Mmmmm…. I have few vices that I could call my own, but Bija Omega Dark Chocolate truffles can easily be considered one of them. They are made by Flora Health, the same folks who manufacture Udo’s Choice Oil, a very popular EFA supplement. My first taste of them was at the Natural Health Expo in Anaheim, California last year… and let me tell you… they are spectacular. Ever since I mauled the sample tray at the health expo I have been waiting to see them pop up in my local Whole Foods market. Guess it took them a while to work that out, but it was worth the wait.
Whats different about them? Well for starters, they managed to work in 8 grams of omega 3 and 6 essential fatty acids into each serving. Also, they are organic, and the dark chocolate version is rich in antioxidants. Very smooth texture on the inside of the truffle, with a hint of hazlenut. They do make a white chocolate and milk chocolate version, but the dark chocolate is the real winner…
Not to be overdone of course, but makes for a nice tasty treat every once in a while. Look for them in the refrigerated section next to the oil supplements.
Do you compost? I do, and have at least two bins going at all times. One of my biggest complaints has always been the fact that I had to use a plastic bag to put into my holder in the kitchen. Well, all of that has come to end, because I recently found a product called BioBag that covers not only the compost problem, but any other need for a plastic bag. It may have been around for a while but it’s news to me!
Technical information will probably bore you to death, so you can always check on the manufacturer’s website if you are more of the engineer type. First of all, this product is primarily made from cornstarch, which hopefully will evolve all of us into to being more dependent on a farmer in the Midwest than a ruler in the Middle East. All of the bags from this manufacturer are 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable. In contrast, plastic bags take 100 years to even begin to break down.
Let’s face it, plastic bags are very rarely recycled, and if you saw what oceanographers are finding way out in the middle of nowhere, you probably would think twice about using them at all. Thousands and thousands of plastic bags and plastic products are found floating in the ocean and are killing the sea life and damaging the ecology. Plastic is very cheap, because the makers of these products don’t have any liability past the point of purchase. The balance of the tab for cleaning up the mess falls on you!
When natural organic products enter the ground, they are inclined to decompose progressively and disappear. This marvel is extremely important for the environment, which has to purge itself of waste to make room for new life. Trees, plants and algae (photosynthetic organisms) soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and, with the strength of the sun, utilize it to synthesize sugars and an abundance of other substances present in nature.
For me, this product is a dream come true. It is a substance that achieves sustainable development and actually merges environmental demands with those of agriculture and industry.
