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Hello, any other chocoholics out there? Thought so. Well praise the Lord and pass the cacao, cuz today is National Chocolate Day! Yup, October 28, just before Halloween, a day for chocolate lovers to openly indulge in their addiction, without shame or ridicule. Im in! Dont have to twist my arm. You? The Food of the Gods Youve probably been hearing more and more these days about the health and healing benefits of cacao, or raw chocolate. According to David Wolfe, author of Naked Chocolate: The Astounding Truth About the World’s Greatest Food, chocolate in its natural state is the best form of magnesium, chromium and iron, which are the top three mineral deficiencies in the U.S. Wolfe, one of raw chocolate’s biggest advocates, also credits cacao as being the No. 1 antioxidant food in the world — 30 times higher than red wine and 20 times higher than green tea. So, indulge and enjoy! How Do You Like Your Chocolate? Some prefer to indulge with cake, others a decadent mousse. Perhaps sinfu...

Raisin and cinnamon mocha by Grainaissance . Just cut, bake, fill and serve! Follow Foods For Long Life on FACEBOOK ! Mochi, a Japanese New Years Tradition Mochi is a Japanese rice cake that is made from steamed and pounded mochi rice. It is traditionally eaten during the New Year holidays to bring good luck.  The traditional way to make mochi is to steam glutinous brown rice and pound it with wooden mallets (kine) in a wooden mortar (usu). The resulting sticky mass is then formed into cakes. This process is extremely labor intensive. Raisin-Cinnamon Mochi - so easy to make! An Easier Way to Enjoy Mochi As much fun as making mochi sounds, I was quite excited to find a mochi product that was ready made.  I walked past the Grainaissance mochi packages in the market a number of times wondering what youre supposed to do with them. They look like a slab of very hard clay. Curiosity got the best of me one day and I brought home the "original" flavor which is basically unflavored b...