Naima served them unsweetened black coffee and asked me to pass around a plate of almonds.

NEWYORKER: Naima

When not traveling for business, I make fruit, yogurt and unsweetened soy milk smoothies for breakfast and a brown-rice and bean salad for lunch.

FORBES: Survival Of The Fittest

Four tablespoons a day of Hershey's unsweetened cocoa (about 40 calories) in a variety of research test beverages also has been shown to be heart-healthy, according to the study and at least one other published trial.

WSJ: Heart-Healthy Chocolate: Dark and Bitter Treat