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Ditch your visions of sugar plums and go for one of these just-as-sweet presents this holiday season
By
Mary Squillace
Image: Photo courtesy of Equal Exchange
7. Equal Exchange Organic Spicy Hot Cocoa
$7.75 for 12 ounces; available at equalexchange.coop
This kicked-up hot cocoa is laced with cinnamon and cayenne pepper, and the fair-trade blend is made from organic cocoa beans and organic sugar cane. At only 70 calories per serving, the hot beverage will nail a chocolate craving without packing on the pounds, and it also give sippers a chance to reap the potential health benefits of cocoa, which include lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and diminished diabetes risk, as well as higher HDL (good) cholesterol and improved blood vessel health.
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