Decadently Raw Chocolate
by Megan McMurray
Have Your Cake, Eat It, and Be All the Healthier?
Want to live in a world where chocolate is a superfood and you can guiltlessly eat cake for breakfast? I know, it sounds like a dream, but it can certainly be your reality. The secret is to eat desserts and chocolate that are organic, raw, and vegan.Welcome to the world of guilt-free eating. This is a miraculous concept if you think about it. When is the last time you ate a piece of triple chocolate layer cake and you felt good about yourself afterwards? Most, myself included, would answer never. So, after years of eating sweets with guilt, I realized that it is neither mentally nor physically healthy to eat unhealthy foods then feel bad about doing it. It just perpetuates a self-loathing downward spiral of unhappiness.
I must have been praying unconsciously for a way to eat desserts and stay slim and healthy because one day that is exactly what I found. The day I was introduced to the world of raw, vegan chocolate and desserts, my reality changed. The chocolate tastes like chocolate and the cake tastes like cake, but better, and yet, they are
made with organic, unprocessed ingredients that are healthy.
In a normal cake recipe, the first ingredient is usually flour followed by white sugar, eggs and vegetable oil, all of which are super processed and very unhealthy. In a raw, vegan cake, the first ingredient is usually macadamia nuts (or any other kind of nut), dates or agave and coconut oil. Honestly, there is not a big difference in taste or satisfaction when comparing the cooked and raw version, but there is a huge difference in the way your body digests it. After my first taste of raw chocolate, my mission was clear: get the word out! There is no need for anything else.
In a normal cake recipe, the first ingredient is usually flour followed by white sugar, eggs and vegetable oil, all of which are super processed and very unhealthy. In a raw, vegan cake, the first ingredient is usually macadamia nuts (or any other kind of nut), dates or agave and coconut oil. Honestly, there is not a big difference in taste or satisfaction when comparing the cooked and raw version, but there is a huge difference in the way your body digests it. After my first taste of raw chocolate, my mission was clear: get the word out! There is no need for anything else.
Cooked chocolate is considered junk food; it’s just a lacking imposter of the real thing but you’d never know it if that’s all you’ve ever had. Raw chocolate, on the other hand, is considered a superfood and is so powerful you need only one piece to taste the difference. Raw chocolate is one of the most pharmacologically complex foods known in the world. It’s comprised of more than 1,200 naturally occurring constituents and has 10 times the antioxidant content as blueberries.
Raw chocolate beans were so precious in ancient times that civilizations actually used them as currency. Mayan and Aztec Emperors used to drink chocolate beverages
in times of celebration. They were the ones who could literally afford to.
For any dessert you crave and any chocolate bar you love, there is a raw version to satisfy your taste buds and maintain your waistline. So, go ahead and eat like a kid again!
For any dessert you crave and any chocolate bar you love, there is a raw version to satisfy your taste buds and maintain your waistline. So, go ahead and eat like a kid again!
A certified raw food instructor, Megan McMurry formally trained at the Tree of Life. She is currently studying to receive her Masters degree in raw vegan nutrition and for years now, has been working to create the delicious and healthy junk food. Check out some of the most amazing raw food deserts you have ever seen at decadentlyraw.com.
Decadently Raw Chocolate
Issue 12 | March/April 2010
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