Posted on 07/19/2005 11:03:59 AM PDT by QQQQQ
What next?
Massive accumulations of pairs of shoes?
Mmmmmmmmmmmm...meeeeedicine....
I've found the 85% Lindt dark chocolate at World Market here in Dallas. The best sugar-free I've tasted is Russell Stover's made with Splenda, but I don't know about the health benefits or cocoa content. It just tastes the best of the ones I've tried, especially the truffles.
YYYYeeessss!!! This article is talking my language even though my waist and thighs object mightily.
THAT'S what we eat every day.....almost.....and I buy it for $1.99 ea.....online they wanted $2.50.....I suppose now the price will go up at our store.
Actually Hershey has had a 70% dark chocolate bar ready for the shelf for a few years. The problem has been one of manufacturing costs. It costs more to make it so they would have to raise the market price. I would bet that this news will now allow them to release it. Two of the names floating around are Healthylife Dark Chocolate and Healthyheart Dark Chocolate.
At the last quarter of 2004 the dark chocolate was tested in the field and people didn't know it. A limited edition was released in dark chocolate Hershey Kisses. I forget but think it had a silver and dark purple checkered wrapper. People loved it.
Interesting. Let's hope Hershey will release their super dark chocolate bars.
Dark chocolate Hershey's kisses sound delicious too.
I just bought Healthy Heart cereal, but healthy chocolate sounds SO much better!!
YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH (for those who can't have chocolate at all right now, this is a nice diversion...)
This is pretty neat.
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute....... Work this out as you read..
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to
have chocolate. (more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be bold)
3. Add 5. (for Sunday)
4.. Multiply it by 50 I'll wait while you get the
calculator.................
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1755.... > >
If you haven't, add 1754 .
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number
The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times
you
want to have chocolate each week).
The next two numbers are .
YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2005) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO
SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.
I can provide the answer of why Chocolate Math works for anyone who is interested. Personally I don't care. I'm currently on a diet and it's just fun to THINK about chocolate without indulging! (And the BEST is dark chocolate Dove bars -- either the candy, or the ice cream.)
Not only that, dark chocolate is good for your seretonin levels -- ie, keeps your moods even. So I say, even if you don't like it or don't think you SHOULD eat very much of it, you do it SACRIFICIALLY for your family. It is a very high callng.
Chocolate connoisseur here -- (bad speller tho). Trader Joe's has these little tins of chocolate, about 3" across, labeled The Chocolate Traveler. ie, you could stick them in your purse, backpack, violin case!! they have bittersweet wedges (and milk chocolate if you should want). I have tried A LOT of chocolate, and I think these are the best by far. Oh I see - the label says, in small print, 'Belgian chocolate.' They are about $2 per tin. One small wedge for breakfast makes your moods even, your day starts perfectly. Who could ask for more?
Yet another reason that chocolate should be at the bottom of the food pyramid!
Actually, I just read this on another site where I'm researching hormone stuff.....seems this is OLD NEWS....
August 27, 2003
Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure
Okay, it's a bit of a stretch, but new research has shown that consuming DARK chocolate contains the same if not more of the compounds found in red wine -polyphenols-which can lower your blood pressure. Hmmm...those little Dove dark chocolate pieces are so good, especially when they get warmed up a bit in this weather. Granted, chocolate won't give you a buzz like wine, but when you include dark chocolate and potassium rich foods in your diet, such as fruit or chilis, you can drop several notches in your BP. I did my own experiment and found my BP and pulse dropped almost 7 points systolic after eating a Dove bar. The study was published in JAMA.
Chocolate and Blood Pressure in Elderly Individuals With Isolated Systolic Hypertension
Dirk Taubert; Reinhard Berkels; Renate Roesen; Wolfgang Klaus JAMA. 2003;290:1029-1030
Thanks....I'll have to look for THOSE!
Can eat the sugar free stuff on occasion but have to watch the fat grams and sugar grams. Tastes slightly different than the regular stuff. It's ok. Splenda is an absolute no-no for me. Get an awful case of the runs with it.
((x * 2) + 5)*50 + 1755 - YearOfBirth. Collecting terms gives
100x + (250 + 1755) * YearOfBirth = 100x + (2005 - YearOfBirth).
100x puts the chocolate number in the 3rd decimal place.
2005-YearOfBirth = your age.
Next year, you can use the same formula but change 1755 to 1756. Last year you used 1754. If you are more than a hundred years old, you got trouble.
mmmmmmmmmm...chocolate......
It goes great with red wine.
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