Consume: Our favorite food products this week

Drink

a2 Milk

$4.29 for a half gallon; Sprouts and other retailers; thea2milkcompany.com

Trouble digesting milk? The Aussie company behind a2 uses cows that make a single type of beta-casein protein. The result, they say, is a milk that’s tolerable for just about any belly. The product has become a huge hit in Australia, grabbing almost a 10 percent share of the fresh milk market.

Try

Glaceau Sparkling Smart Water

$1.99 for 1 liter; Raley’s and other retailers; coca-colacompany.com

Now you can get your electrolytes with a carbonated fizz. This new version of the sports H20 is vapor-distilled for a clean, refreshing flavor.

Go

Artisan Cheese Festival

$135 for Sacramento region tours; March 18; artisancheesefestival.com

For the first time, the venerable Artisan Cheese Festival (March 18-20), mostly staged inside and around the Sheraton-Sonoma County in Petaluma and at farms in Marin and Sonoma counties, has added the Sacramento region to its itinerary.

The festival’s Capitol Area Tour North will visit the Pedrozco Dairy and Cheese Co., Orland Farmstead Creamery and the Sierra Nevada Cheese Co. The Capitol Area Tour South will make stops at Fiscalini Farms, Nicolau Farms, Nutcher Milk Co. and the Michael David Winery.

The North tour departs at 8:30 a.m. from Nugget Market in Woodland (157 Main St.). The South tour departs at 8:30 a.m. from the Sacramento Natural Food Co-op (1900 Alhambra Blvd.). Ticket price includes lunch and transportation.

Buy

Taylor’s Vanilla Marshmallow Bunnies

$5.99 for six; Taylor’s Market (2900 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento); taylorsmarket.com

Up your Easter game with these Taylor’s-made versions of the gooey classic. Lightly sweet with a crunch from the sugar coating, they’re just as addictive as the original Peeps, but with a pleasing vanilla flavor.

Enjoy

Baskin-Robbins Warm Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

$3.49 each; participating Baskin-Robbins; baskinrobbins.com

It’s a new offering from the frozen-treat franchise. Pick any ice cream flavor, then smoosh it between warm cookies in flavors including Dark Chocolate Chunk, Double Fudge and White Chunk Macadamia Nut. Need we say more?

Bee staff

This story was originally published March 4, 2016 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Consume: Our favorite food products this week."