Not only will sticking to portion sizes help you lose weight, but you'll also get some health
benefits from the dark chocolate.
And yes, I know there are health
benefits from dark chocolate, but I'll be getting my flavonoids from green tea, fruits and veggies this year.
Not exact matches
Nutritional Highlights: We've all heard that (thank goodness)
dark chocolate has so great health
benefits from antioxidants and several vitamins and minerals.
Cranberry Almond Protein Bars, Gim me Some Oven Gluten Free Chex Mix,
from Iowa Girl Eats Homemade Kettle Corn,
from The Kitchn
Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Almonds,
from Sally's Baking Addiction Endives with Oranges and Almonds,
from Smitten Kitchen Crispy Roasted Chickpeas,
from Steamy Kitchen Crispy Kale Chips,
from Steamy Kitchen No Crust Pepperoni Pizza,
from Closet Cooking Single Ingredient Pear Crisps,
from Charlotte's Lively Kitchen Healthy Homemade Strawberry Gummy Bears,
from Desserts With
Benefits 2 Ingredient Coconut Bites,
from Maria Ushkakova Quick and Easy Dill Refrigerator Pickles,
from Once Upon a Chef Peanut Butter No Bake Energy Bites,
from Gluten Free on a Shoestring Mango Fruit Rollups,
from Just a Taste Barbecue Sweet Potato Chips,
from Serious Eats Flawless Kale Chips,
from Oh She Glows
Although
dark chocolate can
benefit from a little sweetness, too much will muddy your palate.
I've added white
chocolate to both yellow and white cakes with the excellent results of higher rise and moister, melt - in - the - mouth texture, and it dawned on me that a
dark chocolate cake might also
benefit from this addition.
But with very
dark chocolate (and its attendant health
benefits), almond butter, and a layer of caramel made
from energy - boosting dates, they're certainly a better choice than the refined - sugar bombs sold in convenience stores.
To extract the health
benefits from every bite, I recommend
dark chocolate.
Dr. Greger believes most of the
benefit of Cocoa is
from Industry funded bias but 85 percent
dark chocolate can reduce your risk of heart disease by half, he does recommend pure cocoa, maybe as a drink or Rooibos tea additive (
chocolate has one of the highest ORAC values of any food tested)..
Aside
from the long - term health
benefits,
dark chocolate is also said to create those feel - good endorphins.
Obviously because of the
chocolate, you've got to moderate how often you eat that version of this treat; the key to making it a healthier is to use a
dark chocolate — 80 % cacao or greater — which will pack in all the
benefits from the delicious cocoa bean.
Chocolate is made
from plants, which means it contains many of the health
benefits of
dark vegetables.
From a glass of good wine to a chunk of
dark chocolate, pecans and yes, blueberries, antioxidant loaded foods and spirits are loaded with health
benefits.