Dark Chocolate 101 By Joy Bauer, M.S., R.D., C.D.N. - Posted Mon, May 21, 2007, 9:45 am PDT

1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 21, 2007, 10:51 am PDT

Don't forget you can always take your dark chocolate cocoa and mix it into a smoothie, shake, or another less than stellar cocoa and it will taste great.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 21, 2007, 4:18 pm PDT

Further to the topic, chocolates still bad for our health. It is not a healthy food for us what ever contents has the chocolates have. There are still some unhealthy ingredients that makes the chocolate tasty.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 21, 2007, 7:52 pm PDT

Have you discovered Xocai, by any chance. Not only is it 70% dark chocolate, but it is blended with acai...the berry from the Amazon which is a superfood,antioxidant.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 21, 2007, 7:52 pm PDT

Have you discovered Xocai, by any chance. Not only is it 70% dark chocolate, but it is blended with acai...the berry from the Amazon which is a superfood,antioxidant.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 21, 2007, 7:57 pm PDT

Nobody really thinks it's a "health food." It's not going to be placed on dinner plates tomorrow across the country like a missing vegetable. However, eaten on occasion, in moderation, isn't unhealthy. I just view it as another food with antioxidants in it that I like, like red wine. It's not a staple of my diet that I have to have every day but if I drink it occasionally, so what. It's not going to kill me to have a few drinks on occasion anymore than it is a few bites of chocolate when I want it. Life isn't meant to be a prison.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, May 22, 2007, 9:06 am PDT

I enjoy a small piece (read: not the whole bar) of Dove Dark Chocolate a few times a week. That's the only "candy" or sugar that I consume, other than fruits.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 23, 2007, 4:46 pm PDT

What about all that caffiene in dark chocolate? Know of any brands without any and with less sugar and less fat than most?

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 23, 2007, 11:03 pm PDT

Well, "bhatpai," unless you are allergic to caffiene, so what? Don't eat it at bedtime - or better yet, slowly dissolve a thick piece of it on your tongue, along with a few sips of red wine, in the company of someone you like - at bedtime....

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 24, 2007, 6:00 pm PDT

i like milk choclate think they should have a cure for milk choclate.

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 24, 2007, 11:49 pm PDT

dove dark is the best

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 28, 2007, 1:14 pm PDT

I am 11 and I didn't know dark chocolate was better! I thought it was worse than milk because it was fattier.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 28, 2007, 1:18 pm PDT

what about dove? is that bad for you- i dont have the nutrition info right now

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 28, 2007, 1:18 pm PDT

what about dove? is that bad for you- i dont have the nutrition info right now

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 28, 2007, 1:37 pm PDT

hmmm..i thought dark was worse..cuz well..it doesnt taste good who would hav known its tha best

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, May 28, 2007, 2:43 pm PDT

Try Endangered Species Brand. I get it at the Wild Harvest Section of Shaws, so I imagine it's readily available. The most economically priced bar out there, tastes the best I think, and meets all the ingredient requirements mentioned in this article. Also, 10% of profits are donated to great charities.

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