Healthy Chocolate: The Kinds You Should Be Eating
Let’s be real. There’s healthy chocolate and there’s chocolate that isn’t so healthy. While we enjoy both kinds, here’s an overview of the best ways to each chocolate. Each maintains the nutritionally-rich and complex properties raw chocolate contains.
The first way to keep your chocolate intake on the healthy side is to eatraw, organic cacao nibs. Even unsweetened, they’re delicious on yogurt, soy ice cream and trail mix. They have a mouth-feel that provides satisfaction greater than any processed chocolate.
Another healthy way to eat chocolate is with minimally-processed cocoa powder. Free of fillers, it is great in a coconut shake or smoothie. Cocoa powder is best blended with non-dairy products for maximum nutritional value, so try to combine it with soy or rice based products in your recipes.
Both cacao nibs and cocoa powder are available in natural foods stores and some grocery stores.
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