The true power of chocolate
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Chocolate is not only tasty but also healthy. Although you have to eat the right chocolate for that, because if you sit back with a bar of milk chocolate it will not work. When we talk about healthy chocolate, we mean dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa. But then it does have many health benefits.
Chocolate as an aphrodisiac
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First of all, chocolate is said to be aphrodisiac. It is still not possible to say with certainty whether this is the case. There are stories from history that give the impression that it is so. For example, the Aztec emperor Montezuma drank spiced cocoa before entering his harem. This would have helped him, but it also says that he drank up to 50 cups of this stuff every day, so whether it is true? Casanova also used a lot of chocolate, as did Madame du Barry, who might not use it for herself but gave it to her lovers so they could last a little longer.
The following substances provide the health effect
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Flavonoids Flavonoids are an antioxidant and antioxidants always play an important role in the fight against free radicals. Our body also produces antioxidants itself, but not enough. This is not surprising since the numbers of free radicals are in the majority as a result of our bad diet, smoking, air pollution, etc.
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11 minMain dishpeanut oil, tofu stir-fry cubes finely seasoned, stir fry sauce sweet and sour, thick noodles, carrot julienne, beetroot julienne, yellow bell pepper, watercress,rainbow salad with tofu -
45 minMain dishRed cabbage, mild olive oil, quinoa plus, forest outing, lemon, sesame oil, soy sauce less salt, Bio Today tahini white in pot, tap water,grilled red cabbage with quinoa salad -
30 minDessertBrie, Roquefort, port salut, gruyere, Camembert, walnut, garlic, thyme, honey, grape, baguette, Red onion, red grape, raisins, Red wine, Red wine vinegar, Brown sugar,generous cheese plate with onion marmalade -
30 minDessertFull Milk, whipped cream, macaroon, custard powder, vanilla sugar, sugar, protein, amaretto, almond liqueur, basic recipe cooking pears,macaroon pastry with casserole
Serotonin and phenylethylamine
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Two more substances that have advantages. They have a stress-reducing effect and it is said that chocolate could therefore also work as an antidepressant. This is probably a bit far-fetched.
Vegetable carbolic acids
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This material has a blood pressure lowering effect.
Vitamins and minerals
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Vitamin B2 and B3, Magnesium, Iron, Chromium, Selenium, Manganese, Copper, Potassium and Zinc.
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40 minMain dishlemongrass, fresh ginger, Red peppers, onions, tomato cubes, fresh cod fillet, coriander, oil, ground turmeric (koenjit), coconut milk, salt,fish in creamy coconut sauce -
15 minSide dishsweet potato, soft goat cheese, egg, spring / forest onion,stuffed sweet potato with egg
So chocolate is "healthy"
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If you take into account all the above substances, chocolate is indeed healthy, but we are not actually talking about chocolate but more about the cocoa that is in it, because that's what it's all about. So, don't eat unlimited chocolate now because chocolate is still a fattening agent. 100 grams of chocolate gives 500 calories and that is not wrong. A big bar can easily weigh that. The advantage is that if you really want to eat chocolate for health, you should take dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa. Well, believe me, you only eat a very small piece of that because it fills up very quickly. But whether it is also so good? so sweets wisely and take a small treat per day.
Tip:
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When you have one of those days when you feel the flu, like, 'Phew, I don't know ... I think I'm going to get sick', take a few times a day a very small piece of dark chocolate of over 80%, and you will see that the flu or cold will not continue. (Source: Daisha de Wijs)
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When you have one of those days when you feel the flu, like, 'Phew I don't know ... I think I'm going to get sick', take a few day a very small piece of dark chocolate of over 80%, and you will see that the flu or cold will not continue. (Source: Daisha de Wijs)