Chocolate snack

Bet you never thought I'd post about a chocolate snack to curb sweet cravings. Brookside Dark Chocolate Acai with Blueberry is available at Costco. But it did fill my mouth with a bittersweet taste and I lost my hankering for eating something sweet. This, after one piece. Try a tablespoon instead of the full 1/4 cup serving and see for yourself.

Suitable filters for water

We live in an area where the semiconductor industry among others has caused the creation of many superfund sites. I was alarmed to read this news about TCE being a carcinogen in the Mountain View Voice. It has contaminated the ground water.

So I was happy to get this update from EWG on how to choose a water filter. I think a reverse osmosis one would be the ideal choice to remove contaminants like perchlorate. The step 4 section allows you to choose from a pulldown menu, which I thought was very nifty!

Trends in Fall

I thought the bright red color pants were going to go away for Fall but browsing through catalogs of Loft, J Crew proved me otherwise. So get yourself a modern slim fit pair of pants in bright red. I see variants of this in Nordstrom but if you want other colors you can try blue available in New York and Company. Scarlet looks great if you want something less loud.