ChocolateBet: October 19, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Lindt
"Creation 70%" ("70% cacao dark chocolate with chocolate mousse filling")
Very Good
Weight: 1 oz./5.3 oz. (150 grams) in total bar
Calories: 155 calories (estimate) in 1 oz. portion
Cost: $0 (gift) Thank you Ann
Purchased from: N/A

ChocolateBet: October 18, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Turkey Hill Sugarbush LTD., C.P.
Maple Espresso ("in Dark Belgian Chocolate")
Very Good
Weight: 60 grams
Calories: 290 calories (estimate) in total bar
Cost: $2.99 (Canadian)
Purchased from: Bowring (store) in Eaton Centre, in downtown Toronto, ON, Canada

This Turkey Hill dark bar was hard to bite into initially; however, once the piece got warmed up in my mouth it had a good balance of maple sugar, coffee and dark chocolate flavors.

ChocolateBet: October 17, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/2 bar
Turkey Hill Sugarbush LTD., C.P.
Maple Butter Crunch ("in Belgian Milk Chocolate")
Very Good
Weight: 30 grams / 60 grams in 1 bar
Calories: 145 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar/ 290 calories (estimate) in total bar
Cost: $2.99 Canadian
Purchased from: Bowring (store) in Eaton Centre, downtown Toronto, ON, Canada

No surprise; there are a variety of chocolates flavored with some form of maple sugar or maple syrup in Canada. Turkey hill is one brand that offers a few different choices in this area - in milk and dark chocolate. This bar was made with Belgian milk chocolate, and the toffee crunch and almond bits made for a fairly sweet bar but provided some mild crunch.

I found a store (that carried Canada novelty items) on the way to look for a laptop battery in Eaton Centre, a very large indoor mall in downtown Toronto.

ChocolateBet: October 16, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
The Nutty Chocolatier
Thanksgiving Turkey Chocolate
Very Good
Wt.: ~ 1 oz.
Calories: ~ 130 calories
Cost: $10.00 in one box (sale)
Purchased from: The Nutty Chocolatier, in the beach(es) area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in mid-October, and these turkey-shaped chocolates were already on sale the day after Thanksgiving this week. The filling was a very nice smooth chocolate.

ChocolateBet: October 15, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving
The Nutty Chocolatier
Chocolate Popcorn
Good + - heavy milk chocolate coating over individual popcorn pieces
Wt.: ~ 1.5 oz. /8 oz. total in bulk plastic bag/pkg.
Calories: ~ 160 calories (estim.)
Cost: $4.99 total package
Purchased from: The Nutty Chocolatier, in Toronto, Canada

This is a fun local chocolatier in the beach(es) area of Toronto. Thank you to eyeon Software for the introduction to this place next door to their office.

ChocolateBet: October 14, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece (bon bon)
South 'n France
Pistachio
Very Good - sweet, but nice; gluten-free
Weight: ~ 1 oz. (estimate)
Calories: 150 calories (estimate)
Cost: $0
Purchased/Sent from: South 'n France (www.southnfrance.com), in Wilmington, North Carolina

I packed this bon bon in my briefcase to accompany me on a business trip this week. It survived the flight across country relatively intact, and I continued my chocolate-before-breakfast routine this week in keeping with a full schedule. Sleep doesn't really matter when you have chocolate bon bons by your side, right?

ChocolateBet: October 13, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
South 'n France
Coconut (bon bon)
Very Good - a bit sweet, but very nice; gluten-free
Wt.: ~ 1 oz. (estim.)
Calories: ~ 150 calories (estim.)
Cost: $0
Purchased from: South 'n France (http://www.southnfrance.com/); Wilmington, North Carolina

I'm on the road this week. Traveling through time zones on business is always a bit harried. I ate this sometime before breakfast before jumping on a plane. I find I can eat chocolate any time of the day, but my guess is that certain taste and brain receptors are more alert during certain hours. (Another future experiment I'll have to research.)