IT’S HERE!   National Chocolate Day! October 28, 2009!

Of course Chocolate deserves quite a bit of attention from a site that devotes itself to celebrating special memories. Chocolate is capable of taking a normal afternoon and turning it into an event all by itself.

Ghirardelli, Dove, Hershey, Nestle, Lindt, Godiva, Milk, Dark, Semi-sweet, White Bittersweet, Unsweetened, Cocoa …chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate fondue, chocolate covered raisins, chocolate syrup, chocolate easter bunnies, chocolate frosting, chocolate truffles, chocolate liquor, chocolate brownies, chocolate covered cherries, chocolate sauce, chocolate martini’s, chocolate mousse, chocolate eclairs, chocolate donuts, Count Chocula, Cocoa Crispies, chocolate fudge, chocolate pudding, chocolate kisses, hot chocolate, chocolate mint …chocolate edible undies! 

Chocolate..once called The Nectar of the Gods!

In looking for the origin of National Chocolate Day, it quickly became obvious that there is more than one National Chocolate Day.  In fact, I found 3 separate dates, in 3 different months in the first 3 minutes of looking. It led me to one conclusion…Chocolate is worth celebrating more than once a year.  

Chocolate is an essential part our lives. We come up with all sort so excuses why we crave it…”I lost my car keys, if I only had some chocolate”…”I’m so nervous about my doctor’s appointment, I’ll just have a quick bag of chocolate covered pretzels”… My hair looks horrible today, GIVE ME THAT CHOCOLATE BAR!”  Let’s be honest…how many of us bought Halloween candy at the beginning of the month under the pretense that we were just shopping early…only to open it, devour  it, and now have to go buy a big bag for the actual trick-or-treaters that will show up at our doors on Saturday night?

In reality, we don’t need an excuse to eat Chocolate.  Did you know that… it is a myth that chocolate aggravates Acne. 10% of the recommended daily allowance of iron is found in one ounce of chocolate or cocoa. You would have to eat more than 12 Hershey Bars to equal the caffeine in 1 cup of coffee. And a single chocolate chip provides enough energy for an adult to walk 150 feet,therefore only 875,000 chips to walk around the world!

So eat up folks. Buy Chocolate today…boost our economy and keep Americans working. I think the importance of chocolate is the one thing that might bring this country together…we can all agree that Chocolate is Life!

Just in case you want more Chocolate holidays to celebrate,  here’s a short list of some SPECIFIC Chocolate days that we won’t want to miss either:

American Chocolate Week–March 14-20

National Milk Chocolate Day–July 28

National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day–November 7

National Chocolate Mint Day–February 19

National Chocolate Chip Day–May 15

National Chocolate Eclair Day–June 22

National Chocolate Covered Anything Day–December 16

National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day–March 24

National Chocolate Custard Month–May 1-31

National Chocolate Pudding Day–June 26

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day–June 7

National Chocolate Milkshake Day–September 12