I ran my very first “real life” workshop on the weekend on my favorite topic – cacao!
I had a group of twenty-five people with me on the day making raw chocolate which got a bit hectic but I was so deliriously happy to be able to spread the word about this amazing superfood that we can all eat bucket loads of and enjoy sooooo much.
Unfortunately you missed out on the actual making of the raw chocolate, but I filmed the talk so you could be a part too. Enjoy …
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Very interesting video, Fran!
When I’m watching your videos, the background is always so beautiful and I become a bit jelous!! 
) I would really like to visit Australia someday.
I wish I could be there… why don’t I live in Australia?
And thank you for the tip with spirulina-I will order it asap. You are the biggest role model to me!
xoxo, Maja
Hey Fran,
I am so excited about Cacao!!!! I am going to order some as soon as I can. So…. You recomend the cacao beans that are shelled? Thanks You are the best ever!!!!!!
Love Mary
I think you did great. I learned so much from just watching the video. I wish I could go but I cant. Im nowhere near Austraila. Your house is soo beautiful too.
Your my role model. Keep up the good work and I hope that you will keep on doing more workshops. Maybe one day you will be able to have a workshop in Toronto then I would be able to go! I hope that I get to meet you one day because you are one of my greatest role models along with ani phyo, david wolfe and shazzie. You are amazing!!!
You are the next role model!!!!!!! I hope that one day I will be able to be a successful as you are… we are all supporting you lovely.
haha cacao is pretty strong stuff … after 8 pm i have to steer clear of the stuff as i can guarantee also that i won’t sleep that night… i will have to try some of shazzies recipes soon … chocolate is my favourite mmmmmmmm
Hey Fran,you are amazing,how can i take part in your workshop, i just came from Israel,and i want to participate in it!
thanks
Hey Fran, would you mind sharing the recipe for your raw chocolate? I actually eat cacao nibs regularly and take spirulina everyday so I am really interested in this recipe. Thanks!!
I had a question regarding agave nectar, is it true that it has as much high fructose as high fructose corn syrup does, and is much as processed?? Other than that… wow yes cacao beans have been part of mexico for centuries. In an interesting note everywhere you go in Mexico they always sell true cocunut water or cocunut slices in their natural state form. I know because I have visited several times and have eaten and have drinked in many of my journeys the delicious taste of cocunut water. Its a big thing in their culture over there (in Mexico). Im really impressed!!! I loved your video keep it up!!! I agree with the comments above…your such a great role model!!! I have learned so much!!!
Sorry, but I was also wondering if you prefer to buy cacao beans and just peel them or do you like the nibs… do they taste fresher out of the bean? Ive only had the nibs and think theyre great! Thanks again
Gosh! Thank you to everyone with all the beautiful kind words! You’ve definitely made my Monday morning
mary- It may be hard to buy shelled, but cacao nibs are shelled so you could get those. Otherwise have fun shelling them yourself!
Kelly- Absolutely, I’ll do a blog post about the making of the raw chocolate + recipe soon! And yes, I prefer to buy the whole bean and peel them. I love crunching right into a bean
Angela- Both myths. It DOES have a glycemic index but it’s a lot lower than corn fructose syrup. It’s also not genetically modified and not highly processed so you can’t really compare the two. However, if it doesn’t resonate well with you then there are many other alternative sweeteners that you can try, absolutely.
Great idea, looks like fun! You need to run one of these in Melbourne
. 25 people is a great effort, I guess people just love chocolate =p myself included.
Just purchased some Organic Cacao Powder to go in my smoothies and Unsweetened Cacao Nibs (I guess you just eat these right out of the packet?).
Look forward to seeing the recipe.
Nice video. Great info. I can’t wait for the post with the recipe. My 5yr old will love it too!
woohoo glad to catch some of the workshop on video even though I couldn’t make it!
hey Fran! i have a question when your at the store or buying it on the internet how do you know which cacao it which? At first i thought it spelled different but its not is it? thank you so much Fran! your amazing!
Hi Fran
Congrats on the workshop you did really well.
My question is I have had allergy test and came back as having allergic reactions to chocolate (amongst many other thing) so have been avoiding it but feel as though I’m missing out on this wonderful natural resource. My thoughts are perhaps the screening was done against the typical chocolate in the supermarket and cacao might be ok though the naturopath did mention that I also could not have cocoa. Just wondering what your thoughts on this are?
Okay love that chocalate isn’t always bad for our skin. Fran, I have to tell you something that I learned today. It was in this book that I read, it’s the secret to becoming beautiful and confident. We look at Celebs and we can tell that they really believe that they are beautiful. That’s the secret, believing that your beautiful will make everyone else believe it too! We can all be beautiful girls, and I just wanted all the fellow acne suffers to know that they are beautiful and don’t let acne defeat you. You are all beautiful!
I’ve been hearing a lot of stuff about the toxicity of cacao! I find it is okay in moderation for me, but any more and i start getting weird heartbeats and nervousness!! too bad b.c I LOVEEEEE chocolate, especially the super dark varietys…
more about agave?
What do you say about those who say that agave nectar is BAD for you? They say its as bad as high fructose sugar.
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