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Pretty Mean Snacks were another great find that I made at the Fancy Foods Show this year. The company makes indulgent chocolates that are designed specifically for women. They're not fortified with every nutrient known to man and they're not intended to give you any super-human powers, as some woman-oriented products seem to claim. Instead, they're guaranteed to lift the spirits and make you sigh with pleasure at the exotic, well-balanced flavors in rich chocolate. They may be called PMS chocolates, but they're really supposed to be a cure for the crankiness sometimes associated with it and an outlet for stress.

Whether you like the little woman-centric gimmick or not, you can't deny that the chocolates are fantastic. The flavors include:

• "Sweet Sassy Sister" - Milk Chocolate with Sweet Basil and Heavenly Mango
• "Pure Passion Princess" - Pumpkin and Peanut Butter blended with Cinnamon in Milk Chocolate
• "Deep Decadent Diva" - Fragrant Rosemary with Tropical Roasted Pineapple in Dark Chocolate
• "Hot Mamma Madness" - Dark Chocolate with Tangy Ginger and Mild Wasabi

My favorite was the amazing Pumpkin and Peanut Butter blended with Tawny Cinnamon in Milk Chocolate, which struck the perfect balance of pumpkin and cinnamon, with a rich peanut butter background, that just melted into your mouth in a sea of milk chocolate.

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It's called the Women's Wonder Bar and it is supposed to cure PMS. It is flavored slightly with rose and contains soy and "chaste tree berry." On the wrapper, it says "Take sweet revenge on PMS, menopause & everyday cravings with this delicious Swiss chocolate." The chocolate bar, which is from a line of products called Health by Chocolate, takes the marketing approach that overtly says you should eat a lot of chocolate. For example, their FAQ says "Q: What happens if I go on a health by chocolate binge and eat more than one bar? A: You'll be in a very good mood."

Other products include an Instant Bliss Beauty Bar, which contains oils that are supposed to be good for the skin, the Instant Bliss Beauty Drink (essentially the same as the bar, but liquid), and the Beautiful Bones Bar, which is orange chocolate with calcium and vitamin D.

The calcium bar aside, since I have seen many other similar products, I have little doubt that these bars will not "work" in that they won't cure PMS or make your skin perfect. They were all designed with the supervision of an holistic doctor and, if things like soy were enough to prevent PMS, then there would be a lot of women who don't get cramps, etc. I'm not the only doubter, either.

I do think that many people get a moos boost from eating chocolate, though, and as long as it makes you feel good, it's hard to argue with indulging in a piece or two. Just know that you're eating it because it's chocolate, and not for any other reason.

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