But no need to get grinchy just yet: Many of your health-food favorites—think kombucha, sprouted grains, and 70% dark chocolate—have also been infused with holiday flavors like cinnamon, cranberry, and peppermint. Here, 12 festive packaged snacks and drinks to help you ring in the holidays without throwing your clean-eating ideals out the window ’til January 1. Califia Farms Holiday Nog This almond milk-based nog is free of dairy, soy, and inflammation-fueling carrageenan. Plus, it’s lower in sugar than traditional nog: The creamy drink contains 8 g of sugar per half-cup serving, while the same amount of the dairy stuff sets you back 17–22 g. Silk’s Original Almond Nog is similarly carrageenan-free and has only 8 g of sugar per serving—it’s also Non-GMO Project Verified. Simply Sprouted Way Better Snacks Ginger Snap Tortilla Chips The crunch and spicy, gingery taste of the classic cookie comes in a gluten-free snack with only 2 g of sugar per serving. Health-Ade Holiday Cheers Kombucha This brand’s organic and Non-GMO Project Verified kombucha was the winner of our kombucha taste-test, so it’s no surprise that its holiday brew—kicked up with ginger, allspice, vanilla, and cacao—wowed our taste buds as well. MORE: 11 New Clean Packaged Snacks That Will Totally Satisfy Your Greasy Takeout Craving Go Raw Ginger Snap Sprouted Cookies These organic and Non-GMO Project Verified cookies contain only four ingredients—coconut, sprouted sesame seeds, dates, and ginger. Harmless Harvest Cinnamon Clove Coconut Water This organic, fair-trade, and raw (read: chockfull of natural enzymes) coconut water has no added sugar—just spicy cinnamon and clove extracts. Raw Crunch Cranberries and Orange Bar This gluten-free nut and seed bar channels all the flavors of a cranberry-orange muffin—but contains only 150 calories and 5 g of sugar (plus 5 g of protein) per serving. MORE: 10 Healthy Snacks Every Stress Eater Needs Made in Nature Vietnamese Cinnamon Swirl Toasted Coconut Chips Can’t keep your paws off that plate of cookies in the office kitchen? Snack on these organic and Non-GMO Project Verified coconut chips. Each half-cup serving contains 150 calories and 5 g of sugar. Republic of Tea Organic Peppermint Bark Herb Tea Bags It’s pretty impossible to find clean hot chocolate, so opt for this caffeine-free green rooibos tea that’s infused with peppermint, cocoa extract, vanilla, and stevia leaf for sweetness. MORE: 9 Crazy-Good Clean-Eating Snacks You Can Make Ahead and Eat All Week Salazon 72% Organic Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt and Candy Canes Even though there are crushed organic candy canes (more on these in a minute) blended in, this cleaned-up peppermint bark is still relatively low in sugar compared to similar varieties of milk chocolate—half a bar contains 10 g. TruJoy Organic Candy Canes Because if you’re going to eat a candy cane or two between now and New Year’s, it might as well be organic, right? Ginny Bakes Cranberry Pistachio Bliss Cookies These crunchy cookies have all that you’re looking for in a packaged food—they’re organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, and gluten-free. Plus, they are one of the lowest-sugar holiday treats we could find—each 50-calorie cookie contains just 4 g.
