# Superfood Hot Chocolates This Healthy Hot Chocolate Balances Hormones with Chia Seeds and Matcha By M | Published 2015-10-02 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-hot-chocolate References: [hellonatural.co](http://hellonatural.co/hormone-balancing-hot-chocolate-vegan/) & [hellonatural.co](http://hellonatural.co) As the weather gets colder and colder, having a healthy hot chocolate recipe to turn to is a great way to warm up. This vegan version offers an all-natural way to boost your mood with natural ingredients designed to be great tasting and good for your body. This hot chocolate recipe by Hello Natural only calls for four ingredients with the first being a [vegan milk](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hot-cocoa-oatmilk). Often lactose milks contain added pesticides, steroids and antibiotics that can be harmful for the body to digest making a lactose-free milk a much more wholesome alternative. The drink also includes [raw cacao](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-magic-cacao) rich in magnesium that can help improve a low mood, maca powder that is naturally caffeinated to boost energy levels, lucuma powder that naturally improves mood and chia seeds that absorb toxins. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 80% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Health-conscious Beverages:** Opportunity for creating and marketing hot beverages that prioritize health and well-being by using natural ingredients and superfoods. - **Vegan Alternatives:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to develop dairy-free milk options that are free from harmful additives, offering a healthier and more sustainable alternative. - **Functional Ingredients:** Potential for incorporating functional ingredients like maca powder and chia seeds into hot beverages, providing added health benefits and unique flavor profiles. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Beverage Industry:** Opportunity for beverage companies to tap into the growing demand for healthier hot drink options by offering superfood hot chocolates and other nutritious beverages. - **Plant-based Milk Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity within the plant-based milk industry to develop and market more natural and nutritionally superior alternatives to traditional dairy milk. - **Wellness and Functional Food Industry:** Opportunity for the wellness and functional food industry to expand their product offerings by incorporating superfoods and functional ingredients into hot beverages, catering to health-conscious consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Adaptogenic Hot Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mint-cocoa.md) - [Adaptogenic Hot Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mudwtr-hot-chocolate-mix.md) - [De-Stressing Hot Cocoa Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calm-hot-cocoa.md) - [Mushroom-Powered Hot Chocolate Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/renude-reishi-cacao.md) - [Frozen Hot Cocoa Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frozen-hot-cocoa-mix.md) - [Superfood-Infused Cocoa Powders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-cocoa-1.md) - [Libido-Boosting Cocoa Powders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moon-juice-cosmic-cocoa.md) - [Functional Cocoa Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bliss-miss.md) - [Instant Cacao Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-magic-cacao.md)