Monday, August 30, 2010

Go Nuts for Corn Nuts

I am a child of the 70's, and sometimes I get a hankering for nostalgic foods from my childhood. Finally, there is a non-GMO option to the corn-nuts of my youth, Inka Corn. These crunchy treats are made in Peru and are never made with hydrogenated oils (No Trans Fats) or ingredients that were produced using biotechnology. Now available at Mana Foods in a variety of flavors.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Plush Puffs: Marshmallows for grown ups!

Mana Foods now carries the best marshmallow in the world! Don't mistake these for "plain" marshmallows. The Vanilla Bean Plush Puffs are fluffy and soft and made with real vanilla beans! The "Cadillac Marshmallow" is the classic for tasting and toasting, and is wonderful when melted into a coffee or hot chocolate. And like all Plush Puffs, they're equally yummy right out of the package. All natural ingredients.

GLUTEN-FREE / FAT FREE / CORN SYRUP FREE

Other flavors available: Caramel Swirl, Simply S’mores and Toasty Coconut.

Monday, August 23, 2010

The Freshest Produce News

Mahalo for Shopping the Produce department at Mana Foods!
Have you had any great nectarines, mangoes, cherries, apricots, figs, local carrots, local greens, or incredible coconuts lately? New, exciting, noteworthy things are always going down in the produce aisle at Mana and lots of loyal customers have been requesting regular updates on whats new and fresh or on the horizon. They want to be in the inner circle and have a closer connection to their food.
Are you concerned about who grows your your food and how its grown and how fresh it is? Do you like to know what the hottest fresh organic and or local produce items are today or this week? Maybe it helps to have this information for meal planning. A lot of times rare, special, limited, items come and go in a matter of hours or days and perhaps you'd like to know when killer lychee, mango, avocados, figs, dates, tomatoes etc are coming or when they are almost done so you can shop earlier or later and stock up on your favorites -

You can tap into this info by following us on twitter: http://twitter.com/manafoodproduce

Mahalo for all your support and thanks for supporting small local family owned business' and farmers!

Ryan Earehart
Produce Manger, Mana Foods, Paia, Maui

Friday, August 20, 2010

Back to Scool Snack!

New rice snack treats for back to school!
J1 Crunchy Rice Rolls are a slightly sweet tasty treat in a fun tubular shape that kids will love. Rice rolls are like rice cakes and are offered in white/black rice and white/brown rice. Look for them in the cracker section.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Fresh & Organic: Pink Pearl Apples

Don't judge an apple by it's peel! The Pink Pearl has a humble and ordinary appearance, with it's dull beige-y skin with light light pink undertones and conical shape. But, once you cut into the flesh, you are treated to a showy flash of hot pink flesh!

The Pink Pearl is among hundreds of heirloom varieties that is near extinction. Only a handful of farmers in the U.S. are still growing and harvesting them and we are lucky to have the new crop from California, here at Mana Foods.

Pink Pearl is a wonderful table apple, sweet and mouth puckering tart at the same time. They are tarter than the Granny Smith and Pippin varieties, so they are fantastic for making PINK apple tarts, apple sauce, and apple appetizers.

Simple Homemade Apple Sauce
4 apples, peeled, cored & chopped
3 tbsp. honey
Cinnamon to taste
1/2 inch water

Boil chopped apples until tender.
Add honey.
Mash or blend with mixer.
Add cinnamon.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010

New Back to School Hours

Starting Monday, August 8th, Mana Foods will open at 8AM. Our new back to school hours are 8am - 8:30pm every day.