When Life Hands You Lemons….Eat DOVE® Fruit #LoveDoveFruits
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Sometimes life…..well…it…sometimes life just sucks. You know how the saying goes, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Well, life has been full of lemons lately, but it is too cold to think about making a nice refreshing glass of lemonade. I’ll settle for chocolate instead. Nice chocolate is generally my go-to when I am needing to de-stress and relax. I find nothing wrong with indulging in a little chocolate every now and then.
I enjoy DOVE® chocolates. I can thank my mother for that. DOVE® is just like fancy decadent chocolate without the hefty price tag. So, here I am. Women on a mission. I headed out to the local Wal-Mart, knowing I’ll find something good.
First stop, candy aisle!
mmmm look at all that wonderful DOVE® chocolate.
It’s in the candy isle where I spotted the new dark chocolate DOVE® Fruit. These are dried blueberries, cranberries and cherries covered in that rich DOVE® chocolate. Best part? Each snack-size package contains 2 servings, each with 190 calories! I love the better-for-me option. #yumeating
It’s so simple to stick to your portions and not go overboard with your calories. Hey, there’s fruit in there! Fruit that is full of the good stuff, like vitamin C. 🙂 This is definitely a case of have your cake chocolate and eat it too.
So, I grabbed a few of these fine little treats.
Mr. YUM loves cranberries, blueberries and especially cherries. I think he was just as excited as I was. It’s ok. I was nice and shared. I bought extras. I encourage you to do the same 😉 He loved the cranberries most of all. I think he hid the package from me so he could enjoy them for himself. (Note: He actually packed them in his bag to take to work with him.)
What he didn’t know was that I bought a pack just for me….bwaaahhhaaaaaa 😉
My first snack, I put the three flavors in my perfectly portioned antique Pyrex. It makes me feel all fancy and elegant. Each bite was a surprise. With each bite, a little more stress started to slip away.
I have to tell you, these little balls of dark chocolate and fruit are nothing short of amazing.
Since this is the month of March when so many celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and then you have people like me who celebrate all month-long for Irish American Heritage Month, I thought I would celebrate and get a little festive with my DOVE® Fruit.
DOVE® Fruit paired with some simple mixed nuts. Nuts, dark chocolate and fruit makes a #winning powerhouse trio.
I like to keep things festive.
Party for one. Maybe two. Sharing is optional 😉
Dark chocolate DOVE® Fruit and some simple mixed nuts make the perfect snack to be pared with some Irish Breakfast Tea.
See more great DOVE® Fruit recipe ideas on the DOVE® Fruit social hub. You can also download a coupon to save on your DOVE® purchase.
What’s your simple go-to snack when you need a little “me” time?
I have been waiting for Dove to start putting Stevia instead of sugar into their chocolates. I can’t wait for that day to happen I used to love Dove and still would if I could eat it.
Now you made me hungry for a Dove
I wonder if that idea is in the works?
I try to limit my sugar because it triggers my migraines. Stevia is the only sweetener that doesn’t aside from things like monk fruit or agave.
mmm…..I love Dove chocolates!!!
Next time I make my Chocolate Covered Krispy Bars I’ll use Dove Chocolate!! http://www.atasteoftheforbiddenfruit.com/from-the-lips-to-the-hipsrecipes.html#crisprice
Great review! I have wanted to try these since I seen the commercial! Dove is one of my favorite chocolates! Thanks for the wonderful review, I look forward to trying these out!
I think this is just about the best use of lemons I’ve ever heard. I hope life gives me lemons soon!
Finally! Now that Dove has a line of chocolate with fruit in it, I totally have an excuse to eat it! Yay!
These things look amazing! I’m going to look for them on my next shopping trip!
First off, love your photography style! I would settle for the nuts so can I have some please? Lol.
Dove is one of my favorite chocolate brands. I need to go out and pick up some bags of these new chocolate fruits. They sound amazing!
I will have to look for the Dove Fruits in the candy aisle! That sounds like something my tastebuds would enjoy!
I definitely would go for the cranberry–at least 4 packages. Hey there is no way that one package would last 2 servings with me around. Share? Well I don’t have to since I live alone but maybe I’d take ne package and share when I’m driving my Mom to an appointment.
I love Dove chocolate. This sounds so delicious! I will have to try these.
Yum! I love chocolate covered fruit!
I LOVE Dove chocolate!! I prefer to eat mine in a steamy hot bubble bath and let them melt in my mouth slowly.
I love chocolate covered fruits. WOw.
I love chocolate covered everything!! YUM.
Dried fruit are some of my all-time favorite snacks! Covered in chocolate they sound even better. I’d love to try the cherries!
Wow so yummy! I’m crazy about fruits and chocolate combinations! I munch on them nonstop!
My family loves dove chocolate. I need to get us some more because we just ran out.
This look delicious! I want to go grab some chocolate right now!!
Your talking to a chocoholic! But…the sugar makes me not feel so great – yet your designs and images were beautiful and made me want some sooo badly – maybe Dove will start putting Stevia instead of sugar into their chocolates!
Dove is my favorite chocolate! I love how it’s not too sweet! I also like their fruit selections hehe! 🙂
I love Dove. It is one of my favorite chocolates! I am really excited to try the fruit ones!
Sounds very delicious! I think I would have a little party for myself with a few of these 😉
Sometimes those are the best parties 🙂
Yum, Dove makes delicious chocolate. I love dark chocolate though!
I have seen these advertised and wondered how they tasted. I will be heading up to Walmart today so I will keep a lookout for them.
Had no idea that Dove made these, I’ll have to look for them next time I’m at WalMart. I’m all for healthier chocolate!
I didn’t know that Dove had real fruits in there now! Nice!
These all look so delicious, I really want to try the cranberries. Usually if I am looking for a quick snack, I get a snack cake, these would be so much better.
I am going to get these next time I am in the store. I like Dove chocolate and these look so yummy!
I usually hate dark chocolate, but if it has little extra tasty stuff in it, I’m willing to give it a shot
It really doesn’t taste like dark chocolate.
I love dried fruits, especially cherries and they would be that much more delicious if they were covered in Dove chocolate.
These are some great ideas and I agree with you I’ll take chocolate over lemonade any day!
Dove chocolate is the best. I love to snack on chocolate mint treats.
While I love Dove I’m not a fan of dark chocolate but I’m sure the kids would enjoy them.
This wasn’t bitter or non sweet like a lot of the dark chocolate out there. It’s pretty mild and the fruit really brings out the flavor.
im not usually a chocolate fan but I have to admit these look kinda yummy!!!
What??? Who doesn’t like chocolate? 🙂 kidding…
I am a chocoholic and now I so want those little balls of dark chocolate! Yum-o!
Yummmm I love chocolate covered fruit. It might just be my favourite way to eat chocolate. Thanks for sharing!
These look so delicious! Thanks for sharing – I’m going to have to pick some up at the store later!
Yum! I have a HUGE sweet tooth so any candy, especially involving chocolate is a winner for me. I love eating them with nuts – it’s the perfect combo of sweet meets salty 🙂
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These sound yummy! They’re the perfect little sweet treat.
My favorite snack when i am enjoying some me time would have to be anything chocolate mint. I would love to try the Dove Chocolate covered blueberries first.