Wow, I spent all last weekend at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. It was unbelievably HUGE! 2,600 exhibitors offering some sort of "natural" product.

The vast majority of the Expo is about food products, many of which I felt the title of "natural" was dubious at best. I mean, yes, organic hot dogs, pizzas, and hamburgers are made from natural ingredients, but I'm not so sure that the result is something that I would call natural, or healthy for that matter. And while there has been some movement toward more eco-friendly packaging for products, I did not see much of that evident at the show. Plus, most of the food companies were giving out samples of food in small plastic cups, and supplements or body care products were being handed out in little one or two time use foil or plastic packets. A lot of waste when you think about 65,000 people attending.