People who eat CHOCOLATE are more intelligent
Is chocolate the new super food?
We already know that eating chocolate can improve heart health, reduce the risk of strokes and even protect your skin from the sun (and of course, life your mood and heal a broken heart), and now there is evidence that eating chocolate actually makes you smarter!
A study published in Appetite journal, has shown that people that eat chocolate at least once a week demonstrate superior brain function- including improved memory and abstract thinking skills.
In other words, chocoholics are probably better at remembering things like phone numbers and shopping lists, and at multi-tasking (for example, eating chocolate and watching The Bachelor).
For now, the scientists behind the study still don't know exactly why chocolate has this effect on our brains, and it doesn't mean that you can substitute blocks of chocolate for your regular diet, but it does mean that you can enjoy regular pieces of chocolate without any guilt!
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Looking for something indulgent? These velvety chocolate beetroot cakes will hit the spot.
INGREDIENTS
- 1.3 cups beetroot
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 4/5 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Melted dark chocolate
METHOD
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Put the beetroot, eggs, oil and lemon juice in a food processor, and blend until smooth.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour and sugar.
- Add the blended beetroot mixture, and mix until smooth.
- Add the baking powder and mix until fully incorporated.
- Pour the batter into silicone cake moulds.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until you a pick comes out clean.
- Top with melted dark chocolate, and enjoy!
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