Organic Chocolate

By Squirrel [March 18, 2009]
Edited by Fluffy Puppy [March 18, 2009]


If you want chocolate, you can save money and be green by making your own organic chocolate! Studies have shown that the polyphenols, a group of chemical substances found in plants, found in chocolate can help with heart health. The antioxidants found in cacao can reverse the signs of aging, too. If you want to buy chocolate then you should try the Endangered Species or Green and Black's. I read that a chef had made a Make Your Own Organic Chocolate Kit in these flavors: Goji Berry, Cacao Nib or Goldenberry. The flavors aren't local; the raw cacao comes from Peru, the goji berries from China and the goldenberries from Columbia. Each kit costs $9.99, and can be found here: http://www.navitasnaturals.com/products/chocolate-kits.html


Sites I used:
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/diy-chocolate-kits.html

Save Your Scraps

By Squirrel [March 18, 2009]

Edited by Fluffy Puppy [March 18, 2009]

If you hate throwing away food, here's what you do! You can get a bird feeder to put your scraps in: All you have to do is grind it up! You can put the following in the feeder:

• Bread crumbs


• Stale cakes or cookies


• Seeds such as sunflower seeds


• Unsalted peanuts


• Fruit pieces (Fresh fruit is always better)


• Cooked pasta

Try to avoid seasonings like salt.

Sites I used:

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/scrap-food-bird-feeder.html