You are what you eat -- as you fill your body with healthy nourishment, you can also reflect on how the food you eat affects your environment. From sustainable oats to plant-based packaging, the following nine food brands help.

BetterBody Foods Oatsome & Oat Flour

Did you know that oats are one of the most sustainable grains on the planet and require 80 percent less water to grow than almonds? BetterBody Foods, a trusted brand for healthy and natural food products, introduces two new offerings in its product line - Organic Oat Flour and Oatsome Oat Milk Creamer. These heart-healthy additions are great news for those with gluten sensitivities and others looking to move away from dairy.

• Organic Oat Flour - Use this versatile baking flour for dredging, breading, and baking. With only 3 simple ingredients - whole-grain organic oat flour, whole-grain organic rice flour, and xanthan gum for baking - it has everything you need to make tasty treats.

• Oatsome Creamer - A deliciously creamy alternative to standard dairy-based creamers for coffee and tea. With just 30 calories per serving, it’s a silky-smooth taste with a rich sweetness and no artificial ingredients.  It's Organic, Non-GMO, Gluten-free, Kosher, Vegan, No gums, thickeners, or stabilizers

Learn more - www.betterbodyfoods.com

TopSeedz

Are you looking for a snack that’s not only tasty, but good for you and the earth? Top Seedz are gluten-free and vegan, and made from pumpkin, sesame, sunflower and flax seeds, all of which pack a punch. They’re also doing their part by using all Organic ingredients, saving the ground soil from pesticides. Choose from one of their 5 flavors such as 6 Seed, Sea Salt, Rosemary, Cumin, or Magic Maple Roasted Seeds!

*Each of theTop Seedz employees are a female refugee. Hailing from diverse countries as Burundi, Somalia, Eritrea, Cabinda and Afghanistan, each of the 11 women have stories to tell, and have traveled through many countries in order to live a better life.

Learn more - www.topseedz.com

Flax4Life

Flax4Life is the preeminent manufacturer of tasty, certified gluten-free and allergy-friendly baked goods and they have recently converted all retail Muffin and Brownie packaging to a new Industrial Compostable Plant-Based material! This move will keep thousands of pounds of petroleum plastics from our environment each year.

What is Plant-Based Packaging? Made from Plants, not petroleum. Compostable within 180 days in an industrial facility. It contains NO BPAs, phthalates or chemicals of concern. Made from annually renewable materials therefore lowering CO 2 Emissions.

Learn more - www.flax4life.net

Ricante

In a world filled with salt laden sauces, Ricante stands out from the rest with fruit and veggie based sauces that are palate pleasing. Ricante is bold flavor, has no sugar or salt added, and just the right amount of approachable heat.

Handcrafted amongst the ripest and most flavorful produce in Costa Rica, Ricante is not only Non-GMO, Gluten-Free and Keto Friendly, but Whole30 approved!

Ricante is on a mission to provide a product that is enjoyed by all without creating waste. They achieve this by creating awareness of consumption and advise all that love Ricante to reuse their bottles and be good to our environment. Their sauces are delivered to the marketplace through conscious packaging materials. The team also recovers and repurposes plastic waste, builds homes for families in need and educates consumers on the issues of single-use plastics.

Learn more - www.ricante.com

Maple Craft Foods

Maple Craft Foods is committed to reducing their carbon footprint. Maple Craft Foods’ unique partnership with the Litchfield Distillery enables them to produce award-winning products, while minimizing their environmental impact.

Maple Craft Foods gets their barrels locally, within hours of being dumped, enabling them to fill them with maple syrup immediately while the wood is still soaked with award-winning bourbon. They return the barrels to the distillery after aging their maple syrup, so they can refill them with bourbon to make their amazing maple flavored bourbon. The cycle begins again, ensuring no natural resources are wasted while making the best tasting products.

They also do not use mass produced maple syrup that is “flash-cooked” using steam in a factory setting. They only use premium, single source, Grade A Dark/Robust maple syrup that is slow-boiled, traditionally, over an open flame on a small family farm in Vermont.

Learn more - www.maplecraftfoods.com

Veestro Plant-Based Meal Delivery

Veestro is a 100% plant-based meal delivery service that makes it easy to get more plant-based foods into your diet without sacrificing taste or convenience. Veestro meals are packed in 100% compostable carton trays or 100% recyclable BPA-free plastic pouches. The insulation is made with recycled paper and can be recycled at curbside.

No chopping. No cooking. No cleanup. Simply heat up in the oven or microwave. And it’s fully prepared for any time we need to eat it. Veestro is 100% plant-based with fresh ingredients. Choose from dietary preferences: gluten free, nut free, low calorie and kosher to name a few. Flexible Plan options include weight loss (5 or 7 day plan) or a la carte (choose 10, 20, or 30 meals)

Learn more - www.veestro.com

Crofter’s Organic

At Crofter’s Organics, each of their scrumptious Premium and Just Fruit spreads features 33% less sugar than your average jam, so you can experience the full flavor, aroma, and health benefits of their specially selected varieties of organic fruit.

From dark red Camarosa Strawberries to antioxidant-packed Morello Cherries, their fruit is sourced from fair-trade and environmentally responsible suppliers around the world, and packaged at a state of the art facility dedicated to sustainability and environmental stewardship. Available at grocery retailers nationwide.

Learn more - www.croftersorganic.com

Agua Bucha by Mother Kombucha.

Mother Kombucha is focused on 100% composting, solar power, and living wages with everything they do including their latest addition: Agua Bucha - the first ever sparkling water infused with kombucha and it’s a delicious loophole to the common rule of “don’t drink your calories!”

Agua Bucha comes in delicious flavors like meyer lemon, grapefruit, and key lime while incorporating naturally occurring organic acids and B vitamins from the kombucha. At only 4 calories and 1 gram of sugar per can, it’s a yummy way to switch out boring old water from time to time.

Learn more - www.motherkombucha.com