The BEST Heart Healthy Giveaway!

by Marisa

I am so excited for this giveaway because it is ALL about one of my favorite things:  CHOCOLATE!!!!

I was recently contacted by a representative from The Hershey Company and Bob Greene’s The Best Life Diet with respect to the benefits of dark chocolate and incorporating better, healthier food choices.  Since February is not only Heart Healthy Month but also, National Chocolate Month, what better way to celebrate than with some antioxidant-rich dark chocolate!  Okay, like we need a “reason” to eat chocolate

I was sent a wonderful stash of Hershey’s Extra Dark Chocolate to sample…

This is certainly an exercise in restraint, I tell you!  Of course,  I had  to put some of this chocolate to good use, so I made some quick Chocolate Cranberry Biscotti Bites…

Very yummy!

So, enough about me, let’s get to it!  The reps kindly offered to provide an BOATLOAD of Hershey’s Extra Dark Chocolate to 2 LUCKY READERS! 

The giveaway includes:

· 1 bar/pouch combo of Hershey’s Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate in one of the following flavors:

• Hershey®’s Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate
• Hershey®’s Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate with Cranberries, Blueberries and Almonds
• Hershey®’s Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate infused with Raspberry Flavor
• Hershey®’s Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate flavor

· 1 box Hershey®’s Special Dark® Dark Chocolate Bar (36 bars in each box)

· 2 bags of Hershey®’s Nuggets Special Dark® with Almonds

Holy YUM!

To enter, all you need to do is:

1. Visit the website, www.hersheys.com/thebestlife and leave a comment telling me which one of the BEST LIFE recipes you would most like to try.
2. For an extra entry, tweet this:  I heart Hershey’s Dark Chocolate! with a link to the giveaway.  Make sure to include @Loser_For_Life to get credit.

I will chose the winners, using Random.org, by Friday, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. EST.  Giveaway is open to residents of the US only. 

Good luck, everyone!

(Disclosure:  I was sent samples free of charge by the representative for The Hershey Company.)

80 comments

1 Ashley { 02.02.10 at 9:01 pm }

Oh snap- #1 never wins these things. Regardless the Cocoa Crinkles look great!

2 Katie { 02.02.10 at 9:10 pm }

Mmmm…chocolate french toast. I love all things dark chocolate!

3 Kaitlyn { 02.02.10 at 9:23 pm }

the chocolate cake fingers look yummy to me!!

4 Detje Bea { 02.02.10 at 9:29 pm }

The mocha glazed brownie cups. They sound amazing.

5 Amanda { 02.02.10 at 9:35 pm }

I would definitely have to go with the chocolate french toast! I am tempted to make some now!

6 tj { 02.02.10 at 9:46 pm }

I want the chocolate cake fingers- but I am notorious for messing up any baked goods- so I will more than likely just eat the chocolate as is if I am the winner. lol

7 DaMora { 02.02.10 at 9:47 pm }

Chocolate French Toast sounds like the perfect breakyfast.

I’m not so sure about the chocolate and meat dishes. Sounds wierd.

8 Sue Lewis { 02.02.10 at 9:48 pm }

I would also like to try the Snowy Cocoa Crinkles – they look very much like a recipe my Mom used to make — except we called them SuperDuper cookies. Plus I like that a mixer is not required — and the prep time is split in two which makes it easier on my busy schedule. What a fun giveaway!
-sue

9 Lindsay C { 02.02.10 at 9:55 pm }

I would love to make the Chocolate Ginger Spice Muffins

10 Lindsay C { 02.02.10 at 9:56 pm }

I tweeted the giveaway!! I REALLY HEART Chocolate!!

11 April { 02.02.10 at 10:07 pm }

Ohhhhhhh Chocolate!!! I have never been a huge fan of dark chocolate but now that I am adopting a healthy lifestyle I think I want to give it a second chance!!

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12 Cait { 02.02.10 at 10:08 pm }

I would like to try the chili con cocoa…I LOVE chili. and for dessert, the mocha glazed brownie cups look really good.

13 adorkable { 02.02.10 at 10:10 pm }

mocha glazed brownie cups!!!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds divine.

- adorkable
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14 Cassie { 02.02.10 at 10:18 pm }

Snowy Cocoa Crinkles sounds delicious! YUM. Of course the Mocha glazed brownie cups just sound sinful!

15 Kathleen { 02.02.10 at 10:46 pm }

Hershey’s Extra Dark Chocolate…Hello…..YUM! Well of course I have to choose the Chocolate-Banana Sherbet. I keep a special dark bar to break up into chunks in my freezer in case of emergencies!

16 Ruthy { 02.02.10 at 10:58 pm }

i would love to try the chocolate ginger spice muffins & also the chocolate french toast… perfect for a sunday brunch!

17 lynn @ the actors diet { 02.02.10 at 11:02 pm }

oh dear me, chocolate french toast!!!

18 Tamara { 02.02.10 at 11:15 pm }

So tonight I’m sitting at my computer thinking “hmmm, I haven’t seen a blog post from Marisa lately. WTF is up with that? That’s weird. Then I realize that I took Trim the Fat off my google reader thinking I’d still have Loser for Life and oooops, I didn’t! You’ve been here all along. Phewff! I was worried there for a second.

oh, and, mmmmmmm chocolate!

19 erin { 02.02.10 at 11:19 pm }

what an awesome giveaway…i would say i would like to try the mocha glazed brownie cups….yum!

20 Amy Ramos { 02.02.10 at 11:23 pm }

Brownie Glad Mocha cups. I am on a brownie kick and I think those would be perfect for a cold winter night.
I hope I win and thanks for opportunity for some free chocolate!

21 Andrea@WellnessNotes { 02.02.10 at 11:28 pm }

Oh, one can never have enough chocolate! (But eat only a little bit at a time of course!) I would love to make the chocolate ginger spice muffins. They sound delicious!!!

22 connie b { 02.02.10 at 11:50 pm }

OMG I so love this dark chocolate! I tell myself that I have an excuse now, b/c of the antioxidants!! It’s good for me, lol! I DEFINITELY will try the mocha glazed brownie cups! Who doesn’t love a good brownie, and with extra chocolate on top, who you kiddin’?!?!? Thanks to you and Hersey’s for the contest!!

23 Jenn { 02.02.10 at 11:50 pm }

I would like to try the chocolate drizzled cocoa strawberry shortbread bars! They sound yummy!

24 Laurie { 02.03.10 at 12:39 am }

Chocolate French Toast…. mmm

25 Anna { 02.03.10 at 1:18 am }

Chocolate drizzled cocoa strawberry shortbread bars. They sound delicious.

26 Jessica { 02.03.10 at 1:22 am }

THIS is made for me! I LOVE chocolate! I would love to make the gingerspice muffins!

27 Miz { 02.03.10 at 5:45 am }

cake fingers
cake fingers
fingers of cake!

28 Steve { 02.03.10 at 8:01 am }

Roasted vegetables? With chocolate? REALLY?!?!

I’ll stick with the Mocha Glazed Brownie cups or the chocolate french toast

29 Sofi T { 02.03.10 at 8:09 am }

I would like to try the chili con cocoa, sweet and spicy, sounds yum!!

30 Yasmin { 02.03.10 at 8:14 am }

Did you see that chocolate french toast recipe?! Yum!

31 Chari { 02.03.10 at 8:32 am }

I LOVE, LOVE dark chocolate!!

The mocha brownie cups look awesome!

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32 Laura { 02.03.10 at 9:25 am }

Chocolate French Toast?! Yum!!!

33 Amanda { 02.03.10 at 9:53 am }

Oh man!!! I am all over this, I love dark chocolate! I would try the chocolate drizzled strawberry shortcake bars – they sound heavenly

34 Marie { 02.03.10 at 9:59 am }

The chocolate-banana sherbet. Sounds yummy!

35 Tina { 02.03.10 at 10:06 am }

The mocha glazed brownie cups, of course!!! Brownies are my favorite….and I think this may be my favorite giveaway ever

36 Tiffany { 02.03.10 at 10:20 am }

I’d love to try the chocolate ginger spice muffins!

37 Diane Clugston { 02.03.10 at 10:23 am }

I’d love to try the chocolate french toast. I love all chocolate

38 Brenda { 02.03.10 at 11:30 am }

the chocolate ginger spice muffins!! Yumm! I would have to make them in my mini muffin tin and freeze them 6 to a bag (or I would eat the whole tray of them lol)

39 Kelly Happy Texan { 02.03.10 at 11:38 am }

I must win this!!! LOL

I definitely want to try the chocolate french toast. Drool!!!!

40 Pink Panda { 02.03.10 at 11:46 am }

Chocolate french toast for me .

41 Cellabella { 02.03.10 at 12:22 pm }

I’d wake up to make Chocolate French Toast for brunch, then make Chili con Cocoa for dinner with a couple of Snowy Cocoa Crinkles for dessert afterwards. Obviously I have a hard time picking just one delicious recipe

42 Claire { 02.03.10 at 12:33 pm }

Yum!Dark Chocolate!!I think for savory dish,it would be the Cocoa Curry Rubbed Chicken Breast.The Sweet would definitely be Chocolate Ginger Spice Muffins:-) cc

43 Meghan { 02.03.10 at 1:53 pm }

I would LOVE to try the Chili con Cocoa recipe! My husband and I love chili but haven’t been able to find a low cal version to try yet. Since we don’t like our chili too “hot” I think the fact that the cocoa is in it will make the chili taste great. =)

44 Kathy { 02.03.10 at 2:07 pm }

I would love to try the Chocolate French toast. My favorite breakfast is French toast and any excuse to have chocolate is a winner in my book. Sound’s yummy right now.

45 Barb { 02.03.10 at 2:17 pm }

I love dark chocolate!

I would make the mocha glazed brownie cups first!!!

46 Kara M. { 02.03.10 at 2:55 pm }

We’ve been buying Hershey’s Extra Dark for a couple of weeks now (had a coupon), and boy is it good! I’d like to try the Chocolate-Banana Sherbet!

47 starr { 02.03.10 at 3:06 pm }

chocolate ginger muffins……um i heart chocolate and muffins!

48 Andrea { 02.03.10 at 4:20 pm }

hands down…. chocolate french toast! LOVE me some dark hershey’s!!!!!

49 Alissa { 02.03.10 at 4:34 pm }

Wow- how luck to get all of that chocolate! Great giveaway! The chocolate french toast recipe sounds interesting!

50 Darci { 02.03.10 at 4:53 pm }

Mmmmm chocolate!!!

I would def LOVE to try the chocolate french toast…chocolate & breakfast food? can’t get much better!

I also tweeted!!

51 Reen { 02.03.10 at 4:56 pm }

Hmmm, chocolate, let me see…. of course I’m going to enter this giveaway!!!!! Chocolate french toast, dipped strawberries, all of them!!!! I’d make it my next “mission” to try them all! Oh, and by the way, Marisa, those chocolate cranberry biscotti bites…. really, where can I find THAT RECIPE!

52 Melissa S. { 02.03.10 at 5:18 pm }

i want to try the chili con cocoa!! it sounds awesome, sans meat!

53 Krista { 02.03.10 at 6:16 pm }

OMG – Mocha Glazed Brownie Cups!! Who wouldn’t want those?Two of my favorite things include coffee and chocolate. Even if I don’t win I would like to make these. Then hide them, of course, because I would have no restraint…

54 Donna { 02.03.10 at 6:56 pm }

OMG the Chocolate French Toast is all me!!

55 Rachel { 02.03.10 at 7:13 pm }

The chocolate french toast, most definitely! Breakfast + chocolate is ALWAYS a good thing

56 Shawnee { 02.03.10 at 8:26 pm }

I would love to try the chocolate french toast. Though I would probably add a raspberry topping! mmm

57 Lisa { 02.03.10 at 9:03 pm }

I really want to try the roasted Veggies….I always like to try new things and flavor combinations. Chocolate and veggies is one I have never put together.

58 Gena { 02.03.10 at 9:44 pm }

Hi there. I ‘m a newbie on your blog from MBC. I just wanted to say hello and that you are such an inspiration.

59 Lindsey { 02.03.10 at 10:03 pm }

The mocha glazed brownie cups….yummmm

60 Myra { 02.04.10 at 11:30 am }

I would love to try the chocolate ginger spice muffins! Breakfast with them sounds delish…so delish!

61 katecooks { 02.04.10 at 11:43 am }

oooh wow, you are soooo lucky girl!…roasted veggies + mexican chocolate spice!?!?! i HAVE to try that!!!!

62 Barb { 02.04.10 at 4:43 pm }

ooooo…..I want to try the “cocoa and curry chicken”! I love curry, and of course, LOVE LOVE LOVE chocolate!

63 jperonto { 02.04.10 at 7:50 pm }

O..m..g.. the chocolate cake fingers look great! Would love to try that out for sure.

64 Jen, a priorfatgirl { 02.04.10 at 11:12 pm }

oh good lord! I WANNA WIN I WANNA WIN! The biscotti looks amazing! If I give you my address, can you send me some? PUHLEASE?!

65 Jen, a priorfatgirl { 02.04.10 at 11:14 pm }

oh…and I just tweeted! And will share it with my readers tomorrow, just for the sake of adding a little competition!

66 Shannon, Tropical Eats { 02.04.10 at 11:17 pm }

mocha glazed brownies!! mmm so good

67 Misty { 02.04.10 at 11:17 pm }

I would try the mocha glazed brownie cups!

68 Shannon, Tropical Eats { 02.04.10 at 11:19 pm }

tweeted! @collegelifestyl

69 Amanda { 02.04.10 at 11:55 pm }

I’d most want to try the cocoa and curry chicken. Doesn’t sound like anything I’d ever think to make myself, but it could work. Very interesting!

70 Mitzi Myers { 02.05.10 at 6:43 am }

Mocha glazed brownie cups for sure! I’m such a huge chocoholic!!!

71 Brooke { 02.05.10 at 7:37 am }

I wouldn’t say no to any of the recipes- but I am definitely dying to try the chocolate french toast! chocolate, bread, syrup, yum!

72 Kristi { 02.05.10 at 8:41 am }

Chocolate French toast with Bananas sound so yummy… Wish I had some ingredients to make this now…

73 Emily { 02.05.10 at 9:09 am }

I would definitely try the Chocolate French Toast! I love French Toast..plus chocolate? Sounds delicious!

74 Jody { 02.05.10 at 9:17 am }

I would love to try the Rustic Seasoning Spice with chicken or Salmon. My family eats a lot of boneless chicken and salmon and this seasoning sounds like it would add a special kick to those meats. I wonder if I could substitute brown sugar for the Heath Toffee Bits to make it more pantry friendly (using what you have on hand). Can’t wait to try it.

75 Melissa Pylant { 02.05.10 at 10:01 am }

I LOVE dark chocolate!! The roasted vegetables recipe looks yummy!

76 Hallie { 02.05.10 at 11:25 am }

mocha glazed brownie cups? sign me up! Chocolate is healthy…right?!?

77 Colleen { 02.05.10 at 12:33 pm }

OMG! Those recipes look amazing! Definitely the Mocha Glazed Brownie cups!

78 Aileen { 02.05.10 at 1:02 pm }

The chocolate french toast looks amazing!

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80 Sherry { 02.07.10 at 10:01 pm }

The Chocolate French Toast for sure!