I read this week that Cadbury is introducing a new
low-calorie chocolate bar aimed predominantly at women, called Crispello. It’s
a kind of chocolate, wafer and creamy centre combo – not sure that’s
particularly original.
Strangely the packaging is resealable, so that you can
‘save some for later’ – as if! How many of us stop eating a chocolate bar until
we have polished off the lot?
So what is it with women and chocolate, supposedly? I
admit to being a chocolate-loving woman, and know of many more, but I’ve heard
of others who detest it! And do we really hanker for it any more than men? My
hubby relishes a large bar of Dairy Milk.
Well, time for the science part. Phenylethylamine,
(nickname ‘love chemical) is found in chocolate and triggers that feel good,
‘falling in love’ sensation, which gives us a sense of pleasure and well-being.
Opinion is divided as to its effectiveness when sourced from chocolate as
opposed to its naturally occurring state in our brains; so let me know your
thoughts.
Crispello
apparently has 165 calories, so what’s so low cal about that. I love a Galaxy
Ripple at 174 calories not much worse, and a fun size bag of Maltesers is only
99 calories! Anyway, chocolate for me is a pleasurable treat, not a calorie counting exercise (despite knowing these statistics).
Of course,
I will have to sample this new product for the good of my followers, so watch
this space.
Let me know
what you think, email comments@shoppersjoy.co.uk
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