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Home » Health » Visiting NOW Foods: Way More Than Just Food!

Visiting NOW Foods: Way More Than Just Food!

By: Liz  /  Published: October 22, 2018  /  Updated: August 17, 2020  /   Leave a comment

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A couple of weeks ago, I got the opportunity of a lifetime (for a health nut): to travel to the headquarters of NOW Foods products for a tour, meet other healthy influencers, and try a bunch of NOW products I didn’t even know existed.

NOW Foods products

Some of the NOW Foods products I got in my swag bag (plus a few old favorites). Also notice the Halloween crow in the background.

This post was sponsored by NOW as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

NOW just celebrated 50 years in business as a trusted natural products manufacturer! After meeting several NOW employees—including the CEO, Jim Emme—on my trip, I can tell the company is sincerely dedicated to providing customers with a comprehensive approach to wellness through their huge line of high-quality, natural and affordable products. 

NOW Foods cooking challenge

Some of the fresh foods we combined with NOW ingredients during the challenge

The night before our tour of the NOW Foods manufacturing facility, we participated in a very heated influencer cooking challenge! We learned about the NOW range of foods and then split into teams to see who could create the best entree and mocktail with them. My team won—naturally. 🙂

After the cooking challenge, we were treated to a healthy dinner, again made with NOW ingredients.

NOW Foods influencers red team

In the morning, we woke up bright and early for a group kickboxing workout fueled by NOW BCAA Big 6. I’ve written about BCAAs many times before, as they’re my #1 favorite sport supplement.

NOW Foods influencers

 

One of my favorite parts of this trip happened after our workout. We DIYed our own post-workout smoothies and got to hear about NOW’s sports supplement line while we drank them. (If you’re curious, I put bananas, berries, spinach, Vanilla Plant Protein Complex, French Vanilla BetterStevia, and almond milk in my smoothie.)

You might have heard before that the supplements industry is not regulated, but in fact, it is. NOW Foods products goes above and beyond, using rigorous internal testing AND third-party testing to ensure what’s on the label of its sports and nutritional supplements is what’s in the bottle. For serious athletes, this is very important as it ensures they don’t ingest any banned substances that could get them disqualified from competition.

We got to peek into many of NOW’s testing labs during our tour of their facilities. Here’s what one of them looks like:

NOW Foods lab

One of many labs where NOW Foods products are quality tested

NOW Foods products manufacturing

Supplements being packaged!

After our tour, but before heading back to the airport, we enjoyed a DIY beauty product tutorial. We used NOW essential oils to create a bath soak and a refreshing lavender facial spray. How cool is that? I saved the recipes and brought home the extra ingredients so I can easily whip up a new batch whenever I want.

NOW Foods products - beauty and essential oils

I hope you enjoyed coming along with me on my trip to Illinois to visit NOW Foods! I’ve been incorporating their products into my life since then (my fave being my new essential oil diffuser) and will continue to do so, knowing they’re safe, healthy, and high-quality.

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Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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  1. Lisa Joy Thompson says

    October 23, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    So cool! We love NOW products! Their magnesium caps are my favorite! We have 5 or 6 NOW products that we use regularly, but I’ll have to try some of their other products.

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  2. Reesa Lewandowski says

    October 23, 2018 at 4:19 pm

    What a great opportunity. I love when brands are transparent like this!

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  3. Jennifer says

    October 23, 2018 at 8:40 am

    Looks like you had a great time. I have used their essential oils before and they are really good!

    Reply
  4. Toni says

    October 23, 2018 at 2:39 am

    What an amazing experience! Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Catalina says

    October 23, 2018 at 2:25 am

    I see that it was a interesting, fun and informative trip to Now Foods. I am so glad to know that their products are safe, healthy, and high-quality. I will look for them in the stores.

    Reply
  6. Heather says

    October 23, 2018 at 1:15 am

    You learned so much during your time with NOW. I’ll definitely check out these great products.

    Reply
  7. Stephanie Pass says

    October 22, 2018 at 11:43 pm

    This would have been so fascinating to see in person. I love learning about these kinds of things.

    Reply
  8. Rachel says

    October 22, 2018 at 11:34 pm

    Wow, there is so many things that they offer now. It looks like a fun place to visit.

    Reply
  9. Kathy says

    October 22, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    Looks like an awesome event with some great products here. I’d love to give those a try myself. I’m interested to see how they work out.

    Reply
  10. Amy says

    October 22, 2018 at 9:39 pm

    My husband was blessed to go on this trip 2 years ago. Now, when we buy supplements, we always buy NOW foods as first choice!

    Reply
  11. alissa apel says

    October 22, 2018 at 1:58 pm

    This is great! I’m all for trying new and healthier foods! I like that you got to go to this place.

    Reply
  12. robin rue says

    October 22, 2018 at 1:18 pm

    Now I need to get some NOW products and start using them. Thanks for introducing them to me.

    Reply
  13. Anne Marie says

    October 22, 2018 at 11:55 am

    I’d love to incorporate essential oils into my daily cleaning. Your post has inspired me to find out more about NOW!

    Reply
    • Chanelle says

      October 22, 2018 at 2:08 pm

      Freakin’ love their essential oils!

      Reply
  14. Stacie says

    October 22, 2018 at 11:45 am

    I need to give NOW a closer look. I’m really interested in what they do and the products they sell. Thank you!

    Reply

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