About Us
You want to have your coffee and your creamer too.
(Isn’t that how the saying goes?)
You’re tired of having to choose between your health goals or the happiness that comes from enjoying your daily rituals.
You know that you want to cut sugar from your diet, but you also don’t want to give up all of the sweetness in your life.
Morning coffee just black? No thanks. Summer without milkshakes? Nope. Christmas without cocoa? Not the same.
Chances are, you’ve tried all sorts of things so you can enjoy the sweeter things in life without sabotaging your health, but nothing quite cuts it... Until now! .
At 5 Sparrows, we’re on a mission to bring you health and happiness in the same cup.
Meet Melanie – Founder and Owner at 5 Sparrows Brand
Where It All Began
It all began with an obsession for making delicious coffee drinks.
If you’re anything like me, you love coffee. You love the morning ritual, the flavor, the aroma, the way you feel when you walk away from your local coffee shop with your favorite drink in hand.
As a former barista, I obsessed about making drinks just right, especially for the “picky” customers because I could relate to them wanting their morning coffee perfect and I loved making them happy.
But I also listened closely to their concerns about their favorite morning coffee. I knew they didn’t want the added sugar that came in their drinks, but they didn’t love the alternatives either. Just black coffee? Nope. The weird artificial sweeteners on the market? Didn’t cut it.
So I set out to formulate my own drink mixes that didn’t contain artificial sweeteners but still tasted rich and delicious.
After a ton of experimentation, I landed on stevia-sweetened drink mixes like chocolate, chai, white chocolate, and salted caramel that my customers loved. I started selling them to other coffee shops, and in grocery stores and online, too, and 5 Sparrows Brand was born.
Today we sell our stevia-sweetened drink mixes to coffee shops in more than 22 states nationwide. We show our fierce commitment to women’s advocacy by supporting groups that empower survivors of domestic abuse: refugeministries.com. We're obsessed with flavor, precision, and most importantly, connection. Our passion these days is figuring out how to best empower our people on their journey toward better health and happiness through something as simple as a sweet treat you can feel good about.
We’re devoted not only to the company we run but the company we keep. And we’re humbled for the opportunity to be a part of your story.
Cheers,
Melanie
The 5 Sparrows Team
Extended Team
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Stevia?
Stevia: it’s been a buzzword for a few years, and you’ve probably heard about it a time or two by now. Here at 5 Sparrows, it’s our go-to ingredient in all our delicious sugar-free coffee creamer and hot drink mixes. But what the heck is Stevia, and what should you know about this tasty sweetener?
Does this work with my eating protocol (Keto, Paleo, WeightWatchers, Whole30, etc.)
You’ve probably heard about the keto diet - also known as the ketogenic diet. “Eating keto” means opting for low-carb, high-fat meals. Popular in the CrossFit community and among people who want to reap the diet’s health benefits, the keto diet promises to help you lose weight, protect your body from chronic diseases, and live a healthier, fuller life.
If you’re interested in the ketogenic diet, you’ve probably got lots of questions.
How do you know it’s right for you, and what can you expect to eat once you’re on it?
In this post, we’re taking a look at the keto diet, and how our line of stevia-sweetened coffee creamers fits into your journey.
I’ve heard there’s a weird aftertaste with Stevia? Is that true?
We pair stevia with a sugar alcohol called erythritol. Erythritol is a naturally occurring sugar alcohol that can be found in fruits and veggies. Most companies who make sugar-free products use a pre-made blend of erythritol and stevia. At 5 Sparrows, each of our products, including our hot chocolate, has a custom blend of each of these sweeteners, giving the final product that perfect sweetness with no bad aftertaste.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to help people find healing, stop just surviving, and finally start thriving.
But it goes deeper than that.
We believe that true wellbeing includes physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, and we aim to do our part in helping others achieve that through the products we make and the profits we donate.
Products: we craft our products to support people in pursuing a healthier lifestyle without losing the sweetness of their daily rituals. Profits: a portion of our profits support domestic abuse support groups, like Refuge Ministries and women’s shelters in various regions of the country to help women in crisis. We want to see a world where health and safety is accessible to everyone. We can’t think of anything sweeter than being a part of that.
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