My Choco Experience

Chocolates are my comfort food. I guess it’s true when they say that these sweet, milky dessert boost up body’s happy hormones called endorphins. No wonder, when I feel down and out with certain life dilemmas, chocolates are my ultimate quick fix.

            When I was still a bratty kid, my playmates and I were fond of buying these cheap tiny egg-shaped chocolates after hours of playing slipper game, ora-ora kamansi, or piko. These yummy, soft chocolates seemed to rapidly rejuvenate our exhausted bodies. We also liked the chocolate coins because after it melted in our mouths, we play with its gold or silver wrappers like they were teeth braces.

These egg-shaped chocolates are reminiscent of childhood snacks after some tiring games with playmates.  

            Have you ever tasted this creamy chocolate oozing from a plastic stick? It is popularly known as Krim Stix. I have always loved to nibble it either while watching tv or by simply lying on our comfy sofa, waiting for time to fly. I like making a minute cut in the chocolate stick so when squeezed, the contents will come out fine and curly, topping it on crunchy biscuits or flavoring it on whatever chips I fancy.

Krim Stix were the bomb during lazy afternoons when I was a kid.

            Since kinder, I have always been a fan of barquillos. And what do I get when these crispy cylindrical bread is internally swirled with sugary choco creampaste?  We get Stick-O! Just by eating it puts me in Cloud 9. I used to buy it in the neighboring tiangge for something to munch while waiting for a ride to the city.

Of course, how can imported chocolates be lost in my list? As long as I can remember, I have always been excited when my relatives abroad send us Hersheys, Kisses, Maltesers, Toblerone, Mars,  M&M’s, and many more. My lola even keep them in her cabinet to prevent us from incessantly eating them. I consider these sugary delights as perfect dessert to conclude a filling meal. Of course, we are always told to slow down from devouring them because they might cause teeth problems.

A few weeks ago, our tita working abroad sent us these well-loved, irresistible chocolates.

            Though these sweet tongue pleasers add flab to our bellies when consumed uncontrollably, we can’t deny the fact that they also offer us some health benefits. Usually, dark chocolates are the most beneficial ones. They contain antioxidants, neutralizing free radicals in the body that damage body tissues. Some studies discovered that dark chocolates lower high blood pressure as well as help the body metabolize sugar, thing that is of regard to diabetic individuals. But as the saying goes, too much of something is bad enough. Chocolates are enticing, delicious, and mouth-watering, but for us to continuously take it with fun and pleasure, eating it moderately is the way to go. I don’t want the time would come when my doctor would prescribe me some hypoglycemics for a shooting blood sugar.

You can experience rich and luscious cocoa in these Anthon Berg dark chocolate bar .  According to studies, dark chocolates are good antioxidants that lower high blood pressure.

            Surely, chocolates have been a part of my life from childhood up to this day. I could not imagine life, whether fun or sad, without these delectable stuff. I can say that, yes, chocolates is indeed an experience. And a wonderful experience at that.