Sugar is still my nemesis.
And while my new paleo diet prevents me from eating grains and sugar I still find that sugar is sneaky and makes it's way into my daily life anyway.
Mostly because of fruit. I'm not supposed to be eating a lot of fruit. Maybe one serving a day or so.
But I eat a lot of fruit...
and chocolate.
So, my paleo research has found that a little bit of dark chocolate is okay.
I am usually very good at only having a half a serving a day.
And with my servings being so limited I made it a priority to find the BEST dark chocolate.
To be truly dark enough to receive antioxidant benefits it MUST be at least 70% cocao.
Preferably 80%.
I've found that 80% and higher just makes the chocolate chalky.
I'm not a fan.
I could probably eat more volume if I ate the 80%, but I find it much more satisfying to eat a bar that is 72% cocao and only eat a little bit.
I'm pretty SERIOUS about my chocolate.
Here are the different kinds I've tried and my ratings:
Once you're used to the good stuff, Hershey's just has a waxy taste to it.
It's creamy, but the flavor is lacking.
I decided to go out on a limb here and try a small(ish) company.
I mean, it's organic and it was expensive.
YUCK!
This was by far the worst kind.
I even threw the bar away.
It's bitter and chalky. Fail.
Ghiradelli is good.
It's the easiest to find and I'll take it.
But the absolute best is:
Godiva - you are my eatable valentine.
You. Are. Welcome.
For this random and probably useless information.
