Discuss “Cows + chocolate [does not equal] healthy Pa.”

Anyone driving east toward Philadelphia knows that, if anything, there are abundances of cows, trees, trees, cows, cows, and more cows in Pennsylvania. And of course, when there are cows, there’s milk, and when there’s milk, there’s chocolate. Although Pennsylvania is known for steel mills, Heinz ketchup, the Steelers, and cows, we’re also known for chocolate. Centered in Hershey, Pa., is everyone’s favorite serotonin booster: Hershey’s chocolate.

But Pennsylvania’s affinity towards chocolate doesn’t end here. On February 13, 2003, a bill was passed designating the chocolate chip cookie as the official cookie of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Due to Pennsylvania’s leading role in the national production of processed chocolate...