Thursday, March 30, 2006
EVENT REVIEW: NATURAL PRODUCTS EXPO 2006
by Don Rose
The annual Natural Products Expo in Anaheim wowed attendees again. Biggest food show I have ever seen, took over the entire Anaheim Convention Center and part of the outside. Especially loved the variety of healthy-yet-tasty chips and related snacks, such as Pretzel Crisps (imagine a pretzel flattened by a bulldozer that you can now spread stuff on) and Guiltless Gourmet's Baked chips, like Smoked Cheddar. Also oh-so-good: Pirate Booty. PowerBar promoted new health bars. Loved the Eggnog flavored soymilk. Most impressive were the soy-based imitation hotdogs and chicken; if you hadn't been told they were not meat you could not tell. Veggie is ready for prime time.
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The annual Natural Products Expo in Anaheim wowed attendees again. Biggest food show I have ever seen, took over the entire Anaheim Convention Center and part of the outside. Especially loved the variety of healthy-yet-tasty chips and related snacks, such as Pretzel Crisps (imagine a pretzel flattened by a bulldozer that you can now spread stuff on) and Guiltless Gourmet's Baked chips, like Smoked Cheddar. Also oh-so-good: Pirate Booty. PowerBar promoted new health bars. Loved the Eggnog flavored soymilk. Most impressive were the soy-based imitation hotdogs and chicken; if you hadn't been told they were not meat you could not tell. Veggie is ready for prime time.
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