On Healthy Living

A great, easy way to be a little healthier is to look at what you’re having for breakfast. One way to make breakfast healthier is to go organic.

I just had these fabulous toaster pastries that are from Nature’s Path and are vegetarian and certified Organic. They don’t have any frosting on them, but the taste is so superior to Pop Tarts you can only compare them because they’re rectangular and have filling inside and you make them in the toaster.

Beyond that, they’re worlds apart.

The reason they’re vegetarian and not vegan is they’re processed in a plant that has milk products. There are no milk products in the toaster pastries, so depending on just how vegan you are these might work for your dietary needs. They are also produced in a plant that has nuts, so if you have severe food allergies, you’re going to have to avoid this product as well…but if you’re not allergic to milk or nuts, and you don’t mind that your pastries are produced in a plant where milk products live as well…you can eat these on your vegan diet.

With Nature’s Path toaster pastries, I find the flavors really “pop” in your mouth. You can taste the maple and brown sugar like you mixed them together in a bowl to make homemade cookies. This means you don’t need to use as much so your nutrition information doesn’t have the huge numbers on sugar, fat, and calories like Pop Tarts.

Knowing they’re organic means all the products they’re made from (80% anyway) are all organic. No pesticides, no weirdness going into your food. You know you’re eating certified organic, and to me, that makes anything taste a little better.

Jennifer Gniadecki wrote this on April 10th, 2008 and filed it under Healthy Living, Healthy Eating, Vegetarian Cooking |