ChocolateBet: March 20, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving
Palmer (R.M. Palmer Co.)
Hear My Prayer Double Crisp
(A pair of chocolate hands folded in prayer)
Very Good
Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 grams)
Calories: 220
Cost: $0.99
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

I was thinking good thoughts while munching on the chocolate hands. This was another Easter related chocolate for this week leading up to Easter Sunday.

Chocolate Bunnies in the news...

I read in an article that last year that more than 90 million chocolate rabbits were produced in the U.S. for Easter. This data apparently came from the National Confectioners Association.

"A survey by the association revealed that 76 percent of chocolate bunny eaters bite the ears first, and 42 percent of sweet eaters preferred solid chocolate bunnies. Of those people surveyed, 21 percent said they preferred a hollow chocolate bunny, 10 percent wanted to see a marshmallow bunny in their basket and 9 percent wanted other types of Easter candies."

This information was from a (New Hampshire) "Telegraph" article by Andrea Bushee entitled "Sweet shops make their own chocolate bunnies" that ran yesterday, Wed. March 19, 2008.

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.