ChocolateBet: February 25, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 bar
Dagoba
beaucoup berries
Good + - Very Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g)/2 oz. (56 g.) total bar
Calories: 125 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $2.49 for total bar
Purchased from: Paradise Foods, in Corte Madera, CA

Dagoba's beaucoup berries bar contained pieces of cranberries and cherries in (74% cacao) dark (organic) chocolate, with a little vanilla. When I first tried this bar (outside), it had a slight hard, waxy texture, but this seemed to go away later, when I was in a spot (inside) that was warmer. (I didn't have the patience to hold the first piece in my mouth for 30 seconds.) Just goes to show, once again, that the same piece of chocolate can taste differently under different circumstances. I liked that this chocolate wasn't overly sweet.

Day #5 of Chocolate and Cherries Day (#2).

ChocolateBet: February 24, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 shake
Wendy's (of Marin)
Chocolate Fudge Frosty Shake (with topping and cherry)
Good + - Very Good
Weight: 5.85 oz. (114 g.)/11.7 oz. (328 g.) total small shake
Calories: 200 calories in 1/2 shake
Cost: $2.49 for total (small) shake
Purchased from: Wendy's (of Marin), in San Rafael, CA

After my salad for dinner, I somehow justified adding a chocolate shake, because: 1.) I walked a stretch of the Bay Trail; 2.) I only drank half of a small size; and 3.) last, but not least, the shake was topped with a cherry. Today was Day #4 of Chocolate and Cherry Theme Week (#2).

ChocolateBet: February 23, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 bar
Chocolate Moderne LLC
Moderne Chocolate and Toffee Bar - Red Fruits
Very Good
Weight: 1.75 oz. (50 g.)/3.5 oz. (100 g.) total bar
Calories: 280 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.00 for total bar
Purchased from: The Candy Store, in San Francisco, CA

This saucy dark chocolate bar (65% cacao) from New York was embedded with pieces of toffee infused with cherry, raspberry and strawberry. A big thumbs up from my daughter who shared this bar with me.

Day #3 of Chocolate and Cherry Theme Week (#2).