Chocolate

[AppleJax613]

Do you guys eat chocolate? In the book I got, it says you are able to eat at least 70% cocoa...and in any amount. Is this possible?

[JennaBoBenna]

I eat chocolate all of the time, it's so good for you! I had brownies for breakfast today. I usually have chocolate shakes too. Be sure to buy 100% raw cacao powder to get the best benefits from it. Chocolate in stores is processed and roasted, not ideal
I make my own chocolate with raw cacao powder, agave nectar, and coconut oil

[SmilingRawDancer]

I think you're talking about Natalia Rose, who promotes 70% cacao chocolate bars.
Do what you like, but I think you'd receive far more benefit from raw cacao powder. On Amazon.com you can buy 2 lbs. of raw Cacao Powder by Navitas Naturals for about 25 bucks.

If you'd eat 70% cacao chocolate bars, it would not be 100% raw, or vegan - which is what these forums are all about :)
It's up to you, but I'd try and do what it optimal :)

[charika]

An alternative or natural doctor told my mom that chocolate is bad for you. She said that it poisons the blood and to stop giving it to kids. And someone who specializes in health food and works at a healthfood store told me to stop giving chocolate milk to my kids because it gives you parasites. This is the first time I've heard such scary and serious things regarding chocolate. Has anyone else heard anything like this?
Thanks!

[bodaflower]

I've heard both sides of it..there was that one raw guy who said it was the worst thing in the world (I don't think many people agreed with him though..) and then of course, people like David Wolfe who love it..I think it's amazing, gets me high and happy and makes my body feel wonderful. Maybe your doctor was talking about cooked chocolate. And the health food person, are you sure it was the chocolate and not the milk?

[kiki_louis]

i love to add raw cacao nibs to my green smoothies, helps take away the harsh taste of harder to palate greens like kale. i notice that it gives me energy, but one day i had too much and it kept me up too long despite the fact that i am on a very sedating sleeping medication. i felt like i was on meth, talking fast and very anxious. i no longer plan on eating it past 2 or 3 pm.

[brydee]

Make your own!! its easy!
You need to eat Raw chocolate to get the full benefits, iv only been eating raw for nearly 9 days and on superfoods for 2 days, including raw cacao, it makes me feel AMAZING, slightly drunk if i dare say, maybe iv also eaten to much, iv bought the book 'naked chocolate' by Shazzie, its very very good!!! recipes for sweet and savory and all the facts and benefits of chocolate, its just very brilliant, it also goes into what happens to other normal cooked chocolate, u wont ever eat it again!

[sport]

I do not believe that chocolate is good for but I still use it because I like it. I try to keep it to a as little as possible and will eventually grow out of it.
I agree that there are properties in chocolate that have beneficial qualities but it is not a whole food and so is not the best.

[justinesmith]

An alternative or natural doctor told my mom that chocolate is bad for you. She said that it poisons the blood and to stop giving it to kids. And someone who specializes in health food and works at a healthfood store told me to stop giving chocolate milk to my kids because it gives you parasites. This is the first time I've heard such scary and serious things regarding chocolate. Has anyone else heard anything like this?
Thanks!

Yes ~ cooked chocolate is poison. The jury is still out on raw cacao. Depends on whose research makes more sense to you..... In my un-expert opinion it is just like any other supplement - maca, mesquite, agave, nama shoyu etc.... nothing wrong with it, just not a staple. Do what makes sense to you :D

[Dylan]

it's the same thing as how some people say that too much fruit is no good, and others that too much fat is no good.

I personally enjoy using cacao very much. I find that when you use high quality nibs that the SUSTAINIBLE boost is undeniable.

[DewDrop]

On Amazon.com you can buy 2 lbs. of raw Cacao Powder by Navitas Naturals for about 25 bucks.

Alissa's store has great cacao powder. I try to buy what I can from her in order to give back for this wonderful site. The jalapeno stuffed olives are wonderful tooo.
My kids and I eat a little cacao in some form or fashion 4-5 times a week. :D

[brydee]

I would decide yourself, read plenty of stuff on it, i bought a book, and i cannot see a reason not to eat it, but i would be sensible, just as i would not eat 7 avocados everyday!
Read arguments for and agaisnt, just as i did for the raw diet, arguments agaisnt seem to not have any basis to them what so ever, and the positives out weigh any negatives i can see. Same as raw cacao!

[aililiu]

i eat.... quite a healthy amount of cacao ;)
and i feel GREAT.

but definitely, get the raw stuff.
dont worry that its more expensive.
its AMAZING.


:)

[RawKev]

Hey Aililiu where on Vancouver island are you? I'm in Victoria. It's awesome to see fellow islanders on the board!

[aililiu]

NO WAY!
im in victoria too

:eek:

[RawKev]

Do you go to the VIVA raw potlucks??

[aililiu]

yes!
are you going to the one tonight?

[subbacultcha]

I don't eat cooked chocolate bars but I do use some cooked cocoa powder - I'm getting a big stash of raw cacao for Christmas so after that I'm done with cooked cocoa powder! I have cacao nibs which I stir into or sprinkle on a lot of stuff, and let me tell you, the raw stuff is SO much better :)

[aililiu]

I don't eat cooked chocolate bars but I do use some cooked cocoa powder - I'm getting a big stash of raw cacao for Christmas so after that I'm done with cooked cocoa powder! I have cacao nibs which I stir into or sprinkle on a lot of stuff, and let me tell you, the raw stuff is SO much better :)


"what would you like for christmas?"
"RAW CHOCOLATE POWDER!"

lol.
works for me.

[subbacultcha]

Heh I know. I bought a dehydrator with my birthday cash and getting a vita-mix from my parents for Christmas! My friends think I'm so weird... they're all asking for phones and stuff and all I want is a decent blender and some superfoods!

[Dylan]

hah! last christmas I told my grandparents I wanted a vitamix. lol they were like, but sweetie don't you want clothes? don't you want money? don't you want anything else? a blender? are you sure? :D

But now they're happy to hear I use it EVERY day and show no signs of slowing down. How can you beat a gift like that?

[JennaBoBenna]

I'm asking for Whole Foods gift cards for Christmas :rolleyes: :D

[halikatak]

I've made this 3 times... I LOVE it!!!!


http://images32.fotki.com/v1047/photos/2/247343/5599917/IMGP3307-vi.jpg
Mix together:

1/4 cup coconut oil -
3 T. raw cocoa powder -
2 T. raw agave (yes it DOES exist!) -
1 tsp. vanilla -

Put on wax paper in the freezer for 15 minutes!
(Or if you're putting them into foil cups, you should use a funnel or a squeeze bottle)





Here's how you make the foil cups (or candy molds work good too!):
http://images18.fotki.com/v376/photos/2/247343/5599917/IMGP3314-vi.jpg

I layered wax paper and foil and then cut them into 9 squares.

With the foil on the outside, I put them together on top of a small bottle cap and worked it around it (curling the edges out)

Slide it off and voila! You can now pour your chocolate into these cute cups.

You should use a funnel or a squeeze bottle to pour the chocolate.

[aililiu]

wow, halikatak... those look awesome! and soo easy, thanks!

[eachpeachpearplum]

I've made this 3 times... I LOVE it!!!!

Mix together:

1/4 cup coconut oil -
3 T. raw cocoa powder -
2 T. raw agave (yes it DOES exist!) -
1 tsp. vanilla -



Thanks for sharing. Have you tried Alissa's Raw Cacoa Butter:rolleyes: ?! It's FAB! Use it in place of or with the coconut butter for a more chocolate expolsion :p

[DeFruitBall]

Has anoyone ever tried raw chocolate icing? I tried this and it looks and taastes almost like the real thing! Just mix a few dates, coconut oil, and some cacao powder in a food processor and voila! I totally fooled my extremely food picky brother!

A frozen banana, some honey, and some cacao powder plus some water can make instant syrup as well! Or no water, and quick banana chcolate ice cream!

[twilight101]

...i definitely love chocolates...i can't seem to get enough of it...
but i always make it a point to eat lots of fruits and i always have veggies on my plate...
....i feel great whenever i eat chocolates....hehehe



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[czpinky]

i would like to try raw chocolate one day...i used to love dark chocolate before i went raw. i would not consider it a necessity though, so i will not spend money on it right now. also, i don't want to put caffeine into my body...i always have heard that it's bad for you. maybe not, idk. either way, i would rather spend money on fruit, seeds, and leafy greens.

[adiebabe]

An alternative or natural doctor told my mom that chocolate is bad for you.
Is she perhaps referring to regular, off-the-shelf, loaded with sugar and additives, milk-chocolate?



And someone who specializes in health food and works at a healthfood store told me to stop giving chocolate milk to my kids because it gives you parasites.

Perhaps they were referring to Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis...not a parasite (Though it can be found in milk). Organic-raw cuts down on the risk of that substantially.


...i definitely love chocolates...i can't seem to get enough of it...

....i feel great whenever i eat chocolates....hehehe



Check out Shazzi's home site....that woman is ALL about chocolate-love! LOL!

[TaupeRawMan]

I don't eat chocolate at all.

[RawSar]

Its a treat so i only have it on special occasions - organic and raw only of course :)

[Fuujin]

Chocolate...
I think you can eat some of raw chocolate. But little, because there's caffeine in it and caffeine is known stimulant.. Carob is very healthy alternative to cocoa, I think