The 100 Years Club Installment #135: HOT STUFF #8 Future Food

“The future of cheese is never-ending.” – David Grotenstein

“The future is sugar-free.” – Gisella Khan, Health Garden

These are two quotes from the people I met at the Fancy Food Show earlier this month.

And I’ll add my own prediction to that:

“AI will never replace a great snack!” – NancyAF

But I am following these guidelines for healthy power snacking, which is just one of the many reasons the Show was so inspiring and insightful. Founders are focused on providing us with between-meal options that won’t harm us (unless we are distracted while eating them in our cars).

In this installment, I cover the next healthy helping of trends — healthy snacks, clean dairy, and alternatives to sugar.

So, grab a snack and watch this bite-sized video with my favorite brands.

It moves fast, but you can also click on the links below the video for how to find YOUR treat.

And get snackin’ (healthily, of course)!

For more on any of these tasty options, check out the links below.

And follow me on Instagram at @nancyaf_ to make sure you don’t miss the final episode (and find out where I’m going next.)

SNACKS…SNACKS…SNACKS

1. Bake Me Healthy: The founder is a mom who created plant-based cookies and mixes
2. Beefy’s Own: The MAHA debate rages on, but these potato chips were pretty yummy.
3. Belle Chevre: The GOAT of goat cheese now has the Señor Cactus line of dips. See #13 too.
4. Besto: This nut-free pesto was created out of a 560 SF apartment, but the taste is HUGE.
5. Caulipuffs: Even if you don’t like cauliflower, you’ll love these!
6. Culiraw: OMG! 11 grams of protein in plant-based cheesecake. I’m in snack heaven!
7. Daties: These could also be sugar alternatives. So versatile (unlike some human dates)
8. Eden Healthy Snacks: Can’t decide? You can even get a sampler!
9. Eden’s Sweets: I holla for halvah! Bars and spreads are equally good.
10. Figa: Tastes even better than chocolate! I’m a huge fan girl!
11. Flows: Can’t decide between nuts and toasted corn? You don’t have to now.
12. Like Air Puffcorn: What to eat when streaming a series (or basically doing anything!)
13. Mad Mutz: So cheesy that the Sharks (as in Shark Tank)gobbled them up.
14. Nemi: Of course, I had to try cactus sticks! I live in Arizona! They’d rock with #3!
15. Pure Bites: Play with your fruit! WAY healthier than the old-school fruit roll-ups. Great flavors!
16. Real Cookies: These women founders are keeping it real. Love the lemon-blueberry option.
17. Stellar Snacks: Art-covered packaging, mother-daughter founders, and amazing products!

SUGAR ALTERNATIVES

1. Health Garden: At the booth, I got a fun crash course in non-sugar sweeteners.
2. Mike’s Hot Honey: Hot and sweet. Kinda like me, I suppose! 🙂
3. Switch: You can now switch from syrup and gummies to a sugar-free option.

“CLEAN” DAIRY

1. Argyle Farms Cheese Curds: Don’t knock the curds until you’ve tried ’em!
2. Dutch Cheese Makers: What beats the wheel of fortune? The wheel of cheese!
3. Epicure Haloumi Cheese: It melts! No bread required.

And remember (when you’re not busy perusing food porn) to follow me on Instagram so you can see the final episode about the Show.

Plus, I’ll be posting some bonus content over the next few weeks.