Coconut Bliss

This is our test product of the day: Luna and Larry's Coconut Bliss frozen dessert.

It's a non-dairy product - made from coconut milk. Now, I didn't know that when I bought it. I went into one of my new fave stores - a natural foods store in Peachtree City - and an employee there talked me into trying out one of these buy one get one free (bogo) "ice creams". The taste took some getting used to. Delicious, but not as sugary sweet as what I'm used to.

My husband thought the chocolate flavor was a bit too intense. (Ha ha... Is that possible ladies?) Benjamin (age 5) scarfed it up and asked for more. I called it ice cream and he didn't notice a difference. I got vanilla and chocolate and we sampled both. They're usually $6.49 each. I know I'd only purchase it again at the sale price, but even then it's more costly that the gallon of regular, sugar-laden, non-organic, dairy-based ice creams I buy in the supermarket. And the Coconut Bliss is sold in pint sizes. The cost is the down side.

This, however, is the up-side: it's made of rich coconut milk and sweetened with agave syrup (which we use in our home in lieu of sugar), it's certified organic and made with certified fair trade ingredients. As a pre-diabetic (my mother has diabetes and I had gestational diabetes during both pregnancies), I'm always looking for sweet products that won't shoot up my blood sugar.

Conclusion: a Poorganic 3 out of 4 leaves - when on sale. Kids like it. Mom likes it. Organic and vegan. And it won't send me into a diabetic coma. Cool.