Garden Lites blueberry oat and chocolate muffins

Company: Garden Lites

Date Introduced: August 2016 (new packaging)

Distribution: National

Suggested Retail Price: $3.99 (box of four muffins); $12.49 for a 20-count box (Costco only)

Product Snapshot: Garden Lites, The Delicious Vegetable Company, announced the arrival of their Chocolate Muffins at Costco, now in 20-count packs, along with Garden Lites Blueberry Oat and Chocolate Muffins at Kroger and Meijer stores across Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Garden Lites Chocolate and Blueberry Oat Muffins' first and main ingredients are vegetables.

All of the Garden Lites varieties are gluten-free, vegetarian, low in calories, a good source of fiber and kosher. Each box contains 14 individually wrapped 2-ounce muffins offering convenient portability on-the-go; they’re also very quick prep—Garden Lites Muffins heat up in the microwave in only 35 seconds. They can even be enjoyed with no prep at all at room temperature for an unbeatably quick snack. Now available at Kroger and Meijer in the Midwest, Blueberry Oat Muffins contain 3 grams of fiber, and 5 grams of whole grains.

Garden Lites Chocolate Muffins are also available now at Costco in the Midwest, in 20-count packs.

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