ChocolateBet: February 7, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
~ 1 oz. (in 2 srvgs of cake)
Enjoy Life Natural Brands, LLC
semi-sweet chocolate chips (gluten-free)
(used in homemade, gluten-free chocolate carrot cake recipe)
Very Good
Wt.: ~ 1 oz. (28.3 g.) of choc. in 2 srvgs of choc. carrot cake/5 oz. (142 g.) in carrot cake recipe/10 oz. (283 g.) in total bag of choc. chips.
Calories: ~400 calories in 2 servings of cake (~ 150 calories of that = choc chips)
Cost: $ (looking for receipt for chocolate chips)
Purchased from: Chocolate chips were bought at Whole Foods, in Palo Alto, CA (+ other carrots and other ingredients from Safeway stores)

Welcome to Day #2 of chocolate and veggie week on my blog. Today's treat was chocolate carrot cake (with chopped walnuts and a little coconut added). See, not so bad. Who said chocolate and vegetables together sounded gross? Not so.

ChocolateBet: February 6, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
3 servings
Trader Joe's
Dark Chocolate Edamame (Dark chocolate covered soybeans)
Very Good
Wt.: ~4.24 oz. (120 grams)/10 oz. (284 g.) in total container
Calories: ~600 calories in 3 servings
Cost: $3.29
Purchased from: Trader Joe's store in Mountain View, CA

These chocolate edamame weren't bad. Welcome to the first day of chocolate and veggie week on my blog. You would think finding chocolate and vegetable combos would be difficult, but I'm finding more possibilities in this area than you might think.

ChocolateBet: February 5, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

3 pieces
Starbucks Chocolate
Chai Truffles (milk chocolate)
Very Good - nice authentic chai taste
Wt.: 1.27 oz. (36 g.)/4.23 oz. (120 g.) in total package
Calories: 190 calories for 3 pieces
Cost: $ N/A (gift - thank you Megan)
Purchased from: N/A - gift

ChocolateBet: February 4, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 (1.5 oz.) package
Gladstone's Under the Sun
"Orange Cranberries with Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs"
Very Good
Weight: 1.5 oz. (~42 grams)
Calories: ~175 calories for 1.5 oz.
Cost: $2.50 (plus shipping)
Purchased from: www.mainemunchies.com (website) - online order

ChocolateBet: February 3, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 package
Gladstone's Under the Sun
("The Caviar of Maine: Wild Maine Blueberries")
"Wild Maine Blueberries with Chocolate covered Cacao Nibs"
Very Good
Wt.: 1.5 oz.(~42 grams)
Calories: 180 calories for 1.5 oz. pkg.
Cost: $2.50 (plus shipping) for 1.5 oz. pkg.
Purchased from: http://www.mainemunchies.com site (online order)

ChocolateBet: February 2, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving
Asher's
"Milk Chocolate Smothered Potato Chips"
Very Good
Wt.: ~1.16 oz. (33 g.)/7.5 oz. (212 g.) ttl pkg.
Calories: 150 calories for 1 serving
Cost: $5.97 (sale - gift from Megan - Thanks Megan!)
Purchased from: Loehmann's, in Sunnyvale, CA

ChocolateBet: February 1, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

2 servings (1 cup)
Breyers (Unilever)
Rocky Road ice cream
Very Good
Wt.: 1 cup (134 g.)/1.5 quarts (1.42 L)
Calories: 300 calories for 1 cup
Cost: $? (someone else bought)
Purchased from: Draeger's, in Los Altos, CA

There is something about good chocolate ice cream that always hits the spot for me.