JAMIE APPROVED PRODUCTS
JAPS Criteria per Category
For a product to be officially “approved by Jamie'' it has to be pretty awesome. More specifically, it must meet and hopefully surpass certain criteria. The following are the top 3 criteria used overall, with more specific details provided in each individual category.
- The product MUST taste AMAZING
- Product must have high quality ingredients
- The product must be free of the following: toxic additives, colors/dyes, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, GMO ingredients and bleached/enriched wheat.
- Grains must contain whole grain ingredients
- Grains must have a significant fiber content
- No enriched/bleached wheat products are approved
- Gluten free grains are used as often as possible, without the use of GMO corn or tapioca starch as filler
- Processed foods, like crackers, are as minimally processed as possible
- Beef and beef products must be grass fed
- Poultry and poultry products must be free of hormones or antibiotics and/or USDA certified organic
- Plant based products made of soy must be organic and non GMO
- Fish must be wild caught
- Eggs must be pasture raised
- All fruit is fresh or frozen with no other added ingredients
- Fruit products must have no added sugar and include whole fruits, not juice or fruit concentrates
- All vegetables must be fresh or frozen with no other added ingredients
- Packaged vegetables must have minimal added natural ingredients
- Cows milk dairy must come from grass fed cows whenever possible
- Non dairy alternatives must be unsweetened
- Non dairy alternatives must have minimally added gums
- Dietary fat sources will come mostly from plants making them unsaturated sources of fat
- Animal sources of dietary fat will come from grass fed or organic sources
- Sauces and dips must have clean quality ingredients
- Sauces and dips must not have artificial chemicals or flavors
- Sauces and dips must use healthy oils
- Snacks made of grains must contain whole grains
- Snacks must have minimal grams of added sugar
- Snack selections will include some vegetable options to help dissolve the idea that snacks must be unhealthy foods
- Desserts must be minimally processed with no chemicals added
- Desserts will include dairy and dairy free options
- Desserts will taste delicious
- Drinks must provide proper hydration
- Drinks must not have any added sugars or colors
- Substitutes must provide great tasting alternatives to unhealthy foods
- Substitutes must be easy and quick to prepare in order to provide convenience
