Are you looking to add a little zing into your life? Consider incorporating ginger into your diet for some added spice without adding unnecessary calories. One ounce of ginger has less than 5 calories. Ginger contains more than 400 active ingredients, which provide a variety of health benefits.
Here are some of the benefits:
1. Ginger [...]
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The benefits of ginger
Posted on June 27, 2012 by nichole
This post was posted in chocolate, truffles, antioxidants and was tagged with dark chocolate, truffles, antioxidants, ginger, green tea, nicobella chocolate, anti-inflammatory
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Why we use oat milk in nicobella truffles
Posted on June 21, 2012 by nichole
During hot summer days or nights, you may want to try a delicious, refreshing cold drink such as oat milk. As the name implies, oat milk is derived from oat groats. Since oat groats are minimally processed, they maintain their nutritional value. Oat milk is a great alternative to cow’s milk for those of you [...]
This post was posted in chocolate, truffles and was tagged with dark chocolate, nicobella truffles, oats, oat milk, high fiber, protein, decreased heart disease, phytochemicals
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Antioxidants: What are they and why are they good for us?
Posted on June 13, 2012 by nichole
Why does a cut apple turn brown sitting on the counter? Oxidation. Oxidation is the process whereby a substance interacts with oxygen and occurs in all cells including cells in our body. As oxygen interacts with cells, it may alter the cell, causing 1-2% of the cells to turn into free radicals. Free radicals may [...]
This post was posted in chocolate, truffles, antioxidants, munch and was tagged with walnuts, dark chocolate, whole foods, antioxidants, ORAC, blueberries, pecans, almonds, flavonoids, vitamins, minerals
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Happy Earth Day! 10 Things That Nicobella is Doing to Be Green
Posted on April 22, 2012 by nichole
Today is a day to reflect on what we do to sustain our beautiful Earth. Here at nicobella we truly try to be green each and every day. Here are some of those things:
1. We use organic ingredients and Fair Trade chocolate.
2. Our truffle box [...]
This post was posted in General and was tagged with Chocolate, Organic, Earth Day, green, vegan, sustainable, FSC certified, Fair Trade
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10 Simple Things to Do For Earth Day
Posted on April 18, 2012 by nichole
Earth Day is this weekend but we think it should be celebrated for the entire month so that good natural habits are instilled to protect our beautiful planet daily. Here are 10 SIMPLE things you can do to help maintain a pristine earth, clean air and healthy lifestyle every day.
1. Reduce [...]
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What to eat on a Chocolate Cleanse?
Posted on March 22, 2012 by nichole
The 80/20 rule was mentioned in the last blog but before we go into that here is a little ‘taste’ of what our chocolate cleanse includes:
Breakfast
1/2 c oatmeal
3/4 c unsweetened oat milk
1/2 c berries
1/2 c walnuts
2 Tbsp of flax meal
1 Tbsp of cocoa powder
1 tsp cinnamon1 c Chai tea (to replace the [...]
This post was posted in chocolate, truffles and was tagged with Organic, dark chocolate, cleanse, whole foods, nicobella truffles, high antioxidant
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The Chocolate Cleanse
Posted on March 13, 2012 by nichole
Sounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it? The Chocolate Cleanse is exactly what we do here (almost) every day at nicobella organics in order to stay healthy. Surely you have heard of a cleanse or, perhaps, even tried one yourself. There is a Master Cleanse, a Juice Cleanse and even a Fasting Cleanse. We have tried [...]
This post was posted in General, chocolate and was tagged with Chocolate, cleanse, whole foods, omega 3, antioxidant, healthy fat, plant protein, whole grains
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New Pricing for Nicobella Munch
Posted on February 29, 2012 by nichole
Hi All!
Just wanted to give you a heads up about a little price increase for nicobella Munch (sorry!). We have been holding off for a while now because we wanted to continue with our old pricing through the holidays and Valentine's Day. However, due to the increasing costs of just about everything that goes into [...]
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Sunflower Seed Butter For Not-So-Sunny Days
Posted on January 11, 2012 by nichole
The month of January can often be gloomy, cold, dark and long. During this time it's more important than ever to eat vibrant and healthy foods that give you energy rather than take away your energy.
Here are 6 reasons why sunflower seeds are a perfectly healthy option to prevent the winter blues:
HIGH IN PROTEIN AND [...]
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Happy Holidays from Nicobella Organics!
Posted on December 9, 2011 by nichole
We hope that you are enjoying the season so far and not feeling too stressed. To minimize our stress, we at Nicobella Organics eat lots of dark chocolate! More chocolate=more natural euphoric substances (like Theobromine, PEA, etc)=more bliss!
We want to help make your chocolate-shopping experience easy and fun, so here are some suggestions for your [...]
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