She didn’t blame President Biden for the skyrocketing price of cacao, the main ingredient she imports by the ton.

In moderation, dark chocolate with at least 80% to 85% cacao may even benefit your gut microbiome and mood by encouraging beneficial bacterial species to grow.

But the vaccines are expensive, especially for low-wage farmers, and vaccinated trees produce a smaller harvest of cacao, compounding the devastation of the virus.

Unlike cacao beans, which are used to create chocolate, carob is naturally sweet and does not contain the stimulants caffeine or theobromine, which may be appealing to some, and unappealing to others.

She specifically highlights grapefruit, cacao, cranberries, coffee and more as everyday, commonplace ingredients you can incorporate more into your dishes or diet for both boosts in flavor and health.