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Elgorriaga and the afternoon snack:
Elgorriaga is concerned for the youngest, for their health and their nutrition. This is why Elgorriaga considers the afternoon snack vital for youngsters. The afternoon snack is the best opportunity to complete the recommended daily rations of fruit, cereals and dairy products. A proper afternoon snack helps to control overweight. Having an afternoon snack is always an effective means of just taking the edge off their appetite so that they are not ravenous when dinner time comes around. In addition, it puts an end to "nibbling" between meals, by producing a sensation of being full.
We have to remember that an afternoon snack represents a nutritional advantage as it ensures that blood glucose is kept at constant levels and prevents the organism from using up its own reserves, so nutritionists recommend that the afternoon snack should represent 15% of the total daily energy intake. Furthermore, it helps to control overweight and obesity, maintains the blood sugar level and reduces anxiety, with permanent control over the percentage of calories assigned to it.
I´ll have chocolate, please…
Perhaps you have heard of serotonin, known as the happiness hormone, which is a neurotransmitter with great influence on the nervous system. Some will also know that serotonin can be synthesised from an amino acid called tryptophan…and that eating chocolate contributes to the production of this in the brain. This explains why chocolate is known as "the food of happiness!...But it´s clear that you don´t need to know all of this to know that this pleasure is self-explanatory…
While they do recognise the "responsibility" of cocoa for generating a series of physiological reactions which can make people anxious to eat it, it is important to stress that the experts make a distinction between this longing and addiction. Therefore, it is a recommended. Among other substances, it is rich in magnesium, theobromine ( a natural stimulant) and natural antioxidants.
Elgorriaga, chocolate with tradition
CWhat makes a rand of chocolate stand out is the quality of its origin and the care taken over its preparation. Elgorriaga chocolate has this tradition, going back to 1891, when a group of monks moved into the Trappist Monastery of Palencia, and opened a chocolate factory. For over a decade, Elgorriaga has been expanding the range of chocolates available to the consumer. Any occasion is perfect for chocolate…And Elgorriaga always has the perfect solution.
Did you know?
- " The first European to try chocolate was, probably, Hernan Cortés, who received it from hands of Montemezuma, king of the Aztecs.
- " The world chocolate probably derives from "xocatl", meaning bitter water in the language of the Aztecs.
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