Hope is on the horizon in 2021, and so is a snack you can wolf down by the handful. Chef Teresa Hansen’s Chile Lime Popcorn is popping off with whole Mango Chile Fruit Jellies for a sweet and zesty experience that would make movie theater butter bow down to its new flavor-blasting master.

It’s fitting that National Iced Tea Day falls in June when it’s sweltering all day every day, but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t enjoy this tasty beverage year-round. And it’s not just us! Behind water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world. That stat definitely includes hot tea as well, but contrary to popular belief, you can find iced tea outside the United States. It’s not super popular, but countries like Mexico and Japan do keep it in their beverage lineup. Maybe we should make June 10 International Iced Tea Day? We’ll start spreading the word…

You’re no doubt intimately familiar with your own backyard at this point, since the number of places you can visit outside your home is, shall we say, limited. But look at the bright side: the backyard is where the grill lives, the lounge chairs recline, and the outdoor astroturf area rugs cover up the desert landscaping and provide respite from the heat.

When it comes to bananas, we understand the appeal (we’ll be here all week!). But seriously folks, the banana is a versatile and incredibly healthy addition to your diet. What other fruit can lay claim to a starring role in both pancakes and cream pie? Anytime is banana time, and we’ve got a drink recipe that will have you enjoying them by the bunch.

Put your presents under the cacao tree, because World Chocolate Day is here! Whether you treat chocolate as an indulgence or a lifestyle, July 7th is an occasion to celebrate the sweet stuff in all its forms.

If you awoke to the sound of buzzing blenders in the air, don’t be alarmed: today is Global Smoothie Day! Each October 3, smoothie-lovers around the world mix it up with local ingredients and interesting combinations to make blended delights that are good for mind, body and spirit.

Nothing says fall quite like curling up on the couch with a blanket, a good book, and a warm cup of green tea. Add Good Things Coming Lavender Lemon Drops to the autumn equation, and you’ve got a beverage that leaves pumpkin spice lattes in its steam.

As the great modern-day songwriter and poet Harry Styles croons in a recent smash hit, “watermelon sugar, high.” While carefree summer love does share many physical parallels with taking a bite from a juicy melon, we think Mr. Styles really penned the song as an ode to our favorite refreshing treat, infused Watermelon Popsicles. 

If taking a bite from the apple is mankind’s original sin, then sign us up for more naughtiness of biblical proportions during National Apple Month. Whether you stan red delicious or make a regular visit to Granny Smith’s orchard, chomping through the skin of this all-American fruit is one of life’s simplest pleasures.