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October 31, 2008
Delight in chocolate
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours
If you’re going to indulge in a sweet treat, make it dark chocolate instead of milk. Studies have shown that dark chocolate not only contains antioxidants – known for gobbling up free radicals that are associated with heart disease – but may also lower blood pressure. Take note: This is not a license to gorge; a couple of squares will do. Today, challenge yourself to appreciate the subtle pleasure of a single square of dark chocolate. It’ll remind you that healthy eating is delicious.
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I love to make homemade S’mores. I use Endangered Species Extreme Dark Chocolate, Whole Food’s whole wheat graham crackers and artisan marshmallows sold in the bakery section of Whole Food’s. I place two squares of chocolate and a marshmallow a top a graham cracker, broil it until browned and dust with cocoa powder. To die for!
I just love dark chocolate! It was such a fun challenge.
This challenge was so good, I forced myself to do it twice!
I enjoy making my own trail mix with dark chocolate chips. Now if I could just create a recipe for the perfect dark hot chocolate.
A little dark chocolate boosts the hypoglycemic feeling.
i think that milk chocolate tastes gross the only kind of chocolate i like is dark chocolate and white chocolate….how bad is white chocolate for you?
when I have cravings at night, my new solution is to grab a square of dark chocolate and a handful of almonds. Crunch, a little sweet and oh so satisfying!
Yummy challenge!!!
I enjoy a handful of dark chocolate chips after dinner. They give me enough energy to work on household projects until bedtime.
I know it sounds crazy but when I am totally craving in the afternoon, I make some plain oatmeal and put some dark chocolate chips and dried cherries in it.. it’s so good, and the chocolate sweetens up the oatmeal just right!
Dark chocolate has a very nice flavor. You can utilize it in your favorite home-made trail/granola mix to shake things up. You can easily melt it and drizzle it over poached pears.
It does not have to be super fancy though. I like to chop it up and add it into the Kashi cereals
especially with sun-dried cherries just to name one fruit combination that goes great with Dark Chocolate. You do not have to be a Chef, just enjoy food and the creativity you can have when
preparing it for yourself and others!
my favorit combination is dark chocolate and rasberries. Dagoba makes a organic candy bar with dark chocolate, rasberries, and roseberry. It is out of this world. I wish the sold it in more places.
Fudge is also not as fatning as we all think;its ok to eat fudge
Gives me that mid-afternoon boost to finsh the day strong!
Just found Coca Beach Granola, and it was love at first taste. Thank you!!!
also drak chocolate is good for your heart
I love dark chocolate with almonds and dried cranberries.
Dark chocolate and cherries is a favorite sweet treat that you can take small bites and still enjoy to the fullest.