finally, chocolate!

So I've had my minimal chocolate fixing by occasionally having Silk's Soy Chocolate Milk, but when it came time to need to bite into some chocolate... I wasn't well educated and thought all i could eat was very very dark chocolate. So I bought what I think was 88% Dark Chocolate, by Godiva (percentage might be off), and oh my god... my first thought was "my life sucks". THEN I found out that I can eat pretty much anything over 70%, as long as I read the ingredients carefully.

Yesterday at Whole Foods I decided to go on a chocolate spree. I bought their freshly made silken-tofu vegan chocolate pudding and it was pretty good!! The little bits of tofu that weren't 100% blended in, just added a nice crunchy texture reminiscent of the crunch I like in my peanut butter! :)



Also in my cart? A couple Lara Bars! I was in a bit of a hurry and there was a huge selection, so I simply grabbed Cinnamon flavor and Fruit/Pecan flavor, however I am sure there is a chocolate one somewhere. Also indulged in (I forget the brand!!) buying a vegan chocolate chip cookie, which was good BUT not enough for $1.99. For $4.99 I can get a non-dairy cookie dough mix and make about 20-25 cookies, so... you do the math! I'll talk about that mix in a later post, next time I make them. It's got a picture of the cartoon Arthur on the box, and it also boasts nut-free and peanut butter-free. I'm glad I don't have to worry about those allergies!

Now back to my original topic, the dark chocolate! I found a whole wall of milk chocolate and dark chocolate mixed together. How organized, eh? Fortunately they each had the cacao percentages boldly labeled, so that made things a bit easier, until I couldn't find anything between 70 and 85. I had already established I didn't like anything above 85, and anything below 70 probably has milk product in it.

So I took a look on the bottom shelf and found a chocolate bar with pretty wrapping. Caught my eye. I'm totally the kind of guy to judge a book by its cover. But even if it's a plain cover, as long as it looks beautiful or intriguing, I'm hooked. Anyway, this wasn't a plain cover; it had some pretty images of orange slices and the logo of the brand was appealing to me, too! After seeing the cacao percentage was only 70% I was a little hesitant, but the ingredients satisfied me, so I bought it! It was pretty good! I'll definitely be trying more flavors from this company, Theo, after I finish this chocolate bar. Definitely recommended. (Note: after referring to the website, I found the bars are definitely non-dairy (vegan) and also free of soy, with the exception of the milk chocolate bar).

In summary, after some research, chocolate shopping became simple! :)