ChocolateBet: March 19, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/2 pkg eggs
Cadbury
Mini Eggs (Solid Milk Chocolate with a Crisp Sugar Shell)
Very Good
Weight: .75 oz. (21 grams); out of a total of 1.5 oz. (42 grams) total pkg.
Calories: 105 calories for 1/2 pkg (210 total)
Cost: $0.59 per package
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

More Easter holiday themed chocolates - little chocolate eggs this time. Chocolate bunnies in to-be-eaten-next pile are getting nervous...

ChocolateBet: March 18, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 egg
Reese's
Fudge Peanut Butter Egg
Very Good
Weight: 1.2 oz. (34 grams)
Calories: 180 calories in 1 egg
Cost: $0.41
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

Continuing along the Easter theme this week....I ate an egg, Reese's style. And it was very good. I've never meet a Reese's peanut butter item I didn't like.

ChocolateBet: March 17, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece/carrot
Lindt and Sprungli
Chocolate Carrots (Solid Milk Chocolate blended with Hazelnut)
Good + - Very Good
Weight: .45 oz. (13 grams) for 1 pc/carrot; 1.8 oz. (52 grams) total box
Calories: 52 for 1 pc/210 for 3+
Cost: $5.25 for box of 4 chocolate carrots
Purchased from: Z. Cioccolatos, in North Beach area of San Francisco, CA

These solid milk chocolate Lindt and Sprungli chocolate carrots, individually wrapped in orange, were fun chocsimiles (chocolate facsimiles) of this favorite Easter bunny treat.

And, making sure to include as many holidays as possible... the little green stick and green part of the wrapper provided a bit of green for St. Patrick's day today.

ChocolateBet: March 16, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 scoop
Gelato Classico
Chocolate Peanut Butter gelato
Very Good
Wt: ~ 4 fl oz.
Calories: ~ 250? calories
Cost: $3.50 for cup
Purchased from: Gelato Classico, in North Beach area of San Francisco, CA

ChocolateBet: March 15, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Dove
Dark Chocolate Cherry Flavored Caramel
Very Good+
Weight: 8 grams for 1 piece / 5.8 oz. (164.4 g.) total bag
Calories: 40 calories for 1 piece
Cost: $2.50 (sale) for 1 bag
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

ChocolateBet: March 14, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Chuao Chocolatier
Candela Choco Pod
Spicy Macademia Praline
Very Good
Weight: 11 grams/piece or pod / 2.3 oz. (66 g.) total box of 6
Calories: 60 calories/piece
Cost: $5.99 for 1 box of 6 pods
Purchased from: Whole Foods Market, in Cupertino, CA

It's best to eat these Candela Choco Pods slowly, to really taste the blend of spicy (chipotle pepper), nut (macadamia), and dark chocolate (60% cacao) flavors.

ChocolateBet: March 13, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/4 of a bunny
Reese's
Reester Bunny (Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Bunny)
Very Good+ - actually this tasted a little better to me than regular peanut butter cup
Wt: 1.25 oz.(35 g) for 1/4 bunny; (5 oz. or 141 g. total bunny)
Calories: 190 calories (estimate)
Cost: $3.69?
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

In the run-up to Easter, it seems only right to try to eat some chocolate bunnies, eggs and other holiday-related items made for the occasion.

The Reester Bunny did not disappoint; it was indeed "packed with Reese's Peanut Butter."