ChocolateBet: December 5, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Nestle
Carlos V (chocolate bar)
Good - Very Good
Weight: 0.75 oz. (21 g) in 1 bar
Calories: ? (this info wasn't printed on the wrapper); 100 calories (guess)
Cost: $0.59
Purchased at Powell's Sweet Shoppe, Los Gatos

This little Carlos V milk chocolate bar is "the authentic Mexican chocolate bar - the king of bars in Mexico" according to materials I was able to find (primarily on the Nestle web site). The bar is a perfect size for a royal snack, at a price that regular people can afford.

ChocolateBet: December 4, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Cadbury
Crunchie
Very Good
Weight: 40 grams
Calories: 185 kcals per bar (or 775 kJoules)
Cost: $1.09
Purchased at: Powell's Sweet Shoppe, in Los Gatos, CA

The Cadbury Crunchie candy bar was quite good; its light crunchy "honeycombed centre" was covered in milk chocolate.

ChocolateBet: December 3, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:
1 bar
Cadbury
Bournville - Classic Dark Chocolate
Good+ - Very Good
45 grams
220 calories
$1.89
Purchased at: Powell's Sweet Shoppe, in Los Gatos, CA

ChocolateBet: December 2, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 cookie
Gayle's chocolate macaroon
Very Good - Yum
? oz.
? Calories
$?
Purchased at: Gayle's (Santa Cruz); split with Elise L.

ChocolateBet: December 1, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 piece
Gayle's
Peppermint Stick Pie (similar to a chocolate cream pie topped with whipped cream and pieces of peppermint stick
Very Good; sweet and rich but very nice
? oz.
? Calories
$ ?
Purchased at Gayle's

ChocolateBet: November 30, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:

1 srvg, or 3 squares; approx. 1/4 - 1/3 of a 3 oz. bar
Vosges Haut Chocolat
Woolloomooloo "exotic candy bar"
Good - Very Good
Weight: 3.0 oz. (85 grams) in total bar
Calories: 190 calories/serving
Cost: ~$6.95 (estimate)
Purchased from: Whole Foods?, Los Altos, CA?

This one didn't quite grab me like some of the other Vosges exotic bars; but I love the fact that Vosges is putting these different exotic flavors together. This Woolloomooloo bar contained roasted and salted macadamia nuts, Indonesian coconut, and hemp seeds -- mixed into what they're calling deep milk chocolate.

ChocolateBet: November 29, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:

1 pkg
Ocean Spray
Craisins Trail Mix
Cranberry and Chocolate
Very Good
Weight: 1.75 oz. (49.6 grams)
Calories: 230 calories for 1 package
Cost: $?
Purchased at: ?

I can't always tolerate cashews (a relative of the poison oak family); so I shared the 6-7 cashew pieces in this trail mix serving with the neighborhood squirrel in our yard instead of tossing them out.

The squirrel enjoyed them, and I enjoyed watching the squirrel enjoy them. No chocolate pieces though for you Mr. or Ms. Squirrel. Even though I saw your cousin eating part of an Oreo cookie in the next yard over one time several years ago...