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| It was curiously overheard the other day: Don’t eat chocolate!  Get the lowdown on what our people think about chocolate Join the Discussion · 5 comments Why eat chocolate when there are so many alternatives A few interesting and more healthy alternatives to chocolate By Coco · France Vegetables, especially green vegetables provide excellent nourishment, vitamins and micronutrients  By Xocolatl · Mexico Whilst potatoes have a very pretty flower, they contain significant amounts of starch so should be avoided unless a high calorie intake is required.  By Schokolade · Deutschland Fruits are considered to be an excellent food source containing many vitamins and importantly necessary sugars.  By θεοβραμα · ΄Ελλας We must however remember that, as with the potato, whilst the lemon tree very pretty and lemon flower is sweet the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat despite the obvious benefits that, as a fruit, it brings to the body.  首被 平原的管家 · 中华人民共和国 不要忘了榴莲 – 花色淡黄，果实大小如足球，果皮坚实，密生三角形刺，果肉是由假种皮的肉包组成，肉色淡黄，粘性多汁，酥软味甜，吃起来有冰淇淋的口感。 有一等臭果，若臭牛肉之臭，内有粟子大酥白肉十四五块，甚甜美好吃，中有子可炒吃，其味如栗。 [Don’t forget the durian – colour yellow, as big as a football, thick prickly peel, rich flesh-coloured yellow, sticky, juicy, sweet like eating warm melted ice cream. It is a first-class smelly fruit, like the foul smell of beef. There are big white pieces of meaty flesh in each pod – five to fourteen – which is said very sweet and delicious, even the child may have it fried. Its flavour is such as Li (untranslatable).]  Truffles as the currency of the new economy By Chocolat · Français It is well known that truffles provide absolutely have no nutritional value, nevertheless they command such a high premium both for the ability to absorb flavours in some varieties and in others provide sweet and pungent aromas and tastes of their own in a wide range of culinary dishes. Indeed the esteem which they command has led to the consideration that in the new economy gripping southern Europe, the varieties grown in Greece being especially favoured, they could become the currency of choice to replace the euro.  Chocoholicism and the Federation By Choco · USoA Enough! Everyone knows that addiction to chocolate is no bar to enjoying good food and life. Why I spend an inordinate amount of time, though probably far less than they do in actual preparation, thinking about the wonderful array of victuals one could produce using the items mentioned by, should I say by my colleagues, above but then I reconsider. Should I spend time doing that, or simply enjoy what helps you work, rest and play? The conclusion is obvious.      Truffles By PureChocolate · NR Truffles may be being cited as the new global currency, but if there is one reason why one should not eat chocolate, and there is only one, it is that truffles are available. Of course these are not that variety of fungus found by pigs in the roots of trees, but those that have been carefully and lovingly prepared from the roasted, cured and fermented beans of the cacao plant. These beans are the very θεοβραμα as my Greek friend should know, which are full of the most nutritious (Cocoa solids contain alkaloids such as theobromine, phenethylamine and caffeine. These have physiological effects on the body and are linked to serotonin levels in the brain. Some research found that chocolate, eaten in moderation, can lower blood pressure and eaten in therapeutic doses will reduce stress and enhance pleasure) content that ever the world knew. So, go on. Don’t eat chocolate – eat truffles.  |
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