Is Hersheys Special Dark Chocolate Healthy?

awie11
awie11 Posts: 44
in Food and Nutrition
The title is pretty self-explanatory

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  • Athena53
    Athena53 Posts: 717 Member
    I don't think the chocolate % is very high. What I've got in the cabinet now is Ghirardelli 86% and when I was in Paris I was able to find Lindt 90%. I have a couple of squares every night. Calories aren't too bad and supposedly it's healthy. I like it because it's chocolate!
  • mjrkearney
    mjrkearney Posts: 408 Member
    Healthy? I haven't seen anything on any of the packaging or anywhere else that offers the cacao content, so I'm guessing the just mean it's darker than the milk chocolate. I try to look for 70% or more, but 60% does when I can't find any I like. If you need chips, just finely chop a bar or throw it in a blender. Or, you know, freeze it, bag it, and hit it with a hammer.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    YES
    known to lower blood pressure
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    I'm always one to argue on the semantics of "healthy" but Hershey's Dark does provide at least some of the anti-oxidants that other dark chocolates have.
  • Kristy7418
    Kristy7418 Posts: 85
    http://www.fitsugar.com/How-Eat-Dark-Chocolate-Daily-Health-Benefits-23418659

    Here's an article for ya. Hershey's Special Dark only has about 45% cocoa so while it is better than milk chocolate a higher percentage is still preferred by most.
  • awie11
    awie11 Posts: 44
    Thank you. I bought some because its one of the cheapest dark chocolates out there, and I really need something thats healthy and settles my craving. I personally love the lindt 70% but I can't always afford it.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    It's not unhealthy as long as it fits into your calorie, macro and micro goals. Is dark chocolate some kind of miracle food? No.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    It's not unhealthy as long as it fits into your calorie, macro and micro goals. Is dark chocolate some kind of miracle food? No.

    Agreed.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Ugh if you're going to spend money and calories on chocolate, at least get something that isn't junk. hershey is nasty!
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Ugh if you're going to spend money and calories on chocolate, at least get something that isn't junk. hershey is nasty!

    To each their own.

    one person's tastes =/= another person's tastes
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Is dark chocolate some kind of miracle food? No.

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  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Chocolate is made of beans. Therefore, chocolate is a vegetable. Vegetables are healthy, so... chocolate is healthy.

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