...too much cholcolate
By jeanneyvonne
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
Philippines
December 20, 2012 11:56pm CST
There is a saying that life is like box of chocolates – you’ll never know what you will get. In my situation, it’s too much chocolate.
My mother gave two sets of Belgian chocolate when she came from overseas. Since I don’t want to experienced sugar rush and instant weight gain, I was trying to eat it very slowly and I want to savor everything. Then, my aunt arrived form Italy and gave my share of chocolates as a Christmas and her arrival present. Then, my brother received his share of the Xmas basket/grocery and gave my share. Which means, I have three people giving me chocolate. I feel that this is more appropriate in the coming February.
Anyway, I think I am pleased that I received chocolates but I think I will have a hard time choosing which one to consume. I hope they don’t expire quickly (all of them branded) since I’m planning to stretch to February.(as long nobody finds my secret secret stash hole).
I geuss, in life, having more chocolate means more restraint on the consuming part.
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6 responses
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
22 Dec 12
Well, I hope you have the budget for it. I tihnk that they are the best since the quality and flavor and the most things people look in chocolate.
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
22 Dec 12
Your chocolate will be fine until February... and beyond. Ignore any "sell by" dates on the boxes; those are not "expiration dates."
If the chocolate is really too much for you, there is always the option of slicing down some of the pieces and mixing them into a cake batter for very decadent cakes or cupcakes. Then, you could give some of this away as gifts to friends or neighbors.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
22 Dec 12
Thanks for the advice. It relieves of the anxiety of either over eating or leaving them to expire after a certain date. I agree that chocolate, especially the good ones with quality, are good to combine with some pastries.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
22 Dec 12
Nice technique. I guess I need to choose who I want to give it and not someone will constantly demand them from me.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
21 Dec 12
Chocolates are so cool and i love it a lot.I know that moderate chocolates are good for health,well you need to just control how much you should eat.Also everyone are just ready for xmas and good for you.I hope that i could go to Belgian and get some great chocolate back.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
22 Dec 12
Control and moderation are always key. I just hope I have enough control when it comes to chocolate. I do love Belgian chocolate.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
21 Dec 12
you can save chocolate for a long long time (years).. even if it looks white you can still eat it and the taste won't change. Unless it's a bad quality. A bad quality doesn't mean the % of chocolate there is in it but the quality of the chocolate that is used in the first place.
personally I would give away most of the chocolate to someone else. BTW if you have a good quality of chocolate there should not be that much sugar in it at all, so I doubt you will have a sugar rush (never heard of that plus my daughter is able to eat kilo's of chocolate if she has it.. like the chocolate castle I made her for Dec. 5th, it was over 5kg of chocolate).
Other thing you can do is hide your chocolate.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
22 Dec 12
Thanks for the advice. I tihnk I a hiding it for the meantime. I guess there isn't really a good occasion yet to merit a good release and eating of chocolates. perhaps on Christmas Eve.
@mathewnuevo (129)
• Philippines
21 Dec 12
well, for me no doubt I will eat all of it as much as I can, I love chocolates, the taste it just something you just can't get off in what you want to eat, specially the high class ones, imported ones, just can't get enough.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
22 Dec 12
I could agree that in some point in time,I might not get enough. But I'm trying not be patient and savoring each piece.
