Dark Chocolate Kick this Week…

It all started with the raisinets and this lovely chocolate bar Valerie gave me the chocolate to try, and it was so delicious. Probably the best bar of chocolate I have had in a while. The bar is so thick and satisfying for only 200 calories! It is made by Champlain Chocolates, but you can buy it at Whole Foods.

Then, when I was at Trader Joe’s I picked up another dark chocolate bar and some cacao nibs.
 And for those wondering, here are the nutrition facts for the bar And the cacao nibs were covered in dark chocolate. I had never had them before, but they tasted great–a little bitter, but I like black coffee, and it was like eating a chocolate-y coffee bean.
 They were tasty, but so tiny!
For those who don’t know, cacao nibs are the actual cocoa–no added sweetener unless they are coated in another chocolate like these ones were.

I guess I like dark chocolate so much because I feel like I can eat a decent size of it and feel satisfied, and get an antioxidant boost (and iron) at the same time. Just remember to buy chocolate that has not been alkalized or “Dutch processed”–that removes some of the antioxidants and makes it less bitter.

Happy Friday!