Nomz Gluten-free, Certified Paleo Organic Energy Bites:

In 2013, Jana Zaibak began learning about the impact of refined sugar on the body and became inspired to live a healthier lifestyle. To satisfy her sweet tooth, she started making her own snacks. Her first attempt at energy bites tasted better than any dessert she had tried, while keeping her full and nourished, too.

After a few months of tinkering with her recipe to make something as delicious as a dessert, Zaibak was sitting in an Ikea parking lot when her skeptical mom tried one for the first time. Pleasantly surprised, mom asked, “Jana, why don’t you try selling these to Pusateri’s?”

After all, what are moms for if not to give you sudden lofty goals to achieve?

“I’m happy she suggested that because I never would have thought of selling them,” recalls Zaibak, who had just completed her master’s in early childhood studies and was starting to job hunt. “[But I thought] There’s nothing like it on the market right now. I’m not making an income, so I might as well work on this.” Soon after, Zaibak was shopping her all-natural Nomz Energy Bites—organic, vegan, Paleo and gluten-free—around to Toronto retailers.

Jana's brother helped name the business ("nomz"), and a month later, local retailers started carrying them in their store. The business has been growing ever since!

		Organic ingredients: almonds, dates, cocoa, almonds, coconut oil, sea salt
		Organic ingredients: almonds, dates, cocoa, coconut, coconut oil, sea salt
		Organic ingredients: almonds, dates, cocoa, pistachio, coconut oil, sea salt
		Organic ingredients: almonds, dates, cocoa, hazelnuts, coconut oil, sea salt

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About Us :

Established in 2010, The Paleo Foundation was first organized for the purpose of improving the tolerability of the paleo diet, and to help adherents easily identify products that met its basic tenets. Since then, thousands of products have been certified through the Certified Paleo, Keto Certified, and lab -tested Grain-Free Gluten-Free certification programs.

Disclosures:

100% of Paleo Foundation revenue is generated through certifications. We do not accept donations, corporate sponsorships, or financially benefit from the sales of any certified products, product giveaways, or partnerships with industry contacts or retailers for the purpose of maintaining the integrity of an impartial certification standard.

Certified Paleo:

Each certification program has a different set of standards. Certified Paleo is the Paleo Foundation’s first, most popular, and highest level of certification for Paleo-compliant products. Certified Paleo Products are products that contain Paleo ingredients, but may have some 21st-century processing or packaging methods allowing for shelf stability.

Grain-Free Gluten-Free:

Grain Free Gluten Free Certified products are gluten-free and do not contain any grains of gliadin competitive residues. All Grain-Free Gluten-Free products have undergone two rounds of audits, including lab tests, and a final review to become approved for the Grain-free Gluten-free Certified Program.

Keto Certified:

The ketogenic diet is a restrictive, demanding diet that can be difficult to maintain, and tolerability of the ketogenic diet is the single most important factor limiting individual acceptance for initiation. Therefore, improving the tolerability of the ketogenic diet is crucial to preventing diet discontinuation, warranting further investigation into methods for improving palatability, improving the availability and convenience of foods that are compliant with the ketogenic diet, as well as addressing cultural and social acceptance.

The Keto Diet product market may be in a unique position to improve tolerability, especially in social and cultural environments that typically feature carbohydrate-rich “special occasion” types of foods. In 2016, the Paleo Foundation launched the world's first Keto Certified program for products with standards that were developed for adherence to a classical ketogenic diet.