Enjoy raw Valentine's pleasure with Renée Maguire's RawChi Chocolate, The Alchemy of Chocolate Cook

Renée Maguire, founder of RawChi and a top UK chef, has found a way to experience the indulgence and pleasure of chocolate with a clear conscience this Valentine's Day.

Her new book, RawChi Chocolate, The Alchemy of Chocolate Cook book, shows how to create nutritional chocolate that is dairy free, gluten free and guilt free. From breakfast cereals to cookies and treats, the book shows how to enjoy chocolate at any time of day.

RawChi Chocolate, The Alchemy of Chocolate Cook book conveys Renee's inventiveness with raw foods. With 51 original recipes, the book describes how a diet rich in raw chocolate can:

• reduce stress

• help you lose weight

• improve your immune system

• increase your libido

• promote positivity and bliss

From delicious chocolate fudge brownies to a tropical hot chocolate with a hint of rose, there is something for everyone in RawChi Chocolate, The Alchemy of Chocolate Cook book. A great example for Valentine's Day is Renée's Bliss Balls:

Bliss Balls

• 1 cup sunflower seeds

• ½ cup almonds or ground almonds

• ¼ cup agave syrup

• 1/3 cup cacao or carob powder

• A generous pinch of nutmeg and/or cinnamon

• A generous pinch of Himalayan salt

Method

1. Mix the sunflower seeds and almonds in a high-speed blender until they form a flour or powder.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend.

3. Scrape the mixture into a bowl.

4. Spoon two tablespoons of the mixture into the palm of your hands and shape into balls.

5. Roll in the sesame seeds, coconut flakes or cacao powder.

6. Leave the Bliss Balls in the fridge until ready to eat.

Packed with fibre, protein, vitamins and minerals, Bliss Balls offer a great energy boost - especially after exercise.

Raw chocolate has more than 300 nutritional compounds. It's one of the richest sources of antioxidants of any food on the planet. The Aztecs consumed cacao (raw chocolate) to support cardiovascular health. Cacao contains the highest source of magnesium and chromium in any food.

Raw chocolate can lower blood pressure and improve circulation, digestion and wellbeing - both physical and mental.

Speaking of the benefits of raw chocolate, Renée said: "Chocolate has over 1,200 individual chemical constituents, making it the daddy of superfoods. Through the recipes in RawChi Chocolate, The Alchemy of Chocolate Cook book, you really can enjoy chocolate without guilt,"

Buy the Raw Chi Chocolate book; The Alchemy of Chocolate Cook book online at http://shop.rawchifood.com/ for £19.99 (was £25.99).

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 Renée Maguire, founder of RawChi

Renée Maguire, founder of RawChi, is a top UK chef, leading raw nutrition coach, food writer and motivational healthy eating speaker.

Discovering the benefit of her own health improvements, Renée has devoted her work to helping others find a balance between the foods they love and the foods their body needs. Raw Chi has grown out of a passion to create delicious healthy food, without compromising on taste.

When Renee’s sister, Nicola, passed away from breast cancer, she took comfort in overeating and explored various forms of escapism. Her body was toxic and extremely nutritionally depleted, falling ill easily with common colds, migraine, skin outbreaks and extremely low energy levels.  

Taking time out to travel South East Asia, Renée made a point of eating local produce.  After six months of travelling, her diet largely reduced the amount of meat, dairy and wheat.

Beginning to feel great and losing weight, Renée first experienced raw food while at a detox spa in Thailand. Inspired by densely nutritious and delicious raw food, Renée was hooked immediately. Feeling as if she had discovered a whole new way of cooking, she returned to the UK and began to add more raw dishes to her diet. 

Renée has been studying the nutritional value of raw cuisine and followed a diet rich in raw for five years. Through her studies, she has joined the raw vegan network in America, attending courses such as Mathew Kenney’s raw food academy in Los Angeles and The Longevity Conference in Orange County, California.

RawChi products

Chocolate

Fabulous healthy Chocolate at your finger tips. From bars you can buy to making your own kit boxes, to fabulous workshops, Raw Chi is dedicated to ensuring that people can continue to eat chocolate that assists in weight loss, offers you amazing health boosting nutrients and has you feeling fabulous.

Blends

Renée has developed bespoke blends containing the world’s most nutritious superfoods and superherbs to improve health and wellbeing. Each is designed to reach all aspects of busy lives; Renée has the blend to assist you to live the life you want. From flexibility yoga, to tranquillity calm, each blend is easy to add to a drink and customers note a difference in a matter of weeks.

Superfood            

Superfoods offer an enormous amount of dietary and healing properties; they are hailed superfoods, due to their combination and concentration of Protein, Mineral, Vitamins, Enzymes, Antioxidants, Coenzymes, Good Fats and Oils, Essential Fatty Acids, Essential amino acids, Polysaccharides and Glyconutrients

Coaching

Through one-to-one coaching individuals can achieve a noticeable reduction in stress levels, enjoy improved sleep patterns, increased energy levels and a clear complexion, with bright eyes, no bags! People will discover improved immune system and enjoy weight loss in a safe natural way.

One-to-one coaching has assisted clients with conditions such as IBS, depression, weight control, poor sleep, allergies, gluten and dairy intolerance, fertility, menopause, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

rawchifood.com offers a delicious selection of raw recipes.