Hi there my Hivean friends and followers!
It´only very rarely that I post something into the Foodies Bee Hive community as I (in spite of my extreme appetite :D) definitely not consider myself a foodie blogger but I have been actually meaning to write this post for quite some time already. Why? Well, because I think that there still might be a lot of people out there who are not aware of the superpower of cacao!
As an avid fitness enthusiast (but still a normie of course), I like to check on foods to see their nutrition facts and all the funny little numbers found on the back of the package. I have been actually doing this for years so I think I already have a pretty good idea of what various foods contain and how rich they are in fats, carbs, proteins, fibers etc. It wasn´t until relatively recently (shame on me!) though that I "discovered" the incredible nutrition "stats" of cacao :) Let me show you the table of the product that I´m currently using. It´s in Czech but don´t worry, I will translate it for you ;)
100 grams of this cocoa powder contains:
Energy: 1385 kJ / 331 kcal
Fats: 11 g (out of which 7 g are saturated fats)
Carbs: 18 (out of which only 1.6 g is sugar)
Fiber: 25.1 g
Protein: 29.6 g
Salt: 0.03 g
Let me especially highlight the content of fiber and protein. Almost one third of this cocoa powder is pure protein and one quarter of it is pure fiber! This easily beats all the famous foods rich in protein (like meat, eggs, cheese, legumes and even nuts) and fiber (like whole grains, oat flakes, broccoli and other veggies).
When I found out that cacao has all these superpowers, I started to use it as often as possible. I add cacao to many of my breakfasts and snacks but my favorite cacao treat is a simple cacao milkshake ;)
I put 2 full teaspoons of the cacao powder in my shaker together with 2 teaspoons of sugar or sweetened protein powder (I like my cacao drink sweet :D) and add some 300 ml of milk.
Then I give it a decent shaking. I usually use cold milk so it takes even more time and shaking to dissolve the content of the shaker. After a minute or two of proper shaking, there we go, the super nutritious chocolate-like delicacy is ready! :)
It might not be the best combo for those trying to lose weight (especially with the added sugar and the whole milk that I usually use) but for us lifters and builders it´s perfectly ok and it´s absolutely delicious ;) Oh and btw it´s also cheap! This 200g package of cocoa powder only costs about 1 US dollar here in the supermarket.
How about you guys? Did you know that cacao is so impressively loaded with all the good stuff like protein and fiber? Do you consume cacao regularly? What is your favorite cacao treat? Let me know in the comment section below and let´s have some nice creamy cacao discussion down there! :D
This post was created by me for the Hive blockchain exclusively. All rights reserved.
Holy shit! How many grams is two table spoons? That's a lot of energy packed in 100g! I might start adding that to my shakes. My after-cycling shake has some 600kcal, with cocoa it might go up to 750-800. Hoaaaah
In fact, this particular product has the fat content (somehow, I guess artificially) reduced so organic/raw cacao would probably give you even (much) more energy than this ;)
Probably, but I've heard the taste of organic cacao is terrible. How's this one?
Bitter. Like super dark chocolate without any sugar :D
Oh, great election!
Here in Venezuela we have the best cocoa in the world, it is exported to several countries, doesn't your package say where that cocoa comes from?
I eat it any way I can, in powdered form like the one you show, in chocolate bars... but I always make sure it is as pure as possible without additives such as hydrogenated fats or others.
Niceee :) I think you posted about the cacao production in your entry and I believe your cacao is of top quality ;) The package doesn´t say the origin but I think the cacao products exported here to Europe are mostly from Africa...
Yes, I did a post when I visited a cocoa farm hehehe.
It's true, I've read that most of the cocoa consumed in Europe comes from Africa, although there are countries like Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, France and some others that buy a large amount from Venezuela.
Yes, Africa is centralize Cocoa production
Although it not the first time I'm hearing cocoa is good in protein and nutrients cause I base in cocoa planting area in Nigeria. Every part of cocoa is Protein and fibre, even the Pud is source of protein for the skins, some part of Nigeria use it as black soap.
Thanks for sharing this bonus information with us, I didn´t know ;)
I also look at them on the back of the package, but first expire date :) I used to drink kakao mixing with water or milk during my childhood. Now, we use it mostly in cakes.
Haha good point with checking the expiration date first :D Well, we also used to drink these chocolate drinks as kids but they were not made from the cacao powder but from some artificial sweet mixtures like Nesquik :D
I haven't seen this product in my country, it seems really great due to all that protein and fiber. This post would surely make me be on the look out so I can find a product close to this one of these days.
That´s really strange that cacao products are not easily available in Africa where it´s produced but I saw a Netflix documentary explaining this "mystery". When finished, most of the products are exported to Europe and other parts of the world right away so the locals who actually work in the cacao industry might never even get to try it themselves :( Very sad. But I hope you will find something like this as it really is a great stuff for people who work out ;)
Looks yummy. When in Australia I had my special smoothie I had almost every day. Almond Milk, frozen Banana, peanut butter aaand most important cacao nibs. Raw Cacao is simply amazing
Wow, that sounds super healthy and tasty, I need to check out if I can get cacao nibs here too :) Thanks for stopping by man!
If you can find them try it. You could also take the powder you have but I love the nibs :)
😋🤤🤤 yummy, yummy. Well my friend, I don't want to sound prepotent 🤭 but the best cocoa in the whole world and all around the universe is here, in Venezuela 😁 🏆🥇 I drink cocoa since I was a child, I prefer it a thousand times to coffee, unlike my sister who prefers coffee, she loves coffee hahaha. I even like to eat the pure cocoa that you can buy here in bars shape with no sugar. Cocoa rules 😁🤘🐱 have a good cocoa drink, hot or cold 🥤☕ 🤗
Ok, another person saying that the best cocoa in the world is from Venezuela so I guess we better trust you guys :D Actually, I don´t drink coffee at all so I´m definitely with you in the Cocoa Team haha :D
Hahaha, now I have to tell you something strange, despite all that, here in Venezuela almost nobody drinks cocoa, it's not a popular drink at all, the 99% drinks coffee hahaha 🤷🏻♀️ I drink it because in Greece, where I lived most of my childhood, people use to drink it, although in Greece coffee is also more popular 🤭🤭😂😂🤷🏻♀️
That´s interesting indeed :) Also, I didn´t know that you spent most of your childhood in Greece. I thought you only have some ancestors over there as your sister once mentioned something like that :) Cool. So do you consider yourself more as a Greek or Venezuelan? :)
Yes, my parents are greek and I study the primary school there. Well, that's a very difficult question to answer 🥴 I was born in Venezuela and although I was raised under greek customs I have lived more years here, I went to the college here, I met my friends and then I started to work, so I also feel venezuelan. When you have lived in two countries your heart belongs to both places hahaha. Sometimes I act like greek and sometimes like venezuelan 🤣🤣🤣🤷🏻♀️ Do you want to know why I feel greek and venezuelan at the same time? Well, because when I listen to the national anthem, no matter if it's the greek or the venezuelan, I feel emocional 🥺 just to see the flags there or a tv show talking about our nature, places, etc. I feel love and proud 🇻🇪 🇬🇷 I love them the same and I'm lucky because both are extremely beautiful 💖😺
Aww, that was a nice tribute to both countries :) And yeah, I know what you mean. I have lived in 7 countries so far and even though my longest stay outside of my native country was only 2 years, I have created special bonds with all of them in some ways :)
Seven countries? All in Europe? Wow, I don't know if that's good or bad hahaha, if it was in your adult life must be cool but I think that when you are a child is better to live in just one place, it's my opinion
I'm also drinking cocoa with milk and lately without sugar. It tastes like dark chocolate 😀
Yeah, I know and it´s also healthier without sugar of course but I have always had a sweet tooth :D :/ Fortunately, I also have a fast metabolism :)
Excelente post amigo gracias por compartir.
Thanks for checking it out and for your support amigo! :)
Wow this is really nice and it's my first time hearing of such. Thanks for sharing.
Really? Interesting that the nutrition facts of cacao are not so well known even in Africa where it´s produced :)
It might have a little different content. The product you have shown has its fat lowered a lot. Its actually one of very few plants that contains unhealthy kind of fat.
I don't know if this process is done in Africa. Same about adding calcium.
Cool, thanks for the explanation. I will look into it.
my son's favourite drink:) but without sugar;) only its alternatives
have you tried doing chocolate? it's so easy! you'll be surprised;) of you like cacao, maybe you like chocolate too?:)
Of course I like chocolate, everybody likes chocolate, right? :D And yeah, chocolate should contain cocoa. The more cocoa, the better chocolate ;) Too bad the chocolate bars you get in supermarkets these days like Milka actually contain much more sugar and various additives than cocoa...
This is really good to know. I used Chia seeds a lot, now can try this Kakao !
Cool, go for it! :)
Hi @phortun, your post has been upvoted by @bdcommunity courtesy of @rem-steem!
Support us by voting as a Hive Witness and/or by delegating HIVE POWER.
JOIN US ON
Yay! Thanks guys! :)
Jako proteinu tam je sice požehnaně, ale hádám je lehčí sežrat 100 gramů kuřecího, než 100 gramů kakaa :D
Na tom se zcela určitě shodneme :D I tak se ale dá toho kakaa zkonzumovat celkem dost a je to i poměrně příjemné, tak proč ne ;)
@tipu curate
Upvoted 👌 (Mana: 37/47) Liquid rewards.