It's Halloween and you have three choices when the legions of devils, witches, Harry Potters and Darth Vaders ring your doorbell. One: You can shout, "Bah humbug!" out the window and deliver your speech on the evils of refined sugar and capitalist holidays. Two: You can cave in and buy big packages of artificially flavored and colored transfat bombs. Or three: You can find some healthy, pre-packaged alternatives you'll feel great about offering to pint-size ghoulies.

These days, picking out an energy bar for your next adventure can be a daunting task. Should you skip the adventure and pass the day comparing nutritional ingredients and packaging, or is there one that clearly stands out from the rest? If you demand social and environmental responsibility from the businesses you support, all natural and mostly organic Clif Bar products may be the best choices for you.

Kellogg’s has introduced Organic Rice Krispies, one of several new organic versions of popular cereals.

Is this a smart update on old favorites? Or is organic becoming the latest gimmick?

It's so nice to love a product, then do some research and love it more. After purchasing Earth Mama Angel Baby gifts for pregnant pals, I was fortunate to correspond with company owner, Melinda Olson. After talking to me about some problems I'd had with lactating, as well as my rambunctious almost-three year old, Melinda put together a delightful package that served my needs.

Fresh Choices by David Joachim and Rochelle Davis is much more than a mouth-watering collection of recipes. Chock full of inspiring interviews, useful bits of "Choice Advice" and cooking tips in the form of "Helping Hands," it's an incredibly informative fresh food primer. Fresh Choices is an invaluable introduction to learning about where our produce, meat, seafood and dairy comes from and what choices we can make for healthful food, even if organically raised food is out of reach financially or geographically. Author Joachim recently shared some of his thoughts on kids, food, farming, and even candy with LIME.