Chocolate Chip

NUTSO-SWEET Friday & Deadline for recipe-challenge-giveaway

Happy June & Nutso-Sweet Friday!
How was your week? How was your May? Is anyone else in awe that summer is here? Tonight is the deadline for our recipe challenge giveaway. Any MORSELICIOUS recipes to enter/share for our recipe-challenge-giveaway with SWEET LEAF STEVIA?

It’s been so much fun testing your recipes in

the Morselist’s kitchen! You make me proud and your questions for Nutso-Sweet ROCK!

Q: Why can’t I curb my chocolate cravings?

A: Women may experience chocolate cravings close to their menstrual cycle due to magnesium losses that may occur. Chocolate contains magnesium and it certainly isn’t a bad tasting way to get it. However their are plenty of other foods high in magnesium, including nuts and seeds, salmon, cucumber, bell peppers, kale. And these whole foods are much more concentrated in heart-healthy nutrients and less likely to pack on the pounds. Especially when you consider that one little oz of chocolate can be as much as 150 calories and 8-10g of fat. Not a lot of food for it’s caloric value.

But why is chocolate so addicting? Like sugars (and it contains them), it contains compounds that stimulate the pleasure centers of our brain* triggering us to want more. What’s more? A study in Spain concluded that the alkaloid compounds in chocolate may be the same as the addiction-inducing compounds in alcohol. While this is just one study, it certainly is worth more investigation. But let’s not forget, chocolate tastes good, has a wonderful mouth-feel and is sweet (chocolate is comprised of mainly cocoa and sugar). Sugars make us crave more sugars, so why wouldn’t we also crave chocolate.

So keep it minimal, in moderation – remember just a little can go a long way (in calories, flavor, and if you savor it – feeling good).

*For a more in-depth analysis, check out this research paper: Chocolate on the Brain

MORSELIST NOTE & RECIPE: I’ve become a HUGE fan of UNSWEETENED Cacao Nibs and I add them to my UNSWEETENED Hot Cocoa and now that summer’s here, Mo’s FROZEN COCOA! NO SUGAR…just a couple sweet leaf stevia drops …VOILA

Morselicious Frozen Cocoa

2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa/cacao (use a premium grade-cheaper stuff tastes acidic)

1-2 drops vanilla or coconut liquid stevia

1/3 cup milk of choice (I prefer unsweetened coconut or almond)

ice cubes

Blend well

OPTIONAL: Top with a dollop of cashew cream & a tbsp of unsweetened cacao nibs

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Work-it-out-Wednesday Kiki’s Treatment Fund

Happy Work-it-out-Wednesday!

Today I’m writing to ask for your help.

Mac-n-Mo’s is donating 10% of sales from the Morselicious Mix-3 bags 4 Kiki:

http://shop.macnmos.com/MAC-n-MOS-MORSELICIOUS-MIX-3-bags-4-Kiki-MNM-MM3Pak.htm

One of my dear friends friend, needs help. The following is from Kiki’s father, Ami.

Help support Kikis Treatment fund:

Our 6 year-old daughter Kiki was diagnosed with a mass on her brain in early January, 2011.

She had surgery to remove whatever amount was possible without effecting her brain.

A biopsy revealed that it was not benign, therefore the standard treatment of chemo and radiation was offered.
Through our research, we found out that this type of treatment was risky and could leave permanent damage.

Also, there was absolutely no guarantee that chemo would cure her and may put her life at further risk.
My wife and I made a decision to try alternative treatment for Kiki.

Doctors did not believe that other treatments would work, but her doctor was surprised a few months later when an MRI revealed that the mass was almost completely gone!

We were very happy to see our daughter back to being completely normal.
About 6 months later she started showing new symptoms that made us suspect and worried.

A new MRI confirmed that something came back and was creating pressure.

We started our mission again to get our daughter back to health.

We knocked on many doors, did research and prayed for hours for wisdom.
We found a doctor who practices alternative medicine in Sacramento that has successfully treated many patients with similar conditions as our daughter.

Encouraged by their testimonials, we immediately packed and rushed to Sacramento to start the treatment. The results have been encouraging but it has been a slow process.

We have now been staying at a hotel for over 4 months and our older 9 year-old daughter is going to a school in Sacramento.
We have discovered a few new and effective treatments options that will help Kiki, and with the proceeds of this fundraiser we are hopping to be able to incorperate it into what we are already doing.
Our health insurance has totally denied paying for her treatment.

We have exhausted our financial ability to continue with the treatment and now against all that we have ever imagined we are asking for your contribution and help.

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