By Hannah Powling
It’s National Chocolate Week!
It really doesn’t take much persuasion to convince us to indulge in a little more chocolate in life does it? The temptation can be difficult to resist; certainly if you’re trying to maintain a healthy diet of course.
It can seem almost impossible to give up on our treats – but thanks to these wonderful choccie brands, you don’t have to. So this is why we absolutely adore these chocolates…they’re healthier and a more nutritious option. Take a look…
Doisy & Dam
Doisy & Dam Chocolate use superfoods and organic dark chocolate in their bars to create a unique taste. Their blend of superfoods & chocolate gives both the nutritional benefits of natural, good foods and the delicious taste of a truly indulgent product. Doisy & Dam hand make and hand package every single bar in the UK, so each bar is a little different and made specially for you!
Their distinguishing flavours include Maca, Vanilla & Cacao Nibs, Mulberries, Chia Seeds & Spirulina, and more..
Amongst all the unique flavours available, their website also has a blog featuring updates, fun little facts and also recipes – that I was eyeing up straight away. The idea of cooking something naughty that isn’t actually so naughty is a big thumbs up.
This one Doisy & Dam Cake ft. Beetroot recipe caught our eyes and I’m off to buy beetroot this weekend to try it out for sure:
“Edward Doisy & Henrik Dam were two extremely accomplished, Nobel prize winning scientists who made a triumphant discovery into the structure of Vitamin K in 1943. Vitamin K is packed into green, leafy vegetables, such as kale, and helps make your bones strong and mighty as well as helping your blood to clot – who knew?! Without their amazing work, we would probably be a lot less informed about all things health and nutrition, which a lot of us take for granted nowadays. We wanted to put them on the front of our delish choc as tribute to the amazing work they did and also to reflect all the goodness of our superfood additions! They don’t know about all this, but we think they would have been big fans!“
You can order Doisy & Dam products on their website or at health food stores including Planet Organic.
Concious
Conscious Chocolate are a delicious, vegan chocolate bar company that also hand-make and hand-wrap their products. Their range is created from premium quality, organic and wild ingredients. Conscious is known as the original raw vegan chocolate and have been around since 2004. Their delicious bars combine top quality and health without compromising on taste!
The main thing I love about Conscious – apart from the glorious flavours available – is the texture. It is intensely soft and melt-in-the-mouth. I particularly love their Goji Berry & Coconut Bar, but they have a range of rich, bold flavours including Love Potion No.9, Intense 70% and The Nutty One and more.
Conscious have a large number of stockists in the UK, including Planet Organic.
RAW
Raw Organic Chocolate have branded their products as ‘alive, active and packed with power’ – as they use raw ingredients, soaking and sprouting them to awaken their natural vitality to life. They make their scrumptious snacks at low temperatures to ensure the health-giving nutrients and their enzymes stay alive and well!
Their flavours aren’t as extravagant as their fellow raw chocolate brands, but they concentrate more on strength, and purity – with their Exreme Dark Chocolate which is 80% cocoa.
As well as chocolate, RAW have a range of other foods to get your teeth into – including Health Breads & Crackers, Chia Seeds, Speads, Honeys, and planety more. Just have a look at their huge Range of Products on their site.
Raw is found online to order from stores such as Real Foods, and in a number of stockists displayed on their website.
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Indulge in some more healthy foods; have a crack at this recipe – Asparagus, Fennel and Spinach Soup.
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