Dark Chocolate-How much do you eat? page 11

[Derpamix]

I smoke catalpa sometimes. Does that count?

I think tobacco tastes better. I think smoking in general is estrogenic, though, and I don't smoke tobacco because its vasoconstrictive properties promote wrinkles in skin. Though, in elderly, this could promote balance, and tobacco is neuroprotective and increases co2.

Also, tobacco smoking upregulates NR2B activity:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2587993/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...at-memory.html

[JoanieL]

My conclusion is that one item can't be cited as the one that keeps you alive for a long time.

Most likely, we are each genetically programmed to live X years at birth. Can certain habits increase that by a little? Maybe. Can they decrease it? Absolutely.

[Derpamix]

My conclusion is that one item can't be cited as the one that keeps you alive for a long time.

Well, obviously.

I was giving an overly simplistic response to "is it good to eat chocolate every day?"

[JoanieL]

Then why take issue with my overly simplistic response to your overly simplistic response?

[Derpamix]

Did I? No rustled jimmies here.

[zilog]

In Asda, the UK's Walmart, I found a nice home brand with ingredients from Ivory Coast and Dominican Republic that does 85% dark without any of the soy crap, and it is only 1GBP per 100g at the moment. I've been eating about 50g a day lately but I'm trying to cut down on it.

Checked this out as I was in ASDA yesterday. Looked like crap to me I'm afraid. There were a lot of ingredients, including "flavouring". Why would you need that in high-quality chocolate? Do yourself a favour and get the real deal. G&B is only 50p more at the moment.

[meggan]

I"ll mix a few melted squares of lindt 90% with a tablespoon of coconut oil and some chopped nuts (sometimes) and then freeze it on some wax paper. I'll munch on pieces of that every few days.

I keep my chocolate in the freezer but when it's mixed with the oil it starts melting the second you put it in your mouth. Its great.

[FlyingPig]

Checked this out as I was in ASDA yesterday. Looked like crap to me I'm afraid. There were a lot of ingredients, including "flavouring". Why would you need that in high-quality chocolate? Do yourself a favour and get the real deal. G&B is only 50p more at the moment.

Yes, you're absolutely right. I somehow missed the "flavourings". Guess you get what you pay for, I've been trying to cut down on the food budget a bit as it does get expensive. This is still a lot better than the Cadbury crap but oh well, back to G&B and Lindt.

[Graycat]

Yes, you're absolutely right. I somehow missed the "flavourings". Guess you get what you pay for, I've been trying to cut down on the food budget a bit as it does get expensive. This is still a lot better than the Cadbury crap but oh well, back to G&B and Lindt.

And this is one of the reasons I only buy a bar of dark chocolate (I too prefer G&B's) only maybe twice a month at most.

[2ndChance]

My boyfriend and I go through a bar of G&B's 85% between us every 2 days or so, but we've been talking about cutting back, since it's the last food that comes in a package, the last food with a brand name, the last source of caffeine/theobromine, and the last source of added sugar we each cling to... But I like to trust my gut rather than my mind, and while my mind says "hmmm, maybe I should cut out chocolate," my body doesn't seem to respond adversely to chocolate, and it does boast a host of alleged health benefits... I guess even strict natural-food-ists can have a little fun. (Though a chocolate-free week might be a good experiment, just to see if I feel better without it, and because it's been so long since I went without chocolate, that maybe I've forgotten how it feels)