When do you reach for chocolate? Pleasure, pain, or both?
I am a chocoholic and eat chocolate every day. Often times I reach for a few bite size morsels after reviewing a really great chocolate recipe, but have also noticed that I need that "fix" after encountering news that sometimes is stressful or down right BAD. What about you? When do you hit the chocolate?
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15 Comments:
I keep chocolate for every occasion. Feeling adventurous? Have some exotic spiced artisan chocolate. Feeling happy? Got that one covered, too with some Ghirrardelli Dark Chocolate caramel squares. Nostalgic? several varieties of hot chocolate. A little down? Just eat it all until you have a sugar/caffeine stroke.
beth1 at 12:38PM on 07/05/08
Neither. It's because I never eat chocolate and on occasion, I have to give in and have some. And deal with the damage to my face later (sigh). It will be top shelf chocolate - I'm not dealing with the after effects for some friggin' Hershey's.
chiff0nade at 12:55PM on 07/05/08
I'm such a cliche...I can't get enough for 4 days out of every month...the rest of the time, I can take it or leave it, but for four days? Give me flourless chocolate cake or give me death!
rosezilla at 1:45PM on 07/05/08
i definitely used to require huge quantities of milk chocolate, but now, most of the time, i can take it or leave it. as i get older, it's less and less of a drug for me. i do like to bring a bar with me on airplanes, though.
cybercita at 1:56PM on 07/05/08
Chocolate is the "fruitcake" in our household. We get it as gifts, re-wrap, and pass it along to someone else as a gift. The irony is that we LOVE fruitcake. :)
I will on occasion be in the mood for chocolate milk once a year. I always obey my food cravings. Nuke a couple of Godiva hot chocolate drink bars, mix it with warm milk, let it cool, then I add it to a frozen mug so I can drink it cold.
Cassaendra at 3:22PM on 07/05/08
Chocolate doesn't do it for me. Nothing with sugar for that matter. Give me lobster or steak to sooth my frazzled self!
izatryt at 5:09PM on 07/05/08
There is never a bad time for chocolate, and unfortunately I am not picky when it comes to eating it. I tell myself I am only going to eat the really good stuff in an attempt to decrease my consumption but then I will find myself with a handful of empty hershey kiss wrappers at work... Right now I am on a kick of the Dove mini squares (variety pack), trying to eat only one or two a day.
mrsmoosie at 9:43PM on 07/05/08
I'm extremely picky about my chocolate--only dark, preferably 70%+ (88% is my favorite).
But there is never a bad time for it--I'm afraid I'm not much of a savory person. I rarely eat dessert now, but if I do I want to really enjoy a small portion, so I will have a good chocolate dessert. If things are rough, I tend to snack on small pieces of highly concentrated chocolate.
HeartofGlass at 5:36AM on 07/06/08
I love chocolate! unfortunatley the feeling is not reciprocated :( even the small amounts of milk solids in chocolate upset the "balance" when i was growing up i never ate chocolate, just never had a taste for it. when i hit puberty, oh wow they threatened to send me to chocoholics annonymus. i practicly lived on the stuff, funny thing is i never had a problem with acne. now adays i find the only choc i can handle is dove dark mini's and then only one and on rare occasions. But to get back to the original question, i grab it mostly when stressed.
huneybumper at 9:22AM on 07/06/08
@izatryt.........I can also relate to the steak and "lobsta" big time.
Boscompb at 1:50PM on 07/06/08
Neither. When I'm stressed or excited, I usually have no desire to eat anything at all (I may have a glass of wine:-)).
I do love chocolate however, and have been known to consume an ungodly amount of it in one sitting (an entire 200 gr bar!) when a craving hit. Come to think of it, this hasn't happened in several years, but still.
brooke29 at 2:39PM on 07/06/08
I like chocolate a lot, but I don't think I crave it any more than any other food. Chocolate is a favorite for desserts, and I've been known to munch chocolate bars, but I also like other flavors...So it's not ALL chocolate all the time.
Odd thing, though, is that I can go months without any chocolate, but once I have some, I'll want it again, soon, where I might have opted for a different treat if I hadn't had the previous chocolate.
dbcurrie at 3:32PM on 07/06/08
Stressed, happy, or in between, I reach for...cheese!
Barbara Hanson at 4:57PM on 07/06/08
i crave pasta when sad- how weird is that? but chocolate i can take or leave.
love2cook at 5:09PM on 07/06/08
I used to crave it when stressed or sad- it was one of my comfort foods before January of this year. The last really intense chocolate dessert I had upset my stomach so I've only had small amounts of chocolate since then. I am curious to see if my love of chocolate comes back in 10 weeks. Maybe this pregnancy has totally quashed my desire for all things chocolate!
AuntJone at 1:03PM on 07/07/08