My love for chocolate is considered to among the highest in my family. There is not much I would not do to have a piece of chocolate. If the piece of chocolate is one of the high end brands, we are all in trouble.
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Everyone jokes that I would sell out my mother for a piece of chocolate. It has become such a running joke that I decided to write a coffee table book about my favorite piece of food.
When I started doing the research, I thought it would be some light reading, a few laughs and a quick anecdote here and there. Instead, I came upon some real interesting facts about chocolate. Things I never know where associated with chocolate.
This is especially true when it came to the health benefits. Chocolate is actually good for you. During my research one of the most interesting facts about chocolate that I learned, was how to choose the best tasting chocolate bar out of an entire box of chocolates.
When choosing a chocolate bar you need to make sure the bar smells like chocolate. While this seems obvious, you would be surprised by how many chocolate bars do not smell like chocolate.
After you do the smell test, you need grab the corners of the bar and break off a piece. The piece should break off cleanly with very few crumbs. If, the chocolate bar passes these tests than it should be rich and creamy. It will definitely melt in your mouth.
You will be so excited about your choice you will not be tempted to go back for seconds. My favorite interesting facts about chocolate is that it has been reported to be has healthy attributes.
Of course every time, I reach for a chocolate bar that is what I tell myself. I am eating chocolate for my health. Chocolate has been reported to have a good amount of antioxidants, and will help to produce breast milk in women.
Antioxidants are known have certain health benefits like lowering your cholesterol levels, it will help your heart and can help reduce your chances of getting cancer.
Now, that I am armed with information like this how can I not continue to eat chocolate on a daily basis.
This also happens to be what I am going to call my book, “How can you not eat chocolate on a daily basis!” d:-)
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