I have, in my lifetime, come across people who have condemned me for eating chocolate; laughing because I will eat chocolate, but not drink coffee. They are obviously mistakenly equating the two. So, I thought I'd look it up and here's what I found:
The average Hershey bar is approximately one and a half ounces of milk chocolate. If one eats the whole bar, this translates to consuming about seven and a half milligrams of caffeine. One would have to eat six bars in order to equal the caffeine in strong green tea, and seven and a half bars to equal the caffeine in black tea. To match a cup of coffee, one would have to eat approximately 20 Hershey bars.
So there you have it. I don't think eating a couple of Hershey kisses can really be compared to drinking 2 or 3 cups of coffee every morning. :)
2 comments:
plus, you need to consider the acids and other junk in those drinks you mentioned. Another important question is who likes milk chocolate over dark chocolate?
I direct you to the April New Era of 2008:
“Is there anything wrong with drinking sodas with caffeine in them? Is caffeine bad? The Word of Wisdom doesn’t mention it.,” New Era, April 2008, 41
Doctrine and Covenants 89:9 says we shouldn’t drink “hot drinks.” The only official interpretation of this term is the statement made by early Church leaders that it means tea and coffee. Caffeine is not specifically mentioned as the reason not to drink these drinks.
However, we should keep in mind this counsel given by President Boyd K. Packer: “The Word of Wisdom was ‘given for a principle with promise’ (D&C 89:3). … A principle is an enduring truth, a law, a rule you can adopt to guide you in making decisions. Generally principles are not spelled out in detail. Members write in asking if this thing or that is against the Word of Wisdom. … We teach the principle together with the promised blessings. There are many habit-forming, addictive things that one can drink or chew or inhale or inject which injure both body and spirit which are not mentioned in the revelation. … Obedience to counsel will keep you on the safe side of life” (“The Word of Wisdom: The Principle and the Promises,” Ensign, May 1996, 17–18).
Just don't get addicted to chocolate :)
Luis
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