Ian’s is the absolute best choice!

• No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Ingredients aren’t processed, modified, atomized or autolyzed.
• No hydrogenated oils or trans fats. Only the best non-hydrogenated soybean, canola and cottonseed oils are used.
• No refined sugars. Refined sugar has no nutritional value. It can also rob your body of much-needed nutrition, vitamins, minerals and enzymes. As a substitute, Ian’s uses evaporated cane juice that retains all of its rich, all-natural vitamins and minerals.
• No bleached flours. Typically, flour is bleached using potassium bromate as an oxidizing agent. Ian’s uses no bleached flours in any of its food products.
• Less fat and more protein. Ian’s meals have half the saturated fat of other kid’s food brands and equal or more protein per gram and per serving size.
• Healthy allergen-free choices. The number of children suffering from food allergies grows 10% each year. All of Ian’s allergen-free specialty foods are wheat-, gluten-, dairy-, egg-, nut- and soy-free.

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6 Steps to Healthier Eating at Home

1. Eat as a family.
   Try to have at least one meal per day with your whole family together. Children who consume meals with their families have improved intake of fruits, vegetables and dairy products.
2. Involve everyone in meal planning, preparation and cleanup.
   The process of preparing a meal is a learning experience for children. They enjoy helping with certain tasks and are more likely to eat what they have prepared.
3. Be a good role model.
   Teach healthy eating by example. This includes not only eating healthy foods but also trying new foods yourself, and avoiding negative references to healthy foods that you may not like.
4. Try something new together.
   Set a goal to try one new food a week with your children. Try a new fruit, vegetable, or whole grain. This will help to find new foods that children like which can be incorporated into your regular meals.
5. Keep healthy snacks readily available.
   Keep snacks available when out and about. Crackers and peanut butter, dry cereal mixed with peanuts and raisins, fresh or dried fruit, or popcorn will save the whole family from unhealthy snacks purchased at the convenience store.
6. Be creative with meals on-the-go.
   Pack a picnic for the family to enjoy before a baseball game or outdoor event. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with carrot sticks and cubed melon are quick, easy and a much better choice than stopping for fast food on the way home because everyone is hungry.

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Knowledge is Power!

1. Recognize the symptoms of an allergic reaction
2. Communicate clearly as soon as a reaction begins
3. Read and understand food labels
4. Avoiding food sharing
5. Wash hands before and after eating
6. Report any teasing or bullying related to their allergy
7. Say “no thank you” when food is offered that is not from home

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Snacks for your on-the-go-family

Chocolate Chip cookie Buttons

You’ve never had cookies like Ian’s Wheat-Free/Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Buttons before! These bitty buttons are the perfect addition to your lunch box or soccer bag and come in individual bags that are all your own—and it’s a good thing because you won’t want to share! Plus, they are made without wheat or gluten. So even kids with food allergies can enjoy them! You’ll love the taste, and your mom will love the all-natural ingredients!

Jungle Mix2Go

A nut-free snack mix is finally here! Jungle Mix2Go includes a nutritious blend of organic granola and raisins, banana chips, and chocolate chips. So it’s the perfect combination of sweet and salty goodness you crave while finishing your math homework or running that extra base in baseball.

FruitaBits – Sour Apple & Cherry

Ian’s FruitaBits, the latest in fruit snack innovations, are mouth-watering little rice crispies coated with real fruit purée! Enjoy your Vitamin C in portable snack pouches that tote around wherever you need an energy blast. By the mouthful or one-by-one, each snack is packed with an explosion of sour apple and cherry flavor.