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Wow, look at this: http://www.GOOGLE.COM/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
I'm becoming more & more fascinated by the healing powers of cocoa. Every time I google, there are more sites. First (last January) came the news that unsweetened cocoa helps prevent cancer, heart disease and strokes. Now it looks like it can prevent diabetes too, also prevent complications of diabetes in people who already have it.
If you buy cocoa, make sure the label says unsweetened, non-alkalinized cocoa. Alkalinization, or Dutch processing, destroys the antioxidants. Hershey's has a good one, the little brown box. And soon Mars is going to put out one with even higher flavanols, called CocoaPro. As for the flavanols now, cocoa has 29 times the antioxidants (same thing) as broccoli.
Read away. I'm going to go make a chocolate smoothie! 
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Interesting.......how was the smoothie? 
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion  Interesting.......how was the smoothie? | Oh, soo good. I mixed in a serving of soy protein powder & substituted it for lunch. Delicious and cheap, too. Those commercial diet drinks are expensive. Poo, who needs 'em? 
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Not a bad idea having one for lunch.   Did you use a blender or hand mix?
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion Not a bad idea having one for lunch. Did you use a blender or hand mix? | I'm sick of blenders, they're too messy. For the smoothies or fudge sauce I just use a fork and measuring cup -- which is good exercise, btw. Stirring the cocoa & splenda, no problem, but when you start to add water it's reeeally thick at first, and you have to pooosh that fork, stir, add water, stir again and pooosh that fork. Around and around. Scrape the sides, stir again.
When it finally gets to the consistency you want, you'll feel like your arm's had a bit of a workout!
P.S. I found tall, 2-cup measuring cups at the supermarket. Lately I don't even measure. I just dump in about 1/2 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup Splenda, and then start adding water. THAT'S the exercise I'm talking about, bec. I usually make it to fudge sauce consistency. In our fridge there's always a cup or so of already-made fudge sauce.
POOOSH that fork....
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Cant wait to get to the store and get the stuff to try this starting to be famous smoothy out lol
Sounds yummy and a better way to get your chocolate fix
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I love going to smoothy king. It makes for a great lunch substitute. Very fillling and good for you too. | |
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Originally Posted by buddy00 I love going to smoothy king. It makes for a great lunch substitute. Very fillling and good for you too. | Um, do you know what they use for sugar? I'm just curious...do they list all the ingredients?
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