When I think of risk taking, many things come to mind: sky diving, swimming with sharks, running across a street in New York City, you know... risky things. But something I've come to realize is that those little chocolate boxes filled with chocolate covered mysteries are also dangerous. You bite into one hoping for some almonds or peanut butter and you get strangely mysterious sticky cream that should be nougat but is instead rather dubious. You run to the trash can and spit it out rather ungracefully, promising yourself that you will never again be drawn in by the inexpensive chocolate boxes and their temptations. Five minutes later, however, and you bite once more into a chocolate. Is this a coconut cluster? Or, um... well, your not sure what this one is, but it's good, so...
I experienced this on Valentine's Day. My mom and I think it's funny to bite into a chocolate to find out what's inside without looking at the little code card that explains what's nougat and what's mint filled. We laugh and make weird faces and run to the trash can when we get a chocolate that's not to be trusted. We then bemoan eating chocolate because of the calories, but five minutes later... we take a bite of another piece, laughing when I get the chocolate covered cherry. So much fun!
I don't think I've ever considered eating chocolate dangerous, but you've made a good point! To add calories it needs to be worthwhile. Will that piece of chocolate make the criteria? Take a deep breath and take the plunge!
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