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Is Chocolate a Health Food? & Chocolate Covered Strawberries

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Are you looking for a way to love and appreciate your body? Have a one-ounce piece of dark chocolate each day!

Chocolate

Dark chocolate has multiple health benefits. Studies indicate that dark chocolate increases HDL and lowers LDL cholesterol and may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Other research supports that cocoa my improve brain function by increasing blood flow to the brain.

And chocolate contains tryptophan and serotonin, which help rebalance your brain chemistry to counter stress.

Looking for an easy, scrumptious way to enjoy some dark chocolate? Chocolate covered strawberries are the perfect treat to satisfy your cravings, support your health, and provide a 5-minute stress escape (A.K.A. “Me Time”). They’re simple enough to prepare for your weekday stress breaks and decadent enough to serve for dessert at your next dinner party.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Category: Recipes, Uncategorized

Simple, but deletable chocolate strawberries that are actually healthy for you. Packaged with a punch of antioxidants and fiber, these treats will leave you glowing and smiling!

Ingredients

1 pound dairy-free chocolate

2 Tbsp coconut oil (or palm shortening)

1 pound fresh strawberries

Instructions

  1. Wash and dry strawberries. Pull strawberry leaves up, away from the berry’s surface. If you will be using a toothpick or wooden skewer to dip the strawberries, insert them vertically through the top of the strawberries. Otherwise, you can hold the strawberry leaves with your fingers.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a double boiler over low heat, melt the chocolate and coconut oil (or palm shortening). Stir until mixture is completely smooth.
  4. Holding the toothpick, wooden skewer or the strawberry leaves, dip a strawberry into the melted chocolate, rotating in a clockwise motion until most of the surface is covered. Hold the strawberry above the pot to allow excess chocolate to drip off, and then place the strawberry on its side onto the parchment-lined pan. Repeat with the other strawberries.
  5. Refrigerate strawberries for 20 minutes or until chocolate is hardened. Store strawberries covered in the refrigerator to maintain freshness.

Notes

Chocolate covered strawberries can be placed into individual candy bags for delicious party favors or pick-me-up gifts. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright: Christine Cherpak - KalenaSpire.

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Looking for more strawberry and chocolate deliciousness? Try these Strawbery Love Mini Chocolate Bundt Cakelets.

Engage all of your senses—listen to the crackle of the chocolate coating as you bite into each luscious strawberry and know that you’re providing your body with love and appreciation.

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What’s your favorite way to enjoy chocolate? Share in the comments below!

 

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Alexandria Z., M.S.

Christine is my wellness goddess. Her amazing support, extraordinary expertise, and undeniable compassion invited me to a world of freedom from digestive discomfort that I didn’t know was possible. The whirlwind of bloating, constipation, brain fog, and digestive upheaval was consuming my life. Exhaustion and frustration were becoming my very existence. And then I met my health goddess! Christine’s astute listening and meticulously tailored guidance, transformed my thinking and whirlwind of digestive discomfort. She helped me achieve a state of equilibrium. The balance I now experience is the center of my wellness existence—the core of my life with digestive happiness.

 

Christine instilled in me the power to embrace the grace and strength of my very own body! She has taught me to internalize the boundless evidence of my body’s functionality to heal digestively. While working with Christine, my exhaustion, pain, and bloating were overshadowed with energy, digestive comfort, glowing skin, and knowledge. Her coaching raised my awareness of food sensitivities, and promoted better food choices, which led to better sleep, a stronger link to overall wellness, clarity in my thinking, and ultimately, more joy in my life.  Christine’s remarkable spirit of wellness will forever echo in my digestive wellness journey. I bestow upon Christine the well-deserved exceptional title, “my wellness goddess.”
2015-07-27T17:47:59-04:00
Christine is my wellness goddess. Her amazing support, extraordinary expertise, and undeniable compassion invited me to a world of freedom from digestive discomfort that I didn’t know was possible. The whirlwind of bloating, constipation, brain fog, and digestive upheaval was consuming my life. Exhaustion and frustration were becoming my very existence. And then I met my health goddess! Christine’s astute listening and meticulously tailored guidance, transformed my thinking and whirlwind of digestive discomfort. She helped me achieve a state of equilibrium. The balance I now experience is the center of my wellness existence—the core of my life with digestive happiness.   Christine instilled in me the power to embrace the grace and strength of my very own body! She has taught me to internalize the boundless evidence of my body’s functionality to heal digestively. While working with Christine, my exhaustion, pain, and bloating were overshadowed with energy, digestive comfort, glowing skin, and knowledge. Her coaching raised my awareness of food sensitivities, and promoted better food choices, which led to better sleep, a stronger link to overall wellness, clarity in my thinking, and ultimately, more joy in my life.  Christine’s remarkable spirit of wellness will forever echo in my digestive wellness journey. I bestow upon Christine the well-deserved exceptional title, “my wellness goddess.”