ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Feb. 9, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- As snacks and smaller meals continue to be a
big part of daily diets, people continue to look for snacks that
are nutritious – made with wholesome, real food ingredients – but
also have rich, complex flavors. With this in mind, Abbott is
introducing Curate – a new brand that takes a culinary approach to
snacking by creating unique flavor combinations that taste like
they were handcrafted by a chef.
"Even with countless nutritious snack options in store, people
told us they still weren't quite satisfied and were often looking
to make their own snacks using ingredients from their kitchen,"
Dustin Finkel, General Manager,
Nutritious Snacks, Abbott, said. "We saw this as an opportunity to
create a snack brand that tastes handcrafted, with rich textures
and flavors you would expect from a chef and blends of ingredients
you can find in nearly every grocery or natural food store."
Every Curate snack starts with hand-selected, real food
ingredients like Mission figs, Marcona almonds, balsamic vinegar,
quinoa, chia seeds and elderberry. Each bar brings these
flavors together in unique ways to create unexpected, yet brilliant
flavor combinations.
Curate is launching with six flavor recipes. These snack bars
are a good source of plant-based fiber, contain protein and are
made without artificial preservatives, flavors or colors. These
non-GMO, gluten-free bars include:
- Dark & Tempting: Balsamic vinegar, fig and
hazelnut come together in a sweet and savory blend rounded out
with orange citrus zest.
- Harmonious Blend: Marcona almond and
apricot are the stars of this bar with refreshing hints of lemon,
vinegar, quinoa and honey.
- Irresistible: Chocolate, strawberries and
pistachio stand out in this arrangement of toasted oats,
quinoa and almond butter.
- Indulgent: Dark chocolate and hazelnuts are
blended with chia seeds and almonds, and finished with sweet
vanilla.
- Salted Decadence: Dark chocolate and
almonds are combined with hemp seeds and quinoa, while the
California sea salt enhances these
flavors.
- Sweet & Tart Berry Bliss: Wild
blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and cranberries mixed with
almonds, chia seeds and quinoa are topped off with a sprinkle of
flax seeds.
In addition to the six flavors in the current line-up, Curate
will introduce Curate Kids bars this spring, with other new snacks
coming later this year.
"I often hear from people that they would love to make their own
snack bars, but they simply don't have the time," said culinary
nutritionist Katie Cavuto, MS,
RD. "Curate bars are a great alternative to a homemade snack
and they contain plant-based fats and are a good source of fiber.
Plus, each bar comes in under 200 calories and boasts around the
same amount of protein as one medium-sized egg. The unique
sweet and savory flavor composition paired with the bar's
impressive nutrient profile creates a satisfying snack and helps to
minimize less nutritious, impulse snack choices."
Curate snack bars are available nationwide at major grocery,
mass merchandise and natural food stores.
Visit www.curatesnacks.com to learn more. Connect with us
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/curatesnacks, on Twitter
@CurateSnacks, or on Instagram @CurateSnacks.
Curate is a new snack brand that takes a culinary approach to
create snacks with unexpected, yet brilliant flavor combinations
that taste handcrafted by a chef. Curate is introducing a line of
six snack bars made with hand-selected, real-food ingredients you
would find in nearly every grocery or natural food store – like
Mission figs, Marcona almonds, balsamic vinegar, quinoa and chia
seeds.
About Curate:
Curate is a new snack brand that takes a culinary approach to
nutritious snacking. We bring together real food ingredients to
create unexpected, yet brilliant flavor combinations that taste
handcrafted by a chef. Passion for food and health is what we're
about. Curation – finding and purposefully bringing together
seemingly disparate elements – is what we do best. For more
on Curate, visit www.curatesnacks.com or follow Curate on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram.
About Abbott:
At Abbott (NYSE: ABT), we're committed to helping you live your
best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125
years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world --
in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic
pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people
at all stages of life. Today, 74,000 of us are working to help
people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150
countries we serve.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and
@AbbottGlobal.
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