Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 January 2002 Dear Friends: CHOCOLATE! As we enter the New Year and are coming up on Valentine's day pretty soon, let's consider the benefits of chocolate. Simply stated, chocolate can make you feel better. The reason probably that chocolate may trigger the release of endorphins, so called brain chemicals that provide a feeling of calm relaxation and reduced stress and pain. These are natural opioids that nature has given us to deal with stress. Chocolate is also full of antioxidants like red wine and blueberries. Accordingly, it provides a defense against air pollution, smoking and ultra violet radiation. Weight for weight, chocolate has twice the antioxidants of blueberries. Dark chocolate has five times as many, and white chocolate does not have this same protective value. Chocolate also raises good cholesterol, known as HDL, but doesn't raise the bad cholesterol, known as LDL. It is thought to guard against stroke and heart attack by opposing clotting factors very much like aspirin does. Chocolate certainly tastes a lot better than aspirin and is probably better for you. Chocolate milk, chocolate pudding or chocolate ice cream cones. Why not benefit from nature's remedy which comes from cocoa? Hershey bar, anyone? I'll be in touch next month. Your friend, Petty, MD http://www.perf2ndwind.org/html/tompetty/2002/jan_2002.html Found this on the internet and wanted to share it with all of you. God Bless each of you, elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 kniners23@... writes: > > > I'm with you on the soy-free chocolate! My favorite is the raw chocolate > powder from Nature's First Law, now www.sunfood.com . They also have raw cacao > >> I love chocolate too much and have to watch to keep weight down and pre diabetic the blood sugar. I like those great big (fairly new) Hershey bars called Special Dark Mildly Sweet. The regular Hershey chocolate has been worthless for the past 35 years, but this new blend is different with a real food taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Too funny! Before changing my eating habits, I used to looooove Hershey's chocolate!! Not too, too dark and bitter, and very, very sweet! Now I look back at these things and am interested to see the different imbalances these cravings reflected. If dark chocolate is your passion, you may look at your magnesium intake, and how much of it you are actually metabolizing. That book I recommended in my other post (Ultimate Healing System) can be of help in this department. In the short term, the powdered chocolate is unsweetened--it is purely raw cocoa beans ground into a fine powder. So you could choose to sweeten it as little or as much as your condition allows. Or you could just purchase the whole beans and have your chocolate fix (and magnesium too!) without affecting blood sugar in the slightest. Beautiful! Kind regards, Ash, Luna and Tad Chaelcon@... wrote: kniners23@... writes: > > > I'm with you on the soy-free chocolate! My favorite is the raw chocolate > powder from Nature's First Law, now www.sunfood.com . They also have raw cacao > >> I love chocolate too much and have to watch to keep weight down and pre diabetic the blood sugar. I like those great big (fairly new) Hershey bars called Special Dark Mildly Sweet. The regular Hershey chocolate has been worthless for the past 35 years, but this new blend is different with a real food taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 > > kniners23@... writes: > > > > > > I'm with you on the soy-free chocolate! My favorite is the raw > > chocolate > > powder from Nature's First Law, now www.sunfood.com . They also > > have raw cacao > > >> > > I love chocolate too much and have to watch to keep weight > down and pre diabetic the blood sugar. In the checkout line at the grocery store this afternoon, there was a box of candy bars being sold as a fundraiser... for diabetes research. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Thanks! I'm rushing out the door now being the chocaholic that I am .On Mar 11, 2007, at 10:01 AM, ashley ford wrote: > I'm with you on the soy-free chocolate! My favorite is the raw > chocolate powder from Nature's First Law, now www.sunfood.com . They > also have raw cacao beans, if you like those. I believe they also > carry a variety of sweeteners. My personal favorite to pair with > chocolate is maple--syrup, butter or granules, depending on what I'm > trying to make. I like Maple Valley's line of products--organic (so no > formaldehyde!!), fair trade, family-farmed, and grade B (usually > higher in mineral content than the grade A). You can make a plethora > of chocolatey goodies with these things!! Don't forget the cacao > butter (also from Nature's First Law) if candy is on your agenda. > Amazing! Good-for-you (in moderation!) chocolates!! Enjoy! > > Kind regards, > Ash, Luna and Tad<--chocolate-less, but that's the breaks when > you're a dog! Parashis artpages@... zine: artpagesonline.com portfolio: http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Do you have a recipe for something like brownies? Or birthday cake? On Mar 11, 2007, at 10:01 AM, ashley ford wrote: > I'm with you on the soy-free chocolate! My favorite is the raw > chocolate powder from Nature's First Law, now www.sunfood.com . They > also have raw cacao beans, if you like those. I believe they also > carry a variety of sweeteners. My personal favorite to pair with > chocolate is maple--syrup, butter or granules, depending on what I'm > trying to make. I like Maple Valley's line of products--organic (so no > formaldehyde!!), fair trade, family-farmed, and grade B (usually > higher in mineral content than the grade A). You can make a plethora > of chocolatey goodies with these things!! Don't forget the cacao > butter (also from Nature's First Law) if candy is on your agenda. > Amazing! Good-for-you (in moderation!) chocolates!! Enjoy! > > Kind regards, > Ash, Luna and Tad<--chocolate-less, but that's the breaks when > you're a dog! > > Parashis artpages@... zine: artpagesonline.com portfolio: http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 for brownies: 1 c. walnuts (soaked, dried) 1 c. dates (soaked) 1/4 c. raw cacao nibs process in the food processor. smear it into a 5 " x7 " container. frosting: 1/4 c. coconut oil 1/4 c. raw cacao nibs 1 tsp or so vanilla process in a food processor. smear on top of brownies. refrigerate the container for a few hours. cut, eat, and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Nothing really share-worthy. . .I've tried the NT recipes for brownies (too cake-like--brownies for me are fudgy little goodies), and another for carob cake. For each, instead of using the called-for carob powder and chocolate extract, I just used the NFL powdered cocoa. Apparently, chocolate is more strongly-flavored than carob--they were both kind of too much (I know--some of you are probably thinking Is there such a thing as too much chocolate?!)--at least for my tastes. I don't have a big family to feed, so these kitchen experiments are conducted sporadically, as the recipes yield a pretty sizable amount. I'll tell you what I do when I want some chocolate, NOW, and without undue fuss: I take a teaspoonful of maple cream (maple butter), a couple of tablespoons of butter, a pinch of sea salt, and probably a teaspoon of the cocoa powder, mash together, and eat! Not glamorous, not low-calorie, and probably more sweetener than is good for a person at one helping. . .but it gets the job done! Oh--and the butter is raw butter from our Jerseys, the cocoa is organic and raw, and the maple cream is organic. . .so it's not as though it's a nutritional wasteland. It's a good, occasional treat! Take care! Ash, Luna and Tad (who are much happier when I eat treats we can all share!) Parashis <artpages@...> wrote: Do you have a recipe for something like brownies? Or birthday cake? On Mar 11, 2007, at 10:01 AM, ashley ford wrote: > I'm with you on the soy-free chocolate! My favorite is the raw > chocolate powder from Nature's First Law, now www.sunfood.com . They > also have raw cacao beans, if you like those. I believe they also > carry a variety of sweeteners. My personal favorite to pair with > chocolate is maple--syrup, butter or granules, depending on what I'm > trying to make. I like Maple Valley's line of products--organic (so no > formaldehyde!!), fair trade, family-farmed, and grade B (usually > higher in mineral content than the grade A). You can make a plethora > of chocolatey goodies with these things!! Don't forget the cacao > butter (also from Nature's First Law) if candy is on your agenda. > Amazing! Good-for-you (in moderation!) chocolates!! Enjoy! > > Kind regards, > Ash, Luna and Tad<--chocolate-less, but that's the breaks when > you're a dog! > > Parashis artpages@... zine: artpagesonline.com portfolio: http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with for Mobile. Get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 THANK YOU : ) On Mar 12, 2007, at 6:15 AM, Steinbachs wrote: > for brownies: > > 1 c. walnuts (soaked, dried) > 1 c. dates (soaked) > 1/4 c. raw cacao nibs > > process in the food processor. smear it into a 5 " x7 " container. > > frosting: > > 1/4 c. coconut oil > 1/4 c. raw cacao nibs > 1 tsp or so vanilla > > process in a food processor. smear on top of brownies. > > refrigerate the container for a few hours. cut, eat, and enjoy. Parashis artpages@... zine: artpagesonline.com portfolio: http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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