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Today's beauty find: Frutels uses chocolate to clear your skin from pimples!
What it is: Gone are the days when chocolate had a bad rep for causing pimples. Our new discovery? Frutels: dark chocolate bonbons that fight acne!
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Just shipped an order of my Low Carb Chocolate Cookies to a customer in Georgia. Had a few left over. So.......... yes, I ate them...just two. But they were so satisfying to me. These were made with almonds. So it satisfied the crunch that I needed...the sweet that I needed, and the chocolate… Read More »
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You could practically hear women cheering in the streets when recent studies linked compounds in chocolate to heart health. But before you raid the candy aisle in the name of wellness, be aware that not all chocolate is rich in flavonols, the antioxidantlike superstars that earn the treat its good-for-you reputation. All chocolate foods, including cocoa powder and bars, are made from cacao beans. (Yes, cacao is spelled correctly.) However, "the way the beans in a product are processed makes or breaks its flavonol content," says Robyn Flipse, R.D., of Bradley Beach, New Jersey. Beans can lose flavonols when exposed to the extreme heat of production methods often used to render chocolate less bitter. Manufacturers aren't required to list flavonol content on their labels, so there's no easy way of knowing how much a nibble might contain. Follow these guidelines to up the odds that your next chocolate fix is beneficial for your ticker: Read More »
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Colleagues and I just published research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicating that both solid dark chocolate and liquid cocoa favorably influence blood pressure and blood flow in overweight adults. This is just the latest in a litany of findings that indicate if you choose dark... Read More »
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We know dark chocolate is healthier than milk chocolate. However, this does not mean go crazy eating dark chocolate. Remember portion control is key to living a health lifestyle. Dark chocolate still has about 150 calories per oz--with some dark chocolate bars totaling 500 calories per package.... Read More »
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It's true that some dark chocolate is chock full of health benefits, but not all dark chocolate is created equal.According to nutritionist extrodinare, Joy Bauer, there are two things to look out for: cocoa content and fat content. Read More »
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TCHO Beta Bar
Through Sushi Day, my sushi blog, I am a member of Blake Makes' Sooper Heroes. Blake is a food blogger from New Orleans who gives his Sooper Heroes opportunities to receive free food samples. In the past, he has offered home-made dulce de leche and Sucre chocolates. This time around, Blake had about fifty pieces of TCHO chocolate bars to give away, and I was one of the lucky bloggers to comment in time to receive a TCHO bar!
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