Chocolate And Wine – A Match Made In Heaven. (Watch Video)
For years we’ve touted the health benefits of food, especially fruits and vegetables. Chocolate? Well, not so straight forward. We all secretly loved it but couldn’t swear by it. Indeed people have been made to feel guilty trying to talk about chocolate. It has been seen as a form of self indulgence that people were expected to avoid. Recent findings about chocolate has however confirmed the chocoholics were right afterall. They had an instinctive understanding of body needs.
Discovered centuries ago by the Aztecs during the reign of Emperor Montezuma, cocoa beans were such valuable commodities they were said to have divine qualities, hence the botanic name – Theobroma cacao, food of the gods. They were said to provide great energy and a lot of sexual appeal. The many varied forms of chocolate as we have presently had it’s roots from Spain where they added hot water, sugar, vanilla.
Now after many years of denial, chocolate is set to become the food of choice for many health conscious people. Rich in flavanoids and antioxidants, chocolate provides great health benefits...