Tuesday, August 17, 2010 –
Vanilla gets a bad rap in our culture—it’s used to describe something bland, boring, or just bad–be it food, music, or sex. That’s a shame, because in fact the vanilla bean is the sex organ of a tropical orchid. Spicy, exotic, flavorful, worshipped–it’s pretty much the opposite of bland!
The Totonaco people of the Vera Cruz region [...]
As some of you may have noticed, we feature buckwheat in our granola. Why? For one reason, it’s gluten-free—making it a great choice for people with celiac and others who have difficulty with gluten. But what’s more, it has a unique and delicious taste of its own that has been described as part wild greens, [...]
Thursday, January 7, 2010 –
“The Ancients used this medicine to remain fertile, strong and vigorous . . .”
from Pen T’sao Kang Mu
Yeah, we know. Hemp. Trendy, trippy—but also, as it turns out, tasty, timeless, and terrifically nutritious. Apart from the other oh-so-fabulous benefits people receive from hemp plants, the seeds have been an ancient and nutritionally complete part of [...]
Monday, December 21, 2009 –
The Latin name for Walnut, Juglans, comes from Jupiter glans, or “Jupiter’s acorn”. In other words, a nut fit for a god. We agree—and so, apparently, do many of you! Today the mighty walnut is one of our most-often ordered ingredients.
Walnuts are the oldest tree food enjoyed by humanity, dating back to 7000 BCE. Originating [...]
Thursday, September 10, 2009 –
Quinoa (Keen-wah!) has been an important human food for an incredibly long 6,000 years. The Incas considered quinoa to be sacred. They called it “chisaya mama,” or “mother of all grains.” The emperor would traditionally sow the first seeds of the season with tools made of gold.
Compared to other grains, quinoa is [...]
Monday, September 7, 2009 –
We’d like to give a big shout-out this week to Ittybits for recognizing how great Mojamix is for the little ones. After all, what’s more ideal for the picky eater than a huge buffet of options to be mixed and matched at will? That buffet is exactly what our unique ordering process provides. Among the millions–yes, millions! of [...]
