Eating chocolate is good or bad for health…? Well chocolate is the most likable and famous things to eat worldwide. In recent times chocolate has been considered to be healthy as it contains a chemical which helps in lowering the bad cholesterol from the blood. Chocolates are made with cocoa which contains antioxidants. These antioxidants protect the body from aging caused by free radicals, that can cause damage to heart and leads to heart diseases.
The secret of dark chocolate is the cocoa which is very good for your body. Milk and white chocolate do not have these benefits because they are made largely out of sugar and milk, not cocoa. Cocoa in chocolate that has a 70% concentration or higher goes to work on improving your health so you can have your cake and eat it too. Cocoa is high in antioxidants, meaning that it is beneficial for your immune system and it stalls the aging process.
Try out this healthy chocolate recipe: Chocolate Fruit Dip. This dessert item is not only lower in fat and in calories, but it is very fast to prepare and fantastic to eat. The ingredients required are as follows: 1-1/2 cup plain yogurt, 2 tbsp fat free milk, 10 marshmallows, 2 tbsp semisweet chocolate chips along with few assorted fresh fruits.
There are so many types of molds for choco available in supermarkets right now. These shapes are products of their manufacturer’s molders. Molders for chocos are usually made up of metal or plastic. Most of them have their unique shape of molder to shape their molded choco into their own unique shape.
Now, all this doesn’t mean that you should race out and buy dark chocolate and eat it by the pound! The tests done to prove its beneficial effects only went so far as about three ounces and really, you only need about 1.6 ounces to get the benefits without all of the calories.
Chocolate no matter what form it is in is still high in calories and fat. Furthermore, stick to just simple dark chocolate or chocolate with nuts and fruit in it, not dark chocolate with nougat or cream in it as these things are extremely unhealthy. Cocoa also cleans the lard and gunk out of your system, allowing your blood to flow more freely. Dark chocolate is also good for the heart.
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