Chocolate Bars
September 30th, 2008 by admin
Chocolate bars must have come from heaven!
Although you could never say that chocolate bars are diet food, how can anyone live without this favored treat? Sure, I know there are a few souls out there who don’t give chocolate its due, but the majority opinion goes with a resounding yes to the delights of chocolate. Chocolate confections are produced in just about every country in the civilized world. From Algeria to Australia and back, there are chocolatiers with loyal followings of their products. There are websites devoted to chocolate bars, each claiming a database of more chocolate products than the next. In a search for chocolate, you certainly don’t need to look far. As anyone on a continual diet can tell you, you can’t walk to the office vending machine for a healthy snack without confronting a chocolate bar that screams, “No! Buy me! Forget the apple!”
There are lots of reasons which give chocolate bars an eternal place of esteem in the world of food choices. Personally, I believe the main reason is that it tastes like heaven. Close your eyes, take a bite and you are instantly transported to a better place, if not heaven. However, I surely hope there is chocolate in heaven! Could there be a more delightful taste?
Another factor which has won chocolate permanent status in almost every society is its association with romance. When you give a gift of chocolate, it’s tantamount to saying, “I love you!” You don’t usually bring a box of chocolates to people you don’t like. If you give a child a choice between a piece of fruit and a chocolate bar, which one does the child pick? There you are.
Chocolate can turn a bad hair day into a good day indeed. It’s such a delicious food. Yes, in my book it’s food. Chocolate has the magical power of being able to lift your spirits with the simple act of eating it. Chocolate is good short term therapy.
Chocolate bars contain antioxidants and we all know how good those are. Antioxidants are powerful cancer fighting agents. It is also true you’d have to eat pounds and pounds to really provide this benefit as a standalone agent. Then again, every little bit counts.
Chocolatiers spend their time thinking of new fillings around which to wrap a chocolate candy. Some have wafer-like fillings which taste like peanut butter and melt in your mouth. Maple sugar fillings dissolve blissfully around the chocolate. There are nuts and chews and marzipan fillings. A little cherry or orange liqueur in the center just adds to this gourmet break from the real world.
How dieters manage in a world of chocolate bars is beyond my comprehension. Say, do you think that apple in the Garden of Eden was made of … chocolate?