Carob: No Substitutions, Please
Until recently, I’d always considered carob nothing more than a lame chocolate substitute after years of feeling cheated out of chocolate chips in healthy trail mixes that substituted carob chips instead. I know better now. Carob stands on its own as a great addition to your diet.
Fiber-rich carob is incredibly nutritious. Vegans take note: carob contains twice as much calcium as milk! It’s also high in protein, potassium, phosphorus, with some iron and magnesium, too. Not bad for a food that’s widely known as a “substitute.”
I use carob powder to add richer flavor to smoothies and deserts, especially those using cacao. Cacao has a cool, bitter taste and a spoonful of carob powder will round that out nicely. It’s also high in natural sugars, so it’ll sweeten your smoothie, too.
Images: carob tree and pods, wikipedia
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3 Comments
March 25th, 2009 at 8:07 am
I love the taste of carob but wasn’t aware of all of its health benefits. Thanks!
March 25th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Sarah, I didn’t know that about the calcium! So great to have another alternative to dairy. Certainly easier to digest.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:55 am
I need to rediscover carob. I had an unfortunate experience with a somewhat crappy carob chocolate bar substitute, back when it was being touted as Just Like Cocoa (it isn’t: it’s *different*).
I’ll try it in smoothies – thanks, Sarah. But can anyone recommend some other good carob recipes?
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