As you might expect, I think our chips taste great; almost TOO good to be as healthy as they are! But it's easy to put healthy stuff in your body; and you can get creative about it too. Lately I've been making a smoothie each morning that's super easy and super healthy:
10oz Plain Kefir
1/2 bag frozen Organic Wild Blueberries
1 pack Sambazon frozen plain Acai (sold in natural foods stores as a 4-pack)
Put them all in a blender and let it whirl!
I eat very little manufactured/refined sugar so I like that the only sweetness in this smoothie comes from the fruits! The combination of blueberries and Acai makes this an absolute POWERHOUSE of antioxidants and natural energy while the kefir provides me with satiety and a great dose of probiotics. I usually eat an apple or raw food bar (I love Larabars) mid-morning and my energy level stays nice an even and I never get that sudden need to gorge that comes from a drastic change in blood sugar.
You could obviously try all sorts of different combinations of ingredients that suit your tastes and dietary needs. Try it out and see!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Corazonas Holiday Fun!
The holiday season is truly a special time. It's a time to celebrate, visit with friends and family, enjoy delicious food, and give thanks. It's a time to give and receive gifts, and to spread love and cheer.
The Corazonas team wishes you and your loved ones a wonderful and safe holiday season. Here are a few fun ways to incorporate Corazonas into your holiday celebrations!
Appetizers anyone?
The Corazonas team wishes you and your loved ones a wonderful and safe holiday season. Here are a few fun ways to incorporate Corazonas into your holiday celebrations!
Appetizers anyone?
- Instead of the standard cheese & crackers, mix it up and serve cheese & Corazonas.
- Serving chips & dip? Pick up a bag of Corazonas and get your munch on! After all, you're filling up on fiber and helping to lower your bad cholesterol. With the tasty flavors, you might not even need the dip!
Give the gift of lower LDL!
- Instead of baking cookies to share with friends and family, why not whip up some homemade salsa or guacamole (check out the recipes on our website or create your own!) and pair it with a bag of Corazonas?
- Fill the stockings! Encourage your loved ones to snack healthy with a bag of Corazonas.
~Sue
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Perspective
What do you see when you look at the picture to the right? Two faces? A vase?
There's been countless times when I was sitting at my desk and I was all settled in; I'd managed to prop my legs up on my CPU (sssh...don't tell IT), and turn my torso 14 degrees to the left and perfect a position I could deem "comfortable" (after all, how comfortable is it to sit at a desk all day?) for the following 30 minutes or so, when I'd start the process all over.
Naturally, just as I'd made myself "comfortable", I would find the need to print something. Sighing a little inside, I would think to myself, "If only the printer was right here on my desk! I wouldn't have to move at all!"
After Corazonas started counting steps in September of this year for National Cholesterol Education, I started rethinking my inner grumblings about walking over to the printer. I realized that walking to the printer was not a chore, but instead, an opportunity to get some additional steps in for the day. Sure, it's only eight or ten paces, but those paces add up! All of sudden, my trek from the parking lot to the office building was something I welcomed! Same with lifting and assembling boxes. I realized if I bent my knees a little more, voilà! Squats while I worked!
Naturally, just as I'd made myself "comfortable", I would find the need to print something. Sighing a little inside, I would think to myself, "If only the printer was right here on my desk! I wouldn't have to move at all!"
After Corazonas started counting steps in September of this year for National Cholesterol Education, I started rethinking my inner grumblings about walking over to the printer. I realized that walking to the printer was not a chore, but instead, an opportunity to get some additional steps in for the day. Sure, it's only eight or ten paces, but those paces add up! All of sudden, my trek from the parking lot to the office building was something I welcomed! Same with lifting and assembling boxes. I realized if I bent my knees a little more, voilà! Squats while I worked!
The point of my mini-novel is this - Looking at the image above, whether you see two faces or a vase, there is no right or wrong answer. All that matters is you are willing to look at it from a different point of view, with an open mind and new eyes. I can view my walk to the printer or the parking lot as a bit of a nuisance and disruption to my day, but I can also view my walk as an opportunity (granted, it's a small one) to improve my health. It's all about perspective. ~Melissa
Monday, November 12, 2007
It's great to be back in the States after a 11-day tour of Southeast Asia! The beauty of that part of the world is simply breathtaking, the people were some of the warmest I’ve ever met, and yet the poverty and living conditions alternately break my heart and make me so thankful for what we have in America! Incidentally, a trip somewhere in the world is something I try to do with several of my dearest friends each year or so, as part of our shared quest to see 50 countries by age 50. In case you're wondering, my country count on this trip has hit 45 with visits to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos!Even halfway around the world, my mind is never far from chips...here is a picture of me in Luang Prabang, Laos next to taro chips being dried in the sun. We bought a giant bag of them for about $1 US - what a deal!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Music is life....and Life is a Party!
OK get ready for the cliché.....'Music has been important to me since before I can even remember.' I hate clichés but there's no other way to say that. Some of my earliest memories are of digging through my parents records to find music I was in the mood for, or that suited a snowy day, or that I just couldn't get enough of. Ever since then I've spent an inordinate (and possibly unhealthy) amount of time and money finding, buying and listening to music from pretty much every genre imaginable.
As almost anyone with an ear and a pulse can tell you, the right music at the right time can dramatically change the mood of a crowd or the emotion in a room, for better or worse. There's a reason I used to play Pink Floyd's 'Comfortably Numb' in college when I wanted people to leave a party, just like there's a reason football stadiums across the country play Gary Glitters 'Rock & Roll Part II' after a touchdown, just like strings and minor keys show up when they do in sad movies - to create a desired reaction.
All of which is to say, if you like music, if you REALLY like music, if you're the person people at a party depend on or who friends ask for recommendations; if you're the person who sees an 80GB iPod and thinks "hey that'll be a good place to store some of my music"....if you make mix CDs for fun and can have a 30 minute (or more) conversation on whether Brooklyn or Austin is more important to music right now....and if you're still reading this bloated blog entry...well then you're a person after my own heart. And while I can't share any actual tracks with you here to download, I can recommend some music that might fill a need the next time you "Party Hearty" or are just hanging out.
Here's some bands/albums/tracks I'm really into at the moment; in no particular order and with a quick blurb (which may or may not reflect reality; after all this is a lot to remember). I highly recommend you pick up a subscription on emusic.com; I have one of their insane membership levels (200 downloads/month) but they have lots of great plans and all much cheaper than iTunes.
The National - I've mentioned them before here; they're this gorgeously despondent and insanely talented band from Brooklyn that I have not been able to stop listening to for months. Their latest album, The Boxer, will absolutely be in my top 5 (if not #1) album this year. They're that good. Perfect production; lots of space in there. Good hanging out music with close friends; a little mellow for a big party.
The Ponys - great post-punk sound; like if The Clash and The Sex Pistols formed a band and got a little less serious and more introspective. Party music. Latest album is entitled Turn The Lights out which you will not do listening to this music.
Datarock - Have been hearing them on XMU for a while and finally got around to picking up their album Datarock Datarock just last night. They're out of Norway and have a sound that moves from song to song, all centered around a vaguely dance-rock bleepy bloopy electronic-y sound....check the single Fa-Fa-Fa and close your eyes - BOOM! you're at CBGB in the 70's for a talking heads show. Cool.
Booka Shade - if I was in high school today, Booka Shade would be my Depeche Mode. Although they're a little too happy and German minimal electro/techno guys rather that Brit Goths but the quality of the productions and the image of these guys reminds me of a modern-day Gahan/Gore. Pick up last years' Movements album to hear their original productions or their latest DJ Kicks compilation to hear what moves them in others' music.
Sloan - Just stumbled on these guys recently. Fans of Apples in Stereo (and by that I mean late-era Beatles or Wings) won't want to miss the Never Hear the End of It album, but don't miss Twice Removed - an album made in the early 90's that got them canned from Geffen since it didn't sound enough like Nirvana, but is simply excellent feel-good indie-pop.
If you like Jesus and Mary Chain and similar fuzzy, reverb-y shoegazer post punk-y stuff (and who doesn't?) don't miss these two: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81 and Film School - Hideout. mmm mmm good.
If you like Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines and other UK garage bands, you'll almost certainly like The Fratellis, The View, 1990's and Voxtrot.
Be sure not to miss The White Stripes - Icky Thump for Jack's return to guitar god greatness. Let's hope there's more like this coming along; nothing against his side project the Raconteurs; I enjoyed that album too but nothing compares to what he and Meg do on a record.
LCD Soundsystem - dance rock at its finest, made by a guy with a Rain-Man like knowledge of music. 'Daft Punk is Playing at My House' may win all the awards but I always come back to 'Losing my Edge' - and the new album "Sound of Silver" is way up there for me this year.
Quick hits; other stuff to check out:
Interpol - Our Love to Admire: Hey look, Joy Division and The Cure just had a baby!
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away: less mope-y indie; more confident indie; brilliant production
Emma Pollock - watch the fireworks: this album fills the void left in my heart by Neko Case not putting another album out like last year's Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (which is probably one of my 10 favorite albums of the last 5 years)
The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs: It's hard to describe. But It's good. Just check it out. Trust me.
Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals: world-folk-vocal-instrumental-indie-psych-rock....this album is awesome.
Party Hearty......and please feel free to share anything that's doing it for you right now!
Joe
As almost anyone with an ear and a pulse can tell you, the right music at the right time can dramatically change the mood of a crowd or the emotion in a room, for better or worse. There's a reason I used to play Pink Floyd's 'Comfortably Numb' in college when I wanted people to leave a party, just like there's a reason football stadiums across the country play Gary Glitters 'Rock & Roll Part II' after a touchdown, just like strings and minor keys show up when they do in sad movies - to create a desired reaction.
All of which is to say, if you like music, if you REALLY like music, if you're the person people at a party depend on or who friends ask for recommendations; if you're the person who sees an 80GB iPod and thinks "hey that'll be a good place to store some of my music"....if you make mix CDs for fun and can have a 30 minute (or more) conversation on whether Brooklyn or Austin is more important to music right now....and if you're still reading this bloated blog entry...well then you're a person after my own heart. And while I can't share any actual tracks with you here to download, I can recommend some music that might fill a need the next time you "Party Hearty" or are just hanging out.
Here's some bands/albums/tracks I'm really into at the moment; in no particular order and with a quick blurb (which may or may not reflect reality; after all this is a lot to remember). I highly recommend you pick up a subscription on emusic.com; I have one of their insane membership levels (200 downloads/month) but they have lots of great plans and all much cheaper than iTunes.
The National - I've mentioned them before here; they're this gorgeously despondent and insanely talented band from Brooklyn that I have not been able to stop listening to for months. Their latest album, The Boxer, will absolutely be in my top 5 (if not #1) album this year. They're that good. Perfect production; lots of space in there. Good hanging out music with close friends; a little mellow for a big party.
The Ponys - great post-punk sound; like if The Clash and The Sex Pistols formed a band and got a little less serious and more introspective. Party music. Latest album is entitled Turn The Lights out which you will not do listening to this music.
Datarock - Have been hearing them on XMU for a while and finally got around to picking up their album Datarock Datarock just last night. They're out of Norway and have a sound that moves from song to song, all centered around a vaguely dance-rock bleepy bloopy electronic-y sound....check the single Fa-Fa-Fa and close your eyes - BOOM! you're at CBGB in the 70's for a talking heads show. Cool.
Booka Shade - if I was in high school today, Booka Shade would be my Depeche Mode. Although they're a little too happy and German minimal electro/techno guys rather that Brit Goths but the quality of the productions and the image of these guys reminds me of a modern-day Gahan/Gore. Pick up last years' Movements album to hear their original productions or their latest DJ Kicks compilation to hear what moves them in others' music.
Sloan - Just stumbled on these guys recently. Fans of Apples in Stereo (and by that I mean late-era Beatles or Wings) won't want to miss the Never Hear the End of It album, but don't miss Twice Removed - an album made in the early 90's that got them canned from Geffen since it didn't sound enough like Nirvana, but is simply excellent feel-good indie-pop.
If you like Jesus and Mary Chain and similar fuzzy, reverb-y shoegazer post punk-y stuff (and who doesn't?) don't miss these two: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81 and Film School - Hideout. mmm mmm good.
If you like Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines and other UK garage bands, you'll almost certainly like The Fratellis, The View, 1990's and Voxtrot.
Be sure not to miss The White Stripes - Icky Thump for Jack's return to guitar god greatness. Let's hope there's more like this coming along; nothing against his side project the Raconteurs; I enjoyed that album too but nothing compares to what he and Meg do on a record.
LCD Soundsystem - dance rock at its finest, made by a guy with a Rain-Man like knowledge of music. 'Daft Punk is Playing at My House' may win all the awards but I always come back to 'Losing my Edge' - and the new album "Sound of Silver" is way up there for me this year.
Quick hits; other stuff to check out:
Interpol - Our Love to Admire: Hey look, Joy Division and The Cure just had a baby!
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away: less mope-y indie; more confident indie; brilliant production
Emma Pollock - watch the fireworks: this album fills the void left in my heart by Neko Case not putting another album out like last year's Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (which is probably one of my 10 favorite albums of the last 5 years)
The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs: It's hard to describe. But It's good. Just check it out. Trust me.
Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals: world-folk-vocal-instrumental-indie-psych-rock....this album is awesome.
Party Hearty......and please feel free to share anything that's doing it for you right now!
Joe
Monday, November 5, 2007
The Sky is Red with Fire!
As a new resident of Southern California I had never experienced wildfires before. My husband and I had been waiting to take a vacation and finally decided to go to Vegas. On Saturday night we turned on the TV and saw that wildfires had started in Malibu. Earlier this year he had taken me on a scenic drive through Malibu and pointed out a house that looked just like a castle. While we were watching the news I saw the “Castle” on fire. It was so surreal watching so much devastation and seeing how difficult it is to control and contain a wildfire.
Well our weekend ended and we headed back to LA around 5pm. We had been driving for about 2 hours and all of sudden I look to the left to see three mountain tops glowing red with fire. Although I am new to the area I knew that we were no where near Malibu which meant more fires had started. I couldn't’t believe this, more fires.
Fire is such a powerful force and the Santa Ana winds helped it spread so quickly. There were so many people evacuated and some that couldn't’t get out in time. A story that I will always remember is about a couple that jumped into their pool to escape the fire that came at night. The couple jumped into their pool and watched as their home burnt down and prayed that their friends and neighbors had been able to escape.
The fire also hit close to some of our own at Corazonas. Luckily the winds changed direction and the fire spread into the mountain where there were not any homes. The picture above shows how close it came.
This is another event that reminds me to be thankful. We never know what tomorrow holds but make the most of today.
Posted By: Rashi
Thursday, November 1, 2007
What we've been up to...
Since completing our team pledge, we have been nose to the grindstone working on lots of exciting things that we will be revealing very, very soon! New flavors, new products, new programs, we can't wait to share it all!
Thanks to all of you who visited our booth at the California Conference on Women! We were overwhelmed with the response from all the empowered women who are looking out for their heart health! There was quite a line up of speakers too: Mary Shriver, Jamie Lee Curtis, all the wives of the current presidential candidates, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Vanessa Williams, and the list goes on and on. Check it out here: http://www.californiawomen.org.
Hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween! Did you 'Party Hearty' and hand out small bags of Corazonas? Let us know and send in your stories to info@corazonas.com.
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