Raw Chocolate Blog

You may have noticed that our triskelion spiral design creeping in more and more to everything we do here at Elements for Life. We've been getting quite a few lovely comments on the new branding that is working its way through all our packaging, this website and market stall. In fact, we've even had people ask if we're selling tops with our design on after seeing Paula and I wearing our hoodies out and about (and between you and me, that's something we're working on).

I thought I'd share with you a bit about why.

What's A Triskelion?

We've been so busy of late that keeping up to date with news stories has been a bit hit and miss. But this one did catch our attention quite quickly. A new study suggests that snacking on chocolate could help fight weight gain!

The study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, reviewed the chocolate consumption of 1000 healthy men and women, along with the rest of their diet and physical exercise. The surprising result is that those who ate more chocolate had a lower BMI (Body Mass Index), which is a measure of body fat content. The researchers reported that eating “chocolate five times a week was associated with a decrease in BMI of 1 kg/m2”.

It's that time of year again when spring is springing and we certainly seem to be getting some lovely warm weather, plenty of sun and lots of wildlife making itself known. After the long months of winter, it's a time for rebirth and renewal, a time celebrated in one form or another for thousands of years.

The most well known celebration in these parts is of course Easter, which due to the vagaries of the Gregorian calendar moves about each year. It's almost as if those that came up with the Easter celebration we have today wanted to keep us guessing and on our toes, or perhaps just in the dark!

Last year was manic. All of it was pretty manic, but November and December especially so. Something to do with a little thing called Christmas and a LOT of fuss over what is after all just ONE day! But all work and no play makes Dan and Paula, well grumpy. I'll not beat about the bush here, or try to gloss it up as something other than it is. So January and the start of February have been quiet for us on the event front.

But that all changed a couple of weeks ago, when we had our first two events of 2012. And us being us, we did them both on the same weekend, sensible huh?

No one likes to sit on their laurels (sounds painful to me anyway!) and the same can be said for us here at Elements for Life. So we're pleased to announce the launch of a range of new products available now for your delight and delectation.

Raw Chocolate Making Ingredients