Decoding food labels

It’s no surprise that some food labels are misleading or contain empty health claims. KIND recognizes all this fluff and our way to be transparent and fight the marketing gimmicks is by just truly using simple ingredients you can see and pronounce. A recent report examines food labeling and calls for changes in labeling policies, but with KIND, what you see is what you get.

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Kids’ unhealthy snacking trends revealed

A recent study by the journal Health Affairs highlights the substantial increase in children’s snacking habits and analyzes the unhealthy snack foods that they tend to consume. That’s why the right kind of snacking – healthy snacking – is so important.

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Quote of the Week: Kind Purpose

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be kind to others..

-Anonymous

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First Lady To Fight Childhood Obesity Epidemic

Michelle Obama is poised to highlight the need for society to tackle and overcome the childhood obesity epidemic.  Many forces are arrayed at her, including socio-cultural, as well as economic.  She will need all the help she can get.

The following article lists a lot of ideas for how to fight childhood obesity. But one of the most effective ways is for responsible food companies to craft and market truly healthful products that taste good and are good for you, and that are attractive to kids.  It is not easy. But it can be done.

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Try KIND Bars @ Starbucks - for Free - This Friday

Samples of KIND Fruit & Nut and KIND Cranberry Almond bars will be provided at participating Starbucks stores nationwide on Friday, February 5th.

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Offer applies to sample size products only. Limited time offer. While supplies last.

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Rating KIND

Here is a really nice rating from Calorista.com.  They totally get KIND.

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The Science of Human Compassion

UC Berkeley has done an interesting study about the role of altruism and generosity in human evolution, stressing the importance of kindness to our survival.

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Quote of the week

"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind."
Henry James

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Nutrition Twins Love KIND!

The Nutrition Twins recommend KIND on Good Morning America’s Resolutions Solutions segment as a great way to curb cravings. KIND bars are a favorite “good snack” of the twins!

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CBS News Highlights KIND Bars

Nutritionist Althea Zanecosky of CBS News in Philadelphia had a segment discussing healthful eating trends for 2010 and closed the segment with an endorsement of KIND Bars as satiating nutritionally rich fruit and nut bars made with simple ingredients you can see and pronounce. 

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