Our society has grown more aware of what we put into our bodies. Eating healthy shouldn’t mean eating foods that taste horrible, though. Far too often, foods claim to be better for us, but in reality, they still contain way too many calories, sugar, or fat and hardly anything that our bodies truly need. However, Enlightened products are changing that.
Beyond Better Foods, creators of the Enlightened brand, have developed foods that offer exactly what our bodies need with less of what they don’t. Enlightened snack foods include both sweet and savory options, including broad bean Crisps and a wide variety of ice cream treats. And these products taste great, too.
Enlightened Company
After seeing products claim to be “better,” but which were merely be “less bad,” Beyond Better Foods was formed. Their goal is to push the boundaries of “better” and challenge the status quo. Their goal was to raise the bar, and so they created Enlightened products.
Launched in 2013, Beyond Better Foods began with Enlightened Ice Cream. It’s not labeled as low fat, low calorie, “lite,” or better for you. Enlightened Ice Cream isn’t about a label that claims that it is healthy. This ice cream actually is good for the body. It contains protein and fiber while having fewer calories, fat, and sugar. It is not just nutritious; it is delicious. Enlightened Ice Cream is flavorful and provides the body with what it needs.
Following the success of their ice cream line, Beyond Better Foods introduced Enlightened Crisps this year. Their crisps are crunchy, savory snacks made from roasted broad beans. The beans are considered a superfood, making them another healthy choice for snacking. Enlightened Crisps, which hit the grocery store shelves this year, are available in sweet, salty, and a combination of both flavors.
Enlightened Crisps
Enlightened Crisps are made with broad beans, also known as fava beans, are an excellent source of protein and fiber. The European Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a study in 2010 that reported overweight women who ate high protein, high fiber foods lost more weight than those on the typical high carbohydrate, low fat diet. The beans also contain folate and B vitamins to help nerve and blood cell development, cognitive function, and energy.
These crunchy snacks are lightly roasted in sunflower oil, sprinkled with sea salt, and then seasoned with various delicious flavors. Each serving is one hundred calories and are certified vegan, gluten free, non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) Project verified, OU kosher, and wheat-free. They are available in 3.5 ounce packages for $3.99 or one ounce packets for $1.25 and come in the following flavors:
- Sea salt
- Mesquite BBQ
- Garlic and onion
- Wasabi
- Srircha
- Cocoa dusted
- Sweet cinnamon
For consumers who are unsure which flavor they’d like to try, Enlightened Crisps are also sold in a sampler pack, which includes a 3.5-ounce bag of sea salt, one ounce bags of each of the other flavors, and a one dollar off coupon for Enlightened Ice Cream for $8.99. For $16.99, one can purchase Enlightened Trail Mix. This one pound, fourteen-ounce package contains sea salt crisps, cocoa dusted crisps, crunchy coconut, and chewy dark cherries, perfect for those who enjoy a mix of sweet and salty snacks.
Enlightened Ice Cream
Enlightened Ice Cream is available on a stick, as an ice cream sandwich, and in pints. They range in calories from seventy to one hundred and contain between seven and nine grams of protein. The ice cream sandwich comes in vanilla bean while the Enlightened Ice Cream on a stick comes in the following flavors:
- Peanut butter
- Sea salt caramel
- Toasted almond
- Frozen hot cocoa
- Chocolate peanut butter swirl
- Coffee
- Fudge
- Mint fudge swirl
The pints come in:
- Caramel oatmeal cookie crunch
- Chocolate chip cookie dough
- Peanut butter chocolate chip
- Frozen hot cocoa
- Triple chocolate
- Sea salt caramel
- Mint chocolate chip
Where To Buy Enlightened Products
Enlightened Ice Cream and Crisps are available for purchase on their web site with free shipping on purchases of $40 or more. The web site also has a store locator. Simply enter your zip code into the form and the map will display stores which sell Enlightened products.
Beyond Better Foods also offers customers a way to encourage local retail stores to carry their products. They provide a printable form for individuals to bring to their local grocery store. They suggest bringing the form to the Customer Service Counter and give it to the manager. The form explains Enlightened products and includes bar codes for each item. The company recommends that after handing the form to the store manager, you should high five all of the staff at the counter before walking away to do your grocery shopping.
Enlightened Brand Ambassadors
Fans of Enlightened products can become VEP (Very Enlightened Person) Brand Ambassadors. Individuals who wish to use their own platform to highlight the benefits of Enlightened Ice Creams and Crisps can earn commissions and monthly shipments of the products. VEPs need only to address their audience as they normally would, while regularly mentioning Enlightened as healthy, yet indulgent, snacks.
Upon approval, VEPs receive a unique discount code to share with their followers which will save them twenty percent off of Enlightened purchases through the company’s online store. They also receive a monthly newsletter with company news, new product announcements, and other relevant information that they can use to promote the products.
In order to remain a VEP Ambassador, individuals must follow enlightened on social media, including their Facebook and Instagram accounts. They must post about Enlightened at least three times per month on either platform using the hashtag #eatenlightened and tag the Enlightened team. Additionally, VEPs will participate in giveaways and contests hosted by the company.
To sign up as a VEP, individuals should email their name, mailing address, and Instagram handle to [email protected]. They can expect full program details from an Enlightened Team Member within twenty-four hours. Not everyone who requests to join the VEP Brand Ambassador Program can expect to be approved.
