New Year, New Crunch, New Kids, Same Beans

Long-distance adult friendships often mean annual phone catch-ups. It is sweet to hear a familiar voice and to dive back into the warm waters of your shared vibe – but each chat also takes an hour. Each person takes their time going through the painful/hilarious/embarrassing/juicy details about their relationship with their parents/kids/partners/boss/boyfriend, etc etc.

Friends, we haven't caught up in a while. But – notwithstanding the long preamble – we’re going to bring you up to speed in our usual snappy manner.

First: we had more kids. Twin (!) sons Casper and Felix. We also still have the one kid, Zuzu. This explains not having written in a while. Prepare for whacky, sublime, and/or indecipherable newsletters when our hands are full and we delegate writing them to Zuzu.

Second: we changed gears. We started 2025 selling Fancy Beans and Soy-Free Tofu, and started 2026 only selling our (new, fabulous) Granola. If you haven't had the chance to try it, here's the pitch: everything you love about granola (sweet, crunchy, made from real food, goes with yogurt), *plus* everything else you wished granola had (more protein, more fiber), *minus* everything you wished granola didn't have (so much added sugar).

Third: we launched in retail. You can find us at The Eco Flamingo, a fabulous bulk retailer, which sells our granola by the ounce.

Fourth: we booked a trade show. We'll be exhibiting at the Fancy Food Show this June at the Javits Center in NYC.

But some things haven't changed. We still believe firmly in the power of legumes as supreme sources of protein, fiber, and nutrients. We still believe, moreover, in the power of eating real, whole, plant foods. And we still believe in these things enough that we're still living off savings to build this business.

So if you haven't yet tried our granola -- we think it's a game-changer. Our two flavors are Original Cinnamon Stardust and Turmeric Gingersnap.

And if you have tried it and enjoyed it, please consider writing us a review! It proves to other people that we're more than just talk.

Now that we caught you up, catch us up. What are you eating? How are you keeping the body happy? Who's new in your life? What happened to the last guy?