We've been working our way through the series all summer, and on Friday my husband and I planned to watch the 3-part finale* of
Battlestar Galactica (don't knock it 'til you've tried it. it rocks.) Earlier in the week we had been grocery shopping and came across some fair trade and organic versions of some of our favorite candy, so we snagged them to enjoy during our triple feature.
I'm a chocoholic so I chose
Justin's Organic Peanut Butter Cups. The note on the packaging was cute, so I'll just let them speak for me here.
Think of your favorite peanut butter cup. Next, magnify that feeling by a gazillion - that's ours. Nuts? Yes. Crazy? No. Just imagine what happens when I take the best tasting organic peanut butter in the world and delicately place it into the highest quality organic fair trade chocolate available. Yup. Peanut butter cup perfection.
Ok, so that may be a tad hyperbolic, but they certainly were tasty and had a depth of flavor that you don't often (read: ever) get with candy filled with tons of fake ingredients.
Josh can't get enough of chewy fruity candy, so he chose
Surf Sweets Jelly Beans. He's tried a few different kinds of organic fruity candy in the past and we always say the same thing... "it actually tastes like fruit!!" He was kind enough to share some with me and they were delicious. I liked the grapefruit flavor the best.
I'm not sure I could ever be one of those natural eaters who gives up candy and treats and only eats raw veggies and grains. But I do think I can be someone who tries to eat only natural/organic/fair trade foods. These candies obviously cost more, but the end result is worth it, for all parties involved. (plus, the fact that it costs more means i'll eat it less often.) And I really can't say enough about how important I think fair trade is. If I can find a fair trade version of a food I like to eat, I can't think of an excuse not to choose it.
* We absolutely loved the series and would recommend it to anyone; however, the finale did disappoint in just a couple ways... as finales often do (see: LOST). No worries though; it will still go down in history as one of my favorite shows ever.
Halloween is right around the corner and my husband is gearing up like crazy! He has dry ice, a strobe light, spooky music, lots of creepy props like skeletons and gravestones, and he even downloaded some videos of scary images to project on the window. I am afraid the kids will be too scared to even come to the door! Well, they might be scared of our decorations, but there's nothing scary in our candy this year. We chose fair trade and organic treats from the Natural Candy Store.
Here is a great article I came across that summarizes why we feel it's so important to purchase fair trade chocolate candy. We chose Endangered Species mini chocolates. Not only is the chocolate fair trade, but they also give back a portion of their profits to help protect endangered wildlife around the world. We also got a few packages of Surf Sweets Jelly Beans for the kids with the really good costumes. And we stocked up on these fantastic little YummyEarth lollipops that come in real fruit flavors like blood orange, mango and apple. It's not too late to buy some ethical Halloween treats yourself! In fact, today is the last day for standard shipping!
