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Lifestyle is a regular feature of Viva!LIFE – Viva!’s quarterly colourful supporters’ magazine.
Viva!life issue 46 Spring 2011
Viva's self-professed 'Veganorak' Kat Himmel takes the strain out of cruelty-free product spotting!
 This Choc Rawks
Oh, my goodness, these are beautiful in every way: beautifully tasty, wonderfully healthy (sweetened with agave nectar and packed with lucuma powder and aphrodisiacal maca) and elegantly packaged. This really should be everything that I need to say about Raw Goodies’ spectacular raw chocolates, but there are so many other exciting things about their story. As a new, small Brighton-based company, Raw Goodies – all of whose products, incidentally, are approved by us and bear our Viva! Vegan symbol - are committed to changing the perception of raw chocolates as ‘worthy’. Their velvety smooth blend of vanilla and lush cacao paste glides over the palate with ease and provides the luxurious basis for their bars (plain or nut-covered, 45g for £2.99), Zingies and Super Nutties truffles (70g for £4.99). Plans are afoot for a webshop on the current site (www.rawgoodies.co.uk). Until then, you can buy from Infinity Foods in Brighton or look out for Raw Goodies at the next veggie fest you attend.
Giveaway!
Could you be so lucky? One person will be chosen at random to receive a bumper pack of Raw Goodies chocolates and a chocolate making kit! Send your name and address to: Choc Rawks Giveaway, 8 York Court, Wilder St, Bristol BS2 8QH or email kat@viva.org.uk with “Choc Rawks” in subject. Closing date April 30, 2011.
 What’s all the Buzz About?
Fancy tricking out your cleaning kit and replacing your tired Marigolds and scourers with soft, latex-free gloves and scouring sponges that will add a bit of glamorous glimmer to the (frankly) uninspiring task of tidying?  You can help bolster the bee population at the same time, as Bizzybee supports the work of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. So, whilst you whistle your way through the sprucing up, you might find yourself accompanied by the lovely buzz of our black and yellow friends. From heavy duty gloves (£2.05) and microfibre cloths (three piece kit for £4.07) to the aforementioned sparkly, scourer (£1.42 for a pack of two) and all of the cleaning champions in between, everything is vegan-friendly and available from Wilkinson and most major supermarkets (or online from Ocado at www.ocado.com).
Giveaway!
Want to get down to the business of clean? We’ll draw four winners at random to receive a reusable Bizzybee bag full of Bizzybee helpers (two blinging scourers; a three piece microfibre cloth kit; a twin pack of extra durable gloves and a pack of 20 latex free gloves). Send your name and address to: Buzzz Giveaway, 8 York Court, Wilder St, Bristol BS2 8QH or email kat@viva.org.uk with “Buzzz” in subject. Closing date April 30, 2011.
 Soya Love the Little Ones
Despite some of the scaremongering to the contrary, a plant-based diet is suitable for all stages of life. Thanks to Alpro, it’s now just that bit more convenient to provide the young guns with a nutritionally complete alternative to dairy milk. Available in 1litre packs for £1.35 at Morrisons supermarkets and health food shops, Alpro Junior 1+ is enriched with extra iron for energy as well as B1, B2, B12, C, vitamin D and bone-building calcium. Higher in calories than the adult version, Alpro Junior will help fuel those energy bursts so common amongst those who are busy exploring their territory. As is standard Alpro practice, this drink is made purely from non-GM, whole soya beans in a factory that is striving for carbon neutrality. Hurrah!
Giveaway!
Is fortune smiling upon you? Three winners will be chosen at random to receive a pack of six one litre cartons of Alpro Junior 1+. Send your name and address to: Alpro Junior Giveaway, 8 York Court, Wilder St, Bristol BS2 8QH or email kat@viva.org.uk with “Alpro Junior” in subject. Closing date April 30, 2011.
 Cleanliness is Next to Vegan-ness
A specialist and completely vegan detox and weight loss programme – delivered directly to your door - has been launched. ‘About time!’ we say.
My Detox Diet offer several well-being plans which focus on calorie reduced food. The meals arrive in chilled parcels every four days and are ready to eat.
Our own Jane Easton gave them a try for a week. She said that the programme is a great idea for anyone who wants to clean out his or her system and lose some weight easily and healthily. Having organic, wholesome, vegan food delivered to your door makes it very appealing for busy working people who don’t want to faff about with a cookbook every night.
“It would also be a great start for people who wanted to try out a vegan diet but don’t know where to begin. The food is low or reduced fat and salt and sugar free, yet is very tasty and filling for the most part.”
Meals Jane sampled included: Cinnamon, Blueberry and Flaxseed Muesli; White Bean Cassoulet with Smoked Oat Burgers and Sweet Potato, Parsnip and Coconut Soup.
Prices for the My Detox Diet range start from £23.50 per person per day plus delivery.
Exclusive Offer
My Detox Diet is offering Viva!Life readers a 20 per cent discount on the programmes. For more information, visit www.mydetoxdiet.co.uk or call 020 88585877.
Also recently spied…
 Weleda Chamomilla Granules for Colicky Pain and Teething
To read a vegan mother's account of her son's experience with the remedy, go to www.teawithfelicity.blogspot.com
Anyone who’s enjoyed the calming effects of a cup of chamomile tea will know how effective it is in the pursuit of relaxation – something that is in short supply with new parents. With that in mind, I quickly despatched a bottle of Weleda’s Chamomilla Granules to my friend, Felicity, whose new arrival Eric is in the throes of cultivating his first teeth. Normally a sweet, happy child, Eric is finding this new experience a bit uncomfortable. To the rescue with these vegan, sucrose-based granules – which are also gluten-free! Felicity just popped a tiny spoonful (which accompanies the granules) into Eric’s mouth every 15 minutes until his condition improved and she said that they worked their magic. He’s sleeping more blissfully and those teeth are poking through with relative ease, which is an invaluable result. If you’re a new parent and you’re struggling through the formative months, you’ll find these at Holland & Barrett, independent health food shops and online at www.weleda.co.uk at £6.95 for 15g.
Hale & Hearty Wheat and Gluten-Free Products
Although I’ve not yet tried any of these products, I spotted them in Waitrose and noticed that quite a few of them are organic and suitable for vegans – including their fabulous Rich Chocolate Brownie Mix! The range of mixes includes a Classic Vanilla Sponge, as well. Their Gluten Free Oat Flapjacks (180g) – resplendent with sunflower seeds and raisins - look absolutely divine. Prices are about £3 for each mix.
Lifestyle is a regular feature of Viva!LIFE – Viva!’s tri-annual colourful supporters’ magazine.
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