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HEALTHY WEIGHT COMMITMENT

Smoothies
Smoothies are becoming increasingly popular for a reason.
They combine healthy ingredients together to create a
beverage that not only tastes good but is good for you.

The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation
(HWCF) has released information showing that 11
food and beverage companies participating in the
Commitment to Healthy Communities (CHC) program invested more than $30 million in community-based health and wellness initiatives that reached
more than 11 million Americans in 2016.
"Food and beverage companies have a strong commit-

As the grab-and-go trend continues to get bigger, smoothies
are seen as a convenient option that is still able to provide
essential vitamins and minerals. Inclusions such as kale and
spinach have added the healthy base for smoothies for a long

ment to providing consumers with the products, tools
and information they need to achieve a healthy diet
and active lifestyle," says Becky Johnson, executive director of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation.

time, but there is a new food trend that is taking over the
smoothie, cauliﬂower.

Eleven food and beverage companies delivered 38
community-based health and wellness programs in

Cauliﬂower has seen resurgence as a super food in recent
years. The cabbage variety has a wide range of unique health
beneﬁts that go beyond its stunted look. Mark Twain once
referred to cauliﬂower as "cabbage with a college education,"
and that statement is evidenced by its increased use as a

2016. Participating companies spent more than $30
million on community-based health and wellness programs in 2016. Those 38 programs reached 11.2 million
Americans with tools and information to help them
achieve a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

healthy food over the years.
According to the report, 34,700 schools across
Adding frozen cauliﬂower to smoothies thickens the texture
and adds nutrients, and it can't even be tasted. It is cheap,

America were reached with health and wellness tools
and materials.

edible, and provides a major beverage boost.
While many consumers are careful to select organic, local

Elmhurst Milked's nutmilks contain up to four times the nut

or non-GMO produce for their smoothies, they're often less

content of other leading nutmilk brands along with all the

choosy about the rest of what goes into their blender.

healthy fats, oils, protein and micronutrients that are inherent in
each nut, according to the company.

Elmhurst Milked's new line of vegan nutmilks starts with whole,
raw nuts and uses a patented cold milling technique to produce

Your shop can amplify any smoothie's superfood power by

non-dairy milk that contains the full nutrition content of each

adding a dash of a nutritional booster like Coffee Flour. Coffee

nut in a ﬂavorful emulsion. Available in almond, walnut, cashew

Flour is nutrient-dense culinary ﬂour made from dried coffee

and hazelnut, Elmhurst Milked's nutmilks are an ideal base for

cherries, the fruit surrounding the coffee bean. It has a subtle,

any smoothie.

slightly roasted ﬂavor reminiscent of dried fruit.

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