Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate
The word of the day is that chocolate has anti-oxidants and good for you stuff. We also know it has some not so good for you stuff.
After doing extensive reading on the subject, I concluded that if you use your raw chocolate in moderation, it should be fine. This seems to me to be common sense:
For instance after eating one candy bar (not that I recommend it, due to the presence of sugars, processing, and possibly trans-fat) most people feel that pleasant chocolate happy feeling. After eating 10 candy bars, most people feel pretty bad.
Here is a web page with a lot of easy to read information about chocolate:
http://faculty.washington.edu
You can grind your own raw cacao beans or raw cacao chocolate nibs in a spice grinder or coffee grinder, or you can purchase the finely ground powder (widely available on raw food online stores and health food stores).
Add raw chocolate to breakfast shakes, almond milk banana smoothies. I like pouring out a handful of cacao nibs onto a small plate with some raw cashew pieces or raw almonds and nibbling while I catch up on emails, check out cool videos on youtube, drink tea, read the news, etc. The bitter nibs mix well with the natural sweetness of the nuts.
If you don’t have a health food store handy, you can order from any number of online sources. Two I have used to buy raw food products are:
http://www.livingtreecommunity.com
http://www.alissacohen.com
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By Angie on Mar 8, 2008 | Reply
What do you think about carob powder? Is it really a good substitute for chocoholics? Does it offer anything beneficial?
I heard a recipe of dates, lime juice and rind, and carob powder, blended and rolled into balls, makes a good substitute…but I wonder, is it tasty enough, and even worth it to try?
By Stefanie on Mar 8, 2008 | Reply
Carob is a wonderful substitute for chocolate. I wish I liked it, but I don’t! If you want to try it, try a small quantity. The recipe you mention sounds delish. I might try it with cacao powder!
By sigma on Apr 3, 2008 | Reply
Humph. Someone has to force me to read this post. It’s too big and boring. Brevity is the sister of talent, remember that.
By Stefanie on Apr 3, 2008 | Reply
A quotation from an email I got from Paul, another reader: “Really great! I want longer articles!”
By playboi130 on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Yeah!! (Wrings hands)! Nice blog you have here. I’ve enjoyed much reading your last posts. Keep it that way.
By Stefanie on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Thank you so much. I will do my best!
By Laydee D on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Seems different from your previous posts. Did YOU write this post, or someone else did? Anyway, I think your readers really enjoyed reading it.
By Stefanie on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Hi Laydee D -
Glad you are enjoying the posts. Yes, actually I have written all of them. Stop by anytime!