Monday, February 7, 2011

Darn it

Looks like I picked the wrong time to lose my taste for chocolate.

Hershey's, purveyors of such lovely edibles as the eponymous Hershey Bar and Hershey Kisses, has released a study which shows that chocolate powder and dark chocolate have more anti-oxidants than some of the "super fruits" such as acai or cranberry.

The total flavanol content of dark chocolate was significantly greater than cocoa beverage on a per-serving basis and both dark chocolate and cocoa beverage had significantly greater total flavanol content than hot cocoa mix, acai, blueberry, cranberry and pomegranate juice, the study says.
Over the last year or so, I've lost my sweet tooth.  I can probably count on two hands the number of pieces of chocolate that I've eaten since last fall.  For a lifetime chocoholic, especially for dark chocolate, this is a catastrophe.  I still love the way chocolate smells, so there's still hope.  Maybe if I convince myself that a piece of  dark chocolate before bedtime is good for me, I'll get back into it.

4 comments:

Shannon said...

Did you say 'lost your sweet tooth?' I just don't know if I can hang around you anymore...

DaddyBear said...

Yeah, I don't enjoy sweet stuff as much as I used to. Instead of chocolate ice cream, I like citrus flavors. Instead of a sweet breakfast like pancakes or french toast, I go for savory things with onions and sage. Instead of cocoa krispies, I crave bacon and eggs. So you could say that while I've dropped one bad eating habit, I've intensified my want for other things that are bad for me.

Peter said...

There's always chocolate liqueur . . .

;-)

DaddyBear said...

Nah, I've gotten a taste for Van Der Hum.

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