Truffle Tasting Time

2005-06-04
3:52 p.m.

It's not that chocolates are a substitute for love. Love is a substitute for chocolate. Chocolate is, let's face it, far more reliable than a man.
~Miranda Ingram

I am, among oh so much else, a serious chocoholic. Through the years I�ve learned that chocolate is good for many things (some of which can�t be mentioned on public television). In fact, it is altogether possible it may be worth falling for a good chocolate since:

1. Good chocolate is easy to find.
2. The word �commitment� doesn�t scare it off.
3. "If you love me you'll swallow" has real meaning.
4. It satisfies even when it has gone soft.
5. You can make it last as long as you want it to.
6. You can bite the nuts without getting hair in your teeth.
7. You can have it anywhere.
8. There's no need to fake it.
9. It doesn't make you pregnant.
10. Size doesn't matter.

CHOCOLATE, the Other Food Group

Stolen in part from FlowGo

1. Chocolate must be a veggie � it is derived from cacao beans... beans are vegetables. It contains sugar, which is derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, which are plants. Plants are veggies.

2. Chocolate is low fat.

3. Chocolate contains catechins, which may help protect the body against degenerative illnesses like cancer.

4. Chocolate contains vitamin E which is essential for the integrity of cell membranes.

5. Chocolate contains Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium -- essential for strong bones and teeth.

6. Chocolate contains protein - needed for cell maintenance and repair.

7. Chocolate candy bars, cake, ice cream, cookies, and many other yummy food products also contain milk and we all know �Milk is GOOD for you.�

And, best of all�..

8. Chocolate causes certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones that affect your feelings and behavior by making you happy. Therefore, it counteracts depression, in turn reducing stress. Your stress-free life helps you maintain a youthful disposition, both physically and mentally. Therefore, chocolate is not only safer than pills�it can actually make you younger.

Chocolate IS truly fabulous!

I never met a chocolate I didn't like
~Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation

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