Whole Foods Market Chocolate Wall has it All

 
In the spirit of Easter, and curbing your kid candy cravings, I thought I'd simplify your hunt for the perfect piece of chocolate – from healthy quinoa dark to sinful bacon milk – with the chocolate wall that has it all at Whole Foods Market.

The Grubdown:

- ridiculously addictive I-can't-believe-this-is-good-for-me Dark Chocolate Quinoa Midnight Crunch by Alter Eco (tastes just like a healthy Nestle Crunch bar!)

- sweet & salty Mo's Bacon Bar by Vosges Haut Chocolate

- spicy & crunchy Ginger Crystallized in Dark Chocolate by Chocolove (you'll want to replace your ginger tea after every meal with this!)

- good for you & the environment Endangered Species Chocolate

- exotic, pure, and sustainable Dagoba Chocolate

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Alter Eco's Dark Chocolate Quinoa Midnight Crunch is absolutely genius! Here's why: for those of you who haven't heard of quinoa – pronounced "keen-wah" – this ancient whole grain from the Andes is the only one that's a complete protein, meaning it's packed with all the essential amino acids our bodies can't produce on their own. It's also the March Grain of the Month on wholegraincouncil.org if you'd like to learn more.

For those of you HAVE heard of quinoa and eat it regularly in place of pasta, cereal, or flour, you might already be halfway to Whole Foods after realizing what a brilliant idea putting it in chocolate is. Made with all organic ingredients, like 61% cocoa, cane sugar, cocoa butter, and quinoa-rice crisps, this scrumptious chocolate bar is hard to put down. No need to fret – while it may remind you of the Nestle Crunch bars from your childhood, it's nutritional value certainly won't. Midnight Crunch is loaded with healthy whole grain goodness, is soy/GMO/gluten-free, is vegan, and has no artificial flavors or emulsifiers. It's also Fair Trade Certified, meaning the product comes from small farmers who receive fair wages for their work and use sustainable farming methods.

Mo's Bacon Bar by Vosges Haut Chocolate definitely backs up the statement, "Everything tastes better with bacon." Made with Applewood smoked bacon, a touch of Alderwood smoked salt, and creamy 41% milk chocolate, seriously, what's not to love? But, if you tend to throw a hissy fit when your pancake syrup touches your sausage, this might not be your cup of tea. If you don't, instead throw caution to the wind and enjoy this perfect balance of salty and sweet.

Chocolove's Ginger Crystallized in Dark Chocolate is another bar that's hard to escape. After sinking your teeth into the 65% Belgian dark chocolate with chunks of chewy, sugar-coated Australian crystallized ginger, you'll be tossing that ginger tea box in the trash and convincing your significant other this bar is all you need to experience the healthy digestive benefits of ginger – ok maybe that's just me. This Chocolove flavor has the perfect amount of sugar and spice, and even a nice love poem wrapped inside.

If you're an eco-friendly humanitarian and animal activist, then Endangered Species Chocolate is the bar for you. Each chocolate bar comes with a picture of not just a cute 'n cuddly animal, but an endangered one. 10% of all net profits are donated to support species, habitat, and humanity. The company is 100% Ethically Traded, meaning all their cacao is purchased from small, family-owned farms with humane working conditions. All Natural flavors include Dark Chocolate with Deep Forest Mint, Milk Chocolate with Cherries, Dark Chocolate with Hazelnut Toffee, and many more.

Speaking of variety, Whole Foods carries over 15 different Dagoba Organic Chocolate bars. Made from only the finest organic ingredients, Dagoba spins chocolate into art with exotic flavors like spicy Xocolatl chile, Superfuit acai & goji berry, and Lavender Blueberry. Chocolate potency ranges from 37-100%. Dagoba, also a sustainable company, does everything from sponsoring re-forestation programs in Costa Rica to using soy-based inks on their packaging.

By no means is this the end of all Whole Foods chocolate wall has to offer – they also have your standards like Valrhona, Scharffen Berger, and Green & Blacks. But this Easter, instead of gnawing on that cavity-inducing chocolate bunny or Cadbury Creme Egg, why not hop to Whole Foods and hunt down your next favorite, organic, sustainable chocolate bite – the Easter Bunny & Tooth Fairy will thank you.

Comments

[Shox R5 Shoes]

chocolate bar is hard to put down. No need to fret – while it may remind you of the Nestle Crunch bars from your childhood, it's nutritional value certainly won't. Midnight Crunch is loaded with healthy whole grain goodness, is soy/GMO/gluten-free, is vegan, and has

[muscle building supplements]

Scharffen Berger,and Green & Blacks chocolate flavours are there.Every flavour has good taste...

[Sarah]

Mmmmmmm chocolate. Green and Blacks has been a long time favorite. We have a large G&B egg each at Easter. It's tradition.

[Michael P.]

OMG, I need chocolate. Thanks for the insight. I usually try to get by this wall quickly, but next time I'll make a stop for some quinoa. xx