Small Seed Bar

Did you know that since 2000, nearly 99% of new food chemicals in the U.S. have been approved by the very companies that produce them—not by the FDA?
This means many additives and chemicals we believe are “safe” in our food may not receive the independent research and analysis we assume is done.
I’ve heard people say this before “it wouldn’t be allowed in our food if it cashed XYZ” well news flash, when a company regulates themselves and cares most about profit - what do you they are going to do?

The food industry can self-regulate and approve its own chemicals, leaving us, as consumers, potentially exposed to substances that haven’t been rigorously tested for long-term health effects. Not only that but these chemicals have never been tested together. So what happens when we consume red dye 40 and MSG??!

It’s time for more transparency and stricter regulations in our food system. We need accountability to ensure that what we eat is truly safe for our families. Let’s demand change and push for healthier, safer standards in the products on our tables.

Together we can force a difference, our power is in the money we spend. Spend with companies that care! Spend on products that have REAL FOOD ingredients!
Alone we are one together we are many.

Halloween Candy Swap 🎃
By now y’all already know our favorite cleaner candy brands 👇

Chocolate Bars:


Lollipops:


Licorice:


Gummies:




Skittles:


Starbursts:




Reese’s PB Cups:snacks

M&Ms:snacks

Candy Bars:
snacks


Other ideas for treats that’s not candy:
mini popcorn bags
mini fruit strips
fruit rolls
fruit gummies
protein bars
mini nuts and seeds bags

What candy category am I missing? Comment below and I’ll show you every favorite candy has a better less toxic option 😋

I’ll be sharing how we go about our Halloween traditions so our kids can participate in all the fun activity without the junk candy 👊

Some of you know we were out of town this weekend when the catastrophic storm tore through western NC we try to fully disconnect when we take these family trips so that means no contact with the outside world, when I turned my phone on yesterday I was completely heartbroken to see the damage done to a place we hold so dear to our hearts. 💔

North Carolina is such a special place to us it’s really where Small Seed took off and that’s a huge thanks to the North Carolina community who welcomed us with open arms everyone from western NC all the way to the coast. This is where our babies were born and where we have so many memories! It’s hard to believe something like this hitting so close to home. We have family, friends and customers who live in the areas effected.

We will be taking all profits from sales this week and matching the dollar amount and buying goods (water, diapers, wipes, cleaning items, non perishable food and whatever else we can purchase) these goods will be dropped off to a local business that is driving these items up to Asheville. Thank you for any support!

Other places to donate:

Samaritan’s Purse | https://www.samaritanspurse.org/

The North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund I https:// pay.payitgov.com/ncdonations

World Central Kitchen | https://wck.org/

United Way of NC | https://fundraise.givesmart.com/ form/1nSUgw?vid=17xcyg

American Red Cross | https://www.redcross.org/local/ north-carolina/ways-to-donate.htm

We’re taking our family holiday (as my very European kids like to call it) this weekend 🤍 we will be out of HQ until Tuesday
I use this time as a phone & social media detox every year and leave my phone behind. If you’ve never done this is life changing lol you should try esp on a family trip!

Any messages will be answered Tuesday, if it’s an emergency please email [email protected] because Shane will have access.

Hope y’all have an amazing weekend! ☀️

Let’s dive into this one 🌱

NGL plant based alternatives use to be absolute trash.
I mean really, the ingredients were so horrible (and tasted like cat food) I felt like they were taking advantage of people through their marketing that plant-based was “healthier”
But I’m happy to report that there are companies out there that actually listened to the consumers who wanted better ingredients to make their plant-based alternatives. Gone are the days where people can talk bad about these alternatives, because they really are getting good (with ingredients, taste and digestible protein).
That means these are made with real ingredients, no seed, oils, and without artificial ingredients and flavors!

If I’m being fully honestly we’re more of a tofu, tempeh, sprouted beans house BUT lately I’ve had fun trying some new products and it’s nice to have healthier options when were out to eat for a little “junky” burger or summpin. Anyways I thought I would share!

Bean burgers:

Sprouted beans (always better for digestion & nutrient profile):

Mock Chicken:

Mock Ground Beef:

Protein Bar: (duh)

Protein Powder:

Tofu (personal fav and best texture): Wild Wood Organic,

Mock Burger: (only the avocado oil version) (don’t knock me until you try it’s sooooo much better than previous recipe)

Mock Pulled Pork:

Mock Sausage: (only the avocado oil version)

There are options for mock seafood and other plant based “meats” but I have yet to find a company that makes it without seed oils or filler ingredients. So until then enjoy these delicious options above!

Some of these are a little to close it freaks me out lol im personally not someone who “misses” meat I really didn’t like it much when I ate it but these are great for people wanting better options on a plant based diet or swaps a few days a week!

First Aid Kit Swap 🩹
When I first started learning more about the health and wellness industry I started making changes in my diet. But the more I learned the corruption of every industry I started to dive into other products. Some of those things being what’s right in our first aid kit. Not just the medication we were taking but what I was directly putting on our bodies, things like bandaids or neiosporn. 

You may or may not remember the consumer study that came out exposing PFAS in common bandaid brands. If you think about it everything you put on your body is just as important as what you put in your body. Your skin is able to absorb what’s on it and it directly goes into the bloodstream.

Here are some swaps we’ve made over the years:

Bandaids:

Wound Care: relieve,

Burn Cream: Burn Salve

Pain Relief: kids pain relief or adult acetaminophen

Sanitizer:

Bug Bite Relief: relieve, anti-itch, or itch relief

Gauze Pads:

Cotton Swabs: organic cotton swabs

Splinter Relief: black drawing salve

Allergy Relief: allergy relief

Eye Drops:

Feminine Product Swap 💞

With so much news talking about heavy metals and other toxins in popular tampon brands and menstrual hygiene products. I thought we would readdress this female products swap!
The study was looking at organic and non organic tampon brands. While there was still some levels of heavy metals found in some organic ones the more important thing we want to be looking at is the chemicals that make the actual product. The material, the processing etc.
It’s crazy right, female products are basically completely unregulated and yet some of the products we use for 50+ years. We just assume they are “safe” or they wouldn’t be on the shelves. It’s so wrong that companies knowingly put chemicals and heavy metals into their products that negatively effect us women.
Some of these things are in our system for hours at a time with all of the horrible chemicals leaching into our bloodstream.
Birth control is on the top of the most horrible things to have happened “for” women list. If you’re still taking conventional birth control I highly suggest taking a deeper look into how it’s effecting your body. Okay I’m getting off track.

Let’s dive into some safer women’s products!

Tampons: .cora

Pads: .cora

Cup or Disc:

Period Panties:

Natural Birth Control: BBT tracker (also diving into learning more about signs from your body like cervical mucus etc the more you pay attention the more you’ll be able to recognize when your ovulating)

Condoms:

Lubricant:

Period Relief: CBD, Cycle Syncing Spray, Natural Buckwheat, flax or rice heating pad

What am I missing? Comment below

Pool Side Chillin Swaps
Idk why but whenever I’m by a pool I always want some sort of chips and dip 🤣
Some of our go-to options:
Tortilla chips : (the blue corn organic ones) &
Salsa:
Hummus:
Queso Dip:
Drinks:
Protein / Sweet Treat:
Smoothie Boost:
Popsicles:
Crackers:
Cheese:
Cookies:

And the obvious fresh fruit and veggies

What’s your favorite poolside snack?

Beach Snack Swaps 🏝️

It’s that time of the year where beach trips are a must and the snacks must be on point

While I’m usually just a sucker for fresh fruit and veggies at the beach there’s always a few other items I have packed in my bag

Here’s our favs:
Chips:
Popcorn:
Dried Fruit: brand
Dranks:
Protein:
Jerky:
Smoothie Boost:
Candies: .snacks
Electrolytes: .ingredients
Pretzels:

NLTO 💥 a superior protein bar

In every way we are different from other protein bars and in every way we are better.

Not because we say so (although we believe it too) because you say so!

Daily we get messages saying how small seed makes your lives easier, better, help reach goals, get protein to your picky children, helped you cut sugar, keeps you full for vacations and travel days etc. this is why we made small seed bars! For every one of those reasons and so much more!

We will never compromise. Each ingredient is purposeful, well researched and made with our customers in mind.

So thank you for allowing us to be part of your life. And thank you for allowing us to make this our living ♥️

Artificial Color Swap ✌️
(Scroll to bottom to see all the swaps)
Artificial colors, flavors and sugars are the first things I tell everyone they should eliminate from their diet. These are easy to spot and have 0 benefits only harm us.
Unfortunately they are hidden in everything maybe the less obvious ones are condiments, pickles, baked goods, chips, alcoholic beverages, and most medicines 🤢
What artificial colors look like on a good label:
Red 40, Red 3, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Citrus Red 2, FD&C Lakes (colors combined), or just straight up sage Artificial Colors.

What’s the issue?
Artificial Colors are linked to hyperactivity, tumors, cancers, endocrine disorders, chromosomal damage, memory impairment (Alzheimer’s), asthma, eczema, and allergic reactions.

They are cheaper than using the real thing, but food can be dyed with natural colors like spirulina, tumeric, butterfly pea flower, beets, carrot juice, etc there’s tons of foods nature provides for us that are bright in color and full of health benefits!

There’s currently a big petition going around for Kellogg’s cereal to remove food dyes. In 2015, Kellogg’s announced plans to remove artificial colors and artificial flavors from their cereals by the end of 2018. And that clearly never happened. They already make naturally died cereals for other counties, yet continue to poison their own people.

Alright fav swaps:
Protein & Snack Bars:

Chips:

Sprinkles & Food Dyes:

Baked items:

Popsicles:

Electrolytes: .ingredients

Energy Drinks:

Candy: .snacks

Cereal:

Salad Dressings:

Condiments:

Pickles (relish, pepper etc):

Medicine:

What am I missing?

Happy Father’s Day to Small Seed’s Zaddy and the official protein dealer 😘
We’re so grateful for you and all of your hard work! Small Seed would not be here without you. Your drive towards progress and your willingness to always go the extra mile is why we have been so successful. This is only the beginning! We love you beyond words.

Happy Fathers Day to all Fathers out there, know we’re all so grateful for the really good ones we get to experience on the daily!

Summer Essentials Swap 🌸
Let this be the summer that we say no to all the toxic crap and yes to our health!

Summer is always great because more people are outside in the sun more, in nature more and overall more happy.
It’s also a season we often load up on chemical soap from deodorant to sunscreen to bug repellent.

We’ve put together an all inclusive guide for your nontoxic summer👇

Sunscreen: (f.a.e),

Facial Sunscreen:

After Sun Care: (aloe vera) (aloe vera)

Bug Repellent:

Bug Bite Relief: (relieve)

Reusable Water Bottles: fav filtered bottle

Deodorant: (natural that works)

Natural Body Care: (soap bar), (liquid soap) (shampoo & conditioner)

Snacks: (duh), all the fresh fruits and veggies, dried fruit, nuts and seeds and (popcorn), (chips), cookies

What other summer items are you looking to replace?

Save this to reference back to later if needed!

Some of these health and wellness influencer accounts will have you out here, believing the only way you are going to achieve optimal health is by dropping thousands and thousands of dollars on the newest in coolest gadgets and such.
The fact of the matter is, there are so many free things we can do to improve our overall health, starting with some on this list!
There is no excuse be it money, time, or age that everyone can’t apply some of these today ♥️

What am I missing? What other “free” things help us improve our overall wellness? 👇

Nothing more upsetting then when a good ones sell to Big Brother. You just know within the next couple years that those products are going to be less than. Even IF and that’s a big IF they don’t change the ingredients they often change the quality of the ingredients, meaning they might switch from organic apples to apples coated with apeeel (didn’t that happen with Braggs?).

When we first started Small Seed we thought we wanted to grow it and eventually sell to a big corp, well about a year into running this business I started to learn more and more about the dirty politics behind the scenes of the food industry and that thought immediately turned into a HELL NO WERE NEVER SELLING 🤣
Shane and I agreed we would burn the whole place down before selling. That means even though Small Seed is our main source of income right now it won’t always be. As we grow (and can actually afford to pay ourselves a real income) passive income and other avenues will be how we “make our living.” This has been our goal so we never feel pressured to sell.

Maybe some of these smaller companies also feel pressured to sell because they have investors and investors want a return on their money. I get it. I don’t know maybe we’re going to grow differently, maybe we will carve out a path where we don’t feel enslaved to others money. Hopefully we can inspire others to do the same and hold strong with high quality products that say NO to giving more power to these corrupt big guys who don’t give a f**k about us.

Okay done with my rant hahah

Did you know all of these brands are owned by the big guys? What surprised you most?

Happy Mother’s Day 🌸
We deserve it all! So this Mother’s Day we are giving one lucky mama three cases of small seed bars!

How to enter:
1. follow
2. tag a mama who you love below and tell them why you love them
3. bonus points share to your story and tag

Winner will be announced Monday evening (5/13).

To all the mothers, soon-to-be mothers, want-to-be mothers, mother figures you are loved beyond measure. This is not always the easiest “job” but it is surely the most rewarding when you get those little “I love you”, those little smiles, those little snuggles, those “mama I need you”, those uncontrollable belly laughs, the feeling of your child relaxing being in the safe space of your arms, those kisses and hugs and everything in between.

These are a few of my favorite things ♥️
Mothers Day for all the Mamas prioritizing their health this year

🌻 case of bars for the busy mamas (get a whole month worth of bars, 3 cases and save 10%). Packed with real food to keep you nourished and full

🧘🏼‍♀️ Acupuncture mat & are both great brands. Get all the benefits of acupuncture, at home! Helps relieve pain, fatigue, muscle tension, stress and promotes better sleep.

🌸 If you’re getting Mama any flowers it better be some wild flowers from a local nursery. Not a fan of roses but I love me some beautiful wild flowers!

🫑 Organic Heirloom Seeds for the mamas who are planting their own gardens this year. You don’t need a ton of space, can even plant in pots in an apartment. Growing food can be so rewarding and fun for the kids to help too! has great sets!

💆‍♀️ Holistic hair care from made with the most beautiful blend of natural ingredients. Keeping your hair healthy and staying away from all the toxins in typical hair products.

👅 Meal Delivery Service for the week (or even better for the month). There are tons of great meal delivery services out there. If you have a local one even better because they are probably sourcing local produce! Makes Mamas life easier, just one less thing she has to prepare or think about for the week!

📦 membership. Y’all know how much I love Thrive. It’s a great place for discounted prices on all your healthy items. Their brand is great and everything is sourced with quality!

♥️ Red Light Therapy devices emit red and near-infrared light designed to reduce pain, relax muscles/joints, and increase blood circulation. Great for the whole family too!

🤍 Custom simple necklace. This is a special one you can wear all the time with a little reminder of how amazing these tiny humans are! My kids got me some from last year and I wear them everyday!

Happy Birthday to the baby daddy of Small Seed

Thanks for always being walking advertisement for our protein bars- showing people you can build big ol muscles on 5 small seed bars a day. 35 and just as sexy as the day we met 🥵 without you none of this would be possible. Thank you for always putting small seed at the top of your priorities.

Help me wish a happy happy day of birth!