Coop Scoop Blog
Five Staff Picks!
by Deanna Beyer
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Yiyi Mendoza
If you haven’t had the pleasure of getting to know Yiyi Mendoza, you will soon! Yiyi is a mama, an incredible artist, and a generally creative and luminous being. She is also part of the @yesfolk Family (we proudly sell their products), and a new collaborator with Honest Weight’s Marketing Team. You’ll be seeing and hearing from her more soon. But in the meantime, here are Yiyi’s top 5 Co-op picks:
- Dragon Fruit Smoothie - I love making a colorful pitaya & fruit smoothie in the mornings - it just gets me in a vibrant mood. @pitayafoods
- Fermented Seaweed Salad - Wow this is amazing. It's super versatile and adds so much of that good probiotic flavor to lots of dishes.@atlanticseafarms
- Bulk Frijoles Pinto Beans - These are some of the best tasting frijoles pintos I've had. I usually soak these overnight and cook slow & low with bay leaf, garlic, onion & sea salt.
- Vanilla Chamomile Coconut Yogurt - Favorite non-dairy yogurt. Equally loved in our home by grown-ups and baby! Tbh, we usually go for the larger-sized container. @cocojune_organic
- Ancient Grain Chips - Air popped multigrain chip that acts like a cracker? Yes, please. It's hard to leave the Co-op without a good dipping snack and this is one of my favorites. @popbitties
Didi Wolberg
For our amazing Front End Manager Didi, it’s ALL about presentation (as you can see from her sweet shopping “basket” and the floral bouquets throughout the store)! So we’re not at all surprised that her picks are as visually pleasing as they are delicious.
Try Didi's Top 5:
-R&G Goat Cheese with Ramps
-Housemade Lentil Walnut Veggie Burger
-Thompsons Raisins
-Local & In-Season Produce
- @tierrafarmretail dry roasted pecans
Deanna Beyer is the Education & Engagement Coordinator at Honest Weight. A long-time teacher and practitioner of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, she focuses on helping to make these practices accessible to people in all kinds of situations. You can reach her at deannab@honestweight.coop