All About Chocolate“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now

and then doesn't hurt.”

― Charles M. Schulz

Decadent Agenda

Where does Chocolate come from?

Is Chocolate an indulgence?

How can we enjoy some more

Chocolate?!

Cacao (kuh-kah-oh) tree

AKA “Theobroma cacao”

Where Does Chocolate Come

From? Mayans- 600 AD

Christopher Columbus

Cortes

Mass production: Barcelona 1780

First chocolate bar: Britain early 1800s

To Eat or Not to Eat?

A guilt-free (in moderation) treat that

can:

◦ Lower cholesterol

◦ Lower heart disease

risk

◦ Prevent strokes

◦ Prevent memory decline

Chocolate: How Do I Love Thee?

Let me count the ways…

(Hershey) KISS: Keep It Super

Simple

How to Eat Chocolate: A

Delicious Demonstration!