How to eat chocolate without a conscience
Food scientists have invented a chocolate sandwich spread crammed with vegetables - the ultimate "stealth health" item for school lunch boxes. S'coolBeans is being developed as a low-cost chocolate- and hazelnut-flavoured spread made of fermented sugar, beans and sweet potato. It is the brainchild of food scientists at Stellenbosch University who hope to get it onto the market. For parents facing the daily challenge of packing appealing lunch boxes, the spread could become the ideal way to sneak vegetables onto the menu.Cenette Bezuidenhout, one of the developers of S'coolBeans, said: "It is high in protein with the necessary vitamins and minerals needed to assist development and growth in children, especially those from low-income environments."She feels the spread could well be used in school-feeding schemes.The team is working with Innovus, the technology transfer arm of Stellenbosch University, to develop the concept in the hopes of attracting manufacturers interested in marketing S'coolBeans and making it available to school feeding schemes.It has also been named as a finalist in the International Union of Food Science and Technology's (IUFoST) Food Science Students Fighting Hunger product development competition. The winners will be named at the IUFoST 18th World Congress of Food Science and Technology in Dublin, Ireland, from August 21-25. ..
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