Recipe By: Kristine Fretwell @ BusyButHealthy.com Looking for Quick & Healthy Recipes? Visit Busy But Healthy Today Finding ways to eat healthy doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice all the foods you like, least of all chocolate! There are plenty of healthy options out there for chocolate lovers to get the great tasting food you love without sacrificing great taste. …
Recipe – Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Recipe By: Kristine Fretwell @ BusyButHealthy.com Looking for Quick & Healthy Recipes? Visit Busy But Healthy Today Thanks to the growing availability of quality health conscious alternatives to sugary and high fat ingredients, even the most health wise chocolate lovers can enjoy the most indulgent chocolate treats. One of the sweetest chocolate treats you can bake is the delightful crinkle …
The List of Chocolate Gift Ideas for Kids Event
Raise your hand if you feel like kids have too many toys these days! As parents (or aunts/uncles or grandparents or friends!) I’m sure many of us can look around and wonder where all this stuff came from. Some studies suggest that too many toys and things do not create the best situation for a kid’s development, and other studies …
Market Your Business with Chocolate This Holiday Season
The holidays are one of the best opportunities to market your business. People are ready to spend! And they are always looking for new ideas for gifts for friends, family, as well as work associates. If you own your own business or are involved with marketing, this is the perfect time to strike — especially if you have a new …
Corporate and Business Holiday Gift Giving — a few tips
The holiday giving season is going to be upon us before we know it, it’s always a good idea to do what you can to take the stress out of the holidays. We know that the holiday season can sometimes be a roller coaster, so taking some extra steps to smooth out the ride is well worth the effort. Especially …
Custom Chocolate Candy Bars for Business and Branding
Businesses today don’t have it easy when they are trying to get noticed, there is a lot of competition out there. It usually takes something really inventive to stand out from the crowd, but it can be a difficult balance to find. There’s a fine line between shouting to get attention, possibly annoying or turning people off in the process, …
Kosher chocolate gifts
Are you familiar with the term kosher? The answer is probably yes. If you are like most people, you have heard this words countless times. But if you are in that category of being familiar with the term but unsure of the specifics of what makes something kosher, you are not alone. Plenty of people are confused by this description. …
How to be the unforgettable stand at tradeshows
Trade shows are a great way to get your business and your brand “out there.” Social media and online networking is terrific and very effective in today’s digital world, but there is still a lot of value in real life connection. Having face-to-face communication and seeing what others in your industry are doing are other benefits to bringing your product …
Pesonalized Chocolates Make the Best Business Gifts
Nothing beats a personalized business gift. The difference between receiving a gift that has a thoughtful, personal touch versus something hastily bought at the airport or corner store on the way to the party is astronomical. Even business gifts, which are traditionally rather impersonal, are still elevated when there is an element of personal flair. Which is why personalized chocolates …
How to Find the Best Wholesale Gourmet Chocolate Suppliers
Totally Chocolate has been providing customers with the very best in terms of custom chocolate gifts and customer service for more than thirty years. In that time, we have learned what it takes to develop a business like ours into a success. We base that success on ensuring quality orders show up on time, and we provide each customer with …
What Do Chocolate Coins Represent?
Depending on what your family background and traditions are, you may or may have not stopped to think about the historical significance of the humble chocolate coin. Maybe to you it’s a sweet little treat that shows up during the holidays, that’s kind of fun to unwrap, and that’s a perfect bite sized candy, and nothing much more. To others, …
Back to School Chocolate Gift Ideas
Back to school brings with it a lot of preparation and emotions. Especially this year! For students, it can be a really exciting time to see friends and teachers they haven’t seen all summer. It’s also a time where the seasons are changing, making it feel like a time to buckle down and get some routine back in life. It …
Is Dark Chocolate Keto Friendly?
The keto diet, it seems, is here to stay. Short for “ketogenic”, this way of eating has been adopted by millions, and many of those who are on it hail it as nothing short of life-changing. A clearer mind, more energy, rapid weight loss, better sleep, increased overall health — these are a few of the claims adherents promise. To …
How Many Chocolate Bunnies are Sold Each Easter?
If aliens landed on our planet and wanted a run-down of the Earth’s celebrations and festivities, Easter might be one of the more difficult ones to explain. Let’s try. Easter is a holiday that is deeply religious, but also not at all for many. It honours a prophet man to mark the day he rose from the dead, but …
Which Type of Chocolate Melts the Fastest?
We’ve all probably had that experience where we’ve left a delicious piece of chocolate sitting in the car while for a little too long. And when we do clue in that it’s a warm day, the chocolate is now basically a puddle. Have you ever wondered which type of chocolate melts the fastest? While it may seem like a …
Ideas for a personalized chocolate wedding
Wedding season is soon upon us and every year we see new, innovative and creative trends emerge. Brides and grooms are constantly coming up with exciting and inventive ways to customize their weddings and make them unique and memorable. One of the best ways to do that is to customize different elements, from the guestbook to the wedding favors to …
Recipes – Peanut Butter Lava Protein Brownie
Recipe By: Kristine Fretwell @ BusyButHealthy.com Looking for Quick & Healthy Recipes? Visit Busy But Healthy Today Finding ways to eat healthy doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice all the foods you like, least of all chocolate! There are plenty of healthy options out there for chocolate lovers to get the great tasting food you love without sacrificing great taste. …
This is Your Brain on Chocolate
Spend enough time on the internet, or watching daytime TV, or even the local news, and you’ll probably end up hearing about the latest scientific study telling you your favourite guilty pleasure food is actually good for you. A month later, you may find out about another study telling you that same food is really, really bad for you. The …
Why Belgian Chocolate Is So Good
As far as the world’s best chocolate goes, there is one country that has managed to stay at the forefront when it comes to chocolate quality and innovation. Belgium has long been able to claim the title of the producers of the world’s best chocolate, and not without good reason. From the early days of colonial trade, Belgians have had …
Recipe – Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe By: Kristine Fretwell @ BusyButHealthy.com Looking for Quick & Healthy Recipes? Visit Busy But Healthy Today Everyone loves a good chocolate chip cookie. This classic treat is a staple for bakers and chocolate lovers alike, and everyone always seems to be looking for the next great chocolate chip cookie recipe. Not many people expect to find their next favourite …
Is There a Link Between Dark Chocolate And Depression?
These are strange times we are living through, with people experiencing higher than usual symptoms of depression and anxiety. In treating conditions like these, it is often hard to determine the root cause. In a world where a person’s health, diet, socioeconomic status, and many other factors relating to overall wellbeing all intersect, it can be really challenging to find …
Why Belgian Chocolate Is So Good
As far as the world’s best chocolate goes, there is one country that has managed to stay at the forefront when it comes to chocolate quality and innovation. Belgium has long been able to claim the title of the producers of the world’s best chocolate, and not without good reason. From the early days of colonial trade, Belgians have had …
Market Your Business with Chocolate This Holiday Season
The holidays are one of the best opportunities to market your business. People are ready to spend! And they are always looking for new ideas for gifts for friends, family, as well as work associates. If you own your own business or are involved with marketing, this is the perfect time to strike — especially if you have a new …
10 Popular Client Appreciation Gifts and Ideas in 2021
As a business owner, it’s important to spend some time thinking about your customers. What do they want and how can you keep them coming back? We can get so caught up in day-to-day operations that we forget how integral client appreciation is in business success. Small gestures go a long way. Staying engaged and interactive with clients shows …
Where Does Cocoa Come From?
Despite the fact that chocolate is enjoyed by people the world over, few know the interesting history of this wonderful treat. Chocolate bars don’t grow on trees, but cacao beans do. But where in the world does it come from? How does one become the other? What even is chocolate?! Now that the wheels of curiosity are turning, let’s join …
Chocolate Art: crafts for kids
Seeing the world through a child’s eyes is a wonderful thing. Everything is exciting and imagination abounds, ideas are limitless and anything can be anything. The ground can be made of lava and chocolate can be used for crafting! We love chocolate crafts and chocolate themed activities There is so much more you can do with chocolate than just bake. …
Does Chocolate Addiction Exist?
Chocolate is a very common go-to snack or treat. Lots of people reach for chocolate when they feel stressed or emotionally depleted, or sometimes a craving kicks in seemingly out of the blue. When a craving for chocolate takes hold, suddenly all you can think about is how to get your hands on some of the sweet stuff. You’ll feel …
The List of Chocolate Gift Ideas for Kids Event
Raise your hand if you feel like kids have too many toys these days! As parents (or aunts/uncles or grandparents or friends!) I’m sure many of us can look around and wonder where all this stuff came from. Some studies suggest that too many toys and things do not create the best situation for a kid’s development, and other studies …
Fantastic corporate gifts with your logo on chocolate
If you ask any successful business owner how they got to the top, there are usually a few common answers. They started with a great idea, partnered with people they trust, stayed focused, worked incredibly hard, and of course, built relationships. Relationships are a key ingredient in what make most businesses successful. Cultivating healthy connections between clients, colleagues, employees and …
Custom Chocolate Candy Bars for Business and Branding
Businesses today don’t have it easy when they are trying to get noticed, there is a lot of competition out there. It usually takes something really inventive to stand out from the crowd, but it can be a difficult balance to find. There’s a fine line between shouting to get attention, possibly annoying or turning people off in the process, …
Ideas for a personalized chocolate wedding
Wedding season is soon upon us and every year we see new, innovative and creative trends emerge. Brides and grooms are constantly coming up with exciting and inventive ways to customize their weddings and make them unique and memorable. One of the best ways to do that is to customize different elements, from the guestbook to the wedding favors to …
How to be the unforgettable stand at tradeshows
Trade shows are a great way to get your business and your brand “out there.” Social media and online networking is terrific and very effective in today’s digital world, but there is still a lot of value in real life connection. Having face-to-face communication and seeing what others in your industry are doing are other benefits to bringing your product …
How to Find the Best Wholesale Gourmet Chocolate Suppliers
Totally Chocolate has been providing customers with the very best in terms of custom chocolate gifts and customer service for more than thirty years. In that time, we have learned what it takes to develop a business like ours into a success. We base that success on ensuring quality orders show up on time, and we provide each customer with …
Is Dark Chocolate Healthy?
We can all agree that health matters. When we are in good health and good shape, it’s easy to take it for granted. And then when disease, injury or chronic pain strikes, we realize how important it is to invest in health. Investing in health can feel like a tall order at times, especially if that means breaking old habits …
The Best Reasons to Choose Custom Chocolate Boxes
Giving a box of chocolates as a gift has become so commonplace, most don’t think much about it. But we think about chocolate a lot. When we do think about a box of chocolates, a certain scene from a movie flashes through most of our minds. We see a man in a grey suit on a bench and can …
8 Corporate Gift Ideas for Your Clients and Employees in 2020
Client appreciation and corporate gifts can be an excellent way to convey a message about your brand and your method of doing business. Every brand tells a different story, whether it is a youthful, colourful, innovative product, or something steeped in tradition and class. Either way, showing your clients and corporate colleagues that you appreciate is a gesture that conveys …
Fantastic corporate gifts with your logo on chocolate
If you ask any successful business owner how they got to the top, there are usually a few common answers. They started with a great idea, partnered with people they trust, stayed focused, worked incredibly hard, and of course, built relationships. Relationships are a key ingredient in what make most businesses successful. Cultivating healthy connections between clients, colleagues, employees and …
Corporate and Business Holiday Gift Giving — a few tips
The holiday giving season is going to be upon us before we know it, it’s always a good idea to do what you can to take the stress out of the holidays. We know that the holiday season can sometimes be a roller coaster, so taking some extra steps to smooth out the ride is well worth the effort. Especially …
Personalized Candy Gift Ideas
Gift giving goes back thousands of years, and even in the modern world, the act of giving a gift still holds a special place for lots of people. We still think there is some class and grace in showing up to a party with something to offer the host – it can be as simple as a bottle of wine, …
Avoid These Inappropriate Business Gifts
Giving business gifts is a delicate dance. There are a lot of pitfalls too avoid, or toes to step on, so to speak, when buying a gift for a client or colleague, whether it is during the holidays or to celebrate an event like a new partnership or closing a deal. Either way, the gift needs to be several things …
Wholesale Chocolate Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day will be here before you know it, and that mean’s it’s time to start looking for the perfect wholesale chocolate gifts for the special mothers in your workplace or school. Flowers are usually a great option, but its always nice to add a little treat to make any gift extra special. One treat that is sure to brighten …
Kosher chocolate gifts
Are you familiar with the term kosher? The answer is probably yes. If you are like most people, you have heard this words countless times. But if you are in that category of being familiar with the term but unsure of the specifics of what makes something kosher, you are not alone. Plenty of people are confused by this description. …
Pesonalized Chocolates Make the Best Business Gifts
Nothing beats a personalized business gift. The difference between receiving a gift that has a thoughtful, personal touch versus something hastily bought at the airport or corner store on the way to the party is astronomical. Even business gifts, which are traditionally rather impersonal, are still elevated when there is an element of personal flair. Which is why personalized chocolates …
The Rich History of Chocolate Across the Ages
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Why Belgian Chocolate Is So Good
As far as the world’s best chocolate goes, there is one country that has managed to stay at the forefront when it comes to chocolate quality and innovation. Belgium has long been able to claim the title of the producers of the world’s best chocolate, and not without good reason. From the early days of colonial trade, Belgians have had …
How to Use Dark Chocolate in Medicine?
There are so many reasons why chocolate is beloved the world over, and why it’s been around for thousands of years. It is enjoyed in one form or another by pretty much everyone everywhere. Few things have that kind of staying power, but chocolate has staked its claim in the history books. More than just a candy treat, chocolate is …
Recipes – Peanut Butter Lava Protein Brownie
Recipe By: Kristine Fretwell @ BusyButHealthy.com Looking for Quick & Healthy Recipes? Visit Busy But Healthy Today Finding ways to eat healthy doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice all the foods you like, least of all chocolate! There are plenty of healthy options out there for chocolate lovers to get the great tasting food you love without sacrificing great taste. …
Recipe – Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe By: Kristine Fretwell @ BusyButHealthy.com Looking for Quick & Healthy Recipes? Visit Busy But Healthy Today Everyone loves a good chocolate chip cookie. This classic treat is a staple for bakers and chocolate lovers alike, and everyone always seems to be looking for the next great chocolate chip cookie recipe. Not many people expect to find their next favourite …
Recipe – Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Recipe By: Kristine Fretwell @ BusyButHealthy.com Looking for Quick & Healthy Recipes? Visit Busy But Healthy Today Thanks to the growing availability of quality health conscious alternatives to sugary and high fat ingredients, even the most health wise chocolate lovers can enjoy the most indulgent chocolate treats. One of the sweetest chocolate treats you can bake is the delightful crinkle …
Is There a Link Between Dark Chocolate And Depression?
These are strange times we are living through, with people experiencing higher than usual symptoms of depression and anxiety. In treating conditions like these, it is often hard to determine the root cause. In a world where a person’s health, diet, socioeconomic status, and many other factors relating to overall wellbeing all intersect, it can be really challenging to find …
Does Chocolate Addiction Exist?
Chocolate is a very common go-to snack or treat. Lots of people reach for chocolate when they feel stressed or emotionally depleted, or sometimes a craving kicks in seemingly out of the blue. When a craving for chocolate takes hold, suddenly all you can think about is how to get your hands on some of the sweet stuff. You’ll feel …
Does Chocolate Ever Go Bad?
If you are frequent visitor of this blog, you probably share our love of chocolate. How could you not? A freshly made milk chocolate confection or a gourmet dark chocolate bar can cheer us up from the worst of funks. But what about chocolate that’s been sitting around a while? Like, a really long while? Does chocolate ever go bad? …
This is Your Brain on Chocolate
Spend enough time on the internet, or watching daytime TV, or even the local news, and you’ll probably end up hearing about the latest scientific study telling you your favourite guilty pleasure food is actually good for you. A month later, you may find out about another study telling you that same food is really, really bad for you. The …
What is The Best Way to Store Chocolate?
If you have the willpower and the foresight to keep chocolate for longer than a day or two, we highly commend you! Half the time, our chocolate doesn’t even make it through the car ride home from the store. Of course, there are plenty of reasons to have a hearty supply of chocolate on hand — for baking, snacking, …
Does Chocolate Ever Go Bad?
If you are frequent visitor of this blog, you probably share our love of chocolate. How could you not? A freshly made milk chocolate confection or a gourmet dark chocolate bar can cheer us up from the worst of funks. But what about chocolate that’s been sitting around a while? Like, a really long while? Does chocolate ever go bad? …
Everything You Need to Know About How to Buy Wholesale
Buying wholesale chocolate might seem like a simple idea, and it is! But there are a few things that you ought to know first. Maybe you are curious because you are starting your own business. If you have decided to embark on this exciting adventure, congratulations! Life is about to get very complicated, very busy, and VERY rewarding. Or maybe …
Personalized Candy Gift Ideas
Gift giving goes back thousands of years, and even in the modern world, the act of giving a gift still holds a special place for lots of people. We still think there is some class and grace in showing up to a party with something to offer the host – it can be as simple as a bottle of wine, …
Wholesale Chocolate Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day will be here before you know it, and that mean’s it’s time to start looking for the perfect wholesale chocolate gifts for the special mothers in your workplace or school. Flowers are usually a great option, but its always nice to add a little treat to make any gift extra special. One treat that is sure to brighten …
How to Find the Best Wholesale Gourmet Chocolate Suppliers
Totally Chocolate has been providing customers with the very best in terms of custom chocolate gifts and customer service for more than thirty years. In that time, we have learned what it takes to develop a business like ours into a success. We base that success on ensuring quality orders show up on time, and we provide each customer with …