According to Dietitian, you can drink but it's better to limit caffeine intake while pregnant to be on the safe side. It's safe to have 2-3 cups of coffee a day, and while any type of chocolate has caffeine, hot chocolate has a lower amount of caffeine.
But Just be sure to drink anything with caffeine in moderation recommends Nutritionist
Yes. Women
are generally recommended to cut down on their caffeine intake during
pregnancy but the amount of caffeine in
a cup of hot chocolate is much less than you find in coffee or even tea. So keep
drinking your hot chocolate. Obviously an excess of anything isn't good for
you, so just aim for a balanced healthy diet.
Dagoba make
an organic hot chocolate that is infused with chili and cinnamon and it's
great.
http://www.dagobachocolate.com/products/drinking/#xocolatl-drinking
if you are
looking for something a bit daring, Pillsbury have a white chocolate mint
martini recipe!
Or for a more traditional drink, try Paula Deen's White hot chocolate;
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CGIQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodnetwork.com%2Frecipes%2Fpaula-deen%2Fwhite-hot-chocolate-recipe%2Findex.html&ei=AS19UMvlAZHAtAaDsoHACg&usg=AFQjCNFmSia71bNXZ_rsBzo3AH3RgJwvIw
Although the
two names of drinks are used interchangeably, hot chocolate is a drink that's
either made from real chocolate melted into milk or with packet hot chocolate
powder. Cocoa powder is unsweetened and needs to be combined with sugar to
create a sweeter drink.
In general
hot chocolate is richer and sweeter than hot cocoa.
Cocoa solids in chocolate do contain some caffeine so any drink with chocolate in is not going to be caffeine free. But milk chocolate contains a lot less cocoa solids than dark chocolate, so the type of chocolate used to make the drink will significantly alter the amount of caffeine in it.
It is recommended that if women need to have a cup of coffee
during pregnancy they have decaf. The
problem with consuming coffee during pregnancy is the caffeine. Several studies have been conducted and the
results have shown that consuming caffeine during pregnancy during the first
trimester can double the chances of having a miscarriage.
To read more about the effects of caffeine during pregnancy,
clock the link below.
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