Chocolate Lovers?

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  • Out_of_Bubblegum
    Out_of_Bubblegum Posts: 2,220 Member
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    I had a chocolate lover once... but then she melted.

    Seriously though - great advice here. Don't guilt yourself over what you eat - just log it, and fit the rest of your day's calories around it... You can even pre-log it to figure out how much you can "afford" to eat, then you can enjoy it with confidence that it won't wreck your daily goal.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    ana3067 wrote: »
    I eat chocolate as it is. I just ate this tonight because I craved it and it fit my macros/cals:
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    Also OMG jealous
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    You ate it all without me??? WTF!? what bout me?
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
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    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    I eat chocolate as it is. I just ate this tonight because I craved it and it fit my macros/cals:
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    Also OMG jealous
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    You ate it all without me??? WTF!? what bout me?

    Imagine if I had eaten that 21lb hedgehog all by myselfLOL.
    I still have more of both left! Chocolate paaaartaaay
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  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
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    I get those Lindt 90% cacao bars that are segmented into squares. One square (at least 4 bites worth to me) is 60 calories. Each day I am having a square. It is less sweet than average yet super satisfying and delicious. It's very intense flavored and high quality.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited January 2015
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    I've eaten a whole bar of 99% cacao for two days in a row. 220 calories each. They are a little rough but I dip them in coffee with cream and sugar and I dig it.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
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    It has crossed my mind to eat the whole thing lol but then I would have had to give up my turkey sausage "burger" patty. Wanted the meat after my workout. Also if I noshed the whole thing my husband would be left empty handed, not nice lol. So anyway. Then I ate the square of chocolate and had my lemon tea with a smidgen of lavender honey. Holy crap, honey from various blossoms and with essences added. Orange blossom honey. Wildflower honey. Raw organic wildflower honey. I'm finding things that pack a lot of flavor into a few calories in order to get some enjoyment that I "buy" with my workout calories so to speak.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    gothchiq wrote: »
    I get those Lindt 90% cacao bars that are segmented into squares. One square (at least 4 bites worth to me) is 60 calories. Each day I am having a square. It is less sweet than average yet super satisfying and delicious. It's very intense flavored and high quality.

    That's the one I get in 99%. It's ridiculously bitter but seriously growing on me.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    edited January 2015
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    It's time for you to explore the wonderful world of fine chocolate. Forget that sugary Hershey's/Dove fake psuedo chocolate crap. Take a look at some Sharffenberger, Dagoba, Vosges, DeBrand, Alter Eco, and tons of others! Find a really good grocery or import store, like Whole Foods or World Market, and peruse their chocolate collection.

    Real chocolate has a high percentage of cacoa, and few additional ingredients, unlike milk chocolate which has barely any actual chocolate in it (10% minimum in the U.S., 25% in the E.U.) It is far more intense which allows it to give a much greater sense of satisfaction on far less volume. A bar is usually about 2 servings, but you can easily stretch that to 4 or even 8 depending on how easily it's broken up. I keep some in the fridge for desserts or midnight snacks, and rarely eat more than half a serving at a time.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    gothchiq wrote: »
    I get those Lindt 90% cacao bars that are segmented into squares. One square (at least 4 bites worth to me) is 60 calories. Each day I am having a square. It is less sweet than average yet super satisfying and delicious. It's very intense flavored and high quality.

    That's the one I get in 99%. It's ridiculously bitter but seriously growing on me.

    Eat real chocolate! It goes with peanut butter...cackling!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    gothchiq wrote: »
    I get those Lindt 90% cacao bars that are segmented into squares. One square (at least 4 bites worth to me) is 60 calories. Each day I am having a square. It is less sweet than average yet super satisfying and delicious. It's very intense flavored and high quality.

    That's the one I get in 99%. It's ridiculously bitter but seriously growing on me.

    Eat real chocolate! It goes with peanut butter...cackling!

    Hey! Lemme alone haha. For 220 calories I'll dip that whole bar right in the jar of peanut butter.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    edited January 2015
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    SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
    It's time for you to explore the wonderful world of fine chocolate. Forget that sugary Hershey's/Dove fake psuedo chocolate crap. Take a look at some Sharffenberger, Dagoba, Vosges, DeBrand, Alter Eco, and tons of others! Find a really good grocery or import store, like Whole Foods or World Market, and peruse their chocolate collection.

    Real chocolate has a high percentage of cacoa, and few additional ingredients, unlike milk chocolate which has barely any actual chocolate in it (10% minimum in the U.S., 25% in the E.U.) It is far more intense which allows it to give a much greater sense of satisfaction on far less volume. A bar is usually about 2 servings, but you can easily stretch that to 4 or even 8 depending on how easily it's broken up. I keep some in the fridge for desserts or midnight snacks, and rarely eat more than half a serving at a time.

    HELL yeah.

    Let me just add to your list: Marou, Hummingbird, Amma, Pierre Marcolini, Askinosie, Dandelion Chocolate, Fruition, Richart, Valrhona, Pacari, Christophe Morel...

    Look for small batch craft chocolates and single-origin chocolate producers. You'll start to think that even Lindt tastes like crap after a little while. And you'll never eat another Hershey bar.

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