Chocolate Day!

Happy Easter to my fellow bloggers!


Of course, for some that means more than others. As a self confessed atheist, this long weekend is about eating crap, catching up on rest and spending time around those I love. Which I have to say, is a good weekend to look forward to each year (sorry about the death, Jesus - I'm in it for the candy!).

How could you honestly say no?! $11.99

Now I've always had the trouble of what to get people as a token of appreciation on Easter time. I stuck to the traditional Darrell Lea Turkish Delight Half Egg for the boyfriend, but this year for the lucky ladies I went for something sweeter on the nose and better on the hips. The Body Shop released an absolutely to die for range this year - Chocomania.

The decadent tin with small sizes of most of the range costs only $45.95

The range, like most Body Shop products uses Community Fair Trade ingredients, sourcing cocoa butter from Ghana harvested from hand by the women of the Kuapa Kokoo social fund, which invests in clean drinking water, medical and educational facilities. Now, that's some chocolate good for the heart and the body!


However, if you were lucky enough to receive mountains of chocolate like myself, and happen to not be on a never ending diet...here are some fun facts I pulled from the charming site Cacao Web, as well as a few things some wise women once told me...

• Cocoa beans contain polyphenols with antioxidant properties which are health beneficial.
• The antioxidant flavinoids also reduce the blood's ability to clot and thus reduces the risk of stroke and heart attacks.
• Chocolate contains Phenylethylamine which is a is a slight antidepressant
• Cocoa and chocolate can increase the level of serotonine in the brain. PMS symptoms be gone!
• IT TASTES DELICIOUS!!!

So, I say for this weekend, enjoy the treats you've been given! Bask in the love of those who surround you, and the  Phenylethylamine that enters your body. Think about the calories and cavities later!

If you still want more reasons to eat it, watch the 2000 romance film 'Chocolat' featuring the tasty Johnny Depp. You'll never say no to chocolate again!