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The sweet truth: Indulging in chocolate has health benefits

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    Why some 'bad foods' are good for you

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It's to be the best I'd ever we have saved best for last chocolate is actually good for you so go ahead and indulge.

With chocolate.

Dietitian Keri Glassman is here to explain very great to see you nice to see a -- -- -- chocolate in the new year -- -- -- that came a little bit of tackling it.

Chocolate many of us know when it is loaded with antioxidants specifically for -- no lights.

-- the laid Benoit is found in dark chocolate actually can help lower blood pressure.

And increase blood flow and also when you eat chocolate compounds in help increase the production of serotonin that feel good -- That's why you feel that you do -- -- go for dark chocolate at least 70%.

At least 70% and really.

I think even just half -- -- don't even need the whole truth and I'll -- mine happened a couple of these kids like this McSherry who just.

-- little taste it but anything can satisfy that craving and you you can have -- again you got three walk lovers your guacamole really goes on -- thing.

I love guacamole and people always give it a bad rap executive having an about the chips and the cheese on it.

But guacamole we now is made with avocado avocado is loaded with.

-- it also is loaded with antioxidants.

Which we know help is good for our skin and -- -- up and preventing cancer.

It also has potassium which helps control our blood pressure so loaded with so many great good for you foods I nutrients and there.

Also the healthy -- the mono unsaturated fatty acids are good for helping control maintain our good cholesterol levels.

And burn belly fat here's the thing or cheese or -- -- -- we -- gonna feel bloated and everything is not good for you.

When you really just need a small bit of a real cheese that was -- -- -- like the factory cheeses are loaded with extra sodium and chemicals and they don't satisfy you.

But a small portion of the real thing provides -- with calcium.

And protein and it's so super satisfying.

That you can coupling it with with some vegetables.

And it really goes a long -- And just we should note for our viewers when you do dip -- -- Glock and bite don't do it again -- don't doubled it I don't think parents think we need to hear about how wine isn't good for us.

I mean we -- -- stick around what line.

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