In the past, I’ve glanced at the food section of Bed, Bath & Beyond while making my way toward the Windex or vacuum cleaners. But last weekend, I took a little extra time and popped into check out the offerings. Good move!

Most of Bed, Bath & Beyond’s grocery shelves are packed with organic options, many of which are pretty nutritious too (oatmeal, soups, brown rice). What caught my eye for my first BB&B kitchen purchase was the Organic Garlic and Basil Pasta Sauce by Rising Moon Organics.

The company offers a variety of sauce flavors, but as a garlic lover, I knew this one was destined for my kitchen. My premonition was confirmed when I spun around the jar and saw the stellar ingredients list and nutrition facts panel! The building blocks of this sauce certainly follow the “can you pronounce it?” rule of thumb :)

So far, I’ve used the sauce as a pizza sauce (yum) and as a pasta topper (double yum). The consistency seemed to work great for either use. While it’s not the cheapest jarred sauce on the market, it certainly is one of the “cleanest” and doesn’t pack the usual sodium or sugar punch that many tomato sauce-based products can.

One four-serving jar retails for $4.49 and can be purchased online if your local BB&B doesn’t stock it. Rising Moon also sells pizzas, macaroni and cheese and frozen pasta entrees. Now the only question is, which to try next?

Where is the most surprising place you’ve discovered healthful foods?