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Late July Organic Snacks

By Elizabeth Smith, August 14, 2012  |  Meet the Blogger  |  More Posts by Elizabeth Smith

At Whole Foods Market®, we love sharing good food and drink. Whether it’s a peak-of-the-season berry, a team member creation from our bakery, sausages made in house or a new grocery discovery, we love celebrating great flavors and products. But we don’t just want to tell you about it; we want you to enjoy it too. So, we’re doing a series of summer giveaways through mid-August. Read on to find out how to enter to win.

It might be mid-August, but it’s still time for Late July! Late July Organic Snacks is on a mission to educate people about organics through their taste buds. As a family owned and operated company, they care deeply about the integrity of their products – which all proudly wear the USDA organic seal! This means they meet USDA National Organic Standards requiring that the crops are grown without the use of persistent pesticides. Those standards also don't allow irradiation, genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) and synthetic preservatives.

If you’ve ever searched for snacks for the family that meet your standards, then you’ll understand what Late July Organic Snacks founder Nicole Bernard Dawes went through years ago when her kids were old enough to start snacking. That’s when she knew she had to take matters into her own hands and recreate classic crackers and cookies with organic ingredients and without hydrogenated oils or artificial additives.

With “family” at the forefront, Late July Organic Snacks was started to create a better, more responsible food system for her children and future generations. With help from her father, the founder of Cape Cod Potato Chips, Nicole worked to create delicious snacks without compromising on the quality of ingredients — snacks that lived up to her family’s standards and likely yours too!

Learn more about Late July Organic Snacks, Nicole and her family and their passion for great snack foods in this slideshow. 

 

If you have problems viewing the slideshow, you can watch it on YouTube.

Family remains the primary focus at Late July Organic Snacks, and on any given day you can find three generations at work including Nicole’s eight-year-old and four-year-old sons. (They’re the perfect R&D team!) Impressively that strong sense of family also extends into the community. Late July Organic Snacks supports several nonprofit organizations through the sale of their products, including the Jane Goodall Institute, American Camp Association and Whole Planet Foundation.

Nicole views making food for other people’s families (like yours) an enormous responsibility. Perhaps that’s why we think your whole family will love their Mini Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches. You can sit back and enjoy organic peanut butter sandwiched between buttery-tasting organic mini crackers, without worrying about trans fats, artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors or preservatives – because there aren’t any! With values like those, their products can’t help but leave a great taste in your mouth.

What’s built up your appetite this summer? Tell us in the comments below by August 26 and we’ll pick a winner at random to receive a case of Late July Organic Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers.

The fine print: No purchase necessary. Promotion ends August 26, 2012, 11:59 PM CDT. Must be a legal resident of the US or Canada (except in Quebec, where it is void) age 18 or older to participate. Taxes on prize, if applicable, are the responsibility of the winner. Employees of Whole Foods Market, Inc., are not eligible. Void where prohibited.

 

Category: Grocery, Contests

 

296 Comments

Comments

Judi Bakos says ...
Getting ready for the new school year in late July/early August.I have a daughter at home and grandchildren already!!!
08/22/2012 3:42:45 PM CDT
john says ...
Turn on the AC...watch a baseball game...that makes me chomp away.
08/22/2012 3:50:17 PM CDT
cyndee Bloom says ...
We built up our appetites this summer with lots of hiking in the mountains in and around Mammoth Lakes California and Yosemite National Park -- it's become a summer routine but requires lots of healthy snacks to keep the kids going!!
08/22/2012 3:51:08 PM CDT
Ashley M says ...
I am working up an appetite this summer by playing tennis ad swimming and just trying to lose weight and improve my health all around! I would love some snacks to share with family (and friends too!)
08/22/2012 3:56:45 PM CDT
Gloria Klimczak says ...
Moving across the country - packing, sorting, driving 3 days, unpacking, getting settled in. Works up an appetite for sure!
08/22/2012 3:57:15 PM CDT
Dawn says ...
Multiple trips to my Mom's to help her mostly with various types of outdoors work - from taking down large (almost dead) trees to planting new bushes and flowers.
08/22/2012 3:57:55 PM CDT
Mary says ...
Perfectfor building my kids bodies ans brains
08/22/2012 3:58:24 PM CDT
Martin says ...
Luv this organic brand have bought some before,so be great to have more!!! Tankx
08/22/2012 4:01:29 PM CDT
Jessica says ...
Chasing our son around all day...
08/22/2012 4:03:01 PM CDT
Ronan says ...
We have been eating a lot of fruit and seafood this summer. My son eats the Late July peanut butter crackers and has already taken some to school this week.
08/22/2012 4:04:14 PM CDT
jamirae says ...
Swimming, swimming and more swimming makes my kids hungry!
08/22/2012 4:05:25 PM CDT
Robin Brink says ...
Working in our vegetable garden!
08/22/2012 4:05:29 PM CDT
Rachel Clark says ...
I've workedup an appetite staying busy all summer... seeing friends, traveling, and cleaning / decluttering our house.
08/22/2012 4:08:14 PM CDT
Nina says ...
I've had a busy summer taking care of two generations: I watch my grandchildren while my grown children work, and one of the families is also expecting and moving! My time has been spent mega-packing, unpacking, and playing with the little ones. When I win the case of Sandwich Crackers, the family will have a nutritious feast to pay back the calories expended.
08/22/2012 4:09:25 PM CDT
Kristi says ...
planning summer camps to entertain 3 kids for the summer and still have some downtime over the weekend to enjoy spending time together as a family!
08/22/2012 4:11:57 PM CDT
Debbie says ...
Eating healthy. The healthier we eat, the better our appetite for healthy food!
08/22/2012 4:12:48 PM CDT
Carole Ramsey says ...
What has built up my appetite this summer is following the progress of my nephew as he makes his way through the grueling Air Force training to be a parajumper. He has made it through basic training and is making his way through the next 9 week training.
08/22/2012 4:15:45 PM CDT
Ana s. says ...
We love the wonderful melons, avocado and peaches for summertime snacks and meals
08/22/2012 4:16:47 PM CDT
Nancy Damas says ...
My appetite is enhanced when I work in my organic garden!!! The sights and smells of the veggies and herbs make me want to run into the kitchen to start working on yet another delicious recipe--- with the ingredients lovingly planted and grown by me!
08/22/2012 4:19:37 PM CDT
Ana s. says ...
We love the wonderful melons, avocado and peaches for summertime snacks and meals
08/22/2012 4:23:02 PM CDT
Amy says ...
Working in the garden with the kids and then taking the produce in to either store for the winter or cook it up for breakfast, dinner, or lunch. It's the best when you hear your kids (10 and 8) say, lets go get something out of the garden for dinner. Puts a smile on your face and you know you're doing something right. :)
08/22/2012 4:24:59 PM CDT
Amy says ...
Nothing is better than hearing your kids say lets get something from the garden to eat. WE love picking the produce out of the garden and taking them in the house to make something for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or preparing them to store.
08/22/2012 4:27:22 PM CDT
Carmen Andrews says ...
All summer organic fruit. In particular cherries and watermelon.
08/22/2012 4:28:19 PM CDT
Stacey Melis says ...
We have a 5 year old "fish" this summer- so much swimming! Always hungry for good snacks, too.
08/22/2012 4:28:54 PM CDT
Jennifer N. says ...
Tomatoes! I love fresh, vine ripe tomatoes! Tomato sandwiches, tomato pie, fresh tomato salsa and homemade spaghetti sauce. Mmmm!
08/22/2012 4:33:09 PM CDT

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