Document:

Exhibit 4.4

                                OPTION AGREEMENT

     This OPTION AGREEMENT is dated June 13, 1997 ("this Agreement"), by and
between Celestial Seasonings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("the Company") and
Mo Siegel ("Siegel"), and amends and restates the Common Stock Subscription
Agreement dated July 11, 1991 among Celestial Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"),
Siegel and Vestar/Celestial Investment Limited Partnership (the "Vestar
Partnership") (the "Subscription Agreement") insofar as the Subscription
Agreement relates to certain options granted by Holdings to Siegel.

                                    RECITALS

     A. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, Holdings granted Siegel an
option to acquire 18,250 shares of Holdings' Class A Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share ("Holdings Common"), at an exercise price of $21.63 per share
(the "First Option"), and an option to acquire 18,250 shares of Holdings Common
at an exercise price of $30 per share (the "Second Option").

     B. For federal and state income tax purposes, the First Option and the
Second Option constituted property held by Siegel and were not compensatory
options.

     C. On July 19, 1993, Holdings was merged into the Company (the "Merger"),
and, in connection with the Merger, each share of Holdings Common was converted
into the right to receive 2.62 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "CTEA Common").

     D. As a result of the Merger, the First Option became the right to acquire
47,815 shares of CTEA Common at a price of approximately $8.26 per share, and
the First Option became the right to acquire 47,815 shares of CTEA Common at a
price of approximately $11.45 per share.

     E. Following the distribution of its CTEA Common to its limited partners in
1994, the Vestar Partnership was dissolved.

     F. Siegel and the Company, as the successor to Holdings, wish to amend and
restate the Subscription Agreement insofar as the Subscription Agreement relates
to the First Option and the Second Option so as to clarify the rights and
obligations of the parties.

     The parties therefore agree as follows:

     1. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the Company hereby confirms the grant to Siegel of an option to acquire 47,815
shares of CTEA Common at an exercise price of $8.26 per share and an option to
acquire 47,815 shares of CTEA Common at an exercise price of $11.45 per share
(collectively, the "Option"). The number of shares of CTEA Common and the
exercise price for such shares are subject to adjustment as provided in this
Agreement. The Company agrees that all CTEA Common issued upon exercise of the
Option shall be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

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     2. Exercise of Option. The Option may be exercised, by written notice to
the Company in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, at any time and from time
to time after the date of this Agreement. The Option shall not be exercisable in
any event after the close of business on July 11, 2031, and the Option shall
expire at such time. At the time of exercise of all or part of the Option,
Siegel shall pay the full exercise price for the shares of CTEA Common being
acquired, by delivering to the Company a certified bank check for the full
exercise price. Promptly following receipt of such notice and check, the Company
shall deliver to Siegel one or more stock certificates evidencing the CTEA
Common being acquired, each containing a legend substantially in the form set
forth below:

         THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
         REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") OR ANY STATE
         SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS ("BLUE SKY LAW") AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
         TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT REGISTRATION
         UNDER THE ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE BLUE SKY LAW OR UNLESS SUCH SALE,
         TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
         THEREUNDER.

Siegel shall be considered the record owner of the CTEA Common being acquired
for all purposes as of the close of business on the date upon which a duly
executed notice of exercise and a certified bank check for the full exercise
price is received by the Company (the "Exercise Date").

     3. Transfer of the Option and the CTEA Common. Siegel hereby acknowledges
that the Option has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), or any state securities laws, and accordingly, the Option
may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated without
registration under the Act and any applicable state securities law or without
exemption therefrom which is satisfactory to the Company. Siegel hereby
acknowledges that the shares of CTEA Common which Siegel may acquire by
exercising the Option must be acquired for investment without a view to
distribution, within the meaning of the Act, and shall not be sold, transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration
statement for such shares under the Act and applicable state securities laws or
an exemption therefrom which is satisfactory to the Company. Siegel also agrees
that the Option and the shares of CTEA Common which Siegel may acquire by
exercising the Option will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner
which would constitute a violation of any applicable securities laws, whether
federal or state.

     4. Adjustments. In the event of any change in the number of shares of CTEA
Common outstanding by reason of any stock dividend, split-up, merger,
recapitalization, combination, conversion, exchange of shares or other change in
the corporate or capital structure of the Company which could have the effect of
diluting or otherwise affecting Siegel's rights hereunder, the number and kind
of shares of CTEA Common subject to the Option and the exercise price therefor
shall be appropriately adjusted.

     5. No Rights as Stockholder. Siegel shall not be or have any of the rights
or privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares of CTEA
Common acquirable upon exercise of the Option until the close of business on the
Exercise Date. No adjustment shall be made to the Option for any dividends
(ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or
distributions or other rights on the CTEA Common.

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     6. Notices. Any notice hereunder to the Company shall be addressed to:
Celestial Seasonings, Inc., 4600 Sleepytime Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80301,
Attention: Secretary, and any notice hereunder to Siegel shall be addressed to
Siegel at Siegel's last address on the records of the Company, subject to the
right of either party to designate at any time hereafter in writing some other
address. Any notice shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
personally, by courier or by facsimile (receipt verified) or three business days
after being enclosed in a properly sealed envelope, addressed as set forth
above, and deposited (with first class postage prepaid) in the United States
mail.

     7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or several
counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     8. Binding Effect; Amendment; Entire Agreement. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and the
heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of Siegel. This
Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except by a
writing signed by the Company and Siegel. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement.

     9. Governing Law. The validity, construction, interpretation,
administration and effect of this Agreement, shall be governed by the
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Delaware.

     10. Further Assurances. The parties will execute and deliver such documents
and take such action reasonably deemed necessary or desirable to more
effectively complete and evidence the issuance of the Option and the sale and
transfer of any CTEA Common upon exercise of the Option pursuant to this
Agreement.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Siegel have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                CELESTIAL SEASONINGS, INC.

                                By:
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                                Its:
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                                SIEGEL

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                                Mo Siegel

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                          Form of Letter to be Used on
                               Exercise of Option

                                 ---------------
                                      Date

Celestial Seasonings, Inc.
4600 Sleepytime Drive
Boulder, Colorado  80301
Attention: Secretary

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I wish to exercise the stock option granted on July 11, 1991 and evidenced
by my Option Agreement dated as of June 13, 1997 to the extent of ________
shares of the Common Stock of Celestial Seasonings, Inc. (the "CTEA Common"), at
the exercise price of $___ per share. I represent and warrant that the shares of
CTEA Common I am acquiring are being acquired for investment without a view to
distribution, within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), and may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in
the absence of an effective registration statement for such shares under the Act
and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption therefrom which is
satisfactory to Celestial Seasonings, Inc. My check in the amount of $________
in payment of the entire exercise price for these shares accompanies this
letter.

     Please issue a certificate for these shares in the following name:

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                                      Name
                       -----------------------------------
                                 Street Address
                       -----------------------------------
                                 City/State/Zip

                             Very truly yours,

                             -----------------------------------
                             Mo Siegel

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                             Social Security NumberExhibit 4.5

                           CELESTIAL SEASONINGS, INC.

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     Agreement made as of the 16th day of June, 1997, between Celestial
Seasonings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Stephen B. Hughes
("Grantee").

     1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Grantee, as of the date of
grant specified above, a nonqualified option to purchase 165,000 shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company
(which number of shares may be adjusted pursuant to Paragraph 5 below) at $21.50
per share, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

     2. Exercise of Option. Subject to the earlier termination of the option as
provided herein, the option may be exercised, by written notice to the Company
in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, at any time and from time to time
after the date of grant; provided however, unless a Change in Control (as
defined in Section 5) occurs, such option shall not be exercisable for more than
the sum of (i) 20% of the aggregate number of shares covered by this option
multiplied by the number of full years from the date of grant thereof to the
date of such exercise, in accordance with the following schedule, plus (ii) the
product of 1b% multiplied by the number of full months from the most recent
one-year anniversary of the date of grant until the date of exercise (the
"Monthly Vesting Percentage") multiplied by the total number of shares covered
by this option. For example, if the date of grant is July 19, 1993 and the date
of exercise is between January 19, 1995 and February 18, 1995, the option may be
exercised for 30% of the total number of shares covered hereby.

                                                    Cumulative Percentage
        Completed Years                              of Shares That May
      From Date of Grant                               Be Exercisable
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  1 but less than 2 years                20% plus Monthly Vesting Percentage

  2 but less than 3 years                40% plus Monthly Vesting Percentage

  3 but less than 4 years                60% plus Monthly Vesting Percentage

  4 but less than 5 years                80% plus Monthly Vesting Percentage

  5 or more years                        100%

An option shall not be exercisable in any event after the expiration of ten
years from the date of grant. An option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
share of Common Stock

     3. Conditions to Exercise. The option may not be exercised by Grantee
unless all of the following conditions are met:

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          (a) Legal counsel for the Company must be satisfied at the time of
     exercise that the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise will be
     in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") and
     applicable United States federal, state, local and foreign laws;

          (b) Grantee must pay at the time of exercise the full purchase price
     for the shares of Common Stock being acquired hereunder, by (i) paying in
     United States dollars by cash, (ii) tendering shares of Common Stock owned
     by Grantee which have a fair market value equal to the full purchase price
     for the shares of Common Stock being acquired, such fair market value to be
     determined in such reasonable manner as may be provided from time to time
     by the Company or as may be required in order to comply with or conform to
     the requirements of any applicable or relevant laws or regulations, (iii)
     paying in such other form as the Company may determine in its sole
     discretion, or (iv) tendering a combination of the forms of payment
     provided for in Subparagraphs 3(b)(i) through 3(b)(iii) above; and

          (c) Grantee must, at all times during the period beginning with the
     grant date of the option and ending on the date of such exercise, have been
     employed by the Company, except (i) if Grantee ceases to be an employee by
     reason of Grantee's disability or early, normal or deferred retirement or
     resignation, Grantee may, at any time within one year of the date of the
     onset of such disability or retirement (but in no event after the
     expiration of ten years from the grant date) exercise the option with
     respect to the number of shares, determined under Paragraph 2 above, as to
     which Grantee could have exercised the option on the date of the onset of
     such disability or retirement or with respect to such greater number of
     shares as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, and any
     remaining portion of the option shall be cancelled by the Company, (ii) if
     Grantee ceases to be an employee by reason of death, the provisions of
     Paragraph 4 shall apply, (iii) if Grantees employment is terminated for any
     other reason (including termination by the Company for reasons other than
     death as described in Paragraph 4 or disability, retirement or resignation
     as described above), Grantee may, at any time within ninety days of the
     date of such termination (but in no event after the expiration of ten years
     from the grant date) exercise the option with respect to the number of
     shares, determined under Paragraph 2 above, as to which Grantee could have
     exercised the option on the date of such termination or with respect to
     such greater number of shares as determined by the Company in its sole
     discretion, and any remaining portion of the option shall be cancelled by
     the Company.

     4. Transferability. The option may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by Grantee, except by will or the
laws of descent and distribution and is exercisable during Grantee's lifetime
only by Grantee. If Grantee or anyone claiming under or through Grantee attempts
to violate this Paragraph 4, such attempt shall be null and void and without
effect, and the Company's obligation to make any further payments (stock or
cash) hereunder shall terminate. If at the time of Grantee's death the option
has not been fully exercised, Grantee's estate or any person who acquires the
right to exercise the option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of Grantee's
death may, at any time within fifteen months after the date of Grantee's death
(but in no event after the expiration of ten years from the grant date),
exercise the option with respect to the number of shares, determined under
Paragraph 2 above, as to which Grantee could have exercised the option at the
time of Grantee's death, or with respect to such greater number of shares as
determined

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by the Company in its sole discretion. The applicable requirements of Paragraph
3 above must be satisfied at the time of such exercise.

     5. Adjustments. In the event of any change in the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, split-up,
split-off, spin-off, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, rights offering,
reorganization, combination or exchange of shares, sale by the Company of all or
part of its assets, distribution to shareholders other than a normal cash
dividend, or other extraordinary or unusual event occurring after the grant date
specified above and prior to its exercise in full, the number and kind of shares
of Common Stock or other property for which the option may then be exercised and
the option price per share may or may not be adjusted so as to reflect such
change, all as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. In the event of
the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the option shall
terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless
otherwise provided by the Company. In the event of a Change in Control, all
restrictions on the option shall lapse and Grantee shall be entitled to the full
benefit of the option immediately prior to the closing of such Change in
Control, and the option shall terminate upon consummation of the Change in
Control, unless otherwise provided by the Company. For purposes of this
Agreement, a Change in Control shall mean a sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company into another
corporation.

     6. Withholding of Tax. It shall be a condition to the obligation of the
Company to furnish shares of Common Stock upon exercise of an option (i) that
Grantee (or any person acting under Paragraph 4 above) pay to the Company or its
designee, upon its demand, such amount as may be demanded for the purpose of
satisfying the Company's obligation to withhold federal, state, local or foreign
income, employment or other taxes incurred by reason of the exercise of the
option or the transfer of shares thereupon, and (ii) that Grantee (or any person
acting under Paragraph 4 above) provide the Company with any forms, documents or
other information reasonably required by the Company in connection with the
grant. If the amount requested for the purpose of satisfying the withholding
obligation is not paid, the Company may refuse to furnish shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of the option.

     7. Amendment or Substitution of Awards. The terms of this Agreement may be
amended from time to time by the Company in its sole discretion in any manner
that it deems appropriate (including, but not limited to, acceleration of the
vesting provisions of the option in Paragraph 2); provided, however, that no
such amendment shall adversely affect in a material manner any right of Grantee
under this Agreement without Grantee's written consent, unless the Company
determines in its sole discretion that there have occurred or are about to occur
significant changes in Grantee's position, duties or responsibilities or
significant changes in economic, legislative, regulatory, tax, accounting or
cost/benefit conditions which are determined by the Company in its sole
discretion to have or to be expected to have a substantial effect on the
performance of the Company, or any subsidiary, affiliates, division, or
department thereof. The Company may, in its sole discretion, permit Grantee to
surrender this grant in order to exercise or realize the rights under other
awards, or in exchange for the grant of new awards, or require Grantee to
surrender this grant as a condition precedent to the grant of new awards.

     8. Administration. Any action taken or decision made by the Companyss.s
board of directors or the compensation committee of the board or their delegates
arising out of or in connection with the construction, administration,
interpretation or effect of the Agreement shall lie within its

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sole and absolute discretion, as the case may be, and shall be final, conclusive
and binding on Grantee and all persons claiming under or through Grantee.

     9. No Rights as Stockholder. Unless and until a certificate or certificates
representing such shares of Common Stock shall have been issued to Grantee (or
any person acting under Paragraph 4 above), Grantee shall not be or have any of
the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares
of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of the option. No adjustment shall be
made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or
other property) or distributions or other rights for which the record date is
prior to the date such stock certificate is issued to Grantee.

     10. Investment Representation. Grantee hereby acknowledges that the shares
of Common Stock which Grantee may acquire by exercising the option shall be
acquired for investment without a view to distribution, within the meaning of
the Act, and shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated
in the absence of an effective registration statement for the shares under the
Act and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Act and any applicable state securities laws.
Grantee also agrees that the shares of Common Stock which Grantee may acquire by
exercising the option will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner
which would constitute a violation of any applicable securities laws, whether
federal or state.

     11. Registration of Common Stock. The Company, in its discretion, may
postpone the issuance and/or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon any
exercise of the option until completion of such registration or other
qualification of such shares under any state and/or federal law, rule or
regulation as the Company may consider appropriate.

     12. Rights of Participants. Neither this Agreement nor the grant of options
creates any employment rights in Grantee and the Company shall have no liability
for terminating Grantee's employment. Grantee shall have no rights under this
Agreement other than as an unsecured general creditor of the Company except that
insofar as Grantee may have become entitled to payment of additional
compensation by performance of services, Grantee shall have the same rights as
other employees under general law.

     13. Notices. Any notice hereunder to the Company shall be addressed to:
Celestial Seasonings, Inc., 4600 Sleepytime Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80301,
Attention: Secretary, and any notice hereunder to Grantee shall be addressed to
Grantee at Grantee's last address on the records of the Company, subject to the
right of either party to designate at any time hereafter in writing some other
address. Any notice shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
personally, by facsimile (receipt verified) or enclosed in a properly sealed
envelope, addressed as set forth above, and deposited (with first class postage
prepaid) in the United States mail.

     14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or several
counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     15. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of any successors to the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under
Grantee.

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     16. Governing Law. The validity, construction, interpretation,
administration and effect of this Agreement, shall be governed by the
substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Colorado.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Grantee have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.

                              CELESTIAL SEASONINGS, INC.

                              By:
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                              GRANTEE

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                              Stephen B. Hughes

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                              Social Security Number

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                          Form of Letter to be Used on
                            Exercise of Stock Option

                                 ---------------
                                      Date

Celestial Seasonings, Inc.
4600 Sleepytime Drive
Boulder, Colorado  80301

Attention: Secretary

Dear Sir:

     I wish to exercise the stock option granted on June __, 1997 and evidenced
by my Option Agreement dated as of June __, 1997 to the extent of ________
shares of the Common Stock of Celestial Seasonings, Inc., at the option price of
$___ per share. My check in the amount of $________ in payment of the entire
purchase price for these shares accompanies this letter.

     Please issue a certificate for these shares in the following name:

                       -----------------------------------
                                      Name
                       -----------------------------------
                                 Street Address
                       -----------------------------------
                                 City/State/Zip

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Stephen B. Hughes

                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Social Security Number

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