A recent study by the Mayo Clinic suggests that “eating nuts helps your heart”. Including nuts as part of your diet can reduce the risk of developing blood clots, a leading cause of heart attacks. The FDA recommends eating approximately 1.5 ounces (a generous handful) of nuts a day, as part of a heart-healthy diet.

“You name it, almost every type of nut has a lot of nutrition packed into a tiny package.” (Mayo Clinic)

- Brian, KIND New Product Development Team

A recent study by the USDA has found evidence that blueberries can help avoid dangerous hardening of the arteries, which results in what is generally referred to as Cardiovascular disease. This is most commonly seen in the form of heart attacks or strokes, and is the “number one killer of Americans”.

One more reason to snack on this tasty fruit!

-Brian, New Product Development Team

To put it simply, I’m a food nut. I love stumbling across new foods and flavors, and imagining how we could adopt them into the KIND family. My passion has blended into my role here at KIND, where we’re always on the lookout for new and exciting inspirations to bring into the KIND kitchen. If it’s tasty and healthy (and not already wrapped under our KIND logo), we’ll give it a try!

In this blog, we want to keep you, our extended KIND family, on the cutting-edge of the healthy snacking market place. As such, we’ll be covering topics such as interesting new food trends, important food-related health studies, eco-friendly packaging innovations, and much more!

As we continue to put our heads together and come up with great-tasting and healthy snacks here at KIND, we’ll make sure to keep you in the loop!

-Brian, KIND New Product Development Team