Monday, June 5, 2017

L'Amourette Chocolat - Raspberry 72% Cacao bar - June 5, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

L'Amourette Chocolat
Chocolat Noir - Raspberry 72% Cacao bar
Good ++
Weight: 1.4 oz. (40 g.) / 3.5 oz. (100 g.) in total bar
Calories: 150 calories (per label) in 1/4 bar
Cost: $4.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Ava's Downtown Market, Mountain View, CA

Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate and Berries Theme Week.

Today's Chocolat Noir - Raspberry 72% Cacao bar was from L'Amourette Chocolat LLC (San Francisco, CA).

The base 72% chocolate was made from Trinitario (variety)* cacao beans, and it had bold dark, but smooth, even chocolate flavor (with very faint green, coffee, molasses and bittersweet notes).

Dried raspberry bits provided subtle bright berry notes in the background.

*The three primary varieties of cacao grown are Criollo, Forastero and Trinitario. Criollo generally is more delicate, subtle and flavorful and Forastero more resilient with bolder flavor. Trinitario (believed to be a cross between Criollo and Forastero from the island of Trinidad) has been described as having spice, earth and fruit notes. 

Sunfood Superfoods - Raw Organic Superfood Smoothie Mix - June 4, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

Sunfood Superfoods
Raw Organic Superfood Smoothie Mix
Good
Weight: 1.23 oz. (35 g.) / 8 oz. (227 g.) in total package
Calories: 140 calories in 1 (3 TB) serving
Cost: $7.99 (guesstimate) for 1 package
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #8 of Chocolate and Berries Theme Week.

Today's Raw Organic Superfood Smoothie Mix from Sunfood Superfoods (El Cajon, CA) contained so many berries (maqui, goji, acai, banana*) that it single handedly supercharged this berry theme week.

And, yes, along with many other ingredients (brown rice protein, chia seed powder, lucuma powder, camu camu (fruit) powder, organic vanilla powder, pink Himalayan salt, etc.), this mix contained organic cacao powder.

The powered form provided a convenient way to ingest berries and cocoa. Next time I'd probably boost this smoothie mix (made just with water today) with some fresh berries/fruit to make life more interesting. As the package suggests, this blend can be used as a base for other inclusions and/or milks of your choice.

However, in case you just want to shake up some mix with water to drink on the go, the chia seed powder helped provide some binder that held the smoothie components together, preventing residue from coating the glass and making cleanup a breeze.

This smoothie mix was gluten free, organic, Non GMO, raw, vegan and kosher.

*Bananas are technically berries


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