Vegetarians, beware of chocolate!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

in moderation chocolate, or specifically high-quality dark chocolate (so not cadburys, galaxy, etc) can actually be good for you -- all those flavonoids are good for your blood pressure and stimulate serontonin.

[Dr_LHA 3]

I know damn well it was carved off the side of a pig, that doesn't mean I want to watch or wield the knife.

But you're happy for someone else to do the dirty work for you!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

are you killing and gutting your food, Dr. Lha?

[cartaverde 12]

Girona, you'll love Green & Black's. It costs more, but it's SO MUCH better and so much more chocolatey .. so if you would otherwise have let's say a mars bar (60 g) you'll get the same satisfaction of the chocolate having 20-30 g of G&B so you'll need a lot less chocolate. Or the big chocolate bar will last you so much longer.

[mawilson 2,133]

Chocolate should never be a staple anyway, it's very unhealthy.

On the contrary -- chocolate (especially DARK chocolate) is VERY healthy.

It's packed with polyphenols which protect against heart disease and cancer.

It also contains phenylethylamine, which (research suggests) is a stimulant

released during intimacy.

[Mags 112]

It's packed with polyphenols which protect against heart disease and cancer.

It also contains phenylethylamine, which (research suggests) is a stimulant

released during intimacy.

Wey Hey!

[Dr_LHA 3]

are you killing and gutting your food, Dr. Lha?

No, but I have done and have no problem with doing it.

Edited May 15, 2007 by Dr_LHA

[Mags 112]

are you killing and gutting your food, Dr. Lha?

No, but I have done and have no problem with doing it.

I don't have any issues with anyone killing their own food. At least the animals die in their own environment and don't have to hear the god-awful screams of their own kind dying further up the queue in a slaughterhouse. This does, of course, rely on the fact that the hunter is skilled and not an amateur just shooting willy nilly and hitting the animal in the leg.

I couldn't do it personally, but I eat very little meat products as a rule anyway.

[Girona40 0]

Girona, you'll love Green & Black's. It costs more, but it's SO MUCH better and so much more chocolatey .. so if you would otherwise have let's say a mars bar (60 g) you'll get the same satisfaction of the chocolate having 20-30 g of G&B so you'll need a lot less chocolate. Or the big chocolate bar will last you so much longer.

Well, I have to nip out now to get a picnic table for the woods - don't ask, I have been clearing leaves and fallen trees all morning!!! I am going to stop in at the store and pick up a bar of G&B. I will give you my verdict later. I feel I have earned a "treat" today!

I don't know, Mars bars kinda lost their credibility with me when I heard what Marianne Faithful had been doing with hers! lol But then I guess she gained a lot of "Satisfaction" from hers. I wonder if that is where Mick Jagger's lyrics "I can't get no satisfaction" came from - couldn't get a big enough bite!!! lol

[Oath 0]

when I heard what Marianne Faithful had been doing with hers! lol But then I guess she gained a lot of "Satisfaction" from hers.

A mars a day helps you work rest and play... literaly..

[no name 1]

On the contrary -- chocolate (especially DARK chocolate) is VERY healthy.

It's packed with polyphenols which protect against heart disease and cancer.

It also contains phenylethylamine, which (research suggests) is a stimulant

released during intimacy.

We all know dark choccie is good for you but I believe the key is moderation as robinklake said...

in moderation chocolate, or specifically high-quality dark chocolate (so not cadburys, galaxy, etc) can actually be good for you -- all those flavonoids are good for your blood pressure and stimulate serontonin.

[homesick_american 1]

in moderation chocolate, or specifically high-quality dark chocolate (so not cadburys, galaxy, etc) can actually be good for you -- all those flavonoids are good for your blood pressure and stimulate serontonin.

Yes, but it has to be something like 90%-100% cocoa solids to overcome the detrimental effects of the sugar and dairy products in order to be of any benefit, and the strongest chocolate I've seen for sale in a supermarket is 85% cocoa solids. They should just make a chocolate pill.

Chocolate should never be a staple anyway, it's very unhealthy.

On the contrary -- chocolate (especially DARK chocolate) is VERY healthy.

It's packed with polyphenols which protect against heart disease and cancer.

It also contains phenylethylamine, which (research suggests) is a stimulant

released during intimacy.

Read what I posted to robinklake.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

The guideline I have read and as given by my nutritionist was 70% - so like I said, high quality chocolate. In moderation.

[mawilson 2,133]

Yes, but it has to be something like 90%-100% cocoa solids to overcome the detrimental effects of the sugar and dairy products in order to be of any benefit, and the strongest chocolate I've seen for sale in a supermarket is 85% cocoa solids. They should just make a chocolate pill.

Nah, 70% dark chocolate doesn't have THAT much sugar and fat to have a detrimental effect

(and what's unhealthy about dairy products???)

C'mon, how much sugar does a dark chocolate bar contain?

The guideline I have read and as given by my nutritionist was 70% - so like I said, high quality chocolate. In moderation.

Thank you.

[Alex+R 0]

"I was saying that the average person has a little bit of a hypocritical streak when it comes to eating meat"

I just had to comment on this, I couldn't walk away from it. I just do not understand your way of thinking, on this matter, at all.

"I'm hoping to move back to vegetarianism by the end of summer" - but I don't have a problem eating meat now.

"Difficult when hubster does all the cooking and is a serious carnivore" - I don't see what your husband's eating habits have to do with your choices at all. My husband kills, prepares, cooks and eats meat, but that doesn't mean I do.

"I have never eaten baby animals" - but it's not a problem to eat their parents.

I just don't get your rationale on the subject.

I'm not sure why you've chosen to go after me, someone who at least cares about where my meat comes from, as opposed to most people who eat any old meat. I would like to go back to vegetarianism just to avoid the problem of determining where my meat comes from all the time, not because I have a huge problem eating animals period. In some ways it does bother me, but I always feel healthier when I'm eating meat, so it's difficult for me to decide. I don't like eating baby animals, or cow stomach chemicals, or brains, or sheep testicles, so what? That is no more your business than it's mine how much chocolate you consume. I'm happy to discuss my choices, but I see no need for attacks.

I was going to say the difference between vegetarians and vegans is that vegetarians are usually less pushy and self-righteous about the subject, but I may have to change my view.