Creamy Cacao Mousse

One of our readers Becky asked, "What is something she can eat that will satisfy sweet chocolate cravings without completely ruining her clean eating plan?"  I’ve made this from time to time for friends, and they love it!  The cacao provides a great source of magnesium – which is great for relaxing after training, whilst the coconut oil is great for fat burning!

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Creamy Cacao Mousse

Ingredients

2 Ripe Avocados

½ cup Tonic Superfoods Cacao Powder

3 tbsp Raw Honey or Agave

1 tbsp Coconut Oil

1 tspn Cinnamon Powder

Optional Ingredients – Depending on personal preference!

1 tspn Mesquite Powder

Pinch of Cayenne Pepper

½ Tonic Superfoods Vanilla Pod

1 tbsp Cacao Nibs

Strawberries!

Method

Add all ingredients to blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy!  Yum!

Avocados are a surprisingly complete food, with fourteen minerals to stimulate growth, including iron and copper for your blood. The sodium and potassium in avocados keeps your body chemically balanced, and their low sugar content and absence of starch make them an ideal fruit for diabetics or hypoglycemics. Vitamins in avocados include A, several B-complex, C, and E, as well as phosphorus and magnesium. They’re also a great source of antioxidants like vitamins E and C.  Furthermore, Avocados contain lutein, which is an antioxidant that is great for the eyes. It helps to prevent cataracts and macular degeneration.

Due to their density, avocados, like bananas, are filling. They are also a perfectly digestible slow-burning fuel, making them ideal for replenishing nutrients for athletes. They’re a great source of fruit oil and digestible fats. Avocados also contain many other antioxidants that can fight against free radicals in your body that can cause cancer. These antioxidants are so powerful that they can even reverse the signs of aging.

What about the FAT?

Eating avocados in moderation for your fat source is a wise decision. It is very high in nutrients per calorie, meaning that your body will be getting all of its necessary nutrients and you will be feeling full because of the avocados good amount of soluble and insoluble fiber.

Also, eating avocados with other fruits and vegetables will make it easier for the body to absorb the nutrients from those other foods as well. Most of the nutrients are fat soluble nutrients and, well, we’ve already established that avocados contain fat. So eating them together will make for one healthy body!

The high fat content in the avocado nutrition facts is actually a good thing. According to studies done on the use of avocado in a diet to reduce cholesterol, the monounsaturated fat in avocados helps to reduce triglyceride levels and increase HDL, which is the good cholesterol.