I say 'Why Not?!?!' As long as you're not downing a bowl of Cocoa Puffs or a Snickers bar first thing in the morning, a little all natural deep dark cacao bean in some form is perfectly acceptable in my book. I am no stranger to the sweet stuff in the morning (see my recipe for the ultimate Chocolate Chunky Monkey) and as I reviewed my choices of LARABARS this morning, it became apparent to me that more often than not, I opt for this flavor in the morning. My favorite variety of Larabars are the Jocalat ones (fancy way of spelling 'Chocolate'???) which of course all include, yup you guessed it . . . Unsweetened Chocolate and Cocoa Powder as a main ingredient. I figured I could either criticize and scold myself for not having something like toast and almond butter, or some other buttery, eggy, protein filled option, or I could simply embrace my adoration for the brown stuff and feel great about it. I choose to embrace . . . 

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