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7 Articles for Chocolate Lovers

Good news: real chocolate is good for you (in moderation of course). Here are a few reasons why, plus some products any chocolate connoisseur has got to try.

Mindith Rahmat

Written by Mindith Rahmat Last updated on June 15, 2013

If you start drooling when you hear the word “cacao,” you’re in for a treat. Here are 7 articles that explain why real chocolate is actually good for you – plus a few products you’ve gotta try if you call yourself a chocolate lover.

Top 5 Superfoods You Should Be Eating (Heidi L. George)

“Superfoods” are super-concentrated and nutrient-rich. Do you know which foods these are? Cacao? Goji berries? What else? Read on to find out & boost your health! (there’s a recipe, too!)

Vegan Chocolate: I’m Kind of an Expert (Danette “Dizzle” Rivera)

I eat processed chocolate every week as part of my cheat meal, and raw chocolate a little more often. Since a lot of premium dark chocolate is often vegan, I’ve tried many kinds.

Top 10 Exotic Superfoods (Brad Sly)

Last week we looked at superfoods you could find in any grocery store. This week we go on an adventure at look at ten exotic, but incredibly powerful superfoods you might want to hunt down.

Product Review: Chocolatl Empower Bar and Puma Bites (Becca Borawski)

If you are looking for a satisfying, paleo-friendly and/or vegan-friendly, sweet tooth experience you can feel good about buying and eating, Chocolatl is it.

Product Review: Sunfoods Organic Cacao Nibs (Nicole Crawford)

Not only are Sunfood’s cacao nibs delicious and healthy, but they are also organic, vegan, raw, and non-GMO verified. And you can use them in everything, from smoothies, to trail mix, to soup.

Product Review: Lulu’s Chocolate (Heidi L. George)

Lulu’s raw vegan chocolates are all handcrafted and sourced from only the highest quality Ecuadorian cacao beans that are grown and harvested by small family Fair Trade farmers.

Product Review: Next Organic Dark Chocolate Covered Snacks (Doug Dupont)

Make no mistake, these are sweet snacks, but if you have a sweet tooth you can’t help but indulge from time to time, you’d be doing yourself a favor to make Next Organics your first and only stop.

Mindith Rahmat

About Mindith Rahmat

Mindith is a born mover. She has spent her life exploring various athletic disciplines, starting with ballet and modern dance from an early age. She went on to become a E-RYT 500 certified yoga therapist and teacher and discovered CrossFit after the birth of her daughter.

Mindith coached CrossFit at a number of boxes near her home in Southern California, which lead to her involvement in Russian kettlebells and Olympic weightlifting. She has coached a wide variety of populations and cares deeply for women’s health, specializing in pregnancy and postpartum fitness. She is currently studying the principles of Natural Movement and Kettlebell Sport, and is working to complete an additional teacher training in the Taoist art of Yin Yoga with Master Paulie Zink.

Mindith founded Breaking Muscle in 2011. Over 5 million people a month have visited the site, hundreds of thousands of them follow Breaking Muscle on social media, nearly 2,000 coaches have written or appeared on its pages, and there are thousands of free, fully-formed training plans freely available. Breaking Muscle has won numerous awards in the industry and is recognized for pioneering new approaches to fitness and coaching techniques. In 2021, Breaking Muscle was acquired by Barbend. Mindith continues to devote time to her kids, pursue her doctorate in psychology, do research, and teach.

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