Shopping Around

Vegetarian Times, July, 1999

No-squitos

Safer and more versatile than citronella candles or sprays, the innovatively designed Bug Balls ($3.99/two-pack) can be hung in tents, on baby strollers or even around your neck. Each ball lasts for 30 days. For info: (303) 779-4707; www.dennisgreenltd.com.

Freshen Up

Keep fruits and veggies fresher longer with Tupperware's FridgeSmart storage container ($20/19 3/4 cups). Two adjustable vents allow air to circulate, preventing spoilage. For info: (800) 634-2400; www.tupperware.com.

Lucky Dogs

Soak, soften and soothe your feet with Essential Oil Products' My Dogs Are Barking Foot Care Kit ($12). This trio of foot bath salts, scrub and balm contains the medicinal and restorative essential oils lavender (antiseptic and soothing), peppermint (stimulating) and tea tree (antifungal). Your feet will never have had it so good. To order: (800) 570-3775; www.eoproducts.com.

No Monkey Business

Howler Organic Rainforest Fruit Sorbets ($2.99/pint) and Organic Gelatos ($3.79/pint) are not only delicious--buying them helps support the rain forest. The eco-conscious company purchases its organic fruit purees, vanilla beans, chocolate and fruit from sustainable cooperatives in rain forest communities and donates 1 percent of sales to Conservation International, a coalition that works to save rain forests. Favorites around here are Mayan Blackberry sorbet and Chocolate Hazelnut gelato. For info: (800)-Howlers.

Lip Service

Burt's Bees' Wings of Love All-Natural Lipstick ($9/.08 oz.) features the same formula as its popular lip balm (beeswax, almond oil, vitamin E, comfrey, peppermint) and comes in such luscious colors as plum ("Honesty"), sheer pink ("Grace") and coral ("Adventure"). Dig that retro-style, 100 percent-recycled aluminum tube. For info: (800) 849-7112; www.burtsbees.com.

Eco-Art

Artist Susan Ashelford created this one-of-a-kind sterling silver choker ($60) from beach glass she collected cleaning up a Connecticut shoreline. She also makes earrings, bracelets and pins from the reclaimed glass. For info: (203) 234-4942; www.given2gauche.com.

Girl Power

Designed for women by women, Clif Bar's Luna Chocolate Pecan Bar ($1.59/48 grams) boasts 100 percent of the DRI for vitamins C, E, K; B vitamins and folic acid; 35 percent of calcium; 10 grams (g.) of soy protein; 180 calories and just 3 g. of saturated fat. Best part of all: the dairy-free, wheat-free treat tastes great. Check out other Luna flavors: Nutz Over Chocolate, Lemonzest and Trail Mix. For info: (800) 884-5254.

Got Almond Milk?

Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze ($2.09/32 oz.) iS a smooth, sweet nondairy beverage that tastes great with cereal, in coffee or all by itself. It also includes 50 percent of the DRI for vitamin E, plus significant amounts of calcium, vitamins A and D and other essential nutrients. For info: (916) 442-0771; www.bluediamondgrowers.com.

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