It’s getting deeper into the chilly months each year brings- and lets not forget the holidays! Thanksgiving has come and gone and thankfully here in Utah it was actually quite warm. Yet inevitably in northern Utah it’s getting below 40 and calling to everyone to huddle indoors, and shuffle into coffee shops for warm drinks. I’d like to share with you a super-simple hot cocoa I learned about a couple of years ago to ward off cravings as well as warms your fingers after all the snow shoveling.
Fill a mug w/water, microwave about 2 minutes
Add 2-4 teaspoons of cocoa
1 packet Truvia
Unsweetened almond milk to taste
Let it warm you and keep you out of that giant bag of cookies the neighbors have brought over! Here are a few of the benefits cocoa provides besides helping you keep off the holiday pounds:
The flavonoids in cocoa help decrease the LDL cholesterol
Cocoa has also been shown to help decrease blood pressure (probably due to how amazing it tastes 
this was found in short term studies)
Cocoa contains theobromine which is a ‘cousin’ to caffeine and stimulates the central nervous system. Theobromine has also been used as a cough suppressor as well (though you’ll need much more than 1 bar of chocolate contains)
Feel free to scour the internet to learn more about cocoa and how delicious AND nutritious it can be. Drink up!
yum.. i make this too, but i like to use a bit of honey in it