stimulant effect of chocolate

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Hi all,

I'm trying to compare the stimulant effect of chocolate to something I'm

more familiar with--coffee or tea. (Really, I have not been a chocolate

eater my whole life, only a bite now and then).

I got some Dragoba organic hot chocolate, good stuff, but contains cane

sugar and next time I plan to get something unsweetened and will add my own

honey or something..

So this says serving size 3 tablespoons (I use more like one heaping

teaspoon), and the 3T contains Theobromine 2.5 grams. I generally have some

trouble sleeping, but can't tell if I'm making it worse with this amount of

hot chocolate in the evening. Do you think the amount of theobromine I'm

getting in a heaping tsp could be too stimulating?

I'm pretty sensitive to coffee, although I can drink tea earlier in the day

and it won't affect me at night. Not sure if theobromine even compares to

caffeine..

Another thought.. chocolate and coffee are bitter, and may in that sense be

helpful for digestion..? Hehe.. my healing diet is gonna turn into coffee,

chocolate and wine.. oops, some food in there somewhere..

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