Snacking occupies a huge part of the back to school routine,and more than ever, it’s important to educate kids and young adults about the impact of the food they consume on performance and concentration at school or work. Thus, including delicious and nutritious snacks in your family’s lunch boxes will not only keep their bodies fuelled and nourished between meals, it will also enforce healthy eating habits on the long run.
Known for its ‘Smart Food’ approach, quality ingredients, and innovative concepts, Taste Estonia is proud to be driving quality and sustainable produce in the region.With its range of healthy, natural and organic produce, Taste Estonia introduced a range of snacks that aim to help parents and health-conscious individuals make smarter choices when it comes to daily snacking.
Roosiku Vegan Chocolates Roosiku Chocolates is a healthy alternative to regular sugary snacks.Made with a unique recipe from the best organic, natural and vegan ingredients and sustainable packaging. It was created with the purpose to add variety and improve the product range of healthier sweets. Unlike the widespread understanding that raw chocolate is something strong and bitter, Roosiku created a series of products and recipes that can refute this myth with its softness, silkiness, and taste nuances. Roosiku chocolates are packed full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, and an assortment of their products are made with freeze-dried berries from local forests that add a delightful taste to the chocolates. It can serve as a nutritious addition to lunch boxes or as an after work/school treat for all the family.
LOOV OrganicsLOOV offers a range of deliciously healthy and freeze-dried wild berries handpicked from the cleanest Nordic forests in Estonia. The dry freezing process helps preserve the taste, colour and nutrients in the wild berries. Not to mention that wild berries have anti-oxidant properties and a plethora of vitamins and minerals including Vitamin C, K, B6, A, E, iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium, folic acid and phosphorus. They’re also high in fibre due to the low-fat content, making them the perfect superfood to add to your daily breakfast meals or consume as a snack during the day. Just add 1-3 teaspoons the LOOV wild berry powder to your smoothies or morning porridge, and granola. You can also blend it into yogurt or other milk products, make a colourful berry latte or chia-pudding or add to bliss balls, raw cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes and pancakes.
Must Umami Black GarlicMust Umami is a proudly Estonian organic Black Garlic range, with garlic growing without plant protection products and artificial fertilisers – making it good for your body and the environment. The garlic is cooked for 3 weeks at low temperature with high humidity, which causes the natural sugars to caramelise and the garlic turns black. The taste of the garlic becomes pleasantly sweet and caramel-like, the consistency becomes like marmalade and the health-promoting properties multiply. Black garlic has antioxidant and immune boosting properties to bring vitality and strength to the body. For the back to school season, you can use the black garlic paste as a spread on crackers, rusk or as a dip that could be paired with other veggies or bread sticks.The Black garlic bulbs can also be consumed as raw snacks (peeled), as unlike normal garlic, these have a remarkable umami taste that doesn’t leave behind an unflattering after taste or smell.
*Roosikuand Must Umami are available for purchase from Kibsons, while LOOV is available on Amazon.ae more information about Roosiku, LOOV and Must Umami you can visit the brands’ websites: https://www.roosiku.ee/en, https://loovfood.com/ and https://mustumami.com/
