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Chocolate, wine can aid heart
news.au.com ^ | today | Sharon Labi

Posted on 12/17/2004 2:25:19 PM PST by Rodney King

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To: Tax-chick

You know you ain't wearing it for long! ;) R will warm you up!


41 posted on 12/17/2004 2:57:09 PM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: Tax-chick

Beer is pretty much the extent of alcohol that I drink, and other than wine of occassion, the only thing stronger would be Kahlua or Bailey's in coffee or on icecream.

With ONE major exception - rum in Eggnog. And the bottle of rum under the bar is more than 3 years old!!!

Because I can now buy beer and wine in the supermarket - I haven't set foot in a liquor store since we left Delaware.


42 posted on 12/17/2004 2:57:37 PM PST by Gabz
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To: annyokie

LOL!!! You're so good to me, my FRiend.

Beer flavored ice cream? - thanks but no thanks.


43 posted on 12/17/2004 2:59:10 PM PST by Gabz
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To: Rodney King
I'm not a big fan of almonds,...

Neither am I, but they're tasty when you Cuisinart them with some sugar and other stuff to make marzipan (has the consistency of cookie dough), then you coat pieces of the marzipan in melted dark chocolate. So you've got 2 health foods in one bite!

You can find plain uncoated marzipan sold in some supermarkets, especially this time of year. Sold in little rolls like Pillsbury cookie dough. Also check local candy shops. There's a brand of German chocolate bar called "Mozart", which I think has a marzipan variety.

44 posted on 12/17/2004 3:00:13 PM PST by LibFreeOrDie (A Freep a day keeps the liberals away.)
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To: Tax-chick
I see by your profile page, that like here in this house, your cat decides where he/she wants to go!

;-)

My 22 year old Angora cat sleeps on the stove. I'm always afraid he's going to burn the house down some day before he dies.

45 posted on 12/17/2004 3:01:10 PM PST by beyond the sea (Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.)
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To: Gabz

I thought it was gross, too. I had to laugh when a FReeper said, TG! Now i can save time making those beer floats!

I'm a whiskey in my water, sugar in my tea gal. I used to be a wino, but bourbon works out cheaper.


46 posted on 12/17/2004 3:01:49 PM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: annyokie

Just the idea of a "beer float" makes me think I'm not going to have another beer and just switch to water.

I love sweet tea.........but many, many years ago I had a close personal relationship with Jack Daniels........I avoid whiskey like the plague.


47 posted on 12/17/2004 3:07:18 PM PST by Gabz
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To: Gabz

Whoo hoo! More for me! I have to go cook, baby. BBL. {{{{{{G}}}}}}}


48 posted on 12/17/2004 3:08:45 PM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: Rodney King
The diet comprising wine, fish, dark chocolate, fruit, vegetables, almonds and garlic, would also increase life expectancy by more than six years in men and five years in women.

And without the wine and chocolate, it might increase it by ten years IMO. You can get antioxidants many other ways. They're found in veggies. Berries. And green tea. And peanuts. If you must have the antioxidants in red wine, you can eat grapes or take resveratrol tablets.

More on resveratrol including some cautions:
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/resveratrol.html

"While present in other plants, such as eucalyptus, spruce, and lily, and in other foods such as mulberries and peanuts, resveratrol's most abundant natural sources are Vitis vinifera, labrusca, and muscadine grapes, which are used to make wines. It occurs in the vines, roots, seeds, and stalks, but its highest concentration is in the skin ..."

Good heavens! Never, ever peel me a grape.

49 posted on 12/17/2004 3:09:39 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Gabz

I'm fond of rum, but we haven't had any lately ... probably for the same reason you mention - since we can buy wine in the grocery store, we never go into a liquor store!


50 posted on 12/17/2004 3:10:23 PM PST by Tax-chick (Jesus is the reason for the season which begins at sundown on December 24.)
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To: beyond the sea

That's scary! Our cat makes her own decisions. One very cold winter, she sat so close to the fire that she put her whiskers through the screen and scorched them right off!


51 posted on 12/17/2004 3:11:53 PM PST by Tax-chick (Jesus is the reason for the season which begins at sundown on December 24.)
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To: Veto!

You sound like you're No Fun!


52 posted on 12/17/2004 3:12:31 PM PST by Tax-chick (Jesus is the reason for the season which begins at sundown on December 24.)
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To: annyokie

Knock the top off a Bud, pour in a little JD. It's smoooth.


53 posted on 12/17/2004 3:15:34 PM PST by wizr (Freedom ain't free.)
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To: shubi

Just take fish oil gelatin caps.


54 posted on 12/17/2004 3:19:18 PM PST by The Westerner
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To: annyokie

Enjoy - cookie tonight is reheating leftovers!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

{{{{{A}}}}}}

Talk later.


55 posted on 12/17/2004 3:19:26 PM PST by Gabz
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To: The Westerner

I understand they harm you in some way. I saw an article on it somewhere.


56 posted on 12/17/2004 3:26:08 PM PST by shubi (Peace through superior firepower.)
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To: Tax-chick

Hubby went into a liquor store one time, the night before Thanksgiving last year. We were going to Delaware to his sister's for Thanksgiving, and since it was also her birthday we decided to bring some Virginia wine........none of the supermarkets carry it!!!


57 posted on 12/17/2004 3:28:07 PM PST by Gabz
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To: Tax-chick
You sound like you're No Fun!

I'm particularly no fun today as I spent the morning at the dentist's for root canal and a bridge. Chocolate and the sugar it contains damage tooth enamel. Wine is too acidic and can damage tooth enamel. I do occasionally indulge in powdered organic cocoa sprinkled into coffee or over oatmeal--no sugar added. Big fat yum, huh?

But yes indeed, I load up on antioxidants bigtime and am, aside from teeth, in spectacular good health. That in itself is fun enough

58 posted on 12/17/2004 3:29:17 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Veto!; Tax-chick

Eat organic: Die anyway. Truffles, TC?


59 posted on 12/17/2004 3:32:16 PM PST by annyokie (If the shoe fits, put 'em both on!)
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To: Veto!

Oh, Dentistry. Bad scene. I'll have some wine and chocolate for you!


60 posted on 12/17/2004 3:33:30 PM PST by Tax-chick (Jesus is the reason for the season which begins at sundown on December 24.)
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