Good food brings people together. But, unfortunately, some of the most well-loved dishes are made with sauces and ingredients that cause long-term harm to people. Built from its founders’ love for flavorful sauces and passion for healthy foods, Southern Belle Gardens fills the need for healthier options for sauces in the market.
Southern Belle Gardens creates healthy organic sauces that are low in sodium and sugar and made with fresh ingredients but do not disappoint the palate with its powerful flavor-packed recipes. The sauces are made with sustainably-sourced ingredients, such as turmeric, ginger, and organic honey. The company was founded by two Southern belles, Anner Turner and Dellesa Johnson, who know what good food tastes like.
Southern Belle Gardens’ first released sauce was its signature Southern Belle BBQ sauce infused with natural ingredients. The company delivers joy in every bottle of its sauces and helps health-conscious individuals take more charge of their food intake. “Our number one goal in mind is to create a sauce low in sugar and sodium, which is the number one factor in heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure,” Anner shared. “There are healthy options for people who are foodies who like adding sauces to their food that are not filled with preservatives and MSG.”
Sauces are not given much attention as other food manufacturers and brands, as they are not often considered the star of a dish. Anner and Dellesa wanted to tap into that gap.
“Growing up in Alabama, we ate delicious, hearty foods,” shared Anner. “After 21 days of fasting in January 2021, we wanted to choose healthier options for the sauces that were helping us stay on track with this lifestyle change where nothing seemed appealing, but the food was necessary,” she added.
Healthy eating has always been shrouded by the enigma of them being bland and tasteless, keeping people from maintaining a healthy lifestyle as their taste buds begin to crave the flavors they were used to. While others may say eating tasteless food is simply the price one has to pay to be healthy, Anner and Dellesa protest otherwise. Having both grown up in the South, known for food bursting with flavors, the founders wanted to redefine where sauces fall in healthy eating. Southern Belle Gardens is changing the narrative, proving that with the right sauce paired with dishes, anyone can lead healthy lives without sacrificing the pleasure of flavors.
“My family and I put sauce or gravy onto everything we ate, so it seemed only natural to create a new, healthier choice using fresh ingredients,” Anner said. “So, we came up with this excellent idea with my two childhood friends in Alabama, and we jumped on the project.” From there, the founders have never turned their back from their pursuit, taking great strides to challenge how people see food and proving that there’s no other way to go than to use fresh ingredients in cooking.
Over the next five years, Southern Belle Gardens aims to create more healthy sauces to add to its amazing array of products. The founders also want to make the sauces available across more grocery stores, health food stores, and various locations not only across the country but around the world.
