The 3rd annual Hilarity for Charity NYC Variety Show was held on June 8, 2017, at Webster Hall and raised nearly $400,000 toward Alzheimers awareness! Goodie Girl was a proud sponsor. Comedy goers came out in droves to see the hilarity of Seth Rogan and Amy Schumer perform for a great cause. While laughing all night guests indulged in the delicious cookie offerings provided by Goodie Girl Cookies and were super excited to get a gift bags!
In 2012, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen founded Hilarity for Charity (HFC) as a resource for the millennial generation, to help bridge the gap in understanding the landscape of Alzheimers disease. Today, HFC is dedicated to raising awareness, inspiring change, and accelerating progress in Alzheimers care, research, and support through the engagement of millennials. Using this unique approach, HFC aims to significantly improve outcomes for all family members contending with Alzheimers disease by 2020.
Goodie Girl is proud to help with this organization and loves to spread Goodness on the go! #gogoodie
GOOD+ Foundation raised more than $600,000 at its annual Bash event last week at Victorian Gardens in Central Park.
The family-fun party featured carnival rides, face painting, costumed characters and specially curated kid-friendly activities designed by event sponsors for 1,100 guests including hosts Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld, and other special attendees, including Veronica Swanson Beard, Megan Boone, David Burtka, Stacey Bendet Eisner, Melissa Joan Hart, Gabriela Hearst, and Ali Wentworth.
Host Committee members included Julia Austin, Jordana Blitz, Georgina Bloomberg, Rachel Blumenthal, Wendy Cherwin, Samantha Cohen, Danielle Devine, Maria Duenas Jacobs, Jessica Karp, Kara Moore, Florinka Pesenti and Gillian Hearst Simonds.
Gold Sponsors were Hearst and Johnson & Johnson. Additional sponsorship provided by Bai Beverages, Pure Spoon, Skip Hop, Baby Bjorn, Chicco, Fairy Tales Hair Care, Supergoop!, Goodie Girl Cookies & Toufayans Gluten Free Pita Chips, Kenneth Cole, New York Knicks, Plum Organics, Design History Girls, Hu Kitchen, Framebridge, Monica + Andy, Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing and Terez.
Our friends and sponsors who help make this afternoon possible are helping change lives because their support funds our work to build stronger families, said GOOD+ Foundation Founder and President Jessica Seinfeld. At GOOD+, we have learned that strengthening the entire family starts with helping the parents first, and the overwhelming success of Bash every year shows that New York City supports what we are doing, and that is truly inspiring.
In its 11th year, the annual NY Bash event has become a highly anticipated New York City tradition, marking the end of the school year and bringing the organizations long-time friends and program families together to celebrate the day and support families in need.
Families from four GOOD+ Foundation network sites serving new mothers and fathers CUNYs Fatherhood Academy, Forestdale Inc., LSA Family Health Services, and STRIVE International, also enjoyed the event. These programs provide low-income parents with the support and training they need to be strong and stable caregivers for their children. GOOD+ Foundation provides mothers and fathers enrolled in these important programs with essential items such as diapers and cribs to be used as incentives while they meet milestones
The Winter Fancy Food Show took place in San Francisco from February 22 – 24 this year. Happening twice a year (the summer one is in New York City), this show is packed with specialty food companies from the US and the world. From Italian cheeses, to granola, to chocolates, it’s a place where vendors connect with distributors and retailers, and also – obviously – a food lover’s heaven, where you can sample all the deliciousness to your heart’s content. Here are my top picks from the 2017 Winter Fancy Food Show that you just can’t miss!
With gluten intolerance on the rise, many are no longer able to enjoy delicious little treats. Enter Goodie Girl Cookies. They make a range of many deliciously gluten free cookies, like their Mint Cookies which are a gluten free version of the famous cookie. They also make a gluten free versions of other classic crowd favorites, the oatmeal-raisin cookie.
Also, can we just take a moment to appreciate the sweatshirt their founder, Shira Berk, pictured above was wearing at the show?
I’ve heard many remark that Harmless Harvest is the best-tasting coconut water; additionally, itwas the first organic, fair-for-life coconut water to hit the market. The organic ingredients really shine through from the first sip – it just tastes so much more flavorful. Fair for Life is a certification that combines strict standards for social accountability and fair trade for socially responsible companies. It ensures that Harmless Harvest is committed to paying fair prices for goods like our coconut water, as well as supporting the wellbeing of local communities.
Also debuting at the show was their delicious probiotic cultured coconut beverage line, combining their organic coconut water with delicious organic coconut meat, organic fruits and active probiotic cultures. Probiotics are vital for maintaining digestive health, and this new line also reflects Harmless Harvest’s testament towards a zero product waste ingredient model, by using the whole coconut!
You are probably familiar with their avocado oil and avocado mayonnaise, but Primal Kitchen makes a range of delicious nutrition bars, with grass-fed collagen added. Collagen is all the rage these days – it does wonders to your skin, hair, nails and joints. There is more collagen in one Primal Kitchen bar than in a cup of bone broth – that’s a lot! They also contain macadamia nuts to make them just that extra bit more indulgent. Still, with only 3 grams of sugar in each bar, you don’t need to feel guilty about eating them at all.
I am used to vegan eggs made using ground chia seeds, Bob’s Red Mill’s version has potato starch, tapioca flour, baking soda, and psyllium husk fiber. There are no grains, no soy, no gluten, and no beans. Just combine the right portion with water, stir, and add to your baking mix in place of eggs!
They also recently introduced a line of protein powder with added probiotics, so you receive a boost of gut-friendly bacteria while getting your daily dose of protein. And, since this line is made with pea protein, it’s vegan-friendly.
Lorissa’s Kitchen stood out because of their chicken jerky. It was my first time trying jerky made from chicken meat, and it was absolutely delicious. The ginger teriyaki flavor used in this recipe is absolutely divine. The freshness of the ginger really comes through, and the sweet brown sugar and toasted sesame seeds take the jerky to a whole new level. This would be great eaten as a snack or paired with a Japanese beer! Most recently, former professional basketball player Lisa Leslie and Lorissas Kitchenkicked off a year-long partnership to support strong women in both business and in life. How cool is this?
That’s It. makes delicious fruit bars made with…fruit(s), that’s it! There is 2 whole servings of fruits in each bar, and I love how they’re 100 calories, which make them ideal for a light snack or a pre-workout boost, as opposed to a heavier meal-replacement bar. They all have apple as the base, and have various other fruits/spices added, like mango, blueberries, strawberries, cinnamon, and even coconut! Because they’re made with whole fruits, they’re also very high in dietary fiber.
Chosen Foods makes avocado oil and spray, as well as various quinoa and chia seed products. But I have to say, their new flavors of avocado mayonnaise were the the stars of the show: black garlic, harissa and the newest flavor, wasabi. The black garlic mayo has an avocado mayo base, with black garlic puree added, which gives it an intensely earthy aroma. The harissa has great lil’ kick, which is perfect to spice up your next sandwich or burger. The wasabi is my personal favorite – I actually used to mix wasabi paste with mayonnaise to make a Japanese-inspired potato salad. Chosen Food’s version is well-balanced: you can taste the wasabi, but it is not overpowering. Because of no-added sugar and the use of avocado oil, these spreads are also Whole30 and Paleofriendly.
Ocean’s Halo makes a range of seaweed products – from seaweed sheets for sushi making to small snack packs of roasted seaweed snacks. What caught my eye (and tastebuds), though, were their seaweed strips: two thin layers of crunchy seaweed, filled with coconut and chocolate. The combo is certainly interesting but works surprisingly well.
I took one bite of these Organic Coconut Snacks at the show and immediately fell in love. They’re crunchy, coconuty, and oh-so-addictive. While I’ve always been a fan of toasted coconut chips, these coconut snacks are a whole new level: you get the aromatic coconut flavor, as well as bits of nuts (sunflower and pumpkin seeds in one flavor and almonds and cashews in the other), chia seeds, and cranberries. The minimal dried fruits make these keep their crunch, unlike many other coconut and dried fruit snacks. The nuts balance the flavors without overpowering, keeping the coconut the star of the snack. Warning: it’s hard to stop once you open a bag, even for someone who’s been sampling every booth at the Fancy Food Show!
Rice Granola
Weichen Yan
Yep, it’s so new that it’s not even for sale in the USA yet. But this rice granola from Japan blew my hat off with its delicious flavor(s), textures, and uniqueness. As a kid we probably all grew up eating cereal, but this is nothing like frosted flakes, Cheerios, Nutri Grains or Weet Bix (if you’re British or Aussie). In addition to puffed rice and nuts, there are unique Japanese ingredients like soy bean powder, and more. They even make a “savory” one that’s completely unsweetened and delicious with soy milk. Hope they come to the USA soon – definitely a breakfast game changer.
