North Bay Woman

16 NORTH BAY WOMAN | S P R I N G 2 0 1 7 If you would like to have your local product reviewed by the North Bay Woman staff, please contact: Lori Pearce at lpearce@marinij.com 3 Kale Power – Made in Northern California – Founder and CEO Brigette Center started drinking one kale smoothie per day as a way to improve her health. Within a year, Center lost 20 pounds! Inspired by the results of this simple daily health ritual, she made it her mission to help others experience the wonderful health benefits of drinking kale smoothies. kalepower.com Kale Power Smoothie " Healthy " Kale Power Smoothie " Powerful " Kale Power Smoothie " Tasty! " Pink Hearts of Cherry " Yummy " Orange Caramel " Like velvet " Mint Mill Bite " Creamy " Tastes Staff Our staff tries local delectables and gives you the word 2 Siaaks chocolates from SweetE Organic– Elana Turchon was inspired to create SweetE Organic ® in Mill Valley, after at- tending a celebration in her daughter's first grade class in where several children could not enjoy the treat due to food sensitivities. Turchon thought, "everyone deserves a treat," and the idea for SweetE Organic® was born. SweetE Organic store is packed with the yum- miest gummies, licorice, jelly beans, caramels, toffee, taffy, hard candies, honey sticks, gum, and, of course, chocolate. They also help with party supplies and custom order gluten free cakes. sweetorganic.com HOME GROWN HEALTHY BITES Ali's Sesame " Goooood " Sunflower " Divine " 1 Judy's Breadsticks – San Franciscan Lynda Najarian discovered these "mystical" bread sticks on a trip to Men- docino in 1993 and found the source in bread maker Judy. The Bay Area hasn't been the same since. Named by Lynda as "love sticks," they are now sold in hundreds of gourmet and natural food stores. lovesticks.com Sweet Currant Twigs " This isn't bread, it's therapy "

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