Chocolate is a Food Group?

It is when you live in a house with 5 females

Published on August 12, 2004 By Gideon MacLeish In Misc

Having five females in the house (one wife, four daughters), has led me to the conclusion that there are some food differences that us males with the "Y" chromosome just don't have. Of particular instance to me is my two year old, who, I have recently discpvered, can actually hear a slice of cheese being unwrapped from two rooms away (I'm actually not kidding here!).

The thing that really stands out about the five females in my house is: the whole stereotype about women and chocolate...is NOT a myth. If I bring home anything resembling chocolate or containing chocolate as a core ingredient, the "chocolate radar" goes off as soon as the car pulls in through the gate. Like Pavlov's dog to the bell, they scramble to possess, to devour whatever chocolate delight I have brought home. Chocolate is their passion. It is my friend when I have committed some infraction, real or imagined, and must make up for it. A one pound bar of Ghirardelli's, and I'm back off the couch until I mess up again.

I am seriously considering buying stock in Hershey's.

signing off,

Gideon MacLeish

Comments

Zoologist03

on Aug 12, 2004

Well...that sucks that you can't have your own stash of chocolate...but at least you won't gain weight....

Nice of you to confirm that myth,
~Zoo

Melinda Stanners

on Aug 12, 2004

Chocolate stocks are a sure thing, they're not likely to plummet any time soon. I'd recommend buying those shares now...

I'm quite fussy about the chocolate that I get excited about, just to break the stereotype

I don't really like chocolate with fruit or nuts - I like caramel, but I prefer it in it's purer form. And dark chocolate is healthier, it contains more antioxidants than milk chocolate (the proteins in the milk bind with the antioxidants to create a different protein, therefore negating the heath benefits). What you're experiencing sounds kind of... problematic. Try eating the chocolate in the car on the way home... no, they'll smell it on you. Can you eat at work, brush your teeth, and no one will be any the wiser? There are sneaky ways around these things

Texas Wahine

on Aug 12, 2004

Gideon: I know exactly where you're coming from about the cheese thing - I think it's a little kid thing 'cause my three year old likes to "sneak" cheese singles from the fridge.

As far as chocolate goes, I NEED at least some chocolate everyday.

It's hard to explain, but it is a definite craving. I try not to buy chocolate because I will just keep eating it, but when I don't have it, I will eat anything remotely resembling chocolate. Today, for example, I have been eating chocolate chips out of the bag. I have to budget it into my daily caloric intake.

A smart man realizes the value a good bar of chocolate can have in a relationship.

Gideon MacLeish

on Aug 13, 2004

Texas,

It's not only a little kid thing on our part, it's a Wisconsin thing...lol. I just was amazed that she actually heard me unwrapping the cheese two rooms away.

Well, at least we know her hearing's good...lol

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