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Sugarfree Chocolates

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

The sugarfree chocolate began in the ancient cultures of the Mayas and the Aztecs, who spent over five hundred years drinking chocolate without sugar. Though sugar-free chocolates was not very popular initially, now more and more people are shifting over to it for numerous health benefits. In fact, the numbers of consumers of sugar free chocolates are growing dramatically as have the number of chocolatiers that are creating new and gourmet sugarfree chocolates.
Sugarfree chocolate are easier to find online, as compared to supermarkets. While supermarkets have a variety of sugar-free and portion-controlled chocolate bars, but the selection and quality of available sugarfree chocolates is greater when you are online shopping.
Although most chocolate companies produce sugar-free products, they require that you read the possible side-effects from these. Consumption in large quantities can have laxative effect.  With sugarfree chocolates you’re saving yourself from extra working out per week and still having a delicious chocolate treat once in awhile. 
There are different types of sugar-free chocolate candies. White chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, chocolate lollipops, chocolate truffles, chocolate turtles, chocolate kisses, are all chocolate candies that can be produced sugar-free! While there are some companies specialize in sugar free chocolate candies, others produce only traditional chocolates!

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For Chocolate Lovers!

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Whenever we eat chocolate we feel some form of guilt regretting it afterwards. What if I tell you eating chocolates is healthier, now you can feel guilt free!

In recent studies it has proved that cocoa is good for you because it contains flavonoids. They are polyphenolic compounds which are group of chemical substances found in plants. They contain a special type of antioxidant that helps to prevent cancer, heart disease, beneficial effects on human health, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, etc. When we eat any food that contains flavonoid our blood increases. The rises in antioxidant levels protect us from damage to blood vessels and the heart. It also prevents our DNA from damage and leading to cancer. Dark chocolate is more concentrated in cocoa content than the milk chocolate but white chocolate has no cocoa content.

Excess of anything is not good for you, so don’t do over eating. A small part of cocoa contains about 50 calories and a majority of candy bars contain about 200. Vegetables and fruits carry 25-80 calories and a serving of green tea has no calories at all. Vegetables and fruits have vitamin, minerals, phytochemicals that protect our health besides the flavonoids it contains. Remember it should not discourage us from eating a mostly plant-based diet that includes lean protein, fruits, and vegetables. So, go enjoy and eat your cocoa with moderation so that you can balance a fulfillment of all the good foods out there!

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Chocolate Diet to Lose your Weight

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Chocolate diet was introduced by Italian dietitians. The period of chocolate diet is from 5 to 7 days; after that you should have a break for 4 days, but 6-days break is preferable.

The menu of chocolate diet
Chocolate diet allows the combination of these products, as well having snacks between the main meals. The products can be eaten in any variety. For example, eat fruits for breakfast on Monday, make a fruit salad on Tuesday morning, and mark the start of Wednesday with applesauce. The notable feature of chocolate diet is that starvation becomes anti-productive. Which means you need not starve yourself, it is even prohibited. Hence it appears the official permission to have snacks between the main meals. Chocolates can help you to stay alert and thrilled but you can’t exceed the specified standard which is 30 g per day. There is no strict time framework for the chocolate diet, on the average you can reduce within a week.

Estimated daily list of products for chocolate diet:
• Pasta (spaghetti, noodles, and other solid pasta);
• Sauces for pasta (with a low-fat, mostly without the meat, with an exceptions of small pieces of white meat);
• Salads (filled with fatless sauces, without crackers);
• Vegetables;
• Fresh fruit;
• Popcorn (cooked without oil and salt); Toppings (supplements) for popcorn may include fatless oil and vegetable supplements, powdered garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, chili peppers, hard parmesan.
• Chocolate (30 g per day);
• Water (2 liters a day).

Sample of menu for chocolate diet:
Breakfast: Eat fresh fruits, fruit salad, wheat flakes with skimmed milk and strawberries.
Snack between main meals: popcorn, fruits, etc.
Lunch: salad, pasta salad, spaghetti, shells.
Snack between main meals: popcorn, vegetable assortment, fruit cocktail (0.5 0f fresh banana, 0.5 cup of peaches or other fruits to choose from, 1 cup of skimmed milk).
Dinner: fettuccini with garlic and tomato sauce or any other grained pasta, salad, vegetables, cooked by steaming or boiled.
Snack between main meals: popcorn, chocolate, etc.

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