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11 rules for chocolate…
Did you know that not all chocolates are created equal?
Before I share some of my favorite chocolate rules, I need to acknowledge (as a previous owner of a retail store Chocolate! Chocolate! in Seattle) that I really do know that it’s important for us to be somewhat discerning about the chocolate we eat and call “good for us.”
For me, M&M’s are a last resort and most milk chocolate bars have added sugar and milk.
But when I choose dark chocolate that is at least 70% cacao, I know I am getting enough flavonoids (naturally-occurring antioxidants) to claim the health benefits of decreased risk for heart attack and stroke as well as lowering the stress hormone cortisol.
And (here’s what I hate to admit!) it does mean I should limit myself to about an ounce of the “good” stuff daily!
So without anymore ado, here are some of…
The Rules for Chocolate
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Why is there no such organization as Chocolate Anonymous? Because no one wants to quit.
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If you’ve got melted chocolate all over your hands, you’re eating it too slowly.
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A nice box of chocolates can provide your total daily intake of calories in one place. Isn’t that handy?
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If you can’t eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer. But if you can’t eat all your chocolate, what’s wrong with you?
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Money talks. Chocolate sings.
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Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger.
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If I eat equal amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate, is that a balanced diet? Don’t they actually counteract each other?
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“Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands-and then eat just one of the pieces.” Judith Viorst
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“The 12-step chocoholics program: NEVER BE MORE THAN 12 STEPS AWAY FROM CHOCOLATE!” Terry Moore
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“Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it, I wash my mouth out with chocolate.” Charles M. Schultz
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Put “eat chocolate” at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you’ll get one thing done.
And for a last bit of humor from that famous author, anonymous…
“A good piece of chocolate has about 200 calories. As I enjoy t
wo servings per night, and a few more on weekends, I consume about 3,500 calories of chocolate in a week, which equals one pound of weight per week.
Therefore in the last 3 1/2 years, I have had chocolate caloric intake of about 180 pounds, and I only weight 155 pounds.
So without chocolate, I would have wasted away to nothing about 3 months ago!
I owe my life to chocolate!
What about you?
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