meet me at the cacao.. cacao cabanaaa

it’s a party in your bowl when you add these small, but oh so mighty cacao nibs to your mix.

whether at a cabana beach party or the breakfast table, this antioxidant filled pick me up is actually one of nature’s best mood enhancers.

what are these innocent crumbly brown pieces? they’re actually the edible part of the cocoa bean after it has been cleaned, roasted and hulled. after a multitude of steps (involving a multitude of continents) you get what are known as cacao nibs. now these are what chocolate is made from.

eat them just as they are.. but don’t get fooled by their unassuming size. these are not your typical valentine’s day kisses that have been bunched and mashed into a paste with some added cocoa butter and sugar and maybe a little lecithin to keep everything running smoothly. Cacao nibs are far richer, more intense in flavor because of their raw, pure state. basically, they are naked chocolate.

so add some unadulterated goodness to your next mix. i can’t promise things won’t get a little crazy. cacao, can you handle it?

Strawberry Fields Forever

right now is strawberry season. thinking strawberry shortcake? pffff, so over-rated. try out [strawberry] & goji instead.

this fruit is the very first to blossom in the spring, and are so juicy and succulent this time of year. but who ever thought strawberries are not actually a berry, but the enlarged receptacle of a flower?  sounds like these strawberries are some pretty seedy characters.

strawberries & goji

well, that is to be expected. with over 200 seeds in each berry, they are the most prolific fruit on the planet! i guess we will be looking at strawberry fields forever, which is lucky for us strawberry-lovers.

so what constitutes a strawberry lover?  in a recent national survey, strawberry-lovers were described as healthy, fun-loving, intelligent and happy. non-strawberry lovers were described as weird, boring, stuffy, picky and fussy eaters. add some strawberries to your mix today and make the world and yourself a little more fun!

[me] & goji hot cereal

our 5-grain muesli base makes an incredible hot cereal.

whether you are a staunch hot cereal afficianado like adam’s dad or you occasionally will eat oat meal if someone makes it for you, we highly recommend you try our hot cereal.  our home-made blend of rolled spelt, barley, and rye flakes along with raw wheat germ and oat bran simmer together into creamy bliss.  how do you make this sweet dream-in-a-bowl, you ask?

1) design your own cereal using our 5-grain muesli base.

2) follow the instructions on the side of your Cereal Capsule, pictured above

packed with taste and nutriton, our hot cereal is a great way to start your morning and stay feeling full through lunch!

Q: do any ingredients go particularly well in the hot cereal?

A: yessir.  our diced apple plumps up in the pan and bursts with flavor as if it were straight off the tree.  also chia seeds can absorb 12 times their weight in water giving the cereal a nice creamy texture.  to add a sweet n’ sour zing to the cereal, try goldenberries.

do you have your own recipe? let us know!

there’s a new base in town and it ain’t a square!

make way artisanal base. look out flax and flaked.  watch your back granola.  [me] & goji hopes  your appetite is ready for our newest base,  healthy hoops!  high in fiber and protein, these organic O’s contain cruncherific quinoa, spelt, kamut, amaranth seeds and wheat germ.

warning: these whole-grain O’s are so crunchy that libraries in 40 states have banned indoor consumption!  watch these life-savers float atop your milk and know that you are throwin’ your body a life line (made of healthy fibers).  O, how [un]sweetened it is!

step aside [me] & goji bases, there is a new comer to the block the kids are jivin’ to!

try some today…

new ingredients!

due to your suggestions, we now offer:

pistachios

quinoa flakes

chocolate chips

cinnamon!

we’ll be featuring each new ingredient in depth in the coming days. start mixing! and keep your suggestions coming.

this goji is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s!

our customers spoke up, and we listened! we have located a new supplier for our bananas, and boy are their bananas tasty. add these delicious little treasures to up your potassium, vitamin C, dietary fiber and manganese intake in your diet.

in celebration of our new bananas, our friend dan dressed up as one and hit the town to spread the word…isn’t he apPEELing?

our new bananas are as catchy as the song, with none of the annoyance!

try some today.

the holiday mix

with black friday peeking at us from the corner, we thought it was time to add our first annual Holiday Mix.

so here it is. chock-full of vibrant reds and greens and introducing a special ingredient: cinnamon apple! for the holiday season, we took our light fluffy, flavorful apple, and dusted it with a warm hint of cinnamon to produce a sensation your taste buds haven’t experienced since mom’s hot apple cider!

new ingredient: golden hunza raisins

our 3rd new ingredient of the week: organic golden raisins from the Hunza region in the Himalayas

hunza golden raisin

along with their unique sweet taste, these gorgeous raisins add bright yellows and greens to your cereal.

learn more about these superfoods after the jump

4 new ingredients added!! introducing: goldenberries

get your tastebuds ready; we just added 4 new premium ingredients.  guaranteed you have never tried (or maybe even heard of) at least one of them!

we are going to profile each of them here this week.  first up:

goldenberries (aka gooseberries aka incan berries)

goldenberries: yummy little nuggets

discover why you need to these delicious superfoods in your cereal after the jump
(past superfood featured: raw caocao nibs)

new base: granola!

due to popular demand, we have added our yummy granola as a base. crunch away!