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Thank you Bitt! Wonderful :)
It's important to note that while RawCanadian is right about Cacao being able to satisfy a chocolate craving, most of the cacao sold as "raw", is not actually raw. All cacao goes through a heating process when left in the sun to dry in extremely hot temperatures. It ferments as well. Even David Wolfe's Sunfood brand doesn't sell truly raw cacao in the package.
I've researched this a bit and found that those who have eaten cacao straight from the plant state that it is far more bitter than the beans you'll find at the store. I'm not saying not to have it, just that you should be as informed as possible before you try something. Cacao is becoming so popular in New York(where I live), as I'm sure it is all over, but people overlook the fact that Cacao does have downsides. It is a stimulant. Just as coffee is a stimulant. I find it to be much more soothing than coffee and I've not become jittery on it the way I would with coffee, but chemically it is nevertheless, a stimulant. Theobromine is considered a drug. Anyway, I just signed up today and saw this post and clicked on it. I'm so glad that this exists. So glad to see support for a raw vegan life-(I don't call it a lifestyle as this is the original lifestyle and doesn't need to be qualified). I hope to learn from people who've been doing this much longer than I. Thanks.
Thank you everyone, I've just seen these. I'm on a juice feast currently to give my body much-needed rest after 9 months of not treating it too well and to re-align myself. Very helpful answers, all of them!