ChocolateBet: May 11, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1/4 box (7 pieces)
Osmanium Candy Company
CrackHeads
(dark- and white-chocolate covered espresso beans)
Good + - Very Good
Wt: .325 oz. (9.2 grams)/1.3 oz. (37 g.) in total pkg/box
Calories: ~ 45 calories (estimate)
Cost: $2.95
Purchased from: Upstart Crow, in San Diego, CA

I've had chocolate-covered espresso beans before, but I admit I'm a sucker for clever packaging and new ideas. (See above for scanned images from front and back of box - including graphs on caffeine molecule and content. Not seen - side/end flap marked "entrance.") So I had to try these. These dark and white chocolate covered beans definitely deliver a kicky dose of caffeine. I had to stop at 7 pieces (1/4 of the 28 pieces in one small box).

ChocolateBet: May 4, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece, 1/2 bar
Nestle
Butterfinger BUZZ bar (Limited Edition)
Good +
Weight:
Calories:
Cost:
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

This bar (with caffeine added) looked like the right choice for a Monday morning lift. I'm sensitive to caffeine, so I only had half of this large, limited edition candy bar. (Theobromine, the close relative to caffeine found in cacao/chocolate, does not bother me.) It was a productive Monday today; however, to avoid a possible caffeine-withdrawal headache later, I'll ingest a tinier dose of caffeine tomorrow. One benefit of eating chocolate every day: no danger of getting a chocolate-withdrawal headache.

The Butterfinger BUZZ looks like it was tailor-made for busy folks with big appetites working in front of their computer systems and/or gaming systems, sipping an occasional energy drink. OK, I admit it, I sort of fit into this target audience, although I hate to admit it. And even though I do eat my fresh fruits and vegetables, and try to avoid unhealthy foods, seeing this bar on the shelves seemed to capture what people are buying and eating today so well, this just had to be included on my blog.