Sunny 9 for 2005 August 19

I like to buy chocolate chips as an afternoon pick-me-up snack. I like the semi-sweet ones b/c they are a little better for you than the milk chocolate ones, plus I like semi-sweet better. This time at the store I bought the off-brand semi-sweet chips when I always buy the Ghirardelli chocolate bag for like 25 cents more. But I grabbed the cheap kind b/c it was the first thing I saw and I was in a hurry. BIG MISTAKE. These "Sam’s Choice" chocolate chips are hardly worth the calories. The chocolate is so grainy compared to the smooth, creamy Ghirardelli chocolate. I didn't think I would be able to tell a difference, but there you go. Ghirardelli makes some of the best chocolate around.