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Thread #70368   Message #1792322
Posted By: Pauline L
24-Jul-06 - 11:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: Chocolate...
Subject: RE: BS: Chocolate...
The latest, if not the most reliable, update on chocolate candies which are good for your health comes from the All Candy Expo, as reported in Sacbee.com.

Here is a list of some of these goodies. My favorite on this list is Women's Wonder Bar, which eases symptoms of both PMS and menopause. Women ar never too old to benefit from this stuff.

This update is brought to you as a public service from Pauline the Chocoholic.

CHOCOLATE CANDY SUPPLEMENTS
• Adora Milk Chocolate Calcium Supplements: Each chocolate disk has 500 mg of calcium, plus vitamins D2 for absorption and K1 for "utilization." Also available in dark chocolate. Sixty pieces, $14.98 online from www.adoracalcium.com. Some Whole Foods and Target stores also carry the chocolates.

• Women's Wonder Bar: Dark chocolate for easing symptoms of PMS and menopause. Contains soy, cranberry seed oil, flax, chaste tree berry and rose oil. E.B. Botanicals. $3.69 online at www.eccobella.com.

• Botticelli Choco-Omeg Bar: Chocolate infused with 400 milligrams of omega-3, an antioxidant fish oil. Sold in Canada, targeted for the U.S. market next month for $1.99.

• Strong Chick: Portion control and calcium are the health benefits for this calcium-fortified milk chocolate candy. A 1-ounce piece provides 470 mg of calcium. Three 1-ounce pieces per box. Six boxes cost $16.49 from www.seattlechocolatesonline.com.

• Beautiful Bones Bar: Osteoporosis-fighting chocolate bar with calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K "blend with K2," and a hint of orange. E.B. Botanicals, LLC. $3.69 online at www.eccobella.com.

• CocoaVia Chocolate Snack Bars: Marketed as "heart-healthy" snacks with cocoa flavanols to promote healthy circulation, plus natural plant extracts, vitamins and calcium. Bars sold five to a box for $4.99. Buy online at www.cocoavia.com.

• Instant Bliss Beauty Bar: Said by the maker to assist in making skin soft and smooth. Blueberry, vanilla, cranberry seed oil and raw sugar cane are a few of the ingredients. E.B. Botanicals. $3.69 online at www.eccobella.com.