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Valentines Day Food To Get You In The Mood
By Julianne Newbold
Tell that steak and lobster dinner to step off the plate, or
at least to make extra room on it. When it comes to Valentines
Day food and romance, nothing’s going to get the job done quite
like the aphrodisiacs.
At least, that’s how the story goes. It’s not that you don’t
also need the love poems, the soft lighting and so on to set the
mood. But many people swear by certain foods, claiming they act
to increase sexual desire and enhance performance. So these are
what you really need to add to your planned evening.
Take chocolate, for example. It isn’t just an old wives’ tale
that this substance serves as an aphrodisiac. As far back as the
times of the Aztecs, the mood-lifting qualities of cocoa had been
observed and made use of.
Lifting The Mood With Chocolate
In more recent times, medical science has discovered that this
substance contains serotonin, which is known to be a mood lifter.
So this traditional Valentines Day food does indeed help the partners
get into the frame of mind for sexual involvement, inducing feelings
of happiness. As an extra bonus, it increases the heart rate,
so they’re already partway to where they need to be.
Speaking of heart rate, or at least blood circulation, would
you believe that garlic, too, qualifies as a Valentines Day food?
One of the properties of garlic is improved blood circulation,
one of the prime requirements for sexual performance.
Alcohol Slows Down Your Sex Drive
But if you’d rather avoid the potential complications of
garlic breath, then you may be more interested in asparagus or
avocado, which both contain Vitamin E.
This vitamin is supposed to stimulate the production of sex hormones,
so either of these could qualify as aphrodisiac dinner food. One
thing to avoid, however, is too much alcohol, which tends to slow
down the sex drive.
King Of The Aphrodisiacs
However, the most famous Valentines Day food, the long-standing
king of the aphrodisiacs, remains oysters. Here, too, these delectable
goodies gained their reputation for a very good reason.
Apparently, they are high in zinc as well as something called
aspartic acids, which increase testosterone levels. So if you’re
contemplating a Valentines dinner, want the mood to be right,
and hope that the mood lasts far into the night, then consider
oysters and a few of the other natural aphrodisiacs, and let the
fireworks begin!
About The Author:
Julianne Newbold is a popular author on cooking articles including
Chocolate
Brownies, Chocolate
Fondue Fountain.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
What are the kitchen basics I need?
Kitchen basics that every kitchen should have are
pots and pans (in a variety of sizes), measuring cups, measuring spoons,
mixing bowls and an assortment of kitchen gadgets that make life easier.
One of these gadgets is a can opener. Being forced to saw off
the bottom of a can could take a little of the fervor away from
cooking. Also consider keeping whisks, spatulas and tongs as part
of your cooking basics.
Another item basic that is used often is a drainer/strainer.
These can come in the form of bowls or be part of a boiling pan
set. It is used to drain spaghetti water from the pasta or can
be used for anything similar.
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