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Delicious, healthy food made by US small businesses

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This list is part of the AMERICAN QUALITY series - a guide I'm building to spotlight US businesses and brands that are good for you, good for the economy, and good for the planet. Great food, grown in the US and produced in a way that enriches our co...
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Pantry Staples

 
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70 calories per bagel, still delicious somehow. 32g of fiber & 9g of protein per bagel. If you haven't switched to these bagels yet, what are you doing?!?
ROYO low calorie, high fiber & protein bagels
 
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Employee-owned and B Corp certified, King Arthur is one of the most trusted flour brands in America - and one of the most ethical. They've developed a Soil Health Scorecard to track regenerative farming progress with their wheat suppliers, and they p...
King Arthur baking flour
 
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A California family operation since 1937, Lundberg makes some of the best organic rice and rice cakes in the country. Over 20% of their energy comes from solar and wind, they actively preserve wildlife habitat on their farmland, and every product is ...
Lundberg Family Farms: rice & rice cakes
 
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Founded in Michigan in 1968, Eden Foods is North America's oldest organic food producer. They source exclusively from local, non-GMO farmers and offer an exceptional range of whole grains, canned beans, pasta sauces, and pantry staples. They've been ...
Eden Foods: Organic spices & pantry staples
 
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Hannah came home from her honeymoon in New Zealand obsessed with muesli, decided the entire American cereal aisle was broken, and started selling bags of cereal from a bike trailer at Minneapolis farmers markets in 2011. Which is either unhinged or v...
Seven Sundays

Dairy & Eggs

 
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Organic Valley is America's largest farmer-owned organic cooperative, with over 1,600 family-run farms across the country. Every farm is certified USDA Organic, and the co-op model means farmers own the business and set the standards. Their milk, but...
Organic Valley: farmer-owned dairy!
 
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Vital Farms has become the gold standard for ethical egg and butter production in the US. Their hens are pasture-raised on over 200 family farms, each egg carton is traceable to the specific farm it came from, and five of their farms are actively pra...
Vital Farms: pasture raised eggs - good for you!
 
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Clover Sonoma is a third-generation, B Corp-certified family dairy from Northern California and the first US dairy to switch to a fully renewable plant-based milk carton. Their cows are American Humane Certified, growth hormone-free, and sourced from...
Clover Sonoma: quality milk, yogurt, and cream
 
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Made with organic milk from pasture-raised cows on family farms, real live cultures, and nothing else. Thick, creamy, cottage cheese that might just persuade the cottage cheese haters among us. Their sour cream is also really good! B Corp certified, ...
Good Culture

Salty Snacks

 
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Certified organic, manufactured in the USA, 50 calories per bag, and with simple, clean ingredients! A great brand.
Lesser Evil: Organic Popcorn & Snacks
 
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Patagonia Provisions is a healthy organic snack brand committed to producing foods that regenerate soil and water, and uses organic farming practices. As a huge lover of tinned fish and beans (and of the many health benefits of both!), I love their s...
Patagonia Provisions

Meat & Proteins

 
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Grass Roots is a farmer-owned co-op of small-scale regenerative American farms that ship meat directly to your door. Every cut is pasture-raised, traceable to the specific farmer, and produced on land managed for soil health and animal welfare. They'...
Grass Roots Farmers Cooperative

Sweet Treats

 
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Simple Mills makes delicious, healthy snacks - from cookies to crackers and pancakes - using regenerative agriculture practices, building sustainable business models for farmers, and empowering consumers so that our food system can nourish people and...
Simple Mills - Clean, Nutritious Food
 
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Candy that doesn't spike your blood sugar! Low calorie, high in fiber. Female-founded NYC-based small business.
BEHAVE Candy
 
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Organic, high-quality ingredient protein bars, made by an EMPLOYEE-OWNED American small business with great values.
Protein Bars – ALOHA
 
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Ethically sourced cocoa, manufactured in Hawai'i, fair to farmers & part of proceeds from each chocolate bar go to supporting environmental education programs in Hawai'i schools! :)
Mānoa Chocolate
 
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Organic chocolates, truffles, and granola bars and mixes - grown by small-scale, fair-trade farmers, using recyclable or compostable packaging that avoids waste and keeps our bodies, and our planet, healthier!
Alter Eco Foods
 
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Really delicious and nutritious granolas and cereals! On top of producing high quality sweet treats, Purely Elizabeth invests in smallholder farmers and regenerative agriculture. An amazing breakfast topping, midday snack or afternoon pick-me-up!
Purely Elizabeth
 
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GoodPop popsicles are made with healthy, high-quality ingredients - and created by people that believe in doing good and re-investing in their communities. GoodPop are committed to paying fair wages to all of the workers in their supply chain, provid...
GoodPop
 
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Floura upcycles the parts of fruit that produce processors would otherwise throw away - like watermelon rinds, apple cores, cantaloupe and mango peels, and turns them into a "superfiber flour" that is INCREDIBLE for your gut health - in sweet treat b...
Floura