Fair Trade Chocolate Bars

The Date: Thursday, August 19
The Delivery: Organic and fairly traded chocolate bars from Equal Exchange (unfortunately, two are not vegan)
Staff Pick: The Chocolate Espresso Bean chocolate bar

The DL: We love our coffee at the VNHQ, so it's no wonder that we picked this bar as our Staff Pick. We look forward to trying these Fair Trade treats!

Cuckoo for Cocoa

Date: Thursday, October 1
The Delivery: Some Vitatrition beverages
Staff Pick: The Protein Cocoa drink from Columbia Gorge

The DL: This drink seems like it will satisfy both your sweet tooth and your protein requirement. The cocoa is also fair trade, which is a definite plus.

Happy World Vegetarian Day! To celebrate, we have a great Sticky Fingers Bakery giveaway going on at VegNews.com. Good Luck!

Expo West Week Extravaganza: Day Three

Date: Wednesday, March 11
The Delivery: Tandoori Naan from Gourmet India, tons of agave nectar, granola bars from ALPSNACK, and some beauty products from Giovanni
Staff Pick: Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Blue Agave is Fair Trade Certified and will keep your pantry stocked for a good several months

The DL: So many of the new products at Expo West were agave-sweetened, we just couldn't help but feature this huge jug of the sweet nectar. Do you have any dream products that you would love to see launched next year at Expo West 2010? Tell us for your chance to win a goodie bag of our favorite finds.

Get Your Game Face On

Date: Tuesday, February 10
The Delivery: Some tea-infused mints, an eco-friendly board game, Derma e face-scrub, a fellow vegan's debut CD, a Fair-Trade Jooble, several tubes of Teese, some reading material, and a documentary on raw living
Staff Pick: The creators of the Leaves board game want to inspire and educate its players

The DL: This game looks like it could be a good fit into anyone's game night, so put on your thinking caps and let the competition begin!

Twinkies, You Say?

Date: Friday, December 12

The Delivery: Baked potato chips, yummy vegan sweets, a leather-free soccer ball, and some dietary supplements

Staff Pick: Vegans can really have anything our hearts desire, even Twinkies!

The DL: To tell you the truth, many of us here at the VNHQ believed our days of eating Twinkies were over after adopting the vegan lifestyle. But we are once again united with these sweet treats thanks to Dulce Vegan! The cruelty-free version beats the old-school snack hands-down, being just as sweet without the overly processed factor.