Snack Food 2010

sofi Gold Winner 2010
Outstanding Snack Food

Jenny Gille and Carrie Liebhauser were two stay-at-home moms who met at their children’s school. Using a family recipe, they teamed up and founded Nutorious Nut Confections. Little did they know at the time that their simple creations made in their kitchens in Green Bay, Wisc., would become a full line of sought-after snacks.

Conventional snack foods are notoriously unhealthy, but Nutorious products offer a wholesome alternative. “Other snacks have ingredients that people can’t identify,” says Gille. “People like that they can find our ingredients right in their pantry.” The nut confections are not only all natural, but also low in sodium and packed with Omega-3. The sofi^TM-winning Cranberry Orango Tango flavor is a homemade blend of walnuts, pecans, almonds and dried cranberries in a delicate orange confection. “It spans all ages,” explains Gille. “Kids love it, so moms put it in their lunchboxes. Foodies use it to top off salads or yogurt. It’s excellent for wine and cheese parties.” The product’s sweet and salty flavor also makes it ideal for pairing. “The more people encounter it, the more uses they find for it,” she notes.

As a sofi Finalist for multiple products over the past three years, Nutorious has a record of making crowd-pleasing, healthful and innovative snacks. The company takes pride in the products being “innocently addictive” and challenges anyone to try just one. Other flavors include Ooo La La Original, Cha Cha Chipotle, Blueberry Lemon Merengue and Cherry Vanilla Va-Voom. —Alex Menglide

More About the Product

Cranberry Orango Tango blends all-natural ingredients such as walnuts, almonds, pecans and dried cranberries for a refreshing orange oil confection. With no transfat and low sodium, this GMO-free product is a healthful alternative to traditional snacks. Perfect for topping salads, yogurt, ice cream and oatmeal or for encrusting poultry, fish or pork.

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Suggested retail price: $4.49/4 ounce pack.

Website: nutoriousnuts.com

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