Chocolate Day
About Chocolate Day
When is Chocolate Day? This sweet holiday is thoroughly enjoyed on July 7
As a devoted chocoholic, this food holiday is the perfect holiday. It is Chocolate Day, a July 7 holiday. This holiday is also called World Chocolate Day and International Chocolate Day. And this is no surprise as this confectionery treat is wildly popular around the world. This holiday exists so you can guiltlessly chocolate from the moment you wake up, until bedtime. That means you can enjoy it at every meal, and for snacks, too.
This day is the perfect opportunity to eat your favorite candy flavor in ample portions. As a chocoholic, do you really need another excuse to overindulge in your favorite food treat? Well, if you’re looking for another excuse, you’re in luck. There is a second, separate holiday called National Chocolate Day in December.
Chocolate is America’s favorite flavor. It’s the flavor of choice in candies, ice cream, cakes, breakfast cereal, toppings, and a whole host of desserts. Unequaled in popularity, it certainly deserves a day in its honor.
Did you know? Chocolate is a vegetable. It comes from the Cacao tree found in tropical rain forests.
Favorite Movie for a Chocoholic: Both Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) and the remake titled Wonka (2013).
Chocolate Trivia and Fun Facts
What do you really know about chocolate? Here is some interesting trivia and fun facts:
- Let’s dispel one myth right up front… Researchers have found no link between acne and chocolate. What a relief!
- While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women all year long, during the days before Valentine’s Day, on Valentine’s Day 75% of the chocolate purchases are made by men.
- Chocolate comes from the Cacao or cocoa bean, grown on a Cacao tree. That’s right, it is from a plant, therefore, it’s a vegetable.
- Cacao originated in Central and South America more than 4,000 years ago.
- The Cacao tree can live for over 200 years. But, it only produces for 25 years.
- It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate.
- 70% of the world’s production of cacao beans comes from West Africa.
- The Aztecs once used cacao beans for currency.
- The Mars company invented M&M’s for soldiers during World War II.
- Research suggests that dark chocolate boosts memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain. This makes chocoholics very smart people.
- A 1.5 oz. milk chocolate bar has only 220 calories, less than 1.75 oz. serving of potato chips at 230 calories. As a chocoholic, you will really appreciate this fact.
- Americans consumed over 3.1 billion pounds of chocolate, almost half of the total world’s production.
- Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural substance that is believed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love.
How to Celebrate Chocolatey Day
Chocoholics rejoice! We don’t need to tell you what to do to celebrate this day, do we? Have it your way: candy, ice cream, milk, milkshakes, cake, pie, pudding, a little in your coffee, liqueurs, and in many other desserts.
May we offer these suggestions for your menu today…….
Breakfast: Your favorite cocoa puffs cereal along with two or three chocolate cream-filled donuts. Wash it down with a piping hot cup of cocoa.
Mid-morning snack: Munch on a candy bar (with or without nuts) to hold you over and give you an energy boost until lunch.
Lunch: A big tall glass of chocolate milk is a “must have” along with your lunchtime meal. Then, have some dessert. Eat a piece of cake, pie, or pudding for dessert.
Mid-Afternoon: Eat healthy with some chocolate-covered raisins. This contains both vegetables and fruit.
Dinner: If you are an adult, sip a chocolate liqueur before dinner. Mocha-flavored coffee is a must with dinner. Dessert is none other than cake. guess what flavor?
Nighttime snack: A big scoop of ice cream. Need we tell you what flavor!?
Chocolate Day Quotes
One of the movie world’s best-known quotes: “Life’s like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re going to get.” – – Forest Gump
A Chocolatey Chuckle: “Your hand and your mouth agreed many years ago, that as far as chocolate goes there is no need to involve your brain.” – – Chuck Barry
Bonus Quote from a Chocoholic: I’d give up chocolate, but mama didn’t raise a quitter.
History and Origin of Chocolate Day
Our research on this day did not uncover a specific date when this holiday began, Nor, did we uncover specifically who created it. But, without a doubt, you and I can guess who created this day…… confectioners!
An alternate theory suggests the chocoholic creator of this day had a mouth full of chocolate and therefore could not communicate the information to his or her publicist. As a result, the creator of this day may well remain anonymous forever.
This Day in History
Here are some things that happened on this day:
- In a retrial, Joan of Arc is acquitted of heresy 25 years after her death. (1456)
- The Chillicothe Baking Company creates and markets sliced bread. It is the greatest invention since…. well since sliced bread! (1928)
- Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin was born on this day in 1922.
Related Holidays and Articles
People who like Chocolate Day will certainly also like:
Chocolate Covered Anything Day – Try all kinds of nuts, raisins, pretzels, and almost anything you can imagine.
More Chocolate Trivia – Be the subject matter expert.
More July 7 Holidays
Here are more July 7 holidays you will enjoy:
Father-Daughter Take a Walk Together Day
Global Forgiveness Day, also called “World” or “National”
More About Today
What happened on this Day? This Day in History
Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Milkshake
Flower of the Day: Succulents
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