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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Chocolate' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Chocolate 1. Types Of Chocolate - By: Michael Russell When visiting a chocolate shop or even the baking aisle of your local grocery store, there is a dizzying array of chocolates to choose from. Here is a primer to help you understand the different types of chocolate. All chocolate starts out from the same product: cacao beans. The cacao beans are ro... 2. Why You Can't Stop Eating Chocolate! - By: Michael Russell It is common perception that chocolate is a mood elevator although some people believe that it causes headaches and migraine. Though it is widely accepted that chocolate affects our moods, the research on this is still in a fluid state. Every contention is fiercely debated. We will... Featured ArticleChocolate And Acne In this article we're going to try to clear up the myth that eating too much chocolate causes acne. You've heard all the warnings by your mother growing up. "Don't eat too much chocolate, you'll break out!" You'd have to sneak out of the house to get a chocolate fix. And if you were like most kids, you did anything to get that fix. But was chocolate really the culprit for all those pimples? Studies show, based on a typical teenager's diet that chocolate may have been the least of the offen ...
Read full story 3. Effect Of Chocolates On Emotions - By: Michael Russell It is common perception that chocolate is a mood elevator. Some people believe that it causes headaches and migraine in them. Though it is widely accepted that chocolate affects our moods, the research on this is still in a fluid state. Every contention is fiercely debated. We will discuss various w... 4. Chocolates - Treat Or Trick - By: Michael Russell We tend to treat ourselves occasionally when we feel we deserve it. Sometimes we take in a show, go to a sporting event, maybe buy a new article of clothing. We celebrate in many ways for at various points in our lives, by toasting with champagne and other things that we might find pleas... 5. Chocolate - The History Of This Famous Sweet - By: Michael Russell About 2000 years ago a tasty treat was discovered. It was the secret of the cacao tree. The cacao tree resides in the tropical rainforests of the Americas. This tree produces pods that contain seeds, which can be processed to make….. chocolate!!! Chocola... 6. Chocolates - You Can't Resist Me - By: Michael Russell About 2,000 years ago, a tree called the cacao, was discovered in a rainforest. What made this tree so special, was that it produced seeds, that would later be turned into chocolate. The first people who made chocolate, were from Mexico and Central America, but they didn't eat it, they u... 7. Chocolate: "the Divine Food". - By: Michael Russell The Divine Food A tropical evergreen tree from the upper Amazon was known and used by Mayan Indians and cultivated for over 3000 years. Its beans were used as currency and as a form of tribute and regrettably, also used later to buy slaves. It is these beans of the tree Theobro... 8. Some Tasty Chocolate History - By: Michael Russell The story begins some two millennia ago in the tropical rainforests of the Americas. Although the cacao tree had been around for some time, the natives had never used the beans inside the pods for food. Upon discovering that the seeds could be processed and used as a drink, it quickly ca... 9. Chocolate - Breaking The Habit - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to give some tips on how to break the chocolate eating habit if it's taken control of your life. Let's face it. Everybody loves chocolate. Okay, well, almost everybody. And for some people that love becomes an obsession. There have been accounts of pe... 10. Chocolates - The Top 10 - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to review what at least a majority of people in the United States view as the top 10 chocolate treats. The famous Gallop Poll does polls on just about everything, especially on what people like to eat. So it should come as no surprise that the most re... 11. Chocolate - History Of Hershey's - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to review of brief history of one of the largest manufacturers of chocolate in the world, Hershey's. The Hershey company itself started with a decision that its founder, Milton Hershey, made in 1894 to produce sweet chocolate as a coating for his cara... 12. Chocolate - History Of Nestle Company - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to briefly review the history of one of the largest manufacturers of chocolate in the world, Nestle. It was in the 1860's that Henri Nestle, a pharmacist, developed a food specifically for babies who could not breast feed. He first used this successfu... 13. Chocolate History - Part 3 - By: Michael Russell In this third part of our multi part series on chocolate, we're going to pick up our discussion continuing with the Industrial Revolution. When the Industrial Revolution hit so did the mass production of chocolate, which spread its popularity among the more common folks of the world as up until th... 14. Chocolate History - Part 2 - By: Michael Russell In this second of our series on the history of chocolate we're going to take a look at more modern times. More recently, in 1519, the famous explorer Cortez visited the court of another famous person in history, Emperor Montezuma of Mexico. According to history, Montezuma consumed no other beverag... 15. Chocolate History - Part 1 - By: Michael Russell In this first of a multi part series we're going to explore the wonderful history of one of mankind's greatest obsessions, chocolate. Chocolate first appeared on the scene about 4,000 years ago when the ancient Aztec and Mayan cultures discovered the cacao plant. The plant itself is said to have o... 16. Chocolate - Hollow Chocolate Items - By: Michael Russell Ever wonder how that make those hollow chocolate Easter eggs? It's actually quite an involved process that is patented. The actual patent number is United States patent 3961089. An item such as a hollow Easter egg is formed by inverting a molded chocolate shell onto another shell. The lower shell ... 17. Chocolate And Acne - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to try to clear up the myth that eating too much chocolate causes acne. You've heard all the warnings by your mother growing up. "Don't eat too much chocolate, you'll break out!" You'd have to sneak out of the house to get a chocolate fix. And if you were like most kids... 18. Chocolate - A Health Food? - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to discuss the health benefits of chocolate, if indeed there are any at all. Let's be honest. If you're a normal person you love chocolate. Otherwise the industry itself wouldn't be so profitable. How many of us didn't like to chow down for a snack of Oreo cookies and m... 19. Chocolate Gifts - By: Michael Russell chocolate gifts There is a chocolate lover in all of us. Everyone has their own favorite flavor of chocolate. For some, their favorite flavor is very sweet. Others desire a more dark and bitter taste. Some people crave white chocolate. It doesnt matter what your chocolate taste are, there... 20. Can Chocolate Benefit Your Health? - By: Marguerite Bonneville If you`re a fan of chocolate you`re in good company. Chocolate is one of the most popular sweet-tasting treats in the world and has been for centuries. But part of the myth surrounding chocolate is that it tastes so good it must be bad for your health. Which gives it an air of the forbi... 21. Chocolate-- The Newest Health Food? - By: (see Article) There are now even more reasons for chocolate lovers to rejoice! As more amazing research news comes in about chocolate, the substance is moving from a bad-for-you candy to an important health food. Those of us who had always continued to indulge in occasional chocolate treats can stop f... 22. Healthy Chocolate For Your Valentine - By: Debra Lynn Dadd HEALTHY CHOCOLATE FOR YOUR VALENTINE Let`s face it. We`re all going to eat chocolate for Valentine`s Day. But there`s no need to feel guilty! Chocolate is actually good for you…it`s all the things added to it that are the problem. Here`s how you can choose b... 23. Gourmet Chocolate - By: Michael Russell Its tough to find someone who doesnt like chocolate. Maybe its partially due to the fact that chocolate releases endorphins, the same neurotransmitters that make you feel good after you sneeze or have sex or fall in love. The nearly universal draw to chocolate makes chocolate, in any shape or form... 24. Chocolate Gift Baskets - By: Michael Russell Who doesn't like chocolate? We all love that delectably sweet, rich and creamy treat that suits all occasions. There are literally infinite chocolate products to choose from. Whether you crave fudge brownies, decadent cakes, or a grande mocha latte; your chocolate desires can be satisfied. Since thi... 25. Worlds Finest Chocolates - By: Michael Russell What's your favorite chocolate? It's true that only the very few of us can say "no" to the temptations of chocolate. There's just something about that amazing, yet incomparable taste. This fine delicacy has been around for centuries and only seems to get better with time. These days people from all ... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |