Is Big Candy blocking the sale of a revolutionary, new zero calorie chocolate less than a week before Valentine’s Day, Modern Philosophers?
According to an anonymous tipster, who called The House on the Hill after reading Saturday’s investigative report on Maine’s Missing Sidewalks, the world’s largest candy manufacturers have joined forces to quash the introduction of this no cal chocolate right before the second biggest candy selling holiday of the year!
It’s time for this Modern Philosopher to put on his investigative reporter toga again!
“The Candy Cabal understands that if this new product were to hit stores right before Valentine’s Day, the market would be turned upside down,” Candy Land News Editor-in-Chief, Guillermo Juan Querr told this Modern Philosopher. “Could you imagine how insane people would go over chocolate with no calories? All other chocolate would become obsolete, and Big Candy would go bankrupt!”
While no one will actually go on the record to confirm that the chocolate without calories even exists, my sources tell me that a Swiss company has been working on such a product.
My calls to the company have yet to be returned, but everyone knows that Swiss Chocolatiers are as secretive as Swiss Bankers. Clearly, I would have to go to another source to get my information.
“Your tipster is absolutely correct, Austin,” Cupid confirmed via Skype. “I’ve tasted the prototypes from both countries, and they are delicious. It actually tastes better than the high calorie chocolate we’ve been eating for centuries.”
Hold the bow, Cupid. Did you say two countries?
“That’s right,” he told me as a huge smile crossed his cherubic face. “The Canadians actually beat the Swiss by a couple of weeks.”
Canada came up with zero calorie chocolate before the rest of the world?
“None of the other Chocolate Super Powers had any interest in developing the product. That means the Canadians and the Swiss were the only ones working on it, and the Swiss only got into the game when they heard the Canucks were getting close.”
I had no idea there was so much intrigue in the world of chocolate. Or that Canadians were really interested in anything other than hockey and Canadian bacon.
“Big Candy has promised me the world if I help them to keep the new chocolate off the shelves for Valentine’s Day,” Cupid continued. “They’re fairly confident that they have the Easter Bunny in their pocket, and that the world will forget all about the special chocolate by the time Halloween arrives.”
Cupid isn’t going to help the Candy Cabal, though, is he?
“Candy isn’t my gig, so they’re wasting their time,” Cupid replied with a mischievous laugh. “I’m all about spreading the love on Valentine’s Day. I’m no Candy Man, but if I can keep the Candy Conglomerates busy, and that helps get this new, healthier chocolate out on the market, then so be it!”
What do you think, Modern Philosophers? If no calorie chocolate really does exist, does the American Government have a duty to its overweight citizens to make sure it is made available? Or should Big Candy be allowed to continue to line its pockets while the world falls deeper into a diabetic daze?
All I know for sure right now is that I am totally craving chocolate…
bring on the chocolate )
I second the motion!
Hmmmmm chocolate with no calories? Just sounds kinda off to me
You have to believe…
I like my calories, they’re part of what makes chocolate so very special.
Zero calorie chocolate? That could never ever taste any good, and as a crazy addicted chocolate fan, I can’t possibly wish for such a thing to ever see the light of day 😉
You need to open up your mind to the possibilities of what technology can create…
Cupid said it tastes better. You don’t trust Cupid?
I don’t trust cupid no, he hasn’t been exactly kind to me 😉 haha
I”m sorry about that…
Oh, it’s fine really – this was a good post and never mind my trust issues with Cupid 😉
It is off…when you fool the body by removing calories the body still bloats.
I’m sure people will find other way to make up the calories. I have faith in them…
S like zero calorie Coke… Nope, give me the real stuff any time!!
You’re not a diabetic, are you? I am, so stuff that’s sugar-free, no sugar added, or otherwise has a substitute for the usual cane sugar or corn syrup… well, that’s what I can have.
If I have the “real stuff” (at least in anything but a small amount), the glucose reading at the end of the day will tell me what a mistake that was.
No, I’m not… So I totally love that there is the choice… It’s just that I can’t cope with sugar substitutes if I know what the REAL thing tastes like!
No problem… a lot of sugar substitutes taste nasty. (Stevia’s not too bad.) But– maybe by dint of growing up, and losing my kid taste buds– I can’t much stand corn sugar anymore. Especially not in drinks. I don’t like the candy bars I used to love anymore.
That’s probably a good thing, topic at hand considered.
True true! 😊
Cupid said the no calorie chocolate tastes better than the heavy caloric stuff. We should take his word on that…
Trust Cupid. He said this new chocolate tastes even better!
I’ll definitely try it!
Just try it. You’ll like it…
Zero calorie chocolate?? I WISH!!!
Your wish has come true!
Does it come as the dark, milk and white varieties? I hope so cause I like all three 🙂
And what the other chocolate crisis, across the pond, which we Brits are hearing? Is it true, Agent Austin?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31120182
They are very secretive about the product. I’m hoping there is a chocolate peanut butter mix of some sort. 🙂
This one is a caper that needs sniffing out, Austin. 🙂
I agree!
I’d be willing to investigate this further. You know, for science, and the greater well being of all 😉 I’m not sure I can take cupids word for it, he’s been off quite a few times on other things…
You are so dedicated to science!
Is it dark chocolate? If so, I’m in.
There is probably dark chocolate in the mix. They are very secretive about it…