Dark chocolate

[Keeps]

8 minutes ago, RayWright said:

 

 

That's the one. There is a small display case on your right as soon as you enter. Has the chocolate and cream  eclairs. Bottom of that display case was the dark chocolate blocks. Had milk chocolate aswell. 

[hotandsticky]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

of course it is, you're just on the carb phobic bandwagon 

 

No ............you are on the anti fat bandwagon.

 

 

Fat doesn't make you fat, sugar does.

 

 

A balanced diet is the way to go...................look to Mediterranean and Blue Zone lifestyles.

[hotandsticky]

On 3/14/2025 at 12:22 PM, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Be careful with Lazada the sellers have a habit of not fulfilling the order.

 

These two did:-

 

 

 

 

...some more...

 

 

[scubascuba3]

8 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

No ............you are on the anti fat bandwagon.

 

 

Fat doesn't make you fat, sugar does.

 

 

A balanced diet is the way to go...................look to Mediterranean and Blue Zone lifestyles.

My balanced diet, low fat works perfectly, i love carbs, don't forget we are in Thailand, I'm not going to try and eat a Mediterranean diet

[scubascuba3]

10 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Sugar has no nutritional value, except quick energy boost.   Along with insulin spiking.

 

 

Fat's on the other hand ... 

 

 

Call it carb phobia ... I call it better eating.  Carbs don't give me anything that I can't get elsewhere, without the sugar & insulin spikes.   I'm usually very picky with my carb intake, and try to stick to fibrous (greens) carbs.  Avoiding most of the starchy carbs, as they really don't agree with me.

 

 

On Topic ... as always ... Chocolate is great, though I do try to stick with just the cacao powder (100%), added to things (milk kefir yoghurt mostly), though if cool temps, hot chocolate drink always nice break from coffee.   Or Mocha coffee.

 

When I make chocolate bars, I have a hard time walking pass the frig.  Too addicting 😎

Based on your previous posts you struggled with sugar and carbs, maybe lacked enough self control to avoid the high processed stuff, i have no problem with controlling what I eat, i love carbs, veg, fruit, life's sweeter

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Based on your previous posts you struggled with sugar and carbs, maybe lacked enough self control to avoid the high processed stuff, i have no problem with controlling what I eat, i love carbs, veg, fruit, life's sweeter

Love the ones I eat also, and don't miss the ones I avoid; potatoes, pasta & rice.  Rice is easy, as don't and never did care for it.

 

Control the ones I'm addicted to; Rye bread & Tater tots.   Rye has plenty of fat & protein on it when eaten, and the TT are deep fried, to slow the digestion and sugar / insulin spike to minimal.

 

Homemade Cheesecake is my go to dessert, with only ~8gr of sugar per large slice, again, with heathy amount of fat & protein to go with it.

[fondue zoo]

On 3/14/2025 at 5:31 PM, dingdongrb said:

I buy mine fresh locally......

 

https://www.facebook.com/people/FRESHs-COCOA/100082999613292/

 

Nice

 

The "cousins" just south of Bangkok planted a smallish plot with cacao about 3 years ago, now it's a waiting game. I saw some photos at Xmas, it's doing well.

 

 

 

 

[hotandsticky]

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

My balanced diet, low fat works perfectly, i love carbs, don't forget we are in Thailand, I'm not going to try and eat a Mediterranean diet

 

 

I think that you are being slightly disingenuous as I suspect that you eat mostly the 'good carbs'.

[scubascuba3]

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Love the ones I eat also, and don't miss the ones I avoid; potatoes, pasta & rice.  Rice is easy, as don't and never did care for it.

 

Control the ones I'm addicted to; Rye bread & Tater tots.   Rye has plenty of fat & protein on it when eaten, and the TT are deep fried, to slow the digestion and sugar / insulin spike to minimal.

 

Homemade Cheesecake is my go to dessert, with only ~8gr of sugar per large slice, again, with heathy amount of fat & protein to go with it.

Sounds like work, mind you staying slim and healthy takes effort

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

Sounds like work, mind you staying slim and healthy takes effort

Got 50 adult years of experience, so all quite easy 😎

[scubascuba3]

3 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

I think that you are being slightly disingenuous as I suspect that you eat mostly the 'good carbs'.

Yes high carb low fat, mostly avoid High processed garbage high in fat, pastries, ice cream, chocolate etc etc

[FolkGuitar]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Sounds like work, mind you staying slim and healthy takes effort

 

LOL! No effort at all!  Give up pasta, potatoes, rice, root vegetables, and sugar. Eat everything else. Doesn't get much easier than that.

Find a sport you enjoy and go play!  My wife plays with her group every afternoon, and I'm in the field 3-4 days a week. Good exercise and good fun!

[KhunLA]

49 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

 

LOL! No effort at all!  Give up pasta, potatoes, rice, root vegetables, and sugar. Eat everything else. Doesn't get much easier than that.

Find a sport you enjoy and go play!  My wife plays with her group every afternoon, and I'm in the field 3-4 days a week. Good exercise and good fun!

Yep ... really don't need to give up much at all, and that's only if you ate a lot of it anyway.   Myself, just cut way back on potatoes, pasta & bread.  Feel much better for it.  Egg noodles instead of pasta.  Whole wheat Rye, when in the mood.

 

All these are considerer Keto friendly, and most I ate anyway.   Cutting sugar was the easiest to do, as wasn't a big fan or user of anyway.  Just adjusted the type of pastries I eat now.

 

Foods I eat, and are readily available in TH.  Taken from an Keto approved list, that is much longer.

 

On topic as always ... note Chocolate is on the list 😎

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

 

LOL! No effort at all!  Give up pasta, potatoes, rice, root vegetables, and sugar. Eat everything else. Doesn't get much easier than that.

Find a sport you enjoy and go play!  My wife plays with her group every afternoon, and I'm in the field 3-4 days a week. Good exercise and good fun!

I love carbs, no need to give up, with sugar life is sweeter

[FolkGuitar]

23 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I love carbs, no need to give up, with sugar life is sweeter

Man, I love carbs too! Wouldn't give 'em up for nothing!

Same with sweet things.
But I'll choose healthy carbs like spinach and broccoli, berries and nuts.
And for a sweetener, Monkfruit or stevia if I want to go natural, Allulose or Erythritol for the times I don't. Breads, waffles, cakes, and pastries, just made without wheat flour. And of course, chocolate. I made mine into Almond Bark breakup.
Nope... no suffering involved.

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I love carbs, no need to give up, with sugar life is sweeter

You eat a lot of bread and you're not fat?

Chocolate thread has turned into a keto debate. 

[scubascuba3]

33 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

You eat a lot of bread and you're not fat?

Yes and rice and potatoes, key is low fat. Keto seems to be for people with a lack of self control

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yes and rice and potatoes, key is low fat. Keto seems to be for people with a lack of self control

so you dont eat eggs then? 

eggs are high in fat. 

 

[scubascuba3]

5 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

so you dont eat eggs then? 

eggs are high in fat. 

 

Eat maybe 1 or 2 a day, saturated fat is pretty low, no big deal, my cholesterol level good

[mstevens]

On 3/14/2025 at 10:53 PM, Fat is a type of crazy said:

 My pile of what's left for rest of Thailand holiday brought from Australia due to half cost of here. 

 

 

 

Good to see some Whittaker's chocolate in the pile, and the Dark Ghana 72% which is my favourite. Very good quality chocolate!

[GammaGlobulin]

For me....

 

This is always best:

 

[DD86]

On 3/15/2025 at 4:07 PM, scubascuba3 said:

of course it is, you're just on the carb phobic bandwagon 

Link please.

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, DD86 said:

Link please.

do some research yourself

[jas007]

On 3/14/2025 at 12:25 PM, jas007 said:

I buy Lindt 85%.  Don't ask me what I pay for it, though.  Little bars at the TOPs store.  I just pay whatever it costs.  Next time I go, I'll look.   I don't eat too much, in any event.  Maybe a couple of squares a day. 

 Update: The Tops Daily stores sell 35 gm bars for 89 baht.  

[garygooner]

20 hours ago, jas007 said:

Update: The Tops Daily stores sell 35 gm bars for 89 baht.  

Good update, but might as well go for the 100 gm bars at 219 baht. 

I noticed yesterday in Villa that the dark chocolate digestive biscuits have also increased yet again. Not long ago rose from 79 to 89 baht ... now 99 baht. 

Oh dear. 

[DD86]

On 3/16/2025 at 4:31 PM, FolkGuitar said:

But I'll choose healthy carbs like spinach and broccoli, berries and nuts.

Carbs in spinach and broccoli? You must be a scientist, 555

[DD86]

On 3/17/2025 at 2:57 PM, scubascuba3 said:

do some research yourself

I did and I don't agree.

[FolkGuitar]

3 hours ago, DD86 said:

Carbs in spinach and broccoli? You must be a scientist, 555

Don't have to be a scientist to know that there are carbs in ALL veggies. While there are no vegetables that contain zero carbohydrates, there are many that have very low carbohydrate content. 

 

[KhunLA]

20 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

Don't have to be a scientist to know that there are carbs in ALL veggies. While there are no vegetables that contain zero carbohydrates, there are many that have very low carbohydrate content. 

 

I'm not on a low carb diet, I'm on a low sugar dining lifestyle, and that does include some carbs, especially starchy carbs; flour, potatoes, pasta & rice.  

 

Just common sense eating ... sugar is simply bad for you, so eliminate as much as possible.   Fat & protein is good for your, and can almost eat as much as you want.   Age & activity dependent 🙄

[rumak]

On 3/15/2025 at 8:07 AM, FolkGuitar said:

 

Try swapping the coconut oil for Cacao Butter (unscented, food-grade.)
I think it has a better 'chocolate feel' in the mouth, and doesn't need refrigeration, although I do keep it in the fridge.
I've been making my own Dark chocolate for the past 4-5 years as I don't use sugar anymore ( I prefer a Keto sweetener,)  and find it much cheaper in the long run.

 

Are you buying the ingredients ( Cacao powder and Cacao Butter at Yok ?   Or Rimping ?     Please send your recipe ( which i will immediately hand to my "chef" ) 

 

thanks