food and mood

we ofthen eat to calm down or cheer up when we're feelings stressed or depressed.

now new research suggests there's a reason: food changes out brain chemistry.
these changes powerfully influence our moods, but can certain foods really make us feel better? nutrition  experts say yes,
 but what should we eat and what should we avoid? here are the foods that work the best, as well as those that can make a bad day worse.

food and mood - we ofthen eat to calm down or cheer up when we're feelings stressed or depressed. (you have to read this great article)

Organic Vegan Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

By Stephen Howard


It's great to eat healthy food, and it really affects your general health condition. Well, it is also nice to have something sweet, and, if you are vegan, it's not always easy to find really delicious sweets to enjoy. Luckily, you can make some in your own kitchen, and here you can find one ridiculously simple and easy recipe for amazingly tasty spread you will just love.

This recipe contains just a few ingredients, and require maybe half an hour of your precious time. For preparing this amazingly tasty organic vegan nutella chocolate hazelnut spread you will need just some good quality organic hazelnuts, dairy free chocolate and maybe something to sweeten the things. And, of course, a good food processor.

Well, you could use some regular blender, but you will certainly get better results using good food processor or some smoothie maker. In any case, prepare four cups organic hazelnuts, two cups organic dark chocolate, dairy-free, naturally, and molasses, or some maple syrup. The spread will be creamier and tastier if you use molasses, by the way.

First, you have to roast the hazelnuts. Just put them on some large pan and roast for about fifteen minutes on 175 degrees Celsius. Shake the pan once or twice in between. After that, place warm nuts on large kitchen towels, cover with another towel and roll around and try to remove as much skin as you can. Use clean towels and repeat the process.

Place the hazelnuts into the food processor and blend until hazelnut butter is formed. Now you can add melted chocolate and a spoon or two of molasses or maple syrup. Of course, if you don't want your spread to be sweeter, you don't have to add any of these ingredients. If you do, just remember it will make the spread harder, but tastier.

Of course, you don't have to use melted chocolate if you prefer cocoa. Use the cocoa instead, but keep in mind the spread might be less creamy in this case. The easiest solution is to combine cocoa powder with very small quantity of hot water before adding it to your blender. In this case, you will probably need more molasses or maple syrup to sweeten your spread.

When you use organic cocoa in your recipe, enrich your mixture adding some good quality molasses and a little spoon of vanilla extract. Blend all the ingredients together and put it all in one large jar. You can keep it all in the fridge for a few weeks, although, it is so good it probably won't last so long. Just try not to eat it all at once.

Once you try this recipe, you might want to experiment with slightly different tastes. For example, you might want to spice it with a few drops of orange oil. Simply squeeze fresh orange zest in, and you'll get your own, deliciously orange spiced nutella. Or, you may boil cloves or cinnamon in water, and use this water for combining with cocoa powder, when preparing this delicacy. Or you could simply enjoy in the original recipe.




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