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I Heart Chocolate with Van's Foods Snacks
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Danielle Nichols
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.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EChocolate%20is%20always%20good...especially%20dark%20chocolate.%20Good%20quality%20chocolate.%20Ok,%20wait...let%20me%20back%20up%20a%20minute.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EVan's%20Natural%20Foods%20recently%20sent%20me%20some%20boxes%20of%20new%20snacks%20they've%20recently%20launched....%20PB&J%20Sandwich%20Bars.%20Gluten-free%20PB&J%20Sandwich%20Bars%20to%20be%20exact.%20They're%20goal?%20To%20help%20us%20stick%20to%20that%20'I'm%20going%20to%20eat%20healthier%20this%20year'%20resolution.%20They%20couldn't%20have%20come%20at%20a%20better%20time,%20cuz%20to%20be%20honest,%20it%20won't%20be%20long%20before%20summer%20is%20here%20(and%20you%20know%20what%20that%20means).%20If%20you%20fell%20off%20the%20wagon...get%20back%20on.%20It's%20ok.%20We%20won't%20tell.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESo,%20I%20got%20these%20boxes%20of%20PB&J%20Sandwich%20Bars...two%20flavors:%20blueberry%20and%20strawberry.%20They%20were%20really%20good.%20So%20good%20that%20my%20daughters%20ate%20them%20all%20before%20I%20could%20do%20anything%20with%20them.%20They%20tasted%20like%20little%20peanut%20butter%20and%20jelly%20sandwiches.%20And%20they%20didn't%20have%20that%20intense%20weird%20sweetness%20that%20you%20find%20in%20other%20snack%20bars.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ENo%20product%20to%20play%20with%20meant%20a%20trip%20to%20the%20market%20to%20hunt%20them%20down.%20These%20babies%20are%20so%20new%20that%20my%20local%20markets%20don't%20have%20them%20yet.%20You%20can%20bet%20that%20when%20I%20see%20them...I%20will%20buy%20them!%20Meanwhile,%20I%20purchased%20another%20snack%20bar%20that%20they%20make...Peanut%20Butter%20and%20Chocolate%20Chewy%20Granola.%20Also%20gluten-free%20with%20only%2011%20grams%20of%20sugar%20(cane%20sugar%20is%20the%20only%20added%20sugar%20in%20this%20product).%20Perfect%20for%20my%20Valentine%20plans.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EI%20Heart%20Chocolate%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EGrab%20a%20bag%20of%20good%20dark%20chocolate%20and%20a%20tablespoon%20of%20shortening%20or%20coconut%20oil.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EPlace%20the%20bowl%20over%20a%20double%20boiler%20or%20a%20sauce%20pan%20with%20boiling%20water,%20off%20the%20heat.%20Stir%20until%20melted.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EYou%20don't%20have%20to%20add%20the%20oil,%20but%20it%20does%20make%20the%20chocolate%20smoother%20and%20shiny.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ETake%20a%20few%20snack%20bars%20and%20cut%20them%20into%201%20inch%20squares.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EPlace%20one%20on%20a%20fork%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAnd%20dunk.%20(Kinda%20makes%20me%20want%20to%20be%20one%20of%20those%20squares)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EPlace%20on%20a%20wire%20rack.%20If%20you%20have%20some%20cute%20little%20hearts,%20stick%20them%20on%20before%20the%20chocolate%20hardens.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EOnce%20they've%20hardened%20some%20(they%20won't%20get%20super%20hard%20cuz%20of%20the%20oil)%20give%20them%20to%20your%20true%20love,%20knowing%20that%20you're%20not%20loading%20them%20up%20with%20junk.%20A%20true%20gesture%20of%20love.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EBefore%20I%20let%20you%20go...I%20want%20to%20remind%20you%20that%20I'm%20having%20a%20Giveaway%20that%20will%20be%20ending%20on%20Monday,%20February%2017th,2014.%20Hurry%20on%20over%20to%20ENTER%20for%20your%20chance%20to%20win%201%20pound%20of%20Ceylon%20Cinnamon%20and%20get%20my%20recipe%20for%20Milk%20&%20Honey%20Cinnamon%20Raisin%20Bread%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAaaaand,%20one%20more%20thing.%20Keep%20an%20eye%20out.%20I%20will%20be%20posting%20again%20about%20Vans%20Healthy%20Foods%20and%20it%20will%20include%20another%20GIVEAWAY!%20I%20can't%20tell%20you%20what%20I'll%20be%20giving%20away%20yet...cuz%20it's%20a%20secret.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMeanwhile,%20have%20a%20Happy%20Valentine's%20Day.%20If%20you%20can't%20be%20with%20the%20one%20you%20love,%20love%20the%20one%20you're%20with.%20Even%20if%20its%20yourself.%20(Sorry....I%20know...that%20song%20will%20now%20be%20stuck%20in%20your%20head.%20I%20know%20this%20cuz%20it's%20stuck%20in%20mine%20too).%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EI%20was%20not%20compensated%20for%20this%20post,%20however%20Van's%20Natural%20Foods%20supplied%20me%20with%20samples%20and%20coupons%20for%20their%20products.%20All%20opinions%20are%20my%20own.%3C/p%3E){kind=link}