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Candy Land: Halloween Prep Week

10.15.2009

Submitted by alara on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Bite:
Wanna hand out candy that kids'll want without getting stuck in Molasses Swamp? Move one space past conventional sweets and try organic Halloween candy and chocolates. Fairly traded, organic treats'll make for a sweeter trip through Lollipop Woods or just your neighborhood.
The Benefits: 
  • Organic chocolate doesn't play games with nature. These cocoa beans were grown in small, shaded plots that support wildlife and in turn protect the plants from insects. Upshot: fewer pesticides.
  • Fair-trade sugar follows more sustainable rules, like fair wages for farmers in the developing world, and insisting on strict water and forest protections.
  • These candies contain no artificial flavors or high-fructose corn syrup, often derived from genetically modified corn.
Wanna Try: 
  • Endangered Species Organic Milk Chocolate Bug Bites - individually wrapped, bug-shaped chocolates with an insect trading card; ES donates 10% of profits to support endangered species; ethically traded ($32/64).
  • Natural Candy Store - organic candy mixes with stuff like gummy bears, root beer float suckers, and gum, all naturally flavored; packaged in recycled and biodegradable materials ($5-$24).
  • Equal Exchange Organic Dark Chocolate Minis - trick-or-treat-size Swiss chocolate bars made with fair-trade cocoa and sugar from small, family farms in the Dominican Republic and Paraguay ($10/42).
  • YummyEarth Organic Lollipops - pops colored with organic veggie extracts like black carrot and pumpkin; comes in 8 fruit extract flavors, including Pomegranate Pucker and Mango Tango ($8/60).
Cash Saver: 
  • Enter code bite15 at checkout when you buy Bug Bites or any candy at Endangered Species Chocolate and get 15% off your entire order.
  • Enter code idealbite when you check out at YummyEarth and get 20% off orders over $25 until Nov. 15.

Timeout

Sara Augustine of Maui, HI (mom to Bailey, Olivia, Quincy, and Calvin), passes out YummyEarth lollipops at Halloween for a healthier treat...and a little peace of mind.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Mama Biters hand out organic lollipops this Halloween instead of the regular kind, we'll keep the weight of 4,500 Candy Land board games in chem-filled, artificially flavored sweets out of kids' bellies.

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Endangered Species Chocolate  on October 21, 2009 at 10:58 AM 1
To sweeten the game, I'll lead Ideal Bite readers down the rainbow path to a sweet deal. For a limited time, Endangered Species Chocolate is offering 1.4oz Organic Chocolate Bars for 49 cents each! Couple that with your Ideal Bite Cash Saver coupon code and you are on your way to Candy Castle bliss. Am I taking the Candy Land theme too far? *smile* - Monica Erskine, Senior Customer Service Rep, Endangered Species Chocolate

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