{"id":2614,"date":"2009-02-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/chocolate-eating-lessons.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:23:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:23:21","slug":"chocolate-eating-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2614","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Eating Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Make it last as long as possible:<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Chocolate melts at about 90 degrees, but our body temperature is 98.6 degrees. As a result, just a small piece of chocolate \u201cmelts in your mouth,\u201d and slowly, lovingly gives of itself while doing so.
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Moreover, the natural vegetable oils in chocolate help avoid the between-meal gobble fest that usually occurs about mid-afternoon.<\/p>\n

Thus, wait five to 10 minutes after finishing lunch, then savor a small piece, making it last as long as possible. The satiating qualities of the vegetable oil help prevent hunger between meals.<\/p>\n

After all, one can spend five solid minutes with a non-stop chocolate experience and still have had only one piece. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Make it last as long as possible: Chocolate melts at about 90 degrees, but our body temperature is 98.6 degrees. 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