The Bite:
You know you’re gonna indulge every once and a while, so why not make it really worth your while and choose organic.
Want chocolate that is sweeter than the typical drugstore variety? Buy organic.
07.13.2005
Submitted by idealbite on Wed, 07/13/2005 - 5:00pm.
The Benefits:
- Taste. Conventional chocolate just doesn’t measure up.
- Safe and (eco)sound chocolate. Organic chocolate keeps pesticides and fertilizers out of the cocoa beans harvest, promoting a safer and healthier environment.
- Lots of organic chocolate is fair-trade. Opt for this type, and you’ll help ensure livable wages for third world farmers.
Personally Speaking:
Although conventional chocolate can be cheaper and easier to find, we believe organic chocolate makes it worth going the extra mile. We like all the benefits of organic, but it’s the taste that keeps us going back for more.
Wanna Try:
Buy organic chocolate at specialty stores or online.
- Green and Black's Co. are an environmentally and ethically conscious organic chocolate company based out of England. The owner is credited with making the first organic chocolate bar.
- Dagoba Organic Chocolate is a well-known leader in fine organic chocolate. Click to their site, or call them at: 541-664-9030.
Cocktail Fact
Dark chocolate contains plant phenols which can lower your blood pressure.
Bang For The Bite
When considering the quality ingredients and benefits to the environment and workers, fine, organic chocolate is has only a 10% price premium and is equally decadent.
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