Thursday, December 13, 2007

ChocolateBet: December 13, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:
1-2 pieces
Anette's Chocolates
Dark Chocolate Almonds
Very Good - a touch of what tastes like cinnamon is a nice touch
~.4 oz.
~ ? calories
$0 (gift box)
From: Anette's Chocolates, Napa, CA

ChocolateBet: December 12, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving (3 individually-wrapped squares)
Russell Stover International
French Cafe Vanilla Creme
Very Good
Weight: 1 serving/3 squares (38 g.) / 4.95 oz. (140 g.) total package
$?
Purchased at: Long's Drug store, Mountain View, CA


Today's milk chocolate, individually-wrapped squares from Russell Stover had a very nice vanilla flavor (French Cafe Vanilla Creme) in the center.

ChocolateBet: December 11, 2007


Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving (3 squares)
Russell Stover Private Reserve
Very Good
Weight: 38 g. for 3 pieces/1 serving; total package = 4.5 oz. (128 g.)
Calories: 190 calories for one 3-piece serving
Cost: $ ?
Purchased at: Long's Drugs, Mountain View, CA

These individually-wrapped dark (60% cacao) chocolate squares from Russell Stover (Kansas City, MO), part of the company's Private Reserve, Origin Select product line,  were made from "100% Ecuador cacao beans."

ChocolateBet: December 10, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:
Went to Brindles Awesome Ice Creams in a shopping center in (Northwest) San Antonio, TX. Thank you D. for the introduction to this place. This is one of those great ice cream stores that makes their own ice cream.

1 serving - two flavors
Brindles
Azteca (chocolate, cinnamon), and Coffee (Heath Bar?) in a cup
Very Good
? Calories
$?
Brindles

ChocolateBet: December 9, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:

1 small bar
NewTree
Pleasure Indulgence/Extase
Very Good
Weight: .32 oz. (9 g.) for each little/individual bar in package/small box of 3
Calories: 46.8 calories/bar (Found on NewTree website* under individual chocolates)
Cost: $2.99 for a package of 3 small bars
Purchased from: ?

I like the very small size of these (individually-wrapped) Mini Bars (which come package of 3 in a tiny box); much better than the huge bar size. They are much easier to transport and eat. These bars were made with 73% cocoa dark chocolate.

Health information
*Health information on this "Indulgence" Mini Bar (below) was copied and pasted from the www.newtree.com web site.
"INDULGENCE
Chocolate is a multifunctional food with health benefits. 73% pure dark chocolate has specifically been selected by NEWTREE for its nutritional richness, because it provides all the nutritional elements necessary for the development and maintenance of a healthy body.

A natural source of proteins, iron and zinc – good for muscle tone and vitality – dark chocolate provides magnesium for muscular balance and alimentary fiber facilitating digestion.

Chocolate also contains numerous antioxidants and polyphenols, which have shown, through independent scientific studies, an incredible variety of positive benefits for the human body, from improving cardiovascular health (lowering LDL oxidation), to relaxation of the blood vessel walls, to diminution of platelet aggregation.

DARK CHOCOLATE
Dark chocolate contains the greatest quantities of cocoa. It is a mixture of cocoa mass, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, sugar and lecithin. Most of its nutritional value is derived from the beneficial properties of cocoa.
Chocolate containing ingredients other than cocoa has a lower fiber content, proportional to the content of cocoa solids. NEWTREE dark chocolates contain around 11g of fiber per 100g."
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I believe one little bar is also supposed to contain about 5% of my daily iron needs, if I've read the text correctly. Good to know. Not that I needed any further justification to eat chocolate, or dark chocolate, but good to know nonetheless.
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