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Raw Vegan Recipe: Mayan Chocolate Superfood Macaroons

The video you will about to see is about how you can make a Mayan Chocolate Superfood Macaroons! In this video, our expert Jason Wrobel, will give us a demonstrations on how you can make this raw vegan recipe.

Also in this video, you will understand how he uses different ingredients regarding chocolate to make it a very delicious recipe. You will learn the benefits of cacao butter as you go on watching this detailed video.

This recipe can be served to your kids and family. So if you have nothing in mind to put on your table, I think you better watch this video and learn a new recipe that may captivate everyone!

Enjoy this video and see how an expert will give you a raw vegan recipe: Mayan Chocolate Superfood Macaroons.

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Posted by Nikita Gould - October 24, 2011 at 12:27 pm

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Chocolate Milk: The New Sports Drink

Wouldn’t it be great if the yummy deliciousness of chocolate milk was beneficial to your health and exercise?  Recent studies have shown that chocolate milk could be as beneficial (if not more so) as sports drinks.  After working out and then drinking chocolate milk during their rest, athletes are able to work out longer during their second session and proved to have more power as well.

What Gives Chocolate Milk the Edge?

Chocolate milk proves to be a significant source of carbohydrates as well as protein, a source most sports drinks don’t offer.  Both of these are necessary components for energizing the body and repairing muscle so the body can continue moving with the same amount of energy as before.  Chocolate milk isn’t an all cure for exhaustion it just helps an athlete continue to perform at top level because the body is able to start repairing right away due to the carbohydrates and protein within chocolate milk.

In order to prove this theory scientists compiled a study using bicyclists as their subject.  Nine bicyclists rode until they had no energy left then were able to rest for four hours before being put back on bikes until they were overcome by exhaustion.  During the bicyclists’ break they were given one of three drinks:

-Fluid replacing (or traditional) sports drink
-chocolate milk (low-fat)
-Carbohydrate replacing sports drink

The second session of bike riding proved to show that those rehydrated with chocolate milk were able to work out almost twice the time compared to those that drank the carbohydrate replacing sports drink and could work out for the same length of times as those that had the traditional sports drink.

The Other Benefits of Choosing Chocolate Milk

Sports drinks are designed to help rehydrate the body after a workout and they work for that purpose, however chocolate milk has more essential nutrients that regular sports drinks just don’t have.  From a variety of vitamins to iron and calcium, chocolate milk has seven of these essential nutrients to help keep an athlete healthier during a working out.

Chocolate Milk over Other Products

Because of the combination of components within chocolate milk that aren’t offered within other drinks chocolate milk proves to have more benefits for athletes.  While the carbohydrates replacing sports drink is helpful to the body chocolate milk appears to be better in giving athletes a little extra push in energy and power because of the specific combination of proteins and carbohydrates.

It’s important to remember, however, that with milks comes some fat if you don’t buy the correct type.  Obviously choosing skim milk (which has 0 fat calories) over whole milk (which has 48 percent of its calories coming from fat) is going to be more beneficial to your body.  Aim for a low-fat choice in chocolate milk so your workouts will be worth your effort.

If chocolate milk isn’t the drink for you then there are drink options to help you have the best workout possible.  Basically your goal is to have a combination of helpful proteins and simple carbohydrates.  You can do this any way like combining simple carbohydrates with a sports drink containing proteins like hydrolysates.

For more useful information, please visit our website: THE KNOWLEDGE BASE, and look for the SPORTS & FITNESS section.

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Posted by Chocoholic - October 24, 2011 at 8:51 am

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How did the Swiss become famous for making chocolate?

Question by Zloar: How did the Swiss become famous for making chocolate?
Considering the beans are grown in tropical countries and Switzerland is landlocked, how did the Swiss become famous historically for making chocolate?

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Answer by staisil
In 1502, chocolate was first introduced to Spain from Christopher Columbus who returned from his forth voyage to the New World. The Spaniards learned chocolate from the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion in 1519. Spanish explorers learned to convert the bitter cocoa into a beverage and its origin and preparation method was a secret for 100 years. The ancient Aztecs and Mayan cultures discovered the value of the cocoa plant. They believed that power and wisdom came from eating the fruit of the cacao tree.

In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, chocolate was very much a successor in Europe and produced in Switzerland. By the half of the nineteenth century Swiss chocolate started to spread aboard. The Swiss first started making chocolate in the 1800’s, at the time there was no abundant commodities of chocolate and sugar. In 1876, M. Daniel Peter added milk to chocolate to produce a smoother chocolate. However, adding water to chocolate made the chocolate shrink and separate into small pieces. The experimentation took 8 years to perfect before he took his product to Henry Nestle the maker of evaporated milk. Nestle had perfected the manufacture of condensed milk, he and Peter hit upon the idea of mixing sweetened condensed milk with chocolate. In the second half of the eighteenth century, natives of Yal Blenio in the Tessin were responsible for the popularity of chocolate in their country. However, just a few decades later the Swiss made a successful reputation and foreign manufactures spread throughout the world using their technical geniuses effort to efficient the development for the manufacture of chocolate.

Lindt & Sprungli a popular chocolate on the market demand. It began in 1845 that Sprungil and his family took an Italian recipe and impressed the elite of Zurich. It became so popular a new shop was opened and more employees were hired. Then in 1879, Rodolphe Lindt a famous chocolatier perfected a melting chocolate process. Sprungli purchased the Lindt Company and had combined two companies that became very successful and today Lindt produces in six different countries and the greatest premier of chocolate.

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Posted by Chocoholic - October 21, 2011 at 12:56 pm

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How You Can Eat Chocolate And Still Lose Weight

Anyone who is trying to lose weight tries to steer clear of chocolate, some successfully and some less successfully. But did you know that there is a way that you can eat chocolate and still lose weight? The key to this is to eat healthy chocolate, and not just any kind of junk that you happen to find in the supermarket.

You see, unprocessed, dark cocoa is actually pretty healthy, and it even has some health benefits, so this is something you do not need to keep out of your diet by force, even if you are trying to lose weight.

The reason is that this type of cocoa actually is pretty rich on fibers, which both make you feel more full and also blocks fat absorption. It also gives you energy and makes your mood better, and contains various vitamins and minerals that are beneficial for the human body. It also creates a stability in your blood sugar levels, which makes various cravings less common and makes it easier to avoid over eating.

Processed cocoa, however, is not as healthy, since many other unhealthy things are added to it, such as fat, carbohydrates and other things we should be avoiding when on a diet. But if it is really the chocolate taste you are after anyway, why go for these cheap options anyway? Dark cocoa tastes more like chocolate than any other type of chocolate, so start eating that instead. Once you get used to this type of chocolate, you will not want to get back to milk chocolate anyway, which will make it easier for you to eat chocolate and still lose weight!

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Posted by Chocoholic - October 20, 2011 at 9:15 am

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How do I start a chocolate candy business ?

Question by catarina: How do I start a chocolate candy business ?
I make my own candy/bonbons hand-made and I was just wondering how do I do to make “a business” out of this hard and craft job that I love so much?

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Maybe you could find a cafe or grocery which would let you sell your candy at the counter. It hinges in large part on the merchant’s impression of your candies. But all you would have to do is make up a top notch batch of candies, presented in appropriate pleated paper cups, etc. that he thinks will sell. Once you have one outlet, you’re in business. Then see how they sell. The rest you will learn as you go. It would be a mistake to invest money in equipment before having any actual business.

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Posted by Chocoholic - October 19, 2011 at 10:32 am

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What is a good book about making chocolate from the cacao bean?

Question by Heather: What is a good book about making chocolate from the cacao bean?
I want to start making my own chocolate, from beans to use in all kinds of different recipes

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A reader review – ‘This book is the reference document for anyone truly interested in producing chocolate from cacao beans’:

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Posted by Chocoholic - October 18, 2011 at 1:38 pm

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CK Products 1-Inch Deep Truffle Chocolate Mold

CK Products 1-Inch Deep Truffle Chocolate Mold

  • Each piece is 1-inch Diameter by 7/8-inch Depth
  • 8 Cavities per mold
  • This mold makes approximately 20 pieces per pound of chocolate
  • Not dishwasher safe; do not use for hard candy or other hot ingredients
  • FDA approved polypropylene plastic; use with chocolate, candy coating, soap, butter, or cream cheese

CK Products chocolate molds are first quality, plastic molds. They are durable and reusable. not machine washable. Our chocolate molds are suitable for chocolate, soap making, butter molding, ice-cubes, plaster and concrete crafting. These molds are FDA approved

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Posted by Chocoholic - October 18, 2011 at 9:53 am

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