All Natural Colors Used Here

FD&C colors - what are they? When surveyed, most people look at me funny, and they don't know what I'm talking about.

FD&C stands for (F)ood, (D)rug & (C)osmetic colors. They do use some natural vegetable colorings as basis for their processed colors, but many are also synthetically made. Some colors are made from certain insect shells. EE-yew!

From the beginning, Smith Organic Chocolates decided not to use any FD&C colors for our chocolates.

In giving a presentation recently to some B&B guests during a Wine & Chocolate Tour, I explained that certain FD&C colors have been linked to ADD, ADHD, and in extreme cases, some cancers.

That information alone made me not want to take a chance, even though the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) has approved certain FD&C colors for human consumption.

Notice our picture of our white chocolate two-piece rose box. There are what looks to be three colors there: red, yellow & green. Red & yellow are primary colors, but green is made from yellow & blue.

Our red is made from red beet. Our yellow from turmeric, and our blue from red cabbage. We also make purple from red beet & red cabbage, and our lavendars by adding additional white chocolate to the purple. We use those colors at Easter. Notice the cross below is drizzled with lavendar.

If you have additional questions, please email us at smithorganicchocolates@dejazzd.com, and we'll be happy to answer them for you.

Smith Organic Chocolates is dedicated to bringing you the best information regarding our chocolates and your overall health.

Always a Silver Lining

Ever lock yourself out of your house? Rarely have I ever done so - and it's been many, many years since I did.

But today - my precious husband was trying to be protective of our garage, and locked the door leading to the garage without my knowledge.

When I went for peanuts, that I use to make our homemade organic peanut butter - I found myself stuck in the garage without a hope of getting back in the house.

I always work in short sleeves, as I learned early on that long sleeves get dirty & wet real quickly.

I tried picking the lock with a couple different sized screwdrivers, and a even a pair of scissors. None of those methods worked. At least I know we are safe from amateur burglars.

I saw an old yellow blanket that my parents used to put on their bed. I put that around me, opened the garage door, and walked up Main Street in Akron to the Akron Nutrition Center. What a sight I was! Oh well. A school crossing guard & a local pastor got to hear I'd been locked out.

I got the car keys from my hubby at work, and he confessed to locking the door as a protective measure. I was relieved to get home so I could get back to work.

What are some of your locked out stories? Leave a comment and let me know. The winning entry gets a free Half Pound Organic Truffle Assortment.

Watch for more blog entries soon about Easter and nutrition news as it relates to chocolate.