{"id":57319,"date":"2017-05-29T18:13:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T23:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=57319"},"modified":"2017-07-12T17:50:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T22:50:55","slug":"local-business-brings-healthy-chocolate-to-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/local-business-brings-healthy-chocolate-to-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Local business brings healthy chocolate to Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Alissa Anderegg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">After struggling with depression for several years, Renee Faur knew it was time to make a change. She changed her outlook&#8211; and her eating habits&#8211; by turning to an all raw, plant-based diet. Faur was amazed by her fast improvement and began experimenting with raw recipes to share with her family and friends. Her most popular was a recipe for a healthier, raw alternative to regular chocolate. After several months of experimenting in her home kitchen, she decided to launch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reneesraw.com\/\">Renee&#8217;s Raw Chocolate<\/a> to bring &#8220;chocolate you can eat everyday&#8221; to grocery store shelves. Now a family affair, the business brings together four generations of the Faur family to share their product&#8211; and lifestyle&#8211; with others.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Local business brings healthy chocolate to Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/225327564?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Donna Faur and her three-year-old great-grandson, Jack, mix together chocolate at Renee&#8217;s Raw Chocolate&#8217;s West Town kitchen. 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