Think of the variety in chocolate bars available at your local check-out lane. If you want to keep things simple, you could stick with plain candy bars but vary the flavor, like dark chocolate or white chocolate. You could try crunchy candy bars, like Nestle Crunch, Hershey’s Krackle or the ever elusive Hershey’s Mint Cookie. Then again, if you like nuts, you might go for nutty bars like Mr. Goodbar with its peanuts or Hershey’s Almond. And, of course, there are the candy bars filled with things like creamy peanut butter, gooey caramel and rich raspberry. Not for the faint of heart, adding one of those babies to a smore just might send someone right over the edge.

As you can see, you can vary the type of chocolate as you see fit when fixing this fabulous little campfire treat. Do not, however, think that you can omit it altogether in some weak attempt to save a few calories. Well, then it just wouldn’t be smores; it would be smaybe or snothanks. I mean, have a little variety in your snack life, if you must, but don’t eliminate the chocolate altogether. It would just be a sin against all that is calorie laden, fattening and yummy.

Is chocolate high in caffeine?
Not compared to a lot of other things most Americans consume on a regular basis.  Coffee has 10 to 15 times as much caffeine per serving as regular chocolate and 4 to 5 times as much caffeine as dark chocolate.

Can I get addicted to Chocolate?
I wish, but because chocolate has so much less caffeine than coffee, it is very hard to get addicted to it.  If you crave chocolate, you may actually be craving the other ingredients such as sugar, milk and protein.  After all, I don’t know anyone who eats cocoa straight from the can.  If chocolate can be craved, it is as a result of the sensation or excitement people get when eating eat.

Should I avoid chocolate because it is high in saturated fats?
Actually less then 2% of American’s saturated fat intake comes from chocolate.  Most saturated fats Americans consume come from meat fats and oils.   Plus a good portion of the saturated fat chocolate contains a type of saturated fat sat stearic acid which does not increase cholesterol or blood pressure.  (If you have issues please consult a licensed physician.)

Is it healthy?
Some people would argue that chocolate is healthy.  They present this argument for three reasons.  First, it contains minerals derived from the earth, including magnesium, iron, and zinc.  Second it contains antioxidants that help detoxify the body.  Third, it contains leciten.  Some experts argue that this helps to regulate your brain waves allowing you to concentrate and do better on tests.

Conclusion
While chocolate is not a health food, there are a lot of foods that are worse.  Since it is so delicious and there are no direct negative impacts of eating it, it is safe to resume consuming chocolate in reasonable quantities.