Green Tea Candy Benefits
Green Tea Candy Benefits
We’ve been told of the health benefits of green tea, and even the benefits from dark chocolate. Spotted in Japan earlier this year was a KitKat - Green Tea flavor. The chocolate bars are a bright green color - but to the disappointment of many - are only a limited edition.
Brain Candy
Mmmm, chocolate. Who among us can resist its siren call? Some find it more irresistible than others, it’s true, but one would be hard pressed to find someone who didn’t enjoy chocolate in some form or another. And that’s been true for millennia, apparently, according to this handy historical recap of the consumption of cocoa — the stuff that makes chocolate, chocolate — for both pleasurable and medicinal purposes.
Candy Cane Lane Tea
Green tea is a natural antioxidant. Studies show that drinking green tea regularly can help prevent cancer, lower cholesterol, and improve heart health. There are indications that green tea could even boost your metabolism and help prevent tooth decay.
Chocolate Healthier Than Green Tea
“Chocolate contains up to four times the anti-oxidants found in tea.” Sound too good to be true? In fact, that was the conclusion of a recent study by Holland’s National Institute of Public Health and Environment. Researchers found that chocolate - specifically dark chocolate - contains 53.5 mg of catechins per 100 grams.
Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate
In particular researchers have found important healthy compounds, known as flavonoids, in both raw and minimally processed chocolate and cocoa products. The flavonoids contained in dark chocolate seem to be similar to those found in green tea.
Chocolate And Children’s Nutrition
We all love chocolate candy, but as we grow older some of us begin to consider it a forbidden fruit. How did something that ancient civilizations considered the food of the gods become so riddled with controversy today?In this day of saturated versus unsaturated fats and monitoring cholesterol levels, chocolate candy has taken a bad wrap.
Green Tea has been enjoyed by millions in Asia for thousands of years. It’s known throughout Asia for it’s health benefits and Asians have long appreciated the health benefits of drinking it for weightloss in addition to it’s natural health benefits.
