Peace and quiet pervade the snow-covered mountains, as the hiker communes with nature. 

Katlin “Katie” Rhodes, a licensed Adirondack Mountain guide, athlete, and instructor, is right at home in the rugged terrain. Whether she’s trail running, hiking, or cross-country skiing, she needs to stay full and fueled. One day she mixed dark chocolate, apricots, and almonds into her own homemade granola.

By 2015, Katie, and husband, Ken, founded the Toga Nola Snack Company and became “Saratoga’s premiere granola”.

“We feel as if we provide nutrient-dense, high-quality snacks and foods to the community and we will not cut corners,” said Ken. 

“Our products are always in my pack,” added Katie.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Exposing moisture-dense foods to frigid temperatures freezes them. Attempt eating these horrors on outdoor excursions and it feels like biting into a rock (and can even break teeth!) totally ruining the Christmas spirit. 

Toga Nola granolas’ low moisture content has been tested in -50-degree temperatures. Free of refined sugars, gluten, dairy, and soy, these smart snacks are quick, easy, tasty, and curb cravings.

To create foods that deliver a healthy balance of good fats and carbs, they use ingredients from companies that “jive with their concept, vision, and brand,” said Ken. “You can really taste the difference.”

Toga Nola’s locally-sourced ingredients include oats from Hillcrest Foods, syrup from Saratoga Maple, and honey from Betterbee, among others. 

The Stockings are Hung by the Chimney with Care

Toga Nola’s crunchy, sweet granola clusters are packed with a mix of antioxidant-rich fruits. Clusters come in three flavors, including seasonal flavors like pumpkin spice, which is bursting with pumpkin seeds, pecans, sunflower seeds, dried apples, and cranberries. 

With three varieties of protein bombs, six granola bars, and a dehydrated Thanksgiving meal (with more meals in the works for Spring backpacking season), Toga Nola’s homemade snacks satisfy the most adventurous appetites. Plus, they are wrapped in biodegradable plant-based packaging, so, when your feasting is through, there will be no trace left behind. 

Toga Nola can be found year-round at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and the Spa City Farmers’ Market, Sundays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

To buy online, go to www.toganolasnackcompany.com by Dec. 15th and enter promo code HAPPYHOLIDAYS15.
There’s flat-rate shipping to the continental 48 states. For updates follow them on Facebook and Instagram. 

Toga Nola Snack Company products can also be
found at Lewis Waite Farm’s Local Food Marketplace,
lewiswaitefarm.localfoodmarketplace.com and by signing up for meals from Harvest2Home at harvest2homes.com.