Modern Marvels: Batteries

Americans eat over three and a half billion pounds of chocolate each year–that’s 12 pounds per person per year with annual sales topping $13 billion! Take a tour through the entire chocolate making process and learn how chocolate has been thought of as an energizer, an aphrodisiac and a cure-all. Watch as colorful M&Ms are made by the millions at Mars. Visit a working cacao bean farm in Central America for a demonstration of the hand harvesting techniques that have remained unchanged for centuries. To the delight of those who indulge, this awesome edible is now even good for you–full of antioxidants, cholesterol-lowering polyphenols, and heart-healthy flavonols.