<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for A review of six eco-chocolate brands, for your Valentine’s pleasure]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by crumbrye http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:01:21 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/1 A No-Buy Valentines

It is actually greener to avoid consuming more products this year for Valentines Day. Everything we  purchase is manufactured, packaged, and shipped, which means that it has an impact on the environment.

The greenest thing you can do for your lover is cut back on the purchasing and put a little thought into your gift.

Here are my tips...
greenpieceblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/share-greener-love-this-valentines-day.html

]]> A No-Buy Valentines

It is actually greener to avoid consuming more products this year for Valentines Day. Everything we  purchase is manufactured, packaged, and shipped, which means that it has an impact on the environment.

The greenest thing you can do for your lover is cut back on the purchasing and put a little thought into your gift.

Here are my tips...
greenpieceblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/share-greener-love-this-valentines-day.html

]]> Comment #2 by ajithsrn http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:18:57 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/2 Valentine's Day Gift? Check this link:

If you are planning to spend for gifts during this Valentine's Day, here is a link you should not miss out.

Any purchases that we make through this weblink will result in a specific percentage (0.5%-37.5%) of our purchase amount getting donated to a favourite US based charity of our choice, including environmental charities.

The link is:

http://www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx

Thankyou and Wish you all a Happy Valentines Day.

]]> Valentine's Day Gift? Check this link:

If you are planning to spend for gifts during this Valentine's Day, here is a link you should not miss out.

Any purchases that we make through this weblink will result in a specific percentage (0.5%-37.5%) of our purchase amount getting donated to a favourite US based charity of our choice, including environmental charities.

The link is:

http://www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx

Thankyou and Wish you all a Happy Valentines Day.

]]> Comment #3 by kwoodchuck http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:53:46 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/3 The very best tasting Organic, FairTrade Chocolate

If you want some really good organic, Fair Trade chocolate, get some from http://www.sweetearthchocolates.com or from http://www.simplysweetgoods.com.  (it's the same chocoalte, just different/better/eco-friendly packaging).  Believe me, I have taste-tested all of the chocolates on this list, and more, and this stuff is by far the BEST!  At any rate, I'm always glad to see sites like this educating folks about the evils of the main-stream chocolate industry.

]]> The very best tasting Organic, FairTrade Chocolate

If you want some really good organic, Fair Trade chocolate, get some from http://www.sweetearthchocolates.com or from http://www.simplysweetgoods.com.  (it's the same chocoalte, just different/better/eco-friendly packaging).  Believe me, I have taste-tested all of the chocolates on this list, and more, and this stuff is by far the BEST!  At any rate, I'm always glad to see sites like this educating folks about the evils of the main-stream chocolate industry.

]]> Comment #4 by JuliaBOW http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:37:59 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/4 My favorite chocolate

My favorite chocolate bar is Green and Black's Cherry. Yum. Dark chocolate with cherry. It is so good that I find myself eating more than my share, so I have recently started purchasing an alternate bar, one that is fabulous, but I can control my eating with it. It's Green and Black's 85% Cocoa bar. So filled with chocolate goodness that I can eat just an ounce a day, and feel satisfied. Really! When was the last time that you ate a chocolate and said to yourself, well, that was wonderful, and I've had plenty! The intense taste of Green and Black's 85% cocoa brings forth a feeling of satisfaction, I think it's due to having so little sugar in the bar. 85% doesn't leave much room for sugar. Green and Black's is organic and fair trade from South America, and grown under the canopy of the rainforest, so it doesn't require the pesticides/herbicides that a monoculture of coffee trees requires. Helps native people of South America profit from their native land without cutting down their precious rainforest trees, too.

]]> My favorite chocolate

My favorite chocolate bar is Green and Black's Cherry. Yum. Dark chocolate with cherry. It is so good that I find myself eating more than my share, so I have recently started purchasing an alternate bar, one that is fabulous, but I can control my eating with it. It's Green and Black's 85% Cocoa bar. So filled with chocolate goodness that I can eat just an ounce a day, and feel satisfied. Really! When was the last time that you ate a chocolate and said to yourself, well, that was wonderful, and I've had plenty! The intense taste of Green and Black's 85% cocoa brings forth a feeling of satisfaction, I think it's due to having so little sugar in the bar. 85% doesn't leave much room for sugar. Green and Black's is organic and fair trade from South America, and grown under the canopy of the rainforest, so it doesn't require the pesticides/herbicides that a monoculture of coffee trees requires. Helps native people of South America profit from their native land without cutting down their precious rainforest trees, too.

]]> Comment #5 by jA http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:53 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/5 Very, very BEST chocolate... (Ethically traded)

I have been an Endangered Species Chocolate fan for about a year now and started buying by the bag the last few months.  I've hooked all my co-workers on the idea that they can have absolutely super quality chocolate, help the environment and also learn a great deal about life on the planet.  

My current fav is the All-Natural Dark Chocolate Treats (5 pure simple ingredients, no junk, divine flavor!)  Before that organic "Bug Bites"  which have these cute little trading cards with blurb and pix of endangered insects (yes insects!) and why the little buggers are critical to every eco-system.  
Endangered Species Chocolate makes an entire line of the most amazing stuff I've ever had.  Ethically traded, shade-grown cacao, vegan and Kosher! I mean "Double Dipped Peanut-Butter-Cup Truffles?"  (Come ON!) Also the perfect gift.  It's a huge hit and raises the bar on so many levels.  Can't recommend it highly enough.  Although they are available at Target, why not go straight to the source:  http://www.chocolatebar.com/index.asp.  
You will thank me.  You will.  
-j




]]> Very, very BEST chocolate... (Ethically traded)

I have been an Endangered Species Chocolate fan for about a year now and started buying by the bag the last few months.  I've hooked all my co-workers on the idea that they can have absolutely super quality chocolate, help the environment and also learn a great deal about life on the planet.  

My current fav is the All-Natural Dark Chocolate Treats (5 pure simple ingredients, no junk, divine flavor!)  Before that organic "Bug Bites"  which have these cute little trading cards with blurb and pix of endangered insects (yes insects!) and why the little buggers are critical to every eco-system.  
Endangered Species Chocolate makes an entire line of the most amazing stuff I've ever had.  Ethically traded, shade-grown cacao, vegan and Kosher! I mean "Double Dipped Peanut-Butter-Cup Truffles?"  (Come ON!) Also the perfect gift.  It's a huge hit and raises the bar on so many levels.  Can't recommend it highly enough.  Although they are available at Target, why not go straight to the source:  http://www.chocolatebar.com/index.asp.  
You will thank me.  You will.  
-j




]]> Comment #6 by AMD http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:11:25 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/6 the perfect chocolate

I tasted chocolate from the Amazon rain forest the other day at a holistic health table. It has never been invaded by pesticides and the land is wild.  I was told the harvesting practices are humane and the company is local.  There was a lovely native woman doing a yoga posture on the package.  It has Jatoba, Una de Gato, Tahari, Chanca Piedra, Chuchuhuasi, and Stevia from the rain forest as well.  It is dark and has a distinct cocoa flavor.  It does not have any added butters or milk.
Their Rainforest Treasure Tea is also delightful, very tasty, and good for you - it includes the same wild herbs.  The link is http://www.ThinkGreen.AmazonHerb.net, phone 1-877-238-8059, e-mail:  ThinkGreen2002@yahoo.com

]]> the perfect chocolate

I tasted chocolate from the Amazon rain forest the other day at a holistic health table. It has never been invaded by pesticides and the land is wild.  I was told the harvesting practices are humane and the company is local.  There was a lovely native woman doing a yoga posture on the package.  It has Jatoba, Una de Gato, Tahari, Chanca Piedra, Chuchuhuasi, and Stevia from the rain forest as well.  It is dark and has a distinct cocoa flavor.  It does not have any added butters or milk.
Their Rainforest Treasure Tea is also delightful, very tasty, and good for you - it includes the same wild herbs.  The link is http://www.ThinkGreen.AmazonHerb.net, phone 1-877-238-8059, e-mail:  ThinkGreen2002@yahoo.com

]]> Comment #7 by RNorth http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:26:15 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/7 correction re: Green & Blacks & Fair Trade

re: JuliaBOW's comment

Neither of the Green & Black bars mentioned by Julia (the Cherry & the 85%) use Fair Trade Certified cocoa.

In fact, Green & Black only has one Fair Trade bar, the Maya Gold.

And in the book "Bitter Chocolate" by Carole Off, the Green & Black representive who works with the Fair Trade farmers in Belize trashed the concept of Fair Trade. That would be consistent with Green & Black's policy of not using Fair Trade cocoa in their other 15 bars, which is a shame.

]]> correction re: Green & Blacks & Fair Trade

re: JuliaBOW's comment

Neither of the Green & Black bars mentioned by Julia (the Cherry & the 85%) use Fair Trade Certified cocoa.

In fact, Green & Black only has one Fair Trade bar, the Maya Gold.

And in the book "Bitter Chocolate" by Carole Off, the Green & Black representive who works with the Fair Trade farmers in Belize trashed the concept of Fair Trade. That would be consistent with Green & Black's policy of not using Fair Trade cocoa in their other 15 bars, which is a shame.

]]> Comment #8 by swozniak http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:04:55 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/hot-chocolates/8 Divine and Dagoba

I'd like to recommend Divine Chocolate, too. http://www.divinechocolateusa.com/

Also, Dagoba has been bought by Hershey's and Green and Black by Cadbury Schweppes.

]]> Divine and Dagoba

I'd like to recommend Divine Chocolate, too. http://www.divinechocolateusa.com/

Also, Dagoba has been bought by Hershey's and Green and Black by Cadbury Schweppes.

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