Good morning! I feel very well-rested (and even energized!) after 10+ hours of sleep last night. I guess I really needed it!
After puttering around the apartment for awhile, my morning hunger finally set in. Surprisingly, I wasn’t in the mood for oats. Instead, I craved nut butter. This morning’s breakfast included pecan butter spread on whole wheat toast with golden raisins and flaxseeds.
Breakfast also included a perfectly-ripe kiwi and three medjool dates.
All together with iced coffee…
Artisana: The Art of Healthy Food
My nut butter of choice this morning was Artisana Organic Raw Pecan Butter, which was a-mazing! 
I’ve never tried a pecan nut butter before, so I’m glad that this one was my first! It definitely set the bar high for other pecan butters!
The Artisana pecan butter has a rich and intense flavor of freshly puréed pecans– almost like they had been ground just moments before my first taste. The texture is mostly smooth, but with hearty, little grits of pecan throughout.
The only ingredients listed in the pecan butter were Organic Raw Pecans and Organic Raw Cashews. Don’t ya love that?! And notably absent from all of the Artisana nut butters: pesticides, artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, stabilizers, added oils, GMO’s. This is some good stuff, people! 
And if a full jar of pecan butter wasn’t enough, the nice people at Artisana sent me a sample-size jar of each of their products:
These mini jars reminded me of a paint set! 
Holy nut butters! Also included with the sample-sized nut butters:
| Cacao Bliss |
| Exta-Virgin Coconut Oil |
| Goji Bliss |
Another cool thing about Artisana’s products is that they are made using a special low heat process that preserves the life-essential fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, and enzymes of the ingredients, which keeps the “raw” factor. Pretty neat, right?
I’m psyched to try all of these different spreads! You guys will be hearing lots more about these products! Thanks, Artisana!
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Uh how much are these?
Way to eat what you crave!!!
The Artisana’s products look great. I think that’s great that they are made using such a low heat…. keeps that “raw” factor!
@Jennifer: You can probably find the price on their website.
WOW!!! look at all those nut butters! LUCKY girl
Have a great day
I really need to get some of those…
LOVE the abundance of nut butter! I think it is by far my favorite food =)
Have a great Sunday!
Great breakfast Tina! All of those nut butters sound amazing. I recently made raw walnut butter and really enjoy it! Hope the rest of your day is great!
Ooooh can’t wait to see all of these reviewed! Pecan butter sounds fantastic!
Those products look great! I’ve never tried coconut butter but I bet it’s amazing!
These raw nut butters look insanely delicious!! I am SO SO SO SO jealous of you, fellow Americans! I tried ordering online but the postage for ONE jar is insane
Urgh. If only I’m a millionaire, then I wouldn’t care, haha!!
Wow! You’re in nut butter heaven
Can’t wait to see how you use all of them!
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Love your blog, Tina. It has inspired me to think about starting my own. I have tried the Artisana cashew and its yummy. If you’ve never tried Sunbutter (sunflower seed butter), it’s actually my favorite and really delicious. I love Barney Butter but I actually like Sunbutter more (the crunchy one with the seeds, but the smooth is good too). Also, love your chocolate soymilk idea in iced coffee. I’ve been enjoying that for two weeks now. Yum!
medjool dates and nut butter… It doesn’t get much better than that!
Nice! I love coconut oil…it’s really great for making homemade popcorn!
Those nut butters look great! you are a lucky girl!
They look so good! I love how you ate your toast.
OMG, I am so jealous! Look at all those samples! I’m going to have to make some of these!
Man am I jealous!
WOW! those nut butter samples are incredible! Breakfast looks beautiful, too!
YOU ARE SOO LUCKY! I’ve been wanting to try the cocoa and goji butters but they are so expensive at the store.
I’ve never even thought of pecan butter before but it sounds delicious!
Your breakfast looks amazing and so do all the nut butter samples. I honestly prefer raw nut butters over any with added things. Nut butters should be just about ground up yummie nuts, I think
Wow, I love all of those nut butters. Have you ever made your own?
do you eat the whole kiwi like that?
the pecan, walnut, and cacao ones sound awesome! can’t wait to see the reviews.
@Brandi: I scoop out the insides with a spoon.
@Maria: I haven’t, but I want to!
Tina I love your blog and was wondering if you could help me out with something. My fiance and I recently started a blog and actually received our first package of samples this week!! But, I was wondering if an expert like you could give some tips to someoen just starting out regarding building readership, getting companies to donate samples, etc.
How’d your long run go yesterday?
Have a great afternoon!!
Love all the spreads! Have a wonderful Sunday!
The coconut butter is the best
I’d love to try out some of the other flavours, but alas, they are on the pricey side.
oh how wonderful! my mother doesn’t buy anymore almond or peanut butter and instead, asks me to make her toasted pecan butter.
that kiwi looks so juicy and
refreshing! delish!
I didn’t see prices on the Web site… anyone?
How fun!! Can’t wait to hear your reviews!
Jennifer- I found prices at therawfoodworld.com
Holy Nut Butters
omg, i would be in heaven! I bought the coconut butter last week but have yet to open it. I reallllly want to try walnut butter! Can’t wait to see what you think!
An 8 oz. jar is $9. Wow. Just wow. My 16 oz of Smuckers Natural PB is $5.
correction! 26 oz for $5!!!
Oh my! Pecan butter sounds like a dream come true!
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Ok I’m officially super jealous
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