Sat 23 Mar

Just read an article on the benefits of dark chocolate and how to choose appropriately. Went to my drawer where chocolate bars I buy go to die because I'm too guilty to open and eat them. I had several different kinds that I could compare to their list of what to look for and discovered that I buy well. Unfortunately, one of the components is freshness and they have all been in there long enough for that to no longer be a factor. Regardless, I broke off a chunk of one and ate a little bit to see if there were any health benefits left to be gleaned. One interesting point was that there should be no milk products in the bar and you shouldn't consume chocolate with milk (sigh, hot chocolate is not health-beneficial) because milk counteracts the good health effects of the chocolate. Drove to Appleton this afternoon and did some shopping - Woodman's for groceries for Easter and Holy Thursday potluck, Dad bought himself a new Festool drill, I got a new dress from Target, etc. Dinner at Buca di Beppo which is a tad pricey but very good. Nice evening. Food: 8:00 am Laura's oatmeal w/flaxseed meal, cinnamon, protein powder, 1/2 c frozen wild blueberries, 2 oz soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, 102 g blackberries, coffee 8:45 am 8 g dark chocolate 12:30 pm Vitamix smoothie w/1 c frozen mixed fruit, 1/2 frozen large banana, 1 pear, 4 oz plain 0% Chobani, 59 g Irish brown bread 6:45 pm Buca Bella (vodka/limoncello/peach nectar/prosecco), shrimp florentine pasta, broccoli, tiramisu Exercise: 9:00-9:35 am Latin Moves DVD 9:35-10:10 am Salsa Dance DVD