By now you've heard the good news that dark chocolate can save everything from your heart to your mind with a single 1.6 oz. serving per day. But before you go replacing your veggies with Hershey's, make sure you know what you're looking for! Rule #1: the higher the percentage of cacao, the better the chocolate will be for you. Chocolate packs in a lot of calories, and can be extremely high in cholesterol, especially in its milk- and white- varieties. But cacao contains artery-clearing flavanoids, and age-fighting antioxidants.
Hemp milk, spiked chocolates and vacuum-dried veggies are just some of the highlights from the Natural Products Expo West 2007. Here's a peek at what might be headed to a grocery aisle near you.
Once in a while I come across a product that gets me genuinely excited. Dagoba Organic Chocolate is my new obsession. After all of the confusion about what it means to be truly organic, Dagoba is proving to be the real thing.
Before you reach for that heart-shaped box of chocolates for your sweetie this week, think twice: Could your love-inspired gift be less sweet than
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