Benefits of Dark Chocolate

  • It’s good for your heart
  • It’s good for your brain
  • Helps control blood sugar levels
  • It’s full of antioxidants 
  • High in vitamins and minerals
  • Chocolate is an anti-depressant 

(Source: healthy-mee)

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dr0p4ah0y: Recipe time! :) Here’s my recipe for the mini pancakes in the picture above. I’m notorious for always making WAY too much food so I made up a single-serving recipe. Made this up as I went along, but it came out SO yummy! :D Give it a try! Servings: 1 Calories per serving: 180 1/2 overripe banana 1 egg white 1/4 - 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 cup oats 1 tbsp + 1 tsp whole wheat flour 1 tbsp (or less) Smart Balance (to cook them in), I used the whipped low-sodium/lightly salted one. Mash up banana in a bowl until it’s as smooth as possible. Add the egg white to the bowl and whisk the two together until they’re well mixed. Add oats and cinnamon and mix well. Add the flour and mix until it’s evenly distributed through the batter. The batter should be thick and easy to spoon out of the bowl. If it’s too runny, add more oats or flour until it has the right consistency. Add Smart Balance (or your frying-means of choice) to the pan on medium-low heat and distribute evenly. When the pan is hot, scoop the batter from the bowl and drop them into the pan. You can make them however big or small you like! I made three 3-inch diameter pancakes, but you could make one giant one or several smaller ones if you want. :D Top with fruit, low cal syrup of your choice or anything else you want! These are DELISH! :D <3 Enjoy, guys.
health-freeak: Zero Calorie Foods: Although all foods contain calories some foods take so much energy to digest that your body actually burns up the calories from them in the process of consuming them. These are called Zero Calorie Foods. Here are some examples of these zero-calorie foods: asparagus apples beets blueberries broccoli cranberry cantaloupe carrots celery cauliflower cucumber dandelion endive garden cress garlic grapefruit green beans honeydew hot chili peppers lemon lime lettuce mango onion orange papaya peach pineapple radish raspberries spinach strawberries tomatoes tangerines turnip watermelon zucchini (: follow: http://health-freeak.tumblr.com/
cookingthin: Yonana is the next hit in the health market.  It’s similar to a juicer but instead of making juice, it take frozen fruit and turns it into a nice, delicious frozen treat!  All you need is one frozen banana and you can add anything else to it.  Frozen strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, spices, chocolate, mint, ANYTHING! It’s so easy and absolutely delicious.  Tonight my combination was banana, strawberry, blueberry and peaches.  Even with one banana, it was SO MUCH!! But think about it 1 banana is around 100 calories, then you add 5 medium sized strawberries, 1/2 handful blueberries and 3-4 slices of peaches and you’ve got a frozen treat similar to ice cream for under 200 calories! It’s the perfect summertime treat! You can find this great kitchen must-have in any store that sells kitchenware!
health-freeak: Jumping Rope: A lot of muscles are being worked at the same time. This can create muscle tone and deffinition In just 15 to 20 minutes, it will give you an unparalleled totaly body workout To make workouts more challenging and intense, you can use weighted jump ropes It’s also great for eye- hand cordination, lateral movement, footand hand speed and agility It can be used at the begining of workouts for a warm-up Jump rope workouts can be effective in helping you lose weight and reduce you risk for diseases Passive rest breaks in between lifts can be substituted with rope-jumping sessions. This can keep your heart rate up and promote more weight loss It enhances performance in any sport (: follow: http://health-freeak.tumblr.com/
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