Hail Merry Full of Yumm!!

Okay so I want to tell y'all about this super yummy company that makes paleo friendly treats called

Hail Merry!!

So I have raved about them to a bunch of my friends for the last few weeks. My favorites being the Coconut Vanilla Cream Tart and the Caramel Sea Salt Macaroons. They are even more delicious than they sound!!! The tarts are like mini pies and the macaroons are yummy little cookies. I think it's important to have small paleo sweet treats on hand for when you have a sweet tooth AND for when you have an event where you know there will be cake or cupcakes like bday parties. That way you don't feel left out when all the other Mommy's are indulging. :) And you get your sweet fix without the guilt and the pain in my case. :/ 
Okay so super weird funny thing happened to me last week while on a plane to Boston. Like I stated before I had been gushing for weeks about my new discovery (Hail Merry treats) and I was on my second flight and I noticed the woman sitting next to me had a Gluten Free book in her seat back pocket. Sooo... I asked her if she was going gluten free and she explained to me she worked for a company that made gluten free products. A little company called HAIL MERRY!!! Then before she could finish talking I blurted out SHUT UP!! Naturally. :) I explained to her how I had been going on and on about her products to all my friends and how I was basically a "junkie" for her products. ;) She then told me she was on her way to a conference to promote Hail Merry and her book (the one in the seat back pocket) The Gluten Free Good Health Cookbook and she had some extra goodies if I would like some. I have no idea what my facial expression must have looked like but she looked a little scared. ;) That is when I had my first encounter with the caramel sea salt macaroons. MMMMMMMMMMM!!! Anywho, I picked her brain about what stores currently carry their products and which ones they are working on. HEB and Whole Foods carry them down in Texas and for my Yankee friends Hannaford now carries most of their products. We discussed the quality of the products and why they sweeten with Coconut Palm Sugar and Maple Syrup as opposed to Agave and Honey. Coconut Palm Sugar not only has a low glycemic index but it actually regulates blood sugar levels and blood pressure because of its naturally occurring magnesium and nitrogen. It is also a great source for zinc, potassium, calcium and 16 vital amino acids. So it's yummy and nutritious!! :) I buy Big Tree Farms Organic Coconut Palm Sugar Blonde which I buy at Greenfields in Stone Oak but they have a huge variety on their website. Maple syrup, specifically Grade B Maple Syrup also has a low glycemic index and is a great source for calcium, iron, manganese, potassium and zinc. Honey has a slightly lower glycemic index than maple syrup but it is a more common food allergen. For those of you who have not heard the bad news about agave... It's not good. Agave has a 15% higher fructose level than.. wait for it... HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!!! It is 70% fructose which is REALLY bad!! And it lacks nutritional content. It is not even natural but it is highly refined. YUCK!! 
Moving on... It turns out the amazing smart, informative woman I was speaking to on the plane was Dr Claudia Pillow, the Chief Nutrition Officer and Director of Marketing for Hail Merry. No wonder she was so smart. ;) I should have asked her for a job!! ;) 
Okay so I love this company and their products and I hope you run out and buy some and tell me how much you love them too. 
Blessing, Katie