Chocolate Cravings

kaylaboysell13

I love chocolate! And I love cookies! I need an awesome substitute that will help me break this bad habit

TeaBea

Two options -

1. Find a "substitute" and use that to break a habit. Hopefully for the rest of your life.
Mayan Cocoa Spice tea is yummy.

2. Eat real chocolate in small portions. Log what you eat. Learn to manage portion sizes. Hopefully for the rest of your life. I like Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate squares - more chocolatey goodness, less sugar. Individually wrapped so I don't go crazy.

hellonew2015

Use 100% pure coco powder and add it to food such as Yogurt and Oatmeal, Also make your own chocolate with Stevia and coconut oil.

Francl27

TeaBea wrote: »

Two options -

1. Find a "substitute" and use that to break a habit. Hopefully for the rest of your life.
Mayan Cocoa Spice tea is yummy.

2. Eat real chocolate in small portions. Log what you eat. Learn to manage portion sizes. Hopefully for the rest of your life. I like Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate squares - more chocolatey goodness, less sugar. Individually wrapped so I don't go crazy.

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Also chocolate protein powder is awesome.

cityruss

Eat chocolate and cookies within the realms of your calorie and macronutritional goals.

Need2Exerc1se

Have you tried those little 100 calorie packs of cookies?

tcatcarson

My wife swears by these - http://deliciouslyella.com/video-how-to-make-energy-bites/

kshama2001

I eat one or two 50-70 calorie Ghiradelli squares after dinner every night. But after adopting these practices, I no longer have cravings:

1. Get sufficient sleep
2. Exercise regularly - when I get the happy hormones from exercise, I'm not prone to seeking them from food.
3. Get sufficient protein in relationship to carbs. I'm not low carb, but reducing carbs and upping protein worked for cravings for me.
4. Eat moderate amounts of fruit
5. Take a magnesium supplement. This can be especially helpful for women premenstrually.

salembambi

chocolate chia seed pudding
black bean brownies
have some servings of chocolate chips or dark chocolate bar
chocolate clif bars

GsKiki

I am a huge chocolate fan myself! I still eat it almost every day but in much smaller amounts. I find that once you get into a habit of it, it's really enough to get you satisfied.
If you really want a substitute, try banana cocoa smoothie. Name says it all, banana, cocoa and milk blended together in a yummy chocolatey treat! If you use frozen bananas you can make it into ice cream as well.

toe1226

best chocolate substitute: chocolate. fit it in.

withoutasaddle

Cocoa powder + flour + stevia + (almond) milk and/or (sugar free) syrup. Have to play with the proportions. Super low cal, very chocolatey. Smashes my chocolate cravings.

Marilyn0924

I keep dark chocolate squares, hershey's kisses, and shasha cocoa crisps for when I need a chocolate fix. Usually a piece/square or a few crisps do the trick.