Have you ever noticed how chocolate brings out the best in you? Disregarding acne, chocolate serves to encourage good habits for me, and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone.
I came to this realization while eating Raisinets today. According to the box (and boxes don't lie), Raisinets are a natural source of fruit antioxidants. And Raisinets provide the antioxidants I wouldn't have gotten from raisins, because I don't eat raisins. Obviously the chocolate deserves some credit here.
And that got me thinking: how else does chocolate encourage healthy behaviors? Well, if you like chocolate covered nuts, you're in luck! Nuts have essential fatty acids, a low glycemic index, and are sometimes prescribed for people with some types of diabetes. Nuts also have lots of vitamins, and people who eat them are less likely to have coronary heart disease. Okay, okay, so the chocolate definitely takes away from the nuts. But what if you wouldn't eat the nuts without the chocolate? Something to chew on...
Also, I'm one of those people who really doesn't like milk. Oh, I'll have it when it's in my coffee or muffins, as well as when I'm eating...
...you guessed it. Really, people. Eating one square of a chocolate bar gives me the almost insatiable urge to guzzle half a gallon of milk, and that can't be bad for me at all, can it? (As a side note, I'll also drink milk when mixed with chocolate syrup. But who's surprised by that?)
While I'm pretty certain no doctor would ever recommend chocolate for a healthy diet, it's hard to ignore the positives it encourages too. I mean, if I'm eating it anyway, I may as well point out the benefits.
In other news, dark chocolate really is good for you.
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