Did you know January 27th was National Chocolate Cake Day? But, who needs a special day as an excuse to eat cake? Especially if it’s healthier cake. That’s right, healthier cake! And, it’s in the form of Chocolate Muffins by Garden Lites® and they are muffins made with veggies (carrots and zucchini are the first ingredients). According to the Garden Lites® company, each muffin is 1/3 vegetables. What a fun way to get some vegetables in your diet, especially for kids! For those on a special diet, these muffins are also free of gluten, dairy, and nuts. Plus, there’s only 120 calories per muffin! You can find them in the frozen food aisle and they’re available in a box with 6 muffins (SRP of $4.99). And, although they’re frozen, they can be popped into the microwave and be ready in 30 seconds! That makes them a perfect anytime healthier snack for you and your family.
Garden Lites®: Many Veggie Options
If chocolate muffins aren’t your favorite, they have many other delicious and convenient food choices, including various other flavored muffins, breakfast items, entrees, veggie cakes, and snacks. They even make waffles with veggies! My absolute favorite was the Butternut Squash Bake. It includes 2 full vegetable servings and I felt like I was eating pumpkin pie (just a healthier version). My son tried the Veggie Chili and Cornbread and he loved it (little does he know it included zucchini, which he absolutely abhors). Veggies are the only food I make my family finish on their dinner plate, and a lot of times they fight me on it. So, to find a food company that makes eating veggies a fun thing is a great thing in my book!
Garden Lites® can be found at Kroger, Meijer, Target, Costco, Shop Rite, Publix, Stop & Shop, Giant, HEB, Ralph’s, Fry’s, Whole Foods, and other retailers. You can also order their products online for convenient delivery at thehealthfoodstore.com.
In addition to making delicious veggie food, Garden Lites® has obtained the Good Housekeeping Nutrition Seal of Approval and has earned the following awards:
- The 2016 Cooking Light – The Healthiest Frozen Foods in the Supermarket: Breakfast,
- The 2016 Grocery Headquarters Trailblazer Award,
- 2016 Parents Magazine 25 Best Frozen Food for Families,
- 2016 – Gluten Free Digest Chocolate Muffins,
- 2015 Pioneers of Better For You: Refrigerated and Frozen Foods, and
- 2017 Runner’s World Editor’s Pick.
That’s a lot to be proud of and helps demonstrate the great quality Garden Lites® has to offer through its products. Way to go Garden Lites®! I can’t wait to eat another Butternut Squash Bake:)
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