Over the weekend I noticed Girl Scout cookies for sale in many places I was out and about. Last year I wrote a fun piece about respectful behavior in the presence of Girl Scout cookies. But the fact remains, they're kind of a food we associate with bingeing.
Despite their "okayness" in moderation, the unfortunate thing is, some of the favorite Girl Scout cookie varieties, a perfectly good ingredient, chocolate, have been packaged in combination with trans (hydrogenated) fats, which aren't really something you want to regularly include in your diet.
Over the weekend, at a street fair, I met Lisa Reinhart, chocolatier from Wei of Chocolate . Lisa's chocolate is very high in cacao content. It's tasty. It's dairy free, vegan, and organic. It's also not the kind of chocolate you are prone to binge on.
An ounce of dark chocolate a day, according to experts, because of its antioxidant content...is as heart-healthy as a baby aspirin. Tell me you'd rather have a daily aspirin over a daily dose of delicious chocolate!
On her website, Lisa has compiled 6 Tips for Choosing Healthy Chocolate. You can use these guidelines when shopping for healthy chocolate wherever you live. If you can't find it, or you'd like to try the healthy Wei variety, you can order it on their website.
Chocolate, real chocolate, is definitely something you do to be good to yourself. It doesn't to be a food or choice residing in your "bad" column, something you have a love-hate relationship with, or something you have to give up in order to be healthy.
Trust me, if that was the case...if I had to tell you readers to give up chocolate...I'd surely have to reconsider my career choice. :)
2 comments:
Hello! I just found your blog recently & I'm glad I did. I have PCOS & have been struggling with Infertility. I'm slim, no acne, none of the typical symptoms of PCOS except I don't get my periods at all & I have cysts in my ovaries. I've had multiple IUIs and IVFs & have had 3 miscarriages. This year, I would to be pro-active & take care of my health. Since I've always been slim, I've never really watched what I eat. But this year, I would like to fight back PCOS naturally. I love chocolate & I'm glad I would not have to give it up. Keep up the good work. Please let me know if there are any support groups I can join in LA that have regular meet-ups. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks! - Melissa
Melissa,
I am glad you found us! If you check out www.afterthediet.com/pcoshelp.htm, you will see that we have a lot of specialists in LA. Perhaps one of them can be personally helpful.
Check back in and let us know how you are doing!
Monika
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