WHICH PRODUCTS ARE MILK-FREE OR NON-DAIRY?
Milk Free: Soft-baked Cookies - Oatmeal Raisin and Old Fashioned
Oatmeal. Note: all are processed on shared equipment with
dairy.
Non-Dairy: Oatmeal - Instant, Old Fashioned, Quick
and Steel Cut, and Multi-grain Hot Cereal. Sandwich Cookies - Vanilla,
Chocolate, Duplex, Chocolate Crème, Ginger Lemon, and Mint Crème.
Note: all are processed on shared equipment with dairy.
WHICH PRODUCTS ARE VEGAN?
Oatmeal - Instant, Old Fashioned, Quick and Steel Cut. Sandwich
Cookies - Vanilla, Chocolate, Duplex, Chocolate Crème, Ginger
Lemon, Mint Crème. Note: Cookies are processed on shared equipment
with dairy and eggs.
ARE ANY PRODUCTS SUGAR-FREE?
No. However, the sweeteners we use are not refined. They
include: organic sugar, honey, molasses and rice syrup solids.
HOW "ORGANIC" ARE COUNTRY CHOICE PRODUCTS?
All of Country Choice products are certified organic which
requires that at least 95% of the ingredients are certified
organic. All of the ingredients adhere to strict requirements for
organic products.
WHAT DOES CERTIFIED ORGANIC MEAN?
It means that a third party (OTCO) has verified the organic
claim for the product. This includes the ingredients and
the way in which they are processed.
WHO IS THE CERTIFYING AGENCY?
Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (OTCO). Organic Certification
WHICH PRODUCTS ARE KOSHER?
All Country Choice products are certified kosher by the Orthodox
Union (OU). Kosher Certification
ARE THERE GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMO'S) IN ANY OF THE PRODUCTS?
To the best of our knowledge there are no GMOs in any of
our products.
WHAT IS ORGANIC SUGAR?
Also know as “evaporated organic cane juice”, it is the
unrefined sweetener produced through the process of pressing organic
sugar cane (grown under strict organic guidelines). The cane juice is
then crystallized into a sweetener without chemicals, resulting in a
sweetener that is better for the environment than refined sugar.
WHAT ABOUT THE SOLUBLE FIBER IN OATS?
Oats are one of nature's health foods. In fact, the FDA has
determined that soluble fiber from oatmeal as part of a diet
low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart
disease. The soluble fiber - beta glucan - is believed to function
in the digestion tract by reducing the absorption of dietary cholesterol
into the bloodstream.
HOW MUCH OATMEAL IS REQUIRED TO BE "HEART HEALTHY"?
The FDA has established that 3 grams of beta glucan per day
is the amount required for an effect upon cholesterol levels.
Combined with a diet low in fat and cholesterol, the following
products contain the daily recommended level of beta glucan:
A good sized bowl of Country Choice Organic Oatmeal (1 1/2
cups cooked or 3/4 cup dry)
3 pouches of Country Choice Organic Instant Oatmeal
WHAT ARE OVEN-TOSTED OATS?
Oven toasting is the heat processing of the oats which results
in the characteristic flavor of Country Choice Organic oats.
ARE YOUR PRODUCTS WHEAT-FREE?
Some of our products do not contain wheat. However, all of
our products are processed on shared equipment that uses
wheat. Please read the ingredient list carefully before purchasing.
