More than ever, our children are the unfortunate recipients of the consequences stemming from unhealthy dietary habits, lack of physical exercise and the continual bombardment of dangerous toxins from the ever-changing environment.

What we eat – particularly what children eat – is the number one factor that determines our health state. According to the USDA, poor nutrition – which includes consuming too much sugar, unhealthy fat, and sodium, and not consuming adequate vegetables, fruits and whole grains – affects the performance of school – age children. Energy levels are decreased, concentration is shortened and learning capability is lessened by poor nutrition habits.

Not sure how bad the problem is? Take a look at just a few of the factors plaguing our children’s dietary habits:

• Fewer than 15 percent of elementary – age kids eat five or more servings of fruits and    vegetables daily.

• Over half of all elementary students eat NO fruit on any given day and three out of ten    students eat less than one serving of vegetables a day.

• About 25 percent of all vegetables eaten by elementary students are French fries – a    high- fat, low-nutrient vegetable option.

Fortunately, there is an answer in the form of healthy chocolate. Though a seeming contradiction, chocolate is created equal. Most commercial “candy” chocolates are comprised of low –grade ca-cao, processed sugars, milk fats, hydrogenated oils and other artificial ingredients. They are not the answer.

Xocai products, on the other hand, deliver premium-grade, cold-processed cacao, natural sweeteners such as raw cane, natural cacao butter (which is a “natural” fat), all of cacao’s remarkable antioxi-dants, as well as the various nutrients contained in the acai berry and blueberries. The leader in the healthy chocolate revolution, Xocai’s nutrient profile is impressive, and contains some of the in industry’s highest concentrations of antioxidant compounds and other nutrients essential for children’s health.