unsweetened chocolate, actually has health benefits because of its
antioxidants. (Even milk chocolate does, but we all know how much more
"fattening" it is, so you can't eat as much at one time). I don't know
anything about low-carbing but I don't see how 2 net carbs could hurt
you-- I'm sure you add them into your daily count. It's really the
extra sugar that's detrimental, which your chocolate doesn't have.

Sara

If you're not prone to binge on chocolate I don't see any problem in eating
it. But I don't think chocolate is an adequate substitute for sleep.
--
Matthew
185/177/160
To reply by e-mail, heat things up a bit.

Below is the fitday.com breakdown for one ounce of unsweetened
chocolate.  Looks like you're getting about four net grams of carb per
ounce, with a good amount of fiber.  Plus chocolate has some chemicals
in it that are really good for you.  (Specifics archived from brain.)  
As long as you're not on induction and need to be spending those 4 grams
on vegies, I don't see a problem.  Personally, I usually eat some dark
chocolate daily -- a few squares.  The darker the chocolate the less
sugar in it and the higher the concentration of the good stuff.

Priscilla

Nutrition Facts
?
Amount Per 1 square (1 oz)
Calories?147.99
Calories from Fat 141.1
?
% Daily Value *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Fat 15.68g  24%
------------------------------------------------------------------------
???   Saturated Fat 9.24g  46%
------------------------------------------------------------------------
???   Polyunsaturated Fat 0.499g    ?
------------------------------------------------------------------------
???   Monounsaturated Fat 5.23g  ?
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cholesterol 0mg   0%
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sodium 3.97mg  0%
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Potassium 236.16mg   7%
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Carbohydrate 8.02g   3%
------------------------------------------------------------------------
???   Dietary Fiber 4.37g  17%
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protein 2.92g  6%
------------------------------------------------------------------------

There is NEVER  a reason not to eat chocolate.

Chocolate is a basic food group.
;-)

Didn't you go through this last year?  What made you come back to the
Baker's chocolate?

Chocolate: Food product made from cocoa beans, consumed as
candy and used to make beverages and as a flavouring
ingredient or coating for various confections and bakery
products. Rich in carbohydrates, it is an excellent source
of quick energy and also contains minute amounts of the
stimulating alkaloids theobromine and caffeine. At the court
of Montezuma, the Aztec ruler of Mexico, in 1519, Hernán
Cortés was served xocoatl, a bitter cocoa-bean drink, which
he introduced to Spain. Sweetened, flavoured with cinnamon
and vanilla, and served hot, the beverage remained a Spanish
secret for almost a hundred years before its introduction to
France. In 1657 a Frenchman opened a shop in London, at
which solid chocolate for making the beverage could be
purchased at 10 to 15 shillings a pound. At this price only
the wealthy could afford to drink it, and there appeared in
London, Amsterdam, and other European capitals fashionable
chocolate houses, some of which later developed into famous
clubs. About 1700 the English improved chocolate by the
addition of milk. The reduction of the cost of the beverage
was hampered in Great Britain by the imposition of high
import duties on the raw cocoa bean, and it was not until
the mid-19th century, when the duty was lowered to a uniform
rate of 1 penny a pound, that chocolate became popular.
Chocolate manufacture started in the American colonies in
1765 at Dorchester, Mass., using beans brought in by New
England sea captains from their voyages to the West Indies.
James Baker financed the first mill, which was operated by
an Irish immigrant, John Hanan. Waterpower was used for
grinding the beans. Chocolate is made from the kernels of
fermented and roasted cocoa beans. The kernels are ground to
form a paste called chocolate liquor, which may be hardened
in molds to form baking (bitter) chocolate; pressed to
reduce the cocoa butter (vegetable fat) content and then
pulverized to make cocoa powder; or mixed with sugar and
additional cocoa butter to make sweet (eating) chocolate,
developed by the English firm of Fry and Sons in 1847.
Coating chocolate for use on candies and biscuits (cookies)
came into use soon afterward. The addition of concentrated
milk to sweet chocolate produces milk chocolate, introduced
by Daniel Peter of Switzerland in 1876.

"chocolate." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia
Britannica Premium Service.

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9082278

Kidding aside, are there any scientific studies on chocolate
"liking" (I won't say "addiction") and physiology/psychology
etc? It's quite obvious, even from the few responses in this
thread, that there's a big divide between people who "really
like" chocolate and everybody else. (My own anecdotal
experience is the same.)

Quoting Ignoramus2605 <ignoramus2605@NOSPAM.2605.invalid>:

As long as you can continue to practice portion control, I don't see
why not.  I have a small bit of dark chocolate almost daily, and have
been doing so through 4+ years of maintenance.

If it ends up being a problem for you, ya know what to do...

Well, coffee has less calories.  But I don't think Paleo adherents
drink coffee (aren't you into that)?  Or tea, I suppose.

Sam's makes a semi-sweet chocolate chip that is 39% chocolate and is
very good for those that can practice portion control.  I try to make
a 12 oz bag last about 30 days.    Hershey's makes a similar bag of
dark chocolate chips.

 I've been fortunate and not gained any weight doing this for a few
months, but be careful.

 

A few easters ago, i was with a girlfrind of mine, and i stayed over it
happened to be easter.,

We both stuffed ourselves full of chocolate, we where only 17 at the time.
She swears that on  that night she heard me mumbling "mmmm Chocolate" Funny
huh!!  Apparently i went to sleep with half a toblerone in my mouth!!

Ha ha never again.. at this rate i dont think ill know what a cadbury black
tastes like again!! Ive forgotten !!!!!!!!

Love Rachael XXX