Shecky’s

Diamonds are supposed to be a girl’s best friend, right? On Valentine’s Day, sparkles can definitely send the heart aflutter.

Amazingly, another girl’s best friend that’s also synonymous with Valentine’s Day—chocolate—is a go-to gift with natural ingredients that can alleviate that bling-invoked fluttering heart from progressing to a very unsexy heart attack.

Yes, it’s hard to believe that what we call a “guilty pleasure” or blamed for the cause of acne is now recognized for having incredible health benefits. From its rich makeup of antioxidants (these prevent heart disease), to promoting chemistry in the brain that’s associated with pleasure, it’s no surprise that on a day of celebrating romance, chocolate is choice.

But not all cocoa is created equal. Before you reach for that milk chocolate truffle like it’s a Flintstones vitamin chew, you should know that most of the deliciousness in that 300-calorie morsel is in the butter and sugar used to make chocolate taste, well…good. With the Day of Chocolate taking place tomorrow, a.k.a. Valentine’s Day, which chocolate should you choose and which should you avoid?

-Star Varga from VegaStar Productions

Star Varga is the Producer at VegaStar Productions and GetUrMojo. GetUrMojo is a growing community-driven organization that’s founded in the primary belief that mojo is a necessary part of life. Job ruts, career changes, relocation or just the same old routine wear away at mojo.

GetUrMojo is a community dedicated to Rediscovering Passion, Growing from Giving, Getting Inspired and Shaking the Routine through quarterly events, activities and workshops that bring great minds together at fun events for healthy and invigorating refills of mojo.