, vegan treat. Each single-serve cup features 20 sustainably-harvested organic almonds.
With Happi Foodi, it’s easy to enjoy delicious, innovative dishes right at home. The team works to nourish souls through easily accessible meals that list all ingredients on the package front, allowing people to quickly understand the quality ingredients used in each dish. At last year’s Summer Fancy Food Show, Happi Foodi unveiled a new frozen meal brand set. This year, the company launched Cauliflower Wings with Sriracha Hot Sauce, a Bacon Pear & Feta Flatbread, Cuban Egg Rolls, Buffalo Chicken Avocado Egg Rolls, Tequila Lime Chicken, Barbacoa Mac & Cheese, and range of Street Tacos (Brisket, Carnitas, Southwestern and Al Pastor Chicken). More recently, Happi Foodi recently launched Keto Bowls, which are now available on the frozen food aisle of WalMart, Target and Publix. My favorite of the new bowls is the Cheddar Parm Keto Bowl, as made with Tender diced chicken, riced broccoli, cauliflower florets, green beans and red bell peppers in a black pepper and cheddar parmesan cheese sauce.
Last year for A Global Lifestyle, I wrote about Vital Proteins’ newest flavor in its beauty-boosting creamer collection: Mocha Collagen Creamer. Blurring the line between bathroom cabinet beauty essential and kitchen cupboard staple, that then-new product was covered a better-for-you ingestible blend within a base of organic coconut milk and 10 grams of grass-fed, pasture-raised bovine Collagen Peptides. New from Vital Proteins are its Collagen Bars, its first launch into the food space. Catering to consumers’ on-the-go needs, the brand is now available in six delicious flavors: Peanut Butter Chocolate, Raspberry Lemon, Lemon Vanilla, Mint Chocolate, Mixed Berry, and Chocolate Almond Sea Salt. All of the bars are priced at just $2.99 per bar, making it inexpensive to simultaneously nourish yourself and get the added benefits of protein for your hair, skin, and nails.
