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Clean Label Meat Sticks
Trail's Best庐 meat sticks: real protein in an individually wrapped, shelf-stable stick. No refrigeration, no prep, and every stick is CN labeled.
What clean label means
Simple Ingredients Students and Parents Can Feel Good About
- No artificial ingredients (four of five flavors)
- No preservatives (four of five flavors)
- Gluten free, every flavor
- No nitrites or nitrates added*
- Honey BBQ chicken raised with no antibiotics ever, and free from the top 9 allergens
Made by Monogram Foods, inspected and passed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Why they're clean label
What Makes These Sticks Different
Many meat snacks are cured with sodium nitrite and made with artificial flavors, preservatives, soy or wheat. Here's what goes into these, and what stays out.
Real Meat First
Chicken, turkey or beef is the first ingredient in every stick. The Honey BBQ chicken stick has 8g of protein for only 80 calories, 5g of carbs and 270mg of sodium.
No Artificial Ingredients
No artificial flavors or colors. The flavor comes from real ingredients like honey, brown sugar, spices, paprika and natural smoke.
No Preservatives
Shelf-stable without added chemical preservatives: a natural starter culture and careful drying do the work, so the sticks keep at room temperature.
No Nitrites or Nitrates Added
Most cured meats use sodium nitrite. These sticks are cured with cultured celery juice powder and sea salt instead.*
Gluten Free, Every Flavor
All five flavors are gluten free, so students who avoid gluten can have the same snack as everyone else.
Free from the Top 9 Allergens
The Honey BBQ chicken stick has no eggs, fish, milk, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soybeans, tree nuts or wheat, and it is soy free. A safe choice for nut-free schools.
No Antibiotics Ever
The chicken in the Honey BBQ stick is raised with no antibiotics ever and no added hormones.**
CN Labeled
Every stick carries a USDA Child Nutrition (CN) label, the government's own documentation of how it counts toward the meal pattern. Paperwork is available on request.
| Trail's Best clean label stick | Many conventional meat snacks | |
|---|---|---|
| Curing | Cultured celery juice powder and sea salt* | Sodium nitrite |
| Flavor | Honey, brown sugar, spices, natural smoke | Often artificial flavors |
| Shelf life | A natural starter culture and drying; no added preservatives | Often added chemical preservatives |
| Gluten | Gluten free, every flavor | Can contain wheat, soy sauce or other gluten sources |
| Allergens | Honey BBQ chicken: free from the top 9 | Often soy, wheat or milk |
| First ingredient | Real chicken, turkey or beef | Varies by brand |
Every Ingredient, Nothing Hidden
Honey BBQ Chicken Stick, from the maker's signed product statement:
Chicken, brown sugar, chicken broth, sugar, sweetener (sugar, honey), natural flavor, sea salt, vinegar powder (maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar, modified food starch), dehydrated tomato, cultured celery juice powder, salt, natural smoke flavor, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, lactic acid starter culture, extractives of paprika.
*Except what occurs naturally in cultured celery juice powder and sea salt. **Federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones in chicken. Teriyaki contains soy and a preservative-free claim is not made for it; check each package for full ingredients and allergens.
Five flavors students know
Find the Stick for Your Menu
Every stick is 1.10 oz (31g), shelf-stable and CN labeled. Nutrition is per stick.
Honey BBQ Chicken Stick
80 calories 路 8g protein 路 5g carbs
Honey Turkey Stick
80 calories 路 7g protein 路 3g carbs
Beef Stick
120 calories 路 6g protein 路 <1g carbs
Beef Stick with Pepperoni Seasoning
100 calories 路 6g protein 路 1g carbs
Teriyaki Beef Stick
110 calories 路 5g protein 路 4g carbs
*Except what occurs naturally in cultured celery juice powder and sea salt. Check each package for full ingredients and allergens.
Where they fit
Made for the Way You Serve
- Build-your-own meal kits
- 脌 la carte sales
- Grab & go meals
- School stores
- Emergency meals
- Summer feeding
Paperwork Ready
CN labels and Product Formulation Statements are available on request, for your records and reimbursement.
Easy to Store and Ship
Packed 100 sticks per case. No freezer or cooler space, and no cold chain.
On Their Own or in a Kit
Order the sticks by the case, or let us build them into complete Champion meal kits.
Try Them with Your Students
Ask for samples and pricing, and we'll get back to you quickly.
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