Siadwell Report post Posted February 14, 2007 Next time you get that craving for chocolate, you may want to consider the following: Chocolate is derived from cacao beans. Bean = vegetable. Sugar is derived from either sugar CANE or sugar BEETS. Both are plants, which places them in the vegetable category. Thus, chocolate is a vegetable. That makes you feel better, doesn't it? To go one step further, milk chocolate bars also contain milk (obvious really, when you think about it), which is dairy. Which makes milk chocolate a health food. And as if that wasn't temptation enough, chocolate-covered raisins, cherries, strawberries, and others all count as fruit, so you can eat as many as you want (preferably at least five portions per day). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dooday24 Report post Posted February 14, 2007 that is sooooooooooooo gr8 i dont need to have a exuse to eat it now. not that i ever did Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hev Report post Posted February 14, 2007 as i type this im eating a lovely big bar of chocolate,im so pleased its good for me,at last im eating healthily Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted February 14, 2007 Do Rum Truffles count?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 14, 2007 See, see!! I was right all along, BD!! Boho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted February 14, 2007 Red wine = Grapes = Fruit.................. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted February 14, 2007 Potato Crisps = one portion of veg. Make them tomato flavour = one more portion of veg. Have it with a cucumber and mint dip = 2 more portions of veg. Finish it off with a tube of fruit pastilles = one portion fruit. Hey presto, 5 a day achieved! I don't know why people make such a fuss... K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikergal Report post Posted February 15, 2007 I have a great love affair with chocolate as does dd2. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING would stop me eating it!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted February 17, 2007 Oh thankyou, thankyou, thankyou This thead has been a revelation I've just made choccy cornflake cakes with two dd's......it's my idea of baking .....but youngest dd isn't happy with the dark chocolate I've used instead of milk choc, and says it tastes sicky I shall eat my ham and pineapple pizza this evening completely guilt free......what with pineapple and tomato.......it's verging on diet food Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikergal Report post Posted February 17, 2007 I don't have to feel guilty about eating chocolate any more! I've found some chocolate chip rice cakes, only 61 calories per cake , less than 10% fat, suitable for veggies and coeliacs. And it's buy one get one free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarenT Report post Posted February 17, 2007 Green and Black's Raisin and Hazelnut. I mean, it's flippin' organic - how much better for you can it get!! So just to be REALLY virtuous, I'm going to have a double bowl of G&B ice cream later too. Positively saintly! Karen x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
