What are the nutrients that make dark chocolate good for you?
Chocolate is More than Good Taste Published on: November 16, 2002 by Phil Lempert Chocolate. There’s something undeniably mystical and irresistible about chocolate. The word itself is sensual and romantic. The creamy, silky texture, the deep, dark, elegant color, the exquisitely sweet, rich flavor, the tantalizing aroma…the seductive characteristics of chocolate can arouse the senses and send one’s pulse racing to new heights. And it may even be good for you. “Today” food expert Phil Lempert has the details. THE EXPERIENCE OF a forbidden piece of pure chocolate deliberately melting on the tip of your tongue is sheer ecstasy, one of life’s most pleasurable moments. No wonder chocolate is often referred to as decadent and why it was forbidden in strict religious groups. Aztecs considered all chocolate an aphrodisiac. Because of this, all foods made with chocolate were strictly forbidden to women. Indulging in the luxurious stuff feels so good it must be bad! We went to the New York Cho
