Cape Cod Ginger Original Ginger Soda: Sometimes bad packaging can be just as attention-grabbing as good branding, in effect indicating that the company might be spending more on its homemade product than on graphic design. That's likely the case with Cape Cod Ginger, a company specializing in carbonated, organic, cold-pressed ginger drinks of various fruit flavors including passion fruit and pineapple. I opted for the classic, which induced a healthy tingly sensation as good ginger drinks do. Slightly sweeter than I personall... (read more) 3.5/5.0
recommended organic drinks soda ginger capecodginger 3.5
Cascadian Farm oat & chocolate crunchy granola bars: Composed of 9 natural ingredients, this granola bar is satisfying but not mind-blowingly so. 3.0/5.0
chocolate granola crunchy granolabar oats organic cascadianfarm oat bars 3.0
Cascadian Farm chewy chocolate chip granola bars: Surprisingly substantial for their size (about 1.5x that of a chewy Quaker), very chewy. Just enough chocolate chips - doesn't feel like a dessert (that's a good thing). A quality snack. 3.5/5.0
granola granolabar chocolate chocolatechip organic cascadianfarm recommended chewy chip bars 3.5
Cascadian Farm chewy harvest berry granola bars: An organic snack with a mix of raisins, cranberries, and blueberries. slightly tart but mostly sweet (but not overly so). One of the most satisfying berry snacks I've had. 4.0/5.0
organic granola granolabars berry raisins cranberry blueberries cascadianfarm recommended chewy harvest bars 4.0
Cascadian Farms Oats & Chicolate soft baked squares: What do you get when you get a Chips Ahoy cookie, make it square and 1.5x as thick, use organic ingredients, and soften the texture to make it more crumbly? These Cascadian Farms oats and chocolate soft baked squares. They really do taste like Chips Ahoy. 2.5/5.0
organic cookies cascadianfarms oats chicolate soft baked squares 2.5
Clif Bar Kid Iced Lemon Cookie Z Bar: There are very few times in life where free samples influenced me to support a brand. Back in 2011, I was manning a booth at Maker Faire Bay Area, and after hours of demoing, I was exhausted and extremely hungry. Making my way to the fast food trucks, I came across a Clif Bar tent providing free samples of their line of children's energy snacks. They were both tasty and filling, and I found myself forgoing garlic fries in favor of a healthier alternative. When I saw the bars on sale at B... (read more) 4.0/5.0
recommended organic clifbar zbar wholegrain berkeleybowl clifbarkid iced lemon cookie z bar 4.0