BuckSpin - A Year Of Change

I’ve read countless times how people trying to lose weight have difficulty avoiding the sweets, in particular chocolate. Its not uncommon knowledge that really good, high cocoa butter chocolate is good for you, but its also pretty high in fat & sugars.

There is an alternative.

A tasty alternative, a healthy alternative, an alternative that should rightfully go along any other supplement you take on a daily basis.

Its non-alkaline cocoa powder. Why? Not many people know the following:

1) This variety of processed chocolate is very high in cocoa solids, which gives it an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) score that is literally off the charts. For example, gram for gram it has 10x more anti-oxidants than fresh blueberries! (Note - its important that it’s the non-alkaline processed form.)

2) Its amazingly waistline friendly! Per tablespoon (5g) the one I get at my local oragnic food co-op has:

• 15 calories
• .5g fat (0g sat or trans)
• .6g carbs (thats right, LESS than 1g!)
• 0g sugar
• 1g fiber
• 1g protein

3) Oh yeah….ITS CHOCOLATE! IT TASTES GREAT!!! Granted its not sweetened, but add a packet of whatever sweetener you like (I use stevia) and we are in business! Mix it in some fat free plain yogurt & freeze it and you have a great dessert that is actually GOOD for you!

For a chart showing how it stacks up:

http://www.rawdarkchocolate.com/xocai-antioxidant-orac-values.html

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