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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for the ‘Health and Chocolate’ Category

July 2nd, 2008

Xocai Healthy Gourmet Chocolate Review

My husband recently discovered that one of his co-workers is a distributor for Xocai Healthy Gourmet Chocolate. I hadn’t heard of the company before but when his co-worker offered to let me try some of course I was more than happy to!
Overall I really liked the chocolate and would love to get my daily […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

April 15th, 2008

Treat Yourself Now That Taxes are Done!

It’s no longer news that chocolate is good for your heart. In reasonable amounts dark chocolate can help with high blood pressure and even heart disease. So, as one of the most stressful yearly duties passes (taxes!!), what better way to treat yourself than with some decadent chocolate!
Check out my list of 50 Easy Chocolate […]

By Heather -- 1 comment

February 19th, 2008

7 Myths and Facts About Chocolate

I’m recovering from a (very long, boring) day of performing my civic duty so I leave you with a quick link: 7 Myths & Facts about Chocolate from sparkpeople.com.
Myth: Chocolate lacks any nutritional value.
Fact: Chocolate is a good source of magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. It also contains polyphenols (an antioxidant also found in […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

October 1st, 2007

Fall Scavenger Hunt Begins Today!

The Home & Dining Channel’s Fall Scavenger Hunt officially begins today! Click here for the rules and happy hunting!
Here is the list of words you need to find throughout the month to win, and the corresponding day they’ll appear:
Oct 1 - Pumpkin
Oct 2 - Yellow
Oct 3 - Apples
Oct 4 - Hot chocolate
Oct 5 - Maple
Oct […]

By Heather -- 7 comments

July 13th, 2007

Be Sweet to Your Heart

I was reading this month’s Family Circle magazine and found a blurb about chocolate in the health section, titled “Be Sweet to Your Heart:”
“Tea and chocolate have been touted as heart smart, but you’re better off reaching for the latter, reveals a new review. “Cocoa causes systolic and diastolic blood pressure to drop about 5 […]

By Heather -- 4 comments

April 20th, 2007

Don’t Kiss Me, Just Give Me Chocolate

Romantic music plays, candlelight flickers, and the couple lean towards each other… and pop a chocolate into their mouths. Betcha thought they were going to kiss each other, didn’t you!
A new study shows that this couple would get the ultimate experience not from a kiss, but from chocolate. The study measured both the brain activity […]

By Cathy -- 0 comments