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Hey, Chocoholics!

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The next set of evidence about the health benefits of chocolate has arrived. A study from the University of Cologne in Germany found that dark chocolate seems to have a lowering effect on your blood pressure! Before you go digging into that box of chocolates, keep reading. According to the study, it doesn’t take a lot of chocolate to produce the beneficial effects for your heart. The volunteers in the German study ate about six grams of dark chocolate every day — that’s about one and a half Hershey’s Kisses. If ever there was a study I wish I could … Continue reading →

What’s all the fuss about dark chocolate?

Well, I’m totally bummed. This afternoon I tucked a small nugget of dark chocolate in my pocket. I like dark chocolate much better when it’s warm and soft, and I’d planned it as a treat after I finished my lunch. Lunch was finished and I got caught up in something. Two hours later I stood up and though “What’s in my pocket?” I reached in and mashed the chocolate all over my hand and the inside of my pocket. Dang it! That was perfectly good chocolate gone to waste! In honor of my lost chocolate I thought it was a … Continue reading →

Purple M&M’s?

My 2-year-old daughter loves M&Ms, which makes getting through the grocery store’s check out line a bit tricky, especially since she doesn’t remain in the cart while I’m unloading my items onto the conveyor belt. Last week we went through our normal ritual of me trying to make like Speedy Gonzalez and get my items sorted and paid for before she had the chance to beg me for a bag M&M’s (which are conveniently located at her eye level bordering the cash register). “Mommy, I want M&M’s,” my daughter stated flatly. (Usually, I ignore the first two or three requests. … Continue reading →