These two words always go together in my house. If I have a craving, it is ALWAYS for chocolate. So what do I buy for dark chocolate? I most often buy the Lindt Dark chocolate bars, and anything that is 70% or higher dark chocolate. The darker the chocolate, the more satisfying it is and the less I will indulge. I also like to add a little bit of organic peanut butter, just to change it up a bit.
Here is what WebMD has to say about dark chocolate:
“Dark chocolate — not white chocolate — lowers high blood pressure, say Dirk Taubert, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Cologne, Germany. Their report appears in the Aug. 27 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
But that’s no license to go on a chocolate binge. Eating more dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure — if you’ve reached a certain age and have mild high blood pressure, say the researchers. But you have to balance the extra calories by eating less of other things.
Dark chocolate — but not milk chocolate or dark chocolate eaten with milk — is a potent antioxidant, report Mauro Serafini, PhD, of Italy’s National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, and colleagues.
Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate … and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate.”
Because of dark chocolates great benefits, I dont’ always feel guilty for eating it. Who am I kidding! I NEVER feel guilty for eating chocolate! Bring it on! YUMM!
These two words always go together in my house. If I have a craving, it is ALWAYS for chocolate. So what do I buy for dark chocolate? I most often buy the Lindt Dark chocolate bars, and anything that is 70% or higher dark chocolate. The darker the chocolate, the more satisfying it is and the less I will indulge. I also like to add a little bit of organic peanut butter, just to change it up a bit.
Here is what WebMD has to say about dark chocolate: