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Dark Chocolate

Dark Chocolate. 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

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Dark Chocolate

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  1. Dark Chocolate Erica Mai and Meghan Mannhalt, period one

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Recommended servings • Up to 7 ounces per week, average 1 ounce per day • Small portions of high quality dark chocolate

  6. “Side kicks” of dark chocolate Red Wine Green Tea

  7. How to incorporate into diet • 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

  8. 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

  9. 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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