Charity Kowalczyk and her mother Marie Erskine work well together, filling in each other\u2019s gaps.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s the smart one,\u201d Erskine said, pointing a thumb at her daughter.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd she\u2019s the one that got me addicted to chocolate,\u201d Kowalczyk said as the two broke down in laughter.<\/p>\n
Together, the two women are working as distributors of Xocai Healthy Chocolates, a home-based business centered on chocolates made without sugar, milk and using a patented cold-press process that allows the chocolate to retain a higher percentage of antioxidants than regular milk chocolates.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough heat processes you lose 75 percent of antioxidants in natural chocolate,\u201d Kowalczyk said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the healthy part of the chocolate remains,\u201d finishes Erskine.<\/p>\n
Kowalczyk, who worked in the wine business before leaving her travel-heavy job to stay home and raise her young son, said the phrase \u201chealthy chocolate\u201d got her attention and all it took for her was a taste to get on board.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I tasted it, I went home and did a bunch of research and I was hooked,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Kowalczyk said she has always been a big fan of chocolate and absolutely enjoys the product, but she also recognized the marketing possibilities of a chocolate that actually packs a healthy punch as well as satisfying a sweet tooth.<\/p>\n
According to Kowalczyk, the Xocai chocolates she sells pack the same amount of antioxidants in one piece as in a 1\/2 pound of spinach. She also said the chocolates are also loaded with probiotics and omega fatty acids, though not from fish, which makes them good for vegetarians and vegans.<\/p>\n
Kowalczyk, who lives in Covington, said the company recommends three pieces a day, though both she and Erskine of Kent admit that may not always be enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can eat a whole lot more than three a day,\u201d Erskine said with a laugh.<\/p>\n
And after eating the Healthy Chocolates, Kowalczyksaid her sugar cravings – which she said she\u2019s always had – disappeared because now processed candies are too sweet and have a waxy feel to her.<\/p>\n
\u201cM&M\u2019s don\u2019t taste quite the same,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
But while taste is subjective, Kowalczyk said she is focused on the business side as well, which she sees as tilting in her favor.<\/p>\n
\u201cA billion people ate chocolate yesterday. Out of those billion, 50 percent craved it,\u201d she said. \u201cI look at that as a pretty good market.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I was one of those people, so I understand,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
For more information call 253-631-8400.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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