Chocolates Are Healthy Too

July 31, 2009 | Author: admin | Posted in delicious food and desserts
by Anna Kim

When we talk about chocolates, there’s this misconception that chocolates is not good and that it causes acne and obesity. This is not really true so if you love chocolates, you will be glad to know that consuming chocolate is also good for health. This means you can eat this heavenly mouthfuls without feeling guilty all the time. You don’t need to avoid chocolates thinking that all it does was to make you fat because there are some health benefits to chocolates.

It is true. Chocolates are good for you and this has been proven by various research conducted over the years. You must remember that chocolates are made from cocoa and cocoa came from the cacao beans which came from the fruit of a cacao tree. So, indirectly, chocolate is a fruit that has undergone some process to make it so delicious and addictive. If you take away the sugar and the milk, what you have left is just pure cocoa. Cocoa by itself is bitter but it still has that rich chocolate scent.

It is a fact that dark cocoa is high in anti-oxidants and these are really important in combating free radicals. Research has shown that if you consumer dark chocolate every day, it will also help to lower your blood pressure and prevent heart disease. So, tucking into chocolates aren’t all that bad and is good for your health.

Of course, this does not mean that you should rush right out to get truckloads of chocolates and binge on them. You will still need to practice some self-restrain as most commercial chocolates out there are high in sugars and milk chocolate with low cocoa content so these aren’t really all that healthy. You will need to be able to distinguish between bad chocolates and good chocolates.

Yes, some not all chocolates are good and not all are bad. The bad chocolates are the ones that are sweet with a lot of sugars in it. These are the ones that will cause obesity and may even give you diabetes. They are the ones that made good chocolates seem unhealthy too. To spot a bad chocolate, all you need to do is to look at the labels and search for the ingredients. If sugar is in the first few ingredients, then it is a bad chocolate that you should stay away from.

Now, for good chocolates, it is easy to find. You need only look for sugar-free, extra dark chocolate with loads of numbers on the front. This means, look for chocolate bars with 70% cocoa content and above. These are the good guys. If you are worried about diabetes, then go for the sugar-free ones. Don’t worry, they aren’t bitter or anything, just artificially sweetened. If you are worried about too much artificial sweeteners, you can even find those organic sugar free ones with high cocoa content that are sure to satisfy your chocolate craving and also be good for your health.

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