Recyclable vs Compostable vs Biodegradable: Our Approach to Sustainable Packaging
At Thrive Market, we know that responsible packaging is critical to the future of sustainable consumer products. For every product we develop as part of the Thrive Market Goods line—and as we collaborate with the third-party brands we sell—we work to improve recyclability, post-consumer recycled content, and sustainability, with the end goal being compostability or biodegradability.
The Sustainable Story Behind Thrive Market Organic Apple Sauce
Quality, taste, and sustainability. When we set out to source Thrive Market Organic Apple Sauce, we looked for a supplier that could deliver on those three values. “It was important for us to find a domestic supplier that could create a single-ingredient apple sauce that not only tasted delicious, but was also organic,” says Tina ...
Look Your Best with Organic Makeup
While most of us here at Thrive Market are pretty careful about what we put in our bodies, many of us are taking things a step further by mindfully sourcing the things we put on our bodies. From natural hair products to organic skin care, there’s a rising desire to include more nature-based products into ...
Health Blogger Carolyn Ketchum’s Hacks for a Low-Carb Lifestyle
Carolyn Ketchum is the writer and recipe developer behind All Day I Dream About Food, a low-carb and gluten-free food blog with a deeply relatable title. After being diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her third pregnancy, Ketchum had to start watching her carb intake. But that didn’t stop her passion for baking and cooking.
DIY Reusable Face Wipes
No need to toss another disposable makeup wipe! Here’s a reusable version that’ll help keep your beauty routine eco-friendly. All you need is an iron, a fabric of choice, and interfacing, a woven, iron-on material that provides stability—no sewing required.
How Rodale Institute Turns Veterans Into Farmers
Ever since we started stocking our online shelves, making healthy food accessible to everyone has been a priority. That’s why through Thrive Gives, every paid membership provides a free membership to someone in need—specifically teachers, low-income families, students, and veterans.
Vegan & Gluten-Free Coffee Cake
Imagine the comforting aroma of coffee cake — warm cinnamon, nutty streusel, tender crumb — but made fully plant-based and gluten-free. That’s exactly the promise of this coffee cake: it swaps out wheat flour for almond flour and pecans, leans on coconut sugar instead of refined white sugar, and skips dairy and eggs altogether. The ...
DIY Toilet Bowl Bombs
Believe it or not, it’s easy to get your bathroom sparkling clean with non-toxic ingredients that won’t break the bank. So say goodbye to toxic chemicals and hello to a refreshing citrusy toilet bowl cleaner from the new book Clean Mama’s Guide to a Healthy Home by Becky Rapinchuk. You’ll love how easy it is ...
Sugar Swap: 5 Healthy Alternatives to Cane Sugar
Let’s analyze an all-too-familiar situation: It’s three o’clock in the afternoon and you can’t tell if you’re hungry or just burned out from a long day. You scour your desk for something sweet, which is when you spot the milk chocolate candy bar you’d squirreled away for just such an emergency. And with that first ...
Elderberry Benefits & Uses: Colds, Flu, Cough & More
There are endless cough and cold remedies on the market, but still no cure. So it makes sense to look to our ancestors for a little medicinal guidance. After all, ancient wellness boosters like turmeric and bone broth have proven invaluable when it comes to immunity support. Thankfully, there is an old-school remedy that just ...
DIY Citrus Fabric Sanitizer Spray
Refresh your fabrics, rugs, sheets, and closets with this DIY sanitizing spray. The recipe, courtesy of Clean Mama’s Guide to a Healthy Home by Becky Rapinchuk, requires just four simple ingredients that you might already have on hand! Once you learn the basic ratios, play around with your favorite essential oil scents for a custom ...
Vegan Grilled Cheese Sandwich (Comfort Food Reimagined)
[schema description]The grilled cheese sandwich is an icon of comfort—melty cheese, crisped bread, easy perfection. But when you take out the dairy, many assume that magic disappears. Enter the vegan grilled cheese sandwich, a plant-based reimagination that proves the gooey, golden delight can live on through smart swaps. Thrive Market’s version replaces traditional cheese with ...
From Japan With Love: Thrive Market Matcha Tea
Celebrated for centuries in Japan and China, matcha is a type of green tea that was once reserved for samurai warriors and Zen Buddhist monks. Preparing it, serving it, and drinking it became an art form, and it took center stage in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies. Matcha’s popularity eventually caught on with the masses, and ...
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs Recipe
[schema description]Raise your hand if you’re someone who’s all about decorating Easter eggs, but ready to retire conventional food coloring. Us too. This year it’ll be easy to kiss those old methods goodbye thanks to some readily available natural ingredients. Follow this easy recipe to make red eggs with beet powder, yellow eggs with turmeric, ...
Is the Keto Diet Safe?
All things keto have been taking the diet world by storm lately. It’s become a popular way to lose weight and improve overall health through intermittent fasting, and while fasting isn’t a brand new approach, you might be wondering if the keto diet is safe to try. Of course, you should run any major overhaul ...
Keto Collagen Brownie Bombs Recipe
This recipe appears in the Thrive Market cookbook, Healthy Living Made Easy. Get your copy here, and find the ingredients in this shopping list. [schema description]Just because you’re eating keto doesn’t mean your sweet tooth completely disappears. Brownie bombs to the rescue! These chocolatey morsels melt in your mouth and give you an added dose ...
Whole30 Tips & Tricks from Health Coach Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik is the mastermind and recipe developer behind 40 Aprons, a blog dedicated to healthy paleo and Whole30 recipes. As a mother of two and blogger, Malik knows a thing or two about managing a hectic schedule and maintaining a health and wellness balance.
Vanilla Latte With Cinnamon Recipe
There’s something deeply comforting about the warm aroma of vanilla and cinnamon swirling in a mug of coffee — a cozy scent that signals a slow morning at home, a pause in a busy day, or a festive treat during cooler months. A vanilla cinnamon latte takes a classic latte (espresso or strong brewed coffee ...
Startup Stories: Q&A With Thrive Market Operations Manager Cristian Arredondo
Welcome to Startup Stories, a series that takes you behind the scenes to share what working at a startup is really like. Our mission at Thrive Market is simple: to make healthy living easy and affordable for everyone. But fulfilling our big dreams take a team of dedicated, inspiring, funny, and tenacious people who show ...
14 Gluten & Dairy Free Dessert Recipes Your Family Will Love
Dessert is intended to be savored—it’s the grand finale of any great meal, after all. But if you’re dealing with a gluten intolerance, dairy allergy, or other special dietary needs, dessert can often trigger discomfort. It doesn’t have to be that way. We firmly believe that there’s a pastry for every palate and a cake ...
Best Clean Beauty Products & Makeup Brands for 2019
The term “clean beauty” gets thrown around quite a bit, especially because the cosmetics industry is not strictly regulated when it comes to labeling claims and ingredients. This can open the door for a lot of confusion (not to mention a market saturated with questionable products).
Beef and Lamb Jerky Bark Recipe
[schema description]Give your four-legged friend something to wag his tail about. This next-level canine treat combines a beef-and-lamb jerky with creamy peanut butter, coconut oil, ,roasted peanuts, and carob chips, a dog-friendly alternative to chocolate. It’s the perfect snack to help train your pup to learn basic commands, or just let them know you care.[/schema]
DIY Nutella Recipe
[schema description]Hazelnut fans, your world is about to be rocked with this three-ingredient DIY recipe for your favorite nutty, chocolatey spread! It takes minutes to make and works for a range of diets (it’s gluten-free and dairy-free). Try it on toast or drizzled on ice cream topping, or eat it by the spoonful. [/schema]
Keto Wedge Salad Toasts Recipe
[schema description]Talk about an elegant appetizer! Amp up your salad game by skewering BLT ingredients on homemade toasts made with gluten-free ingredients like almond flour, nutritious hemp hearts, and coconut flour. A pinch of thyme adds herbal notes to every bite, and the whole thing is drizzled with Thousand Island dressing for good measure.[/schema]