Chocolate Eating Lessons
Posted On February 4, 2009
With an estimated 1.1 billion pounds of chocolate to be sold and consumed this Valentine’s Day, I know I’ll make chocolate lovers happy to know that chocolate can actually be a virtue, not a vice.
If you find the right kind of chocolate, and consume it using healthful eating behaviors, what once was decadent can now become healthy. Over the next 4 days, I’ll be giving you valuable lessons on instant chocolate gratification.
Let’s just start with the first rule here.
1. Chocolate Is A Health Food:
Chocolate is, in fact, a health food. It acts like an anti-biotic as well as an anti-platelet akin to aspirin. It raises good cholesterol, lowers bad cholesterol, and its polyphenols can prevent the DNA damage that can lead to tumor formation.
Chocolate is, in fact, a health food. It acts like an anti-biotic as well as an anti-platelet akin to aspirin. It raises good cholesterol, lowers bad cholesterol, and its polyphenols can prevent the DNA damage that can lead to tumor formation.
Flavenoids and flavenols (compounds also found in grapes, apples, tea, and other plant/foods) are found in high concentrations in cocoa. Flavenoids have been proven to keep blood healthy, prevent cell damage and inflammation.
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