I love dark chocolate, and it’s so good for you, as long as you’re eating 70% and higher! But there is a secretive dark side to chocolate (no pun intended) and it’s hidden in the form of cheap, overly-available cocoa! Cocoa products are in high demand, but the cocoa “market” demands low prices. To remain [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chocolate’
October Unprocessed 2011 Some Considerations
I’ve been reading the Eating Rules blog trying to organize my pantry and fridge for the upcoming challenge to give up all processed foods for the month of October. So here are a few of my challenges and concessions. Chocolate So many natural brands contain either soy lecithin, sugar or both. I’ve been working on [...]
No, Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread Is NOT a Health or Healthy Food!
Those TV commercials for Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread drive me crazy! They try to convey that it’s the greatest health food since brown rice! And that it’s such a good choice for your kids! Well it’s not! Here is the commercial I’ve been seeing over and over: Ingredients and Nutritional Data from the Nutella USA [...]
Chocolove xoxox Dark Chocolate
We love dark chocolate, and there are some weeks that we’ll eat it every day. Just a half serving with some raisins, nuts, or peanut butter. Dark chocolate is really healthy for you too, the darker the better. I occasionally purchase Chocolove brand 77% and 70% Belgium dark chocolate bars. It offers a very rich, [...]
Vivani Organic 70% Dark Chocolate with Lemon
A few days ago, I bought a couple of bars of Vivani Organic 70% Dark Chocolate with Lemon. We had tried them months ago, and I remembered that I enjoyed eating the chocolate. Well, I guess our tastes have evolved, because now I am finding the taste to be waxy and sort of void of [...]
Dark Chocolate
Updated: For a list of recommended chocolate brands, check http://www.foodispower.org/chocolatelist.htm. I like taking a bite of plain dark chocolate with a one or two nuts (cashews, pecans, almonds, pistachios), that way I made my own nutty chocolate bar in my mouth. Same with peanut butter. Spread a bit on top of a few dark chocolate [...]
100% Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread (with Dark Chocolate, Nuts & Sunflower Seeds)
I got two larger zucchini squash this week in my CSA share and I decided to try baking a zucchini bread. To add a little extra flavor & nutrition, I tossed in wheat germ, dark chocolate, walnuts and sunflower seeds too. Yum! DH is not a fan of zucchini, and he even thought it tasted [...]
Divine Mint Dark Chocolate – Review
Eating clean doesn’t mean giving up rich foods like chocolate! There are some days that I just feel like I NEED chocolate, and as long as I consume in moderation, it’s all good! And I don’t mean Snickers or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Have you read the ingredients!? Yuck! I’m talking about REAL chocolate….the “dark” [...]
Cheerios Aren’t What They Used To Be
Today Hungry Girl posted a question on her Facebook Page: Anyone out there try Chocolate Cheerios? Whatd’ya think of ‘em? http://www.facebook.com/HungryGirl?v=feed&story_fbid=266498302257 No surprise, of course, her loyal followers were gushing all over them! One naive woman even compared them to cocoa puffs, thinking they were healthier. Are people really that stupid, or is it just [...]
