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Mesquite meal is a traditional Native American food produced by gathering ripened seed-pods from the mesquite tree and grinding them into a fine powder. Used as a staple food for centuries by desert dwellers, this high protein meal contains good quantities of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc, and is rich in the amino acid lysine as well.

Organic raw Mesquite powder:

Our raw Mesquite powder has a sweet, rich, molasses-like flavor with a hint of caramel which blends well into smoothies or other drinks, especially those made with cacao and maca. Our mesquite is a “finely-ground raw powder” – most mesquites on the market are quite coarse and grainy. Can be used like carob powder also.

Why Raw Mesquite Powder:

Our organic mesquite is a nutritious powder with a sweet, nutty flavor, suitable for use in baking or as a seasoning on food and in drinks. The powder is ground from the seed pods of the mesquite plant, also known as algorroba (Prosopis juliflora), a leguminous plant found in arid areas around the world, including parts of South America and the southwestern U.S.

In desert areas of the Americas, mesquite seed pods have long been used as a food source by the indigenous peoples, who traditionally ground them into a powder to be used as a flour or processed into a sweetener, a sweet beverage, or a fermented alcoholic drink. Today, mesquite powder is proving to be a versatile food with a high nutritional and flavor value.

Mesquite is also highly effective in balancing blood sugar. Because its sugar is in the form of fructose, which does not require insulin for metabolism, mesquite helps maintain a constant blood sugar level for a sustained period of time. It supports the diet of diabetics, and helps maintain a healthy insulin system in others.

Because mesquite powder is ground from the entire pod, including the seed, it is high in protein (11-17%). It is also rich in:

* * Lysine

* * Calcium

* * Magnesium

* * Potassium

* * Iron

* * Zinc

* * Dietary fiber

Mesquite is highly effective in balancing blood sugar. For thousands of years, Native Americans in the Southwest and Mexico relied on mesquite as a food staple, and there was no diabetes in those communities. Today, as the people have moved away from their native foods and become less active, diabetes and obesity have skyrocketed. Fifty percent of the Pima and Tohono O’odham people over the age of 35 reportedly suffer from diabetes, and it is believed that the removal of mesquite from their diets is one of the main causes.

Because its sugar is in the form of fructose, which does not require insulin for metabolism, mesquite helps maintain a constant blood sugar level for a sustained period of time. With a glycemic index of 25 and a high percentage (25%) of dietary fiber, it digests more slowly than many grains, preventing sharp rises and falls in blood sugar. Mesquite thus supports the diet of diabetics, and helps maintain a healthy insulin system in others.

Mesquite powder has social and ecological as well as nutritional value. The marketing of mesquite products harvested in arid rural areas fights desertification and provides a sustainable economic alternative to cutting down trees for rangeland, charcoal production, or other purposes.

Our organic mesquite powder can be used in breads, biscuits, pie crusts, and other raw or baked goods, where it is usually used in combination with other flours (25-30% mesquite). Because of its high lysine content, it is an excellent addition to crackers and dehydrated foods, which may be low in lysine.

The powder’s, molasses-like flavor, with a slight hint of caramel, also goes well in teas, coffees, and smoothies. It’s delicious in dairy or seed/nut yogurts and energy bars, and fruit/nut butter spreads. As a seasoning, it can be added to soups, sauces, casseroles, and virtually any vegetable or meat dishes, or even sprinkled on desserts.

Cacao beans are the source for all Chocolate and Cocoa products. A treasure of vitamins, minerals, beta-carotene, zinc, chromium and magnesium, raw chocolate is a delight for the senses and food for the mind.

Organic raw Cacao powder:

This sugar-free superfood is high in antioxidants and natural bliss chemicals to lift your mood and boost your energy! And Foods Alive offers you the purity guarantee: Our cacao undergoes special handling to ensure that it’s truly raw and it’s never exposed to the contaminants that most other raw cacao products are.

To top it all off, by paying beyond-Fair Trade rates, we support ecological farmers who are improving the planet. That’s chocolate with a heart!

Certified Organic by Indiana Certified Organic

Certified Kosher by Chicago Rabbinical Council

Certified Vegan by Vegan Action

Raw, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free

Why Raw Cacao Powder:

Chocolate beans are the source of all chocolate, cocoa and cocoa butter. Cacao (Theobroma Cacao) is the fruit of an Amazonian tree which grows through out Central and South America.

Cacao powder is created by cold-pressing raw, organic cacao beans into a pressed cake separating the oil from the protein and fiber. The temperature is never allowed to exceed 120° F and is usually 104° F (all other cocoa powders are exposed to temperatures as high as 300° F!). A high-accuracy thermometer monitors the process. The remaining dry ‘cake-like’ material is then cold-ground and fine-milled so that only the finest, most bio-available raw cacao particles become the finished product. This allows for maximum digestion and antioxidant absorption.

Today organic, raw cacao is gaining in popularity as a nutritious raw superfood. Cacao is incredibly rich in Magnesium and is most likely the number 1 source for this essential mineral. Other essential minerals present in Cacao are Calcium, Zinc, Iron, Copper, Sulfur, Magnesium and Potassium. The cacao bean also contains more antioxidant flavanoids than any other food tested – including blueberries, red wine and green tea. In fact studies have shown Cacao to have over twice as many antioxidants as red wine and three times as much as green tea.

Raw cacao contains many chemicals that enhance physical and mental well-being, including alkaloids, proteins, magnesium, beta-carotene, leucine, linoleic acid, lipase, lysine, and some neurotransmitters such as dopamine and anandamide which is the so-called “bliss” chemical associated with the feeling of being in love. Raw chocolate also contains theobromine which is similar in effect to caffeine.

How to Use Our Organic Cacao Powder:

Add cacao powder to all your favorite smoothies, teas, coffee mixes, protein drinks, desserts or anything else you can think of. Just one or two spoonfuls can transform any recipe into a healthy chocolate treat. It even goes great on top of fresh fruit! Delight your friends with the best food ever! Enhance your pleasure to the maximum…enjoy!

Maca is a superfood herb with an outstanding ability to increase energy, endurance and strength. To Andean Indians, organic maca is a highly valuable commodity. Maca is also a favorite of raw-foodists, vegetarians, adventurers, extreme athletes, dessert chefs and food alchemists.

Organic Peruvian Maca Powder:

This amazing adaptogenic root enhances your ability to deal with stress while boosting energy, endurance and performance. Instead of coffee or tea for your morning pick-me-up, try blending a spoonful into a smoothie, or mix with Cacao powder for an amazing energizing effect!

Foods Alive organically grown Maca comes from a pristine Peruvian valley, where it is grown under strict, certified-organic, USDA/NOP standards.

Certified Organic by Indiana Certified Organic

Certified Kosher by Chicago Rabbinical Council

Certified Vegan by Vegan Action

Raw, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free

Why Organic Maca Powder:

Although unrelated to Ginseng, Organic Maca is often referred to as Peruvian ginseng because of its similar health-related properties. To Andean Incas, Organic Maca, a sweet and somewhat nutty-tasting dried root, is considered a delicacy. Organic Maca boiled in water makes a drink sweeter than cocoa. The delightfully fragrant powder is rich in calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and iron, and contains trace minerals, including zinc, iodine, copper, selenium, bismuth, manganese and silica, as well as B vitamins. It also contains four alkaloids proven in scientific investigation to nourish the endocrine glands, including the reproductive system of men and women.

The Maca plant (Lepidium meyenii) is a mat-like perennial that grows between 13,000 and 14,500 feet above sea level in the high Andean plateaus of Peru. Its tuberous roots resemble those of its relative the radish. Organic Maca pudding and jam are popular among Andes natives.

Traditionally, native medicine practitioners and herbalists have recommended maca for:

* Stimulating and regulating the endocrine system

* Stimulating fertility in both men and women

* Supporting the immune system

* Increasing energy, stamina and endurance, reducing chronic fatigue

* Enhancing libido, treating impotence

* Revitalizing seniors, mentally and physically

* Treating menopausal symptoms

Scientific studies are gradually confirming the health effects attributed to this prodigious plant since the time of the Incas. Because of its multiple effects, it has a wide range of applications– from improving athletes’ performance to fighting infertility. The effects demonstrated on fertility and sexual activity could be due to an action in the pituitary gland which affects sexual maturation. Likewise, Organic Maca could activate the calcitonin hormone, secreted by the thyroid gland and the parahormone of the parathyroid gland, which regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. Alkaloids of Maca could act as stimulants of red corpuscle formation and in human and animal reproduction.

How to Use Our Organic Maca Root Powder:

Foods Alive Organic Maca Root powder, which has a somewhat nutty taste, blends well with cereals, ice creams, juices, milks, yogurts, pies, cakes, smoothies, cookie fillings and desserts and can be added to a variety of recipes. 2-3 tsps per day is the suggested use of the powder.

Jungle Peanuts are beautiful heirloom nuts, wild crafted by the Ashuar tribe of the Amazon. These amazing heirloom peanuts are quite likely the original ancestors to all the commercial nuts grown today. Beautiful to behold, they’re long and lean, with a deep chocolate-colored stripe.

Organic Wild Jungle Peanuts:

Subtle yet rich, aromatic and earthy – as different from regular peanuts as wild strawberry are from bland, commercial ones. They’re also a nutritional revelation – containing all 8 essential aminos, plus methionine, with a whopping helping of the beautifying oleic acid. And they’re loaded with protein, heart-healthy mono-unsaturated oil, vitamin E and much more.

Unlike domestic peanuts, ours are guaranteed to be 100% free of aflatoxin, and to top it all off, these wild-crafted peanuts are a sustainable rainforest product.

Certified Organic by Indiana Certified Organic

Certified Kosher by Chicago Rabbinical Council

Certified Vegan by Vegan Action

Raw, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free

Why Organic Jungle Peanuts:

The peanut, while grown in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world, is native to the Western Hemisphere. It probably originated in South America and spread throughout the new World as Spanish explorers discovered the peanut’s versatility. When the Spaniards returned to Europe, peanuts went with them. Later, traders were responsible for spreading peanuts to Asia and Africa. Peanuts, also known as groundnuts, are now grown in 108 countries.

The forests of the Amazon contain places where wild peanuts have survived undisturbed for thousands of years, including the southern area of Ecuador. These ancient varieties of peanuts offer unique flavors and appearances to consumers. Foods Alive wild rainforest peanuts have a beautiful striped color and smooth, rich flavor that many people find far more pleasing than mass grown commercial peanuts.

Many of the natural regions where wild peanuts grow are being threatened by modern development pressures, and the wild strains of peanuts are threatened along with the ancient communities that live in these forests. Foods Alive peanuts are harvested by the Ashuar people of southern Ecuador, an area with incredible richness in biodiversity.

The indigenous group of approximately 4,300 Ashuar people has title to roughly two million acres of primary forest. The Ashuar are one of an increasing number of Amazonian indigenous groups who are organizing against oil exploration activities that threaten their territory. Although the Ashuar have demanded that no oil development occur on their land, ARCO has the exploration rights to two areas in their territory that encompass 2.5 million acres. The Ashuar insist that all communities affected by proposed development must play a part in deciding how traditional land is used. The Ashuar are putting pressure on ARCO and the Ecuadorian government to recognize there right to self-determination.

Jungle Peanuts are great for snacking and go especially well with raw chocolate. Try a bag in your kids’ lunchbox!

Goji berries have been traditionally regarded as a longevity, strength-building, and potency food of the highest order. They contain 500 times the amount of vitamin C, by weight, of oranges, plus 18 amino acids, and are jam packed with a combination of polysaccharides, carotenoids, and anthocyanins.

Organic raw Goji Berries:
We are happy to assure you that Foods Alive’s Gojis are grown organically (unlike most Gojis on the market) and harvested with exceptional care – selecting for maximum taste and nutrient potency. After careful selection, they are washed, shade-dried, and lab-tested for purity before packaging. This ensures they will be free of any chemical pesticides, sulfur or heavy metals.

And once you try them – chewy, tangy, and zesty – you’ll agree that this is a delicious way to stay healthy!

Certified Organic by Indiana Certified Organic
Certified Kosher by Chicago Rabbinical Council
Certified Vegan by Vegan Action
Raw, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free

Why Goji Berries:
Goji Berries burst onto the healthy-living scene a couple of years ago, and they’re now making inroads into popular awareness. What is it about this tiny Chinese berries (also known as wolfberries) that has so captured our imagination?

For one thing, it’s their reputation as a longevity food. It’s reported that villagers who make gojis a regular part of their diet live well into their 90s and beyond. In China, goji is believed to increase the “chi” or life energy in those that eat them. As Americans become more concerned with aging, it’s natural that they would seek out the secrets of longevity, and gojis have a deep association with long life in the Chinese tradition.

As we apply our scientific Western eye to traditional foods, we’ve been learning that there are generally very good reasons why indigenous people swear by them: they’re packed with nutrients. Goji berries are loaded with trace minerals, vitamins, and 18 amino acids.

But more than that, they are jam packed with a combination of polysaccharides, carotenoids, and anthocyanins – plant chemicals with powerful health-supporting effects in the human body. Try finding those in your lab-formulated protein shake…they’re not there!

* 18 amino acids, including all 8 of the essential aminos.
* 21 trace minerals (including zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium,      selenium, and phosphorus).
* Abundant in polysaccharides, which may help fortify the immune system; including one that has been shown to stimulate the secretion of rejuvenative human growth hormone by the pituitary gland.
* Goji Berries are also among the richest sources of carotenoids, including more beta carotene than carrots. They also contain vitamins B1, B2, B6, and vitamin E.
* They contain 500 times the amount of vitamin C, by weight, than oranges, making them second only to Camu Camu berries as the richest vitamin C source on earth.
* They contain 11 mg of iron per 100 grams, beta-sisterol (an anti-inflammatory agent), linoleic acid (a fatty acid), sesq uiterpenoids (cyperone, solavetivone), tetraterpenoids (zeaxanthin, physalin), and betaine (0.1%).

How to Use Foods Alive Organic Goji Berries:
Gojis are a fun snack! Tart and chewy, they’re like tangy sweet raisins – perfect for on the trail, on the go, by the TV or in kids’ lunch boxes, add them to cereals, smoothies, baked goods, etc… Considering how much nutrition they pack into such a small package, they’re one of the most cost-effective superfoods available.