Clean eating doesn't mean you have to give up all desserts completely. You can enjoy some delicious dark chocolate — in moderation, of course.

Coco Loko, a new snortable chocolate product has hit the market, promising consumers an actual high, but is it safe?

After Christmas, Halloween is the next most popular holiday of the year. Why? One word: Candy! Americans spend more than $2 billion dollars on Halloween treats, according to IBISWorld. About three-quarters of U.S.

Attention, all chocolate lovers: Chocolate is good for you! Cocoa is naturally rich in dietary polyphenols, which have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Plus, they can help protect against fatty deposits on artery walls.

To get maximum health benefits from chocolate, you want to eat chocolate at higher percentages, as dark as you can, without additives.

In the past, chocolate was deemed "the food of the gods," only for the elite to enjoy. Nowadays, everyone can enjoy the bittersweet taste of chocolate, as well as the health benefits that it provides.

Melted chocolate serves as an irresistible dip for strawberries, sugar cookies, marshmallows and chunks of pound cake, or as a topping for ice cream. But if the chocolate hardens, you can no longer dip into it or pour it -- and the magic is lost.

The primary ingredient in chocolate is cacao, a bean that grows in the South American rain forest. Most commercial chocolate goes through a roasting process. Raw chocolate has not been roasted, so consumers of raw chocolate are eating raw cacao with a few additional ingredients to hold it together.

Gluten is a protein found in wheat and its derivatives, and can appear in a wide array of foods. Aside from obvious forms of wheat such as bread, pastries, pizza and cookies, gluten is found in almost all packaged foods because it is used as a stabilizer to extend the shelf life of products.

Gas is a presence of air in your digestive tract, sometimes caused by the breakdown of certain foods, and bloating can be a symptom of gas. Because there's air in your system, it can feel as though your abdomen is swollen and heavy.

When you hit a slump in the afternoon, you might be tempted to drink coffee or try an energy drink. Consider reaching for chocolate instead. It is a natural energy booster that contains caffeine and will increase your endorphins to give you a quick pick-me-up.

Dark chocolate is considered a "cheat" food by many individuals, but there actual health benefits from eating a moderate amount. It does contain a significant amount of magnesium, a mineral your body needs for a variety of functions.