{"id":63,"date":"2020-07-18T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T11:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2020-07-18T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T11:20:50","slug":"chocolate-cover-raisins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"CHOCOLATE COVER RAISINS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A little chocolate is the perfect match after any meal or mid-afternoon snack.\u00a0 I wanted to show you a small portion of a little sweet treat anytime time of the day. And yes, in this portion size \u2013 after every single meal plus snack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Everything goes with almonds \u2013 whether it is dark chocolate, Hershey kisses, M&M\u2019s or chocolate covered raisins, it is the perfect marriage of sweet, salty and satisfying.<\/p>\n

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  • <\/i>5 Chocolate Covered Raisin + 5 Almonds<\/span><\/li>\n
  • <\/i>10 M&M’s + 5 Almonds<\/span><\/li>\n
  • <\/i>1 square Dark Chocolate + 5 Almonds<\/span><\/li>\n
  • <\/i>2 Hershey Kisses + 5 Almonds<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    I kept going back and forth about listing calories, carbs and portion size but my point with this post is for you to listen to your body.\u00a0 If you are craving something at anytime \u2013 these are great examples of a handful of sweetness.\u00a0 Not saying you cannot have more but this is a good start for knowing and finding the right balance.\u00a0 By adding some almonds it helps cut the sugar rush and keeps your blood sugar a bit more on track, instead of a rapid spike and therefore continue the vicious cycle of \u201cgive-me-more-sugar\u201d type of thing, right?<\/p>\n

    Isn\u2019t dark chocolate the healthiest to pair with nuts?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

    Yes, dark chocolate contains many health benefits.\u00a0 Aiming for a dark chocolate that is at least 70% contains more rich antioxidants and less sugar.\u00a0 But milk chocolate in the right amount is just fine to consume as a treat (as shown above).\u00a0 What do you like?<\/p>\n

    If I have a little chocolate I will keep wanting more and can\u2019t stop.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t it bad to have something sweet after meals?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

    That is why I show this amount.\u00a0 A handful. A little sweetness to satisfy the sweet craving.\u00a0 If you are still wanting more, slow down, take a breath, grab a glass of water and mindfully listen to your body.\u00a0 Rate your hunger level.\u00a0 Maybe you are still hungry and a piece of fruit or yogurt could be an option.\u00a0 Just because you are hungry, doesn\u2019t mean you have to eat endless amounts of chocolate.\u00a0 A little goes a long way and be patient if this eating pattern is new.\u00a0 It takes time for your body to tune in and listen to those signals again.\u00a0 Start with this portion size and rethink and drink (water). Hydration can play a tricky role in hunger cues.\u00a0\u00a0Check here for more info about the hunger scale and intuitive eating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    I hope this helps you satisfy your cravings and always, ALWAYS enjoy your food by listening to your body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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    A little chocolate is the perfect match after any meal or mid-afternoon snack.\u00a0 I wanted to show you a small portion of a little sweet treat anytime time of the day. And yes, in this portion size \u2013 after every single meal plus snack. Everything goes with almonds \u2013 whether it is dark chocolate, Hershey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/65"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}