"The word alone conjures up images of strange, exotic images meant to wield power over unsuspecting souls. Throughout history, lovers have depended on love potions enhanced with charms of enchantment for those hearts stubborn to Cupid's arrow. Sometimes that meant a secret ingredient. Slipped into a goblet of wine; other times an elaborate concoction gulped down for stamina. 

The qualifying factors for aphrodisiacs were relatively simple: the rarer the ingredients, the more likely it held aphrodisiacal qualities. Coincidentally, many foods long considered aphrodisiacs are low in fat and high in vitamins and minerals. A diet heavy in these foods, then, yields a healthy body with energy and blood flow, and nutrients needed for a peak sexual experience.

Artichokes
Asparagus
Avocado
Basil
Black
Beans
Chocolate
Chilies
Coffee
Figs
Grapes
Honey
Oysters
Pine nuts
Rosemary
Strawberries

So, maybe there are scientific reasons for all this, but explanation or not, anyone who has fed a lover a grape, knows aphrodisiacs exist. Anyone who has served an elaborate candle lit meal, painstakingly prepared with love, knows the potential food has over our emotions.

For your Intimate dinner you may want include some of these foods and see what kind of a reaction you get.