Re-cap

Ok, I just realized I didn't do a re-cap on my month of Chocolate Bars. Here are some interesting stats:

Number of bars eaten with no chocolate: 1 (wait a minute...)
Number of bars containing peanuts or peanut butter: 7
Number of bars with Nougat: 4 (it seems like a lot more)
Number of chocolate bars I want to eat in April: 0

Total calories consumed in chocolate: 6474 ~ BARF!

Number of days Erin needs to spend at the gym: 32!

Hockey Hall of Fame

So today is April Fool's Day. And the biggest piece of news that has got my attention (meaning I can't stop thinking about it) is this one: Women to Be Admitted to Hockey Hall of Fame.

Yes. I am well aware that perhaps I should focus a little more effort on important international news such as the G20 Summit in London right now, and all the riots that could have possibly ensued as a result.

Well, to be honest this Hockey Hall of Fame story surprised me more (strange that a mind like mine isn't jolted by the news of more potential violence in the news)! After having just visited the Hockey Hall of Fame with my mom and my little sister a couple of weeks ago, I came out liking what I saw. That is probably because they have a huge display on the Canadiens this year seeing as it is their 100th year. Besides the point. Not once did I see anything relating to females in this established Toronto's tourist attraction.

Now I am not sure what bothers me more, the fact that there were no women being recognized in the Hall of Fame, or the fact that I DID NOT even notice that there were no women! It saddens me a little.

But upon reading today's article in The Star, I was saddened even more. See the following points of the article:

• There have always been those who believed that comparing the stars of men's professional hockey to the greatest players in the women's game was too difficult, too unwieldy and simply pointless.
  
• So after dithering for a long time, probably too long, the Hockey Hall of Fame settled on a compromise.
• Starting next year, they'll still enshrine four men every year, but they'll also enshrine up to two women.

It's a 'museum', is the point not to showcase those who have had great achievements in the sport of hockey, instead of COMPARING to each other? I agree, it is near impossible to compare the accomplishments of a man and a women playing the same sport (sorry feminists, but it's a hard fact we face) due to the lack of opportunities women have, but the underlying concern is WHY do we need to be compared? In my opinion the point of the museum is to showcase great achievements by great athletes. It shouldn't matter that one is male and one is female.

So now the Hockey Hall of Fame has come up with a 'compromise'. Yes that's right 'compromise'. They will induct 4 men and UP TO 2 women each year starting in 2010. Well good for us. I can actually understand the 4 to 2 ratio, considering there is far less recognition for women's hockey leagues then there are men's hockey leagues in the world.

I think perhaps the PR around this has been spun in the wrong direction. Instead of saying they will compromise (as if it was something that they didn't want to do), they should have been marketing this as the next step in professional sports instead of something they are doing in order to avoid all those angry bra burning femmes. Hopefully the new additions (without Y chromosomes) will help to create a little more awareness of women's professional sports and will help to gain the recognition we so rightly deserve.

It is nice to see the Hockey Hall of Fame making efforts after over 100 years of hockey in this country. Imagine if it took us this long to be able to vote!

Day Thirty: Galaxy

This one was recommended to me by a friend. She said it was the BEST chocolate I will ever taste. Oh and this month only has 30 days my friends...
Galaxy
Make the most of your special moment...just add Galaxy

Did you know:

• Galaxy is the UK version of Dove chocolate (also sold in the Middle East)
• The Galaxy and Dove brands also market a wide range of products including ready-to-drink chocolate milk, hot chocolate powder, chocolate cakes, ice cream and more

Well this one definitely had a smooth shape and taste like the packaging claimed. This bar was solid milk chocolate. Although it wasn't the BEST chocolate I have ever had - it is definitely up there!! This one is definitely a bar to savour and not to scarf down (as I do a lot of my chocolate bars :))

Rating:
Milk Factor: 2
Smiles: 3
Calories it was worth: 230 out of 250

What was the best chocolate I have ever had? Well if you must know, it was when Lorri (dad's gf) was living in Germany and would bring home chocolate at Christmas. Those Germans certainly know what they are doing when it comes to cocoa and milk!! Hence why the Kinder Surprises are SOOO good!

Anyway, this being my LAST chocolate bar (good riddance), I thought I would summarize my top five bars of the month:
1. Double Decker
2. Coffee Crisp Chocolatey Crunch
3. Max 5
4. Mars Caramel
5. Kit Kat Senses

And there you have it ladies and gentlemen...my month of chocolate is officially done. Thanks for your suggestions and comments, and keep reading. If anyone has any comments on what I should blog about in April let me know!!

Day Twenty Nine: Wispa

Wispa
Aerated Milk Chocolate Bar

Did you know:

• Has also seen variations such as: Wispa Gold (caramel filling) introduced in 1995, Wispa Bite (caramel and biscuit filling) introduced in 2000, Wispaccino (coffee flavoured filling) and Wispa Mint (mint layer)
• The Wispa was discontinued in 2003 and then reintroduced as the 'Dairy Milk Bubbly'
• Wispa has since been relaunched in the UK and Ireland markets

Thanks to Cadbury there are two Aero bars out there. Although this definitely has the same take as an Aero bar, this one has way less bubbles. The chocolate is delicious and the bubbles smaller, so it lasts a lot longer! The bar is also narrower and thicker then the regular Aero bar.

I am sure that everyone has their own way of eating their favourite chocolate bars and seeing as this is one of my last chocolate blog posts, I thought I would share a few of mine with you:

Smarties - I very gently eat the candy outside first, leaving just a chocolatey inside
Aero - I let the bubbles pop and the chocolate melt in my mouth
Skor - I take a bite then let the chocolate melt in my mouth first, revealing just the crunchy inside
Oh Henry - I enjoy eating the peanuts off the outside before eating the rest of the bar

How do you eat some of your favourite chocolate bars?

Anyway, getting back to the Wispa...chocolate lovers indulge. If you've ever had the feeling that the Aero just doesn't last long enough, then I'd definitely recommend this one!

Rating:
Milk Factor: 2
Smiles: 2
Calories it was worth: 190 out of 210

Day Twenty Eight: Baby Ruth

Only two more posts to go! Yay! I can't wait to start writing about something more worthwhile.
Baby Ruth
Bursting with Peanuts, Rich Caramel and Chewy Nougat Savour the Good StuffDid you know:

• There is speculation to who this chocolate bar was named after: Babe Ruth or President Grover Cleavland's daughter Ruth
• This bar carries lots of pop culture references including Caddyshack, Goonies, That 70's Show, Hellboy, Friends and Hairspray
• The advertising and marketing for this bar have had a heavy baseball-oriented theme and during the summer and post-season of the 2007 season, a TV ad for the candy bar showed an entire stadium filled with people munching Baby Ruths, and thus having to "hum" rather than singing along with "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch.

Grand Slam! Ha ha well it wasn't THAT amazing, but this was pretty good. There was less focus on the chocolate and more on the nougat and caramel. Very yummy indeed.

This bar had caramel on the bottom nestled under some tasty (yes, i'm getting attached to it) nougat, which was coated in peanuts and then dipped in chocolate! There was definitely a lot of tastes going on here which was great. It was flavourful and there was lots of 'good stuff'. Wikipedia was right: the nougat tastes more like fudge in this bar.

This one gets a 'recommended' (for those of you who like nougat) from me.

Rating:
Milk Factor: 1
Smiles: 2
Calories it was worth: 230 out of 280

Day Twenty Seven: Pay Day

Woo hoo only a few days left...I'm sure no one is reading anymore :)
PayDay
Peanut Caramel Bar

Did you know:

• PAYDAY Peanut Caramel Bar was first introduced in 1932 by Frank Martoccio, founder of the F.A. Martoccio Macaroni Company
• In 2003, Hershey introduced the PAYDAY Honey Roasted Limited Edition Bar.

Ok so technically this shouldn't count as a chocolate bar, cause there is NO chocolate in it!!
It is mighty delicious though! Basically just a chewy caramel bar coated in amazingly salted peanuts!

A Honey Roasted version? I want one now! For anyone who loves peanuts (not likes, loves) then this is definitely the treat for you! This satisfies both a salty and sweet craving and I have never tasted anything quite like it. I can't stop eating it... :)

I highly recommend this one!

Rating:
Milk Factor: 0
Smiles: 3
Calories it was worth: 220 out of 240

Day Twenty Six: Kit Kat Senses

Spent the day yesterday doped out on Penicillin (strep throat) and lacking internet access (Thanks Bell!)

After watching all of the commercials for this, I decided it was time to try it out!

Kit Kat Senses
Real milk chocolate, crispy wafer and creamy hazelnut filling

Take a look at the Kit Kat Senses ad, which is different from the ones that I have seen on tv here I think. The ad focuses on how the Kit Kat senses 'experience' should not be interrupted...I should pay attention more. I ate half mine last night and half this morning. oops!

In any event, this bar was pretty decent. I think from watching the commercials I expected the hazelnut filling to be creamy like the Kinder Bueno bar. It was more solid than anything, but was still mighty tasty! I really enjoyed this one, and think that Kit Kat has done some good here by expanding their line. This chocolate bar is definitely geared towards those who want to enjoy something different, not simply a change from their regular Kit Kat (see Kit Kat White and Dark). I found this version of the Kit Kat to be somewhat superior then the rest. It was smaller too (read: less calories! yay!)

Anyway, this one gets two thumbs up! It was the perfect amount of hazlenut filling to complement the wafer inside and I felt they were spot on with the consistency! I'd pick this over the Kinder Bueno...only because the hazelnut filling was more solid than liquid...

Rating:
Milk Factor: 1
Smiles: 3
Calories it was worth: 165 out of 165 (yes. perfect!) *sigh*

Note: As the month is nearing an end, I am trying to find something similar to do for April, only not involving 5 million additional calories...so if you have any suggestions please share! However, I may spend the month of April researching the correlation between eating massive amounts of chocolate in a month and coming down with Strep Throat (not once, but TWICE)! :)

Day Twenty Five: Fruit & Nut

Remember when you used to watch your grandparents and parents eat all that gross candy and chocolate and could never understand why?
Fruit & Nut
Milk chocolate with raisins and almonds

Did you know:

• Combines the creamy taste of Cadbury's milk chocolate with crunchy nuts and chewy fruity raisins. Absolutely delicious and really wonderful with tea!

At my last job, I stumbled upon someone under the age of 40 who actually enjoyed this!!! Imagine that? Well obviously being being as skeptical as I am, I did not even hesitate to express my feelings toward dried fruit, nuts and chocolate all co-existing!!! This only resulted in me being forced to eat one...I was amazed to find out that it wasn't all that bad.

Mind you, I have not eaten one since. I thought I'd give it a go again. It wasn't horrible. Once you get past the idea of raisins coexisting with yummy chocolate (outside of Glosette Raisins, cause those are AWESOME) this actually is quite managable. The 'fruit' (just raisins) and 'nut' (just almonds) actually give this otherwise solid milk chocolate bar some texture. It's just a matter of being able to handle the little surprises!

The chocolate is, as usual, delicious (thanks Cadbury)!

Rating:
Milk Factor: 1
Smiles: 2
Calories it was worth: 170 out of 220

(I'm officially caught up now - that is if no one noticed that i was missing 15-18 - I was sick!!! And only 6 days to go!)

Day Twenty Four: Mint Aero

Alright Becky, here you go:

Mint Aero

Did you know:

• Aero bars are manufactured in nut-free services. They are made by filling the chocolate with loads of air bubbles then smoothing it with chocolate covering.

Check out this site...it is all about the bubbles. Although I cannot confirm that this site is done by Nestle themselves, or just a really big fan but you can check out all their ads, and even join their Facebook group!

Initially, this looked disgusting to me. Although it did maintain the same 'bubble' effect as the regular Aero, the colour on the inside was offsetting! It's neon Green! ha ha

As far as taste goes, the Mint Aero was alright, but I would but prefer an After Eight, or a Pep. This just tasted far too artificial and the colour of the inside made it incredibly obvious that it had been coloured. It would be interesting to know why Nestle didn't just flavour their regular Aero bar with mint instead of colouring the whole thing!

Overall, I think I'll save my money up and buy some After Eights at Christmas.

Rating:
Milk Factor: 1
Smiles: 1
Calories it was worth: 180 out of 240

Day Twenty Three: Mr. Big

I actually picked out today's chocolate bar, not knowing whether or not I had already eaten it. Not a good sign I don't think. Anyway, good news is: I haven't! :)

Mr. Big

This is mighty amazing. My first bite got my tastebuds wondering what was in this bar as it didn't have a description on the packaging!! But it was very yummy!! I sense caramel, chocolate (obviously), crispy rice cereal (awesome) and some sort of sweet vanilla wafer in the middle.

Then i looked it up on Wikipedia and it appears there are peanuts in it too! I could pick out the faint taste of peanut butter, but couldn't actually decipher that there were peanuts in it! To my amazement, there are peanuts on the outside of the bar, just before they coated the whole thing in chocolate!

Did you know:

• In Canada, they are very common, and are available at all regular retailers, in an increasing number of varieties.
• Some of the new varieties available include Mr. Chew Big (with added caramel), Mr. Big Fudge (with a fudgy centre), and Mr. Big with Maple.
• Mr. Big is the only Cadbury chocolate bar to have an ice cream variant made by Nestle.

The awesomeness of this chocolate bar was kind of counteracted by the richness of it! It was a lot to take. I suggest they come up with a mini version for wimps like me! :)

Anyway, I think that this has to be one of the top ten bars I have tried!

Rating:
Milk Factor: 2
Smiles: 3
Calories it was worth: 270 out of 300 (holy cow!)

Day Twenty Two: Aero Caramel

Hey folks,

Well day twenty-two here. I must say that I am pretty eager for March to end, and to never HAVE to eat a chocolate bar again! It gets quite exhausting. Especially when I think about all of the (unnecessary) calories that I am consuming! Anyway, Bex I couldn't find a Mint at the grocery store, so here's today's pick:Aero Caramel
Have you felt the bubbles melt?

This was different from your regular Aero bar. It was a lot narrower, and thicker. I was confused as to how it was going to be caramel-y...whether it would just 'taste' like caramel or actually have caramel inside (I think the mint, but cannot confirm this, tastes like mint)

Upon first bite I was surprised to find that the bar contained actual Caramel. Not unlike the Caramilk bar! I'm happy to report that Aero did not lose the bubbly inside (this was under the caramel). The bubbles didn't melt quite the same as they do in the regular Aero bar, as there was caramel in the way.

This bar was rich, and very sweet, therefore difficult to enjoy the whole thing! To be honest, I'd rather eat a Caramilk bar.

NEWSFLASH: I just took the last two bites of my chocolate bar, and ALAS there was no more caramel!!! It ended early! How does this happen?

Rating:
Milk Factor: 1
Smiles: 1 and 1 frown (when the caramel disappeared)
Calories it was worth: 100 out of 200

Day Twenty-One: Kit Kat White

Time for another variation of an already amazing chocolate bar....

Kit Kat White
Crisp Wafers 'n Creme

Since the fail of the Kit Kat Dark, I thought I'd give the White bar a chance. This was actually better than the Dark bar, because (if you read it) you will remember that the Dark was too bitter to accompany the sweet wafer inside.

Well the white chocolate definitely wasn't too bitter! It was deliciously sweet and rich. The white chocolate paired well with the sweet wafer inside, however, I still prefer the plain old milk chocolate Kit Kat.

This bar is just proof that you shouldn't mess with an already amazing thing.

Boring post, but it's Saturday so I'm sure no one is reading anyway!

Rating:
Milk Factor: 2
Smiles: 2
Calories it was worth: 180 out of 220

Day Twenty: Clark

I am really anticipating the end of March.
Clark
Chocolatey Coated Peanut Butter Crunch

Did you know:

• The phrase "Clark Bar" has recently become a semi-widespread expression of dismay in the English language. The phrase is usually said after something bad has happened. It is one of few words or phrases in English commonly pronounced with a glottal stop. HUH?!
  

I am not sure if it's just because it is Friday, and I have been on holidays all week, but does this above statement make sense to anyone? As in, 'Oh, Clark Bar'? If anyone can clear this up for me, I would greatly appreciate it.

Anyway, the Clark bar is brought to you by the same people who brought you those amazing NECCO wafers. So good.

This tastes almost exactly like a Crispy Crunch (again.) It's amazing how similar most chocolate bars are, playing off common taste features (i.e. nougat, crunchy toffee)

Although a lot thicker than a Crispy Crunch, the inside of this bar has the similar toffee/peanut butter inside. Upon chewing the inside of the Clark becomes sticky (almost like toffee) and doesn't taste all that much like peanut butter.

I only ate 1/3 of this one for two reasons:
1. I'm getting sick of chocolate
2. It wasn't all that different from a Crispy Crunch and my interest waned.

This being said, the Clark is tasty, however it was just too common. (I think I'm becoming a chocolate bar snob!)

Rating:
Milk Factor: 1
Smiles: 0
Calories it was worth: 150 out of 220

Day Nineteen: Double Decker

What a week! So I've been traipsing around town with my mom and sister all week, and having a great time. I think I bought every shoe in Toronto (not really, but I added three to my collection :))

Anyway, I know I haven't updated in a few days...but I've been busy.Double Decker
Milk chocolate with smooth, chewy nougatine and crisp, crunchy cereal filling

Did you know:

• First introduced in 1976 its name derives from the double-decker bus
• There also exists a 'Double Decker - Nuts', which has the advertising slogan "crispy, crunchy, chewy and nutty". This chocolate bar is essentially a Double Decker with nuts contained within the nougat layer.
• Double Decker bars originally had raisins embedded within the base layer but they were removed in 1986 in response to market research.

This was a mouthful! (both the description and the bar itself!) Back to the nougat, which I am still not sure how I feel about it. It just seems weird, this creamy substance that doesn't really taste like chocolate, but more like sugar. This chocolate bar was like a CRUNCH bar inserted into a Mars bar!!! No wonder they call it Double Decker.

I very much enjoyed this. As mentioned before, the nougat wasn't my favourite part, but it brings an additional consistency to the bar, which makes it more interesting. I think that they should throw a little caramel in to make it even better! I enjoyed how this one was chewy and crunchy at the same time!

I think that Cadbury made a good call on removing the raisins in this one!! This bar originates out of the UK, which explains why I had never heard of/seen it before. My favourite part of this bar was the bottom layer which is chocolatey as well as crunchy!

Rating:
Milk Factor: 1
Smiles: 3
Calories it was worth: 240 out of 265

Note: So there are questions about my rating system. Milk factor is referring to the number of glasses of milk that are required or that would accompany this chocolate bar (otherwise referring to it's richness) and the smiles are the number of times it makes me smile (neither of these are on a scale. It's just however I feel after/while eating it!) The calories section just refers to how worthy I feel the bar was to waste said amount of calories.

My blog = my rating system :) and YES it's funny.

Day Fourteen: Wunderbar

Bar number two today:


Wunderbar
A peanut butter caramel experience!

Did you know:

• Not really a Wunderbar at all, this product is sold only in Canada and Germany under the name 'Wunderbar' - makes sense...
  
• Otherwise known as Starbar?

Really? What a horrible name!

Wow, this was full of peanut butter and caramel. The two tastes melded so well together that it almost tasted as if it was peanut butter-flavoured caramel. There was just enough of rice cereal crunch in it to take away from the overpowering peanut butter and caramel. This was a very rich, but tasty bar and you really couldn't taste the chocolate coating in comparison to all of the other flavours!

I wouldn't recommend this if you do not like peanut butter. I have heard tons about the Wunderbar (obviously only from Canadians) and had no idea that it didn't quite exist in other parts of the world aside from Germany. I find it really interesting how chocolate bars go by different names in different markets. So what I once thought was a really popular chocolate bar, I am comforted to know that this one will stay close to home :)

Rating:
Milk Factor: 3
Smiles: 2
Calories it was worth: 260 out of 310

Day Thirteen: Drifter

Ok so it's been a couple of days, but I will catch up. I promise! I found a great candy store on Yonge Street with a wide selection of chocolate bars that I have never tried (or even heard of before...) so here it goes:
Drifter
Crispy wafer dipped in chewy caramel and covered in chocolate

This one's from the UK :). I was intrigued by the fact that I had never heard of it before!

Did you know:

• It has been referred to as "the chewy chocolate bar that you really have to get your teeth into."
• As of 2008, the bar is increasingly hard to find in most parts of the United Kingdom, due to 'a fault in the manufacturing process' according to Nestle.
  
• It is said that Nestle are redesigning the Drifter due to its high content of 'transfats'.
• It is also supported by the slogans: 'Too much chew for one bar ' and 'Chewier than the average chocolate bar'.
  
• This bar takes, on average, one hour to make a Drifter bar from start to finish

Well I feel special, that I was able to get a chocolate bar in Canada that is hard to find in the UK!

Upon first bite, my first thoughts were 'yummy caramel'. This chocolate bar is great! It has tons of sweet caramel that engulfs crunchy wafer all while being complimented by milky chocolate. The chocolate on the outside melted a little in my hands, but that just means you need to eat it faster! It certainly was chewy due to the great caramel and was very enjoyable.

This was definitely one of my favourites so far! Check out this commercial from 1992.

Rating:
Milk Factor: 2
Smiles: 3
Calories it was worth: 230 out of 264

Not a chocolate blog...

I just wanted to post a pic of my co-workers computer:
And then of mine:
Ha ha ha...woe is her :)

Day Twelve: Eat More

I strolled into the convenience store this afternoon, to pick out my daily poison, and my 'friend' (the convenience store owner) was amazed that I had still stuck to it. Then he informed me that he would be sending me an invoice at the end of the month for his services...great!

Today's pick:
Eat More
Original Dark Toffee Peanut Chew

Following comment is for the strong stomached only:
I know I haven't commented on the appearance of the chocolate bars, but this one I almost am required to. It resembles something that is expelled from your body after a long night of drinking and eating peanuts at the bar (not leaving enough time to be fully digested...).It's gross!

Now, I was raised to not judge a book by it's cover, so alas, I ate it.

Chew is right! This has the consistency of one of those fake chocolate protein bars. YUM! I think that this is so loaded with peanuts that there wasn't much room left for anything else BUT toffee. Although this didn't taste horrible, it tasted like it was a 'healthy' option to a chocolate bar. Don't be fooled though, this still has a whopping 15 g of fat and 280 calories (geez I should get to the gym one of these days!) The overall taste of this bar wasn't bad at all provided you enjoy eating peanuts and the taste of chewy toffee...

This is what the Hershey's website had to say about the Eat More: "It is definitely unique but are you unique enough to eat it?" I vote YES

Rating:
Milk Factor: 0
Smiles: 1
Calories it was worth: 230 out of 280

Bonus: This is packed with protein from the peanuts and therefore is very satisfying, and also doesn't have a chocolate coating that could possibly melt in hot temps.

Day Eleven: Kit Kat Dark

Oh here goes the second chocolate bar in a day!!! Oh the dedication I have!
Kit Kat Dark
"Have a Break! Have a...Kit Kat"

Did you know:

• In the UK Kit Kat is the number one brand both as a confectionery item and as a biscuit
• In Canada and the US, it is one of the top ten
• Kit Kat's have become popular in Japan, due to the name being similar to kitto katsu, which translates roughly to "You will surely win!"

Well this was pretty much a regular Kit Kat but covered in Dark Chocolate. I am a dark chocolate fan, but I didn't really feel that it went well with the wafer on the inside. Seeing as this is made with cocoa, it does have stronger health benefits then regular milk chocolate.

I was a big Kit Kat fan when I was a kid, but I think part of the thrill for me was the packaging. I loved unwrapping it piece by piece. The packaging these days is all in one now, which is likely a little bit better for the environment, but not nearly as fun.

When researching Kit Kat, I was astonished by the amount of information available!!

I'm sure you all remember the 'Gimme a break' commercials (1986). Kit Kat has had many slogans over its time: originally advertised as "the biggest little meal" and "the best companion to a cup of tea" (1930s), "what active people need" (during the Second World War), "Have a break...have a Kit Kat" (1954) and "Make the most of your break" (2004, UK)

In a desperate fight for market share against Cadbury's Dairy Milk in the UK, Nestle has introduced a variety of 'limited time only' flavours/variations...some listed below:

Japan - Iced Tea, Caramel and Salt, Kinako (soybean), Wa Guri (Chestnut), Green Tea, Apple, Kiwi Fruit, Strawberry, Peach, Cantaloupe, Azuki (red bean), Caramel Macchiato, Jyagaimo (potato), Pumpkin, Edamame, Watermelon and Salt...etc

Canada - Banana, Chunky, Chunky Caramel, Peanut Butter

UK - Low Carb, Caramac, Tiramisu, Golden Caramel, Kubes

There are tons more listed, and it looks like Japan is the most adventurous in releasing new flavours of chocolate bars. It makes you wonder though, if their branding will suffer in the long term, with not being able to stick to one overall 'taste'

In the end, I wasn't thrilled with the chocolate bar. I am a fan of dark chocolate, but I don't think that in this case the bitterness goes all that well with the sweet wafer. This makes me think that I would be one of their consumers that wouldn't be overly receptive to all of the new flavours that they have introduced around the world.

Rating:
Milk Factor: 1
Smiles: 1
Calories it was worth: 180 out of 240

Day Ten: Max 5

Ok, so I was incredibly ill yesterday, so I had to put my chocolate consumption on hold. But have no fear...I'm going to eat two today!!!

My first pick, this is for Day Ten, was a recommendation:

Marshmallow Max 5

Did you know:

• Named for it's 5 ingredients: milk chocolate, peanut butter, pretzels, caramel and peanuts
• Max 5 is actually the Canadian version of a Take 5

I chose the Marshmallow Max 5, so the caramel was replaced with marshmallow creme. I couldn't find a picture of the Marshmallow Max 5.

I was at first apprehensive about this one, the packaging and name didn't really compel me to purchase it, but thanks to Max - who recommended it, I did!

My first bite was actually interesting. As I'm not a marshmallow fan, I was a little worried, but I was amazed at how well everything tasted together. There was a great mixture of sweet and salty in this bar. And who doesn't love chocolate covered pretzels!!

This being a fairly new bar (it was introduced in 2004), I would definitely recommend this one if you are looking for something chocolatey but not too sweet. The pretzels seemed to neutralize the sweetness of it. I couldn't really taste marshmallow in it, but I could tell that it was there due to the texture...

Overall, this was a nice surprise!! I would really like to try the regular Max 5.

Rating:
Milk Factor:0
Smiles: 3
Calories it was worth: 170 out of 180