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Orangutan Friendly Easter Tips

March 27, 2014 Monique Finlay

Easter is quickly approaching and we should all be mindful of the fact that some chocolate contains Palm Oil. You will find it in the ingredient list of many food products as well as Skin care, Hair care and Cleaning products. It goes by the following names:

Palm Kernel Oil, Vegetable Oil, Elaeis guineensis (Latin name), Hydrated Palm Glycerides, Hexadecaconoic or Palmitic Acid, Emulisifiers 422, 430-436, 465-467, 470-478, 481-483, 493-495, 570, anything with the words "Palmitate" or "Palmate".

Ingredients containing any of these words, commonly found in skin/hair care and cleaners, will more than likely contain Palm or derivatives............

Homemade, Raw, Organic, Cacao and Coconut Oil Chocolate

July 31, 2013 Monique Finlay

There are many benefits to making your own chocolate including knowing exactly what is in it and just as importantly what isn't in it IE: PALM OIL/refined sugars/etc

My recipe for chocolate is made with Raw Cacao Powder. This is cold pressed without solvents (unlike Cocoa Powder) and as such has a much higher nutrtional content. It generally has over 360% more antioxidants than regular Cocoa. Thats 14 X's more potent anti-oxidants than red wine, 21 X's more than Green Tea and 7 X's more than dark chocolate.

Here is my very easy recipe for my homemade Raw, Organic Coconut, Fruit and Nut Chocolate .......