My first encounter with raw cacao

MOTH

I’ve been detoxing all day, just kinda feeling crappy, restless but tired, needing something – something – something -

Then I remembered that I had some Navitas Naturals raw cacao powder in my pantry. It’s been there for months and I just haven’t touched it because I heard it acts kinda as a drug, and there is doubt as to if cacao can ever be truly raw.

But I had read numerous good things about this particular brand of cacao, so I threw caution to the wind and mixed up a dark pudding of 2 bananas, a few medjool dates and lots and lots of cacao powder.

I couldn’t believe how thick and…CHOCOLATELY the mixture was. Keep in mind I haven’t had anything chocolate in over five months, ever since I started being raw. I ate the whole thing in minutes and realized I was feeling kinda…better. I had a sense of wellbeing come over me. I’m still “coming up” on my cacao pudding, as I just made and enjoyed it. My headache started to dissipate a bit.

I’m not sure I should have eaten cacao while detoxing from purely raw foods, but I’m glad I tried it, finally. I couldn’t believe the yumminess of that pudding…SOOO thick and delicious.

MOTH

The site crashed while I was posting this and now there’s three of this post. Oh well.

rawmama

I started putting 2 spoons full over fruit and goji berries for breakfast and I feel energetic and get lots more done than if I don’t have it. I don’t feel like I had cups of coffee, just feel “not tired” and actually more positive and happy :)

MOTH

Yes, it definitely put me in a better place. I still feel the discomfort of my detox happening, but I’m not as emotionally distraught about it. :-)

bitt

i think cacao is great in small doses (for me at least). i made some bars with the nibs in them. yum.