I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I DO LOVE TO SNACK OCCASIONALLY.
FOR ME IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CRUNCH AND OF COURSE TRYING TO BE
HEALTHY ABOUT MY CHOICES, BUT SOMETIMES THATS EASIER SAID THAN
DONE, SO TODAY WE'RE FOCUSING ON SMART SNACKING AND TALKING ABOUT
ONE DELICIOUS OPTION WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF MY
FAVORITES, DRUM ROLL PLEASE...
(DRUMROLL SOUNDS).
THE CALIFORNIA ALMOND AND HERE TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN
CALLED A SUPERFOOD IS SNACK FOOD EXPERT KENNY HASEGAWA OF KOBAYA
INC.
WE ARE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY.
PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
NOW I HAVE TO TELL YOU ALMONDS ARE ALWAYS IN MY DRESSING ROOM,
THEY ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITES, KENNY I KNOW WE ALL WANT TO EAT
HEALTHY BUT WHY DO WE SOMETIMES GET IT SO WRONG ABOUT SNACK
FOODS?
WELL YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PROCESSED SNACKS OUT THERE THAT LOOK
GREAT, TASTE GREAT UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE JUST NOT HEALTHY FOR US
AND SO WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CALORIE INTAKE, HIGH SUGAR, HIGH
SODIUM AND UM, THE BETTER SNACKS THAT LOOK AND TASTE GREAT ARE
UNFORTUNATELY UNHEALTHY.
YEA AND THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE WE WANT
THOSE HEALTHY OPTIONS AND TELL ME ABOUT THE ALMOND, I MEAN WHAT
IS SO GREAT ABOUT THE ALMOND?
THE ALMOND HAS NATURAL BENEFITS.
IT'S BEEN WIDELY KNOWN THAT EATING AND CONSUMING 25 ALMONDS
A DAY HELPS TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL, HELPS HEART DISEASE
AND JUST HAS NATURAL VITAMIN E'S AND VITAL CHEMICALS THAT ARE
HEALTHY FOR OUR BODIES.
NOW TELL ME ABOUT THE ALMOND?
I MEAN WHAT'S BEING DONE TO MAKE THIS SNACK EVEN MORE POPULAR?
WELL AT KOBAYA WHAT WE'VE DONE IS, WE'VE TAKEN THE ALMOND, THE
GREAT CALIFORNIA ALMOND AND THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ADDING
RICE FLOWER COATING, WHICH IS A NON GMO, RICE FLOWER...
GREAT.
..ALSO A GLUTEN FREE PRODUCT, GIVES THE ALMOND AN ADDITIONAL
CRUNCH, PROFILE TEXTURE TO IT AND ALSO ALLOWS US TO ADD
FLAVORS TO THE ALMOND, WHICH IS SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT, AND I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE,
EVEN THOUGH I AM AN ALMOND LOVER, I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN
ALMOND, TELL ME ABOUT THIS, THIS IS IN THE SHELL RIGHT?
THIS IS IN THE SHELL ALMOND, UM, BASICALLY ACTS JUST LIKE A
PISTACHIO, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THE SHELL BREAKS OFF VERY
EASILY.
SO EASY.
AND ... JUST POPS RIGHT OUT.
...CORRECT, AND IN THE SHELL WHAT HAPPENS IS DURING THE
ROASTING PERIOD...
RIGHT.
...AND THE TUMBLING PERIOD THE SHELL PROTECTS THE ALMOND AND SO
IT CREATES A NATURAL HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND JUST, IT'S JUST
MUCH HEALTHIER FOR YOU.
SO YOU PROBABLY KEEP MUCH MORE OF THE ORIGINAL INGREDIENTS IN
BY KEEPING THE SHELL ON IS THAT CORRECT?
THAT'S CORRECT, AND BECAUSE OF THE SHELL PROTECTING THE ACTUAL
ALMOND WE DON'T HAVE THE BRUISING THAT OCCURS AND IT JUST
BECOMES A MUCH BETTER TASTING ALMOND AND A MUCH CRISPIER
ALMOND.
ALRIGHT THIS IS...LET'S SEE...IT TASTE BETTER THAT THE ONES IN MY
DRESSING ROOM.
(LAUGHS).
ALRIGHT, NOW TELL ME ABOUT THE FLAVORS HERE, WE'VE GOT ALL
KINDS OF YUMMY FLAVORS HERE.
SO WE HAVE 3 FLAVORS: LIGHTLY SALTED, THE WASABI FLAVOR; WHICH
IS OUR MOST POPULAR AND BLACK PEPPER.
BLACK PEPPER, NOW IS THIS THE BLACK PEPPER?
YES IT IS.
I'M GOING TO GO RIGHT IN HERE BECAUSE I...OH MY GOSH, I'M
EATING ON CAMERA AND I'M FEELING GOOD ABOUT IT.
OH MY GOSH THAT IS, THAT'S DELICIOUS AND IT DOESN'T TASTE
TOO SALTY, IT TASTES FANTASTIC.
ALL OUR PRODUCTS ARE LOW IN SODIUM, VERY HEALTHY, IT'S AGAIN
NON GMO AND IT'S ALSO GLUTEN FREE.
WONDERFUL.
OK SO IS THERE A NEW WAY TO PUT A TWIST ON A ALL TO FAMILIAR
SNACK, OR CAN THE ALMOND TAKE IT UP A NOTCH TO SATISFY THOSE
SUDDEN CRAVINGS, WHILE STILL BALANCING THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS
OF TODAY'S FUSSIEST CUSTOMERS?
LETS HEAR WHAT MEN AND WOMEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE ALMOND.
TAKE A LOOK.
(MUSIC).
VERY GOOD.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO A REGULAR ALMOND?
CRUNCHIER.
(CRUNCH SOUND).
OH, I FELT THE WASABI ON THAT ONE.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
HOW'S IT TASTE?
I LIKE THE TEXTURE AND THE CRUNCH.
I MEAN I LOVE ALMONDS TO BEGIN WITH, BUT I LIKE THE FLAVOR AS
WELL, IT'S UNIQUE, IT'S CRUNCHY.
MMMM, IT'S GOT A LITTLE KICK TO IT.
SLIGHTLY SALTY, VERY NICE.
WOW, TASTE JUST LIKE REAL WASABI.
OH MAN, I LOVE THE SIZE OF THEM, THE FLAVOR, A LITTLE SPICY.
MMMM, I LIKE THAT ONE THE BEST OUT OF ALL OF THEM.
THAT'S THE BEST.
YEA.
I LIKE IT.
WOW, SOME INTERESTING RESPONSES KENNY AND SOME OF THOSE SOUND
BITES WERE TAKEN FROM THE WOMEN SHOW, RIGHT IN RALEIGH NORTH
CAROLINA, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
NOW MY PRODUCER TOLD ME YOU HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AT THE BOOTH,
TELL ME WHAT PEOPLE WHERE SAYING?
OH, IT WAS A FABULOUS RESPONSE, ALL THE WOMEN LOVED IT AND THEY
WERE JUST CRAVING FOR IT ASKING WHERE THEY CAN PURCHASE IT.
WELL I ORIGINALLY SAID TO YOU, I FELT LIKE ALMONDS WERE CHEWY,
THESE ARE CRUNCHY, THATS A DIFFERENCE.
THATS THE DIFFERENCE AND IT'S ALL IN THE UNIQUENESS OF THE WAY
KOBAYAS PROCESSING OF THE RICE FLOWER COATING.
WELL I CAN SEE WHY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY ARE DELICIOUS AND
TASTY AND BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I'M GOING TO GET MY EMAIL TO YOU SO
YOU CAN SEND ME...OH I'M JUST KIDDING.
(LAUGHING).
YOU HAVE A NEW FAN IN ME.
(LAUGHING).
WERE CAN CONSUMERS FIND THESE ROASTED ALMONDS.
VERY SIMPLY THEY CAN GO TO KOBAYANUTS.COM OK.
WE SELL ONLINE AND SOON TO A RETAILER NEAR YOU.
THAT'S GREAT WELL WE JUST SO APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING BY.
IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO EXPERIENCE ALMONDS IN A NEW WAY,
THIS IS NEW FOR ME SO I AM GOING TO MY DRESSING ROOM WITH ALL
THESE AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HEALTHY
SNACKING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, PLEASE VISIT
KOBAYANUTS.COM.
THAT'S KOBAYANUTS.COM AND ALSO WCGOURMET.COM COM THAT'S THE
LETTERS WCGOURMET.COM AND DON'T FORGET TO SHARE WITH US ON
FACEBOOK, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, YOUR IDEAS ON HEALTHY
EATING AND GET ONLINE AND LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW, IT'S THE
SOCIAL THING TO DO.