Tips For Introducing Dark Chocolate Into Your Diet

By Christa Andrews


When it comes to chocolate candy, sometimes we just can't get more than enough!

It's perfectly fine to include a regular portion of chocolate to your diet, and perhaps suitable for many benefits, however there are a few stuff you have to take into account just before splurging.

Tip #1: Be Careful With Calories

Chocolates is very high in fat and high in calories. It's not recommended to eat a pound of chocolate each day, even though it can feel hard not to go overboard. J

In conjunction with a balanced diet, you should be looking to add a maximum of 100 grams (or 3.5 ounces) of dark chocolate daily to maximize the advantages.

One bar of chocolate will usually have around 400 calories. So, if you decide to eat half of that bar, that equates to around 200 calories. Therefore, you need to do something to balance out those 200 extra calories, whether it's quitting something you would eat, or upping your physical activity levels to lose off those extra calories.

Tip #2: Don't Inhale It!

With regards to dessert (primarily chocolate), I have been recognized to inhale my way through sight.

Don't do that! Instead, concentrate on tasting the delicious chocolate.

Since chocolate is really an intricate food with 300 compounds and chemicals hiding in each bite, you need to really decelerate and focus on enjoying and appreciating the initial flavour.

Professional chocolate tasters (wow, I'd like that job!) have actually developed a system for sampling chocolate, including a number of top quality assessments which range from appearance, smell, feel, and taste of each and every flavorful piece.

Tip #3: Skip The Milk

I understand that milk chocolate is more rich and creamy and sugary than potentially 70% cocao chocolate, but trust me, when you dark, you won't wish to go back!

Chocolates has so many more antioxidants compared to milk or white chocolate, each of which don't provide any real health benefits. Select a nice dark chocolate which has 65% better cocoa content. My personal favourite is 70 - 75% cocoa. Yum!

Tip #4: Avoid Fillers

Regardless of whether it's a nougat, caramel, or nutty centre that's hiding in your chocolate bar, you won't exactly be getting the entire health benefits from it when it's been full of plenty of sugary, chemically, trans fat stuff!

Instead, look for pure chocolates with nuts, orange peel , or other flavours. This way, you are able to still get the pleasure in tasting different flavours if you're not the largest fan of plain, dark chocolate.

However, be sure to avoid anything with caramel, nougat, or other sugary additives.

Tip #5: Steer clear of Drinking Milk With Your Chocolate

Sounds strange, doesn't it? This is a hard one for me.

Even though washing your tasty chocolate treats down having a nice, cold glass of milk afterward seems like a good idea, some researchers have discovered that this could actually prevent certain antioxidants from being absorbed by your body.

If you really need to quench your thirst, try substituting it for any glass of water instead.




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