Erica Mai and Meghan Mannhalt, period one History of dark chocolate - Goes back 3000 years
- Began as a bitter drink in made of cocoa seeds in the pre-historic tropics of South America
- Mayan and Aztec civilization, then around the world, spread by the great colonial powers
- Reserved as a beverage for the elite
- Adopted by European invaders
- Carried by British officials to the New World aka America, 16th Century
- Chili pepper was replaced with sugar and was first created as a solid by Dutch chocolate maker, Conrad J. van Houten
What makes it a super food? - Loaded with nutrients critical to a healthy and long life
- Low in calories
- Reverse the well-known effects of aging including cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, hypertension, and certain cancers
Health benefits - Natural fat
- Flavonols help maintain healthy blood pressure, promote blood flow, and promote heart health
- Improve bad cholesterol
- Help muscle fatigue
- Nearly TWICE the antioxidants of red wine, and up to three times the antioxidants found in green tea
- Highest antioxidant value of ALL natural foods in the world!
- Help keep fatty substances in the blood from congealing together, decreasing the risk of clogging of the arteries
- Good source of the minerals sulfur, calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium, copper, potassium, manganese, plus some of the important B vitamins
Recommended servings - Up to 7 ounces per week, average 1 ounce per day
- Small portions of high quality dark chocolate
“Side kicks” of dark chocolate Red Wine Green Tea - Make sure to eat only dark chocolate!
- Be careful with calories
- Skip the milk
- Avoid fillers like caramel and nougat
- Try dipping fresh fruit into melted dark chocolate as a dessert
Interesting facts - Small amounts on a regular basis can help stop cravings for unhealthy foods
- It takes approximately four hundred cocoa beans to make one pound of chocolate
- Myth that chocolate is loaded with caffeine
- 300 compounds and chemicals hiding in each bite
- Declared superfood in 2010
Sources - http://www.med.umich.edu/umim/food-pyramid/dark_chocolate.htm
- http://www.ehow.com/how_4819000_incorporate-superfoods-diet.html
- http://www.finedarkchocolate.com/Chocolate_Resources/History_of_Chocolate/History_of_Chocolate.asp
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