Craving Dark Chocolate? You may want to give in to this temptation! Studies have shown a serving of 70% or higher dark chocolate have many health benefits including amazing antioxidants, dietary fiber, and is also a good source of iron.

Some things to keep in mind when making your selection:
1. Choose 70% cacao or higher (some say 72%) to obtain the most health benefit
2. The higher the % cacao usually contains more iron
3. The lower the % cacao usually contains more sugar
4. 100% cacao has a bitter taste (great for baking)
5. Vitamin C is needed to absorb iron (Eat citrus fruit or something that contains vitamin C with your dark chocolate to reap the benefits of the iron in your dark chocolate)
6. Dark Chocolate can be dairy-free (no milk)

The benefits of dark chocolate can be found in hot cocoa as well:

Some dark chocolate varieties include:
1. Simple Truth Organic Sea Salt 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate
2. Simple Truth Organic 85% Cacao Dark Chocolate

3. Trader Joe’s The Dark Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate Bar with 85% Cacao
4. Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Honey Mints

5. Theo Organic 70% Pure Dark Chocolate
6. Theo Organic Salted Almond 70% Dark
7. Theo Organic Orange 70% Dark

8. Endangered Species Natural Dark Chocolate with Forest Mint 72% Cacao

9. Beeches Original Dark Chocolate English Mint Cremes

10. Raphio Chocolate 72% Dark Cacao Peru (made locally in Fresno, CA)

Take a bite of dark chocolate...Enjoy!