Ideas for healthy cheat foods

thomcand

I am needing some ideas for a sugary/chocolate fix. I don't want to ruin my diet because I have been doing so good lately but I am human and get the craving for some treat every now and then. What do you go to when you get the craving for chocolate or goodies that are not on the plan?

fruitloop2

I am needing some ideas for a sugary/chocolate fix. I don't want to ruin my diet because I have been doing so good lately but I am human and get the craving for some treat every now and then. What do you go to when you get the craving for chocolate or goodies that are not on the plan?

I'll grab a Special K or Thinsations product or I'll just eat something sweet or chocolatey.

calculustiger

Are you asking for heathy cheat foods that contain chocolate/taste sugary? Or are you saying that you want a replacement food for when you are craving chocolatey/sugary foods?

I have suggestions for the latter. Though everyone is different, for me, I've learned to love clean eating and love the foods I eat. Some wonderful snacks I enjoy include:

Vegetables (frozen mainly, easier that way) with seasoning
Small vegetable egg-white omelet
Quinoa, spinach, tomato sauce (and sometimes a small bit of cheese mixed in)
Oatmeal with peanut butter and jelly (I use Better'n Peanut Butter, sometimes I add a banana)
A piece of Ezekiel 4:9 Cinnamon Raisin bread (sometimes just the bread itself, though not too filling so I don't eat this too often, only if I want a very quick snack while on-the-go; sometimes add peanut butter, jelly, banana)
Chickepeas
Edamame
Cereal (If you can control yourself, 1 serving of cereal with a low-calorie milk, such as unsweetened almond milk, is a wonderful snack)
Greek yogurt

If you were looking for chocolatey/sugary snacks, then you can ignore this, as I have no idea what would be a good replacement! Best of luck finding what works best for you!

fruitloop2

Oh, missed the "healthy" part of that question. Doh!

Dark chocolate in small amounts isn't bad for you.

rosemaryhon

I am needing some ideas for a sugary/chocolate fix. I don't want to ruin my diet because I have been doing so good lately but I am human and get the craving for some treat every now and then. What do you go to when you get the craving for chocolate or goodies that are not on the plan?

No necessarily healthy , but it is chocolaty ~ I like the sugar free fudgesicles, 40 calories a pop.

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jgcurry3

Its a cheat for a reason. But i satisfy my sweet tooth with greek yogurt and granola.

melindasuefritz

100 calorie cookie packs, yogurt, gogurt, fresh fruits, mcdonalds fruit parfait, oatmeal with fruit, v8 splash diet berry drink

lraien

Zone chocolate mint bars do it for me. I buy the Target/Market Pantry version. High protein, basically a meal replacement or snack and tastes practically like a candy bar. My other suggestion would be one or two andes mints or a couple jelly beans. You have to be able to count them out and put them away though - handfuls will kill ya.

SamDanielleB

Emerald Dark Chocolate Roasted Almonds. Good lord they're delicious.

oldmanrivererik

cup of greek yogurt with a tea spoon of chocolate mix in it...fruit optional
emerald almonds with coco 100 calorie pack
100 calorie pack of special k chips or crackers

herblackwings39

Chocolate Cherry Smoothie/Milkshake

1 cup of milk (cow, almond, soy, rice...etc)
1/2 to 1 cup of frozen cherries
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 packet of stevia in the raw or sweetener of choice

all blitzed up in the blender.

It feels like I'm having a milkshake.

Yourkindagirl

Skinny Cow has some wonderful chocolate candy in several varieties. Chocolate caramel, chocolate peanut butter, and dark chocolate crisp.Also, you can buy Chocolate smoothie mix and make protein smoothies for meal replacement or snacks. In addition, if you go to the local dollar store, most of them carry the Lance cookies with 4 cookies per serving. You can get 6 packs of four for one dollar. The Choco Lunch is quite good. Finally, you can have Fudgcicles or Weight Watchers have some delicious frozen desserts in the freezer section of the grocery store.

aberc

Ghiradelli Twilight dark chocolate squares.
1 square is like 60 calories, but it knocks your chocolate/sweet tooth out.

grdaze

fiber one chocolate brownies - 90 calories and satisfies that chocolate craving

or a hershey's dark chocolate kiss is only 22 calories. Melt five and pop some popcorn. Brush the chocolate onto popcorn - under 150 cal snack, salty and sweet, plus you can eat more popcorn if you are still hungry without killing your whole day.

xneonpinkx

i will eat some frozen fruit like raspberries or mangoes, put just a teaspoon of nutella on it, maybe with some walnuts, super yummy! or a small (smalll lol, I could get easily carried away) cup of kozy shack regular rice pudding, I don't think its like super super bad for you. or one popsicle.

chocolateluvr80

I always keep a couple bananas in the freezer for such an occasion. 2 frozen bananas+dates (3 or so, pitted)+cocoa powder+ unsweetened almond milk. Blend. It's almost like chocolate ice cream

PinkyMouse

dried fruits like apricots, prunes, dates. there is a high concentration of sugar but at least it is "good" sugar and they contain fibres. but do not finish the bag !!! they are highly caloric ! the hardest with that is to stop before ingesting too much calories...

if you can stand to eat only 1 or 2 pieces of chocolate, go for extra-dark chocolate a lot better than milk or white chocolate. and it contains magnesium which helps the mood.

a thin taost with honey or maple sirup. stil it is sugar, but better than lipids and bad sugar from chocolate... you can also replace the taost by a glass of milk and add the honey/sirup

but if you're like me (I cannot stop when I crave for something !)... avoid all these stuff !!!! you can cook an apple/pear in the microwave eat it like this or mix it with a fat free yogurt.

Or drink a full glass of water, put on your running shoes and go outside for a walk to change your mind I do that as many times as I can each time I want to eat my emotions...

Good luck, I am sure you'll find your healthy way to fix your craving

mrswine

I love chocolate clif bars. Meal replacement full of fiber, protein and yummyness.

stsanche

have a Hershey's kiss

cranium853

But everything is on the plan, in moderation. I have a Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Fudge Lite. Takes a while to eat, has that great fudgecicle taste, and has 70 calories.

IliN82

Fage 0% greek yogurt + Pink lady apple + cinnamon +granola = heaven! Very filling and satisfies my sweet tooth.

athyraslove

You can slice bananas and put peanut butter or other nut or seed butter between the slices, dip in chocolate and freeze. Or dip in plain greek yogurt mixed with a bit of cocoa powder. Dip a whole banana in chocolate and roll in rice crispies or nuts and freeze. Make banana "ice cream" chop up an over ripe banana, freeze. Puree until creamy in blender/food processor. Add melted chocolate, vanilla extract, spoonful of pb if desired.

originalcookiemonster

Emerald Dark Chocolate Roasted Almonds. Good lord they're delicious.

INDEED. Love these.

PepperWorm

3 ingredient oatmeal cookies

1 cup of oatmeal (quick cook or old fashioned)
2 mashed bananas
Any mix in you want. Try a couple small servings of chocolate chips, cocoa powder, or just drizzle them with melted Nutella if you want a chocolatey taste.

You control the calories, but it's amazingly low cal if you try!

BozGirl

I like a little sweet after dinner, these have been satisfying for me but not binge-worthy:

Sliced banana with a drizzle of honey and a few sprinkles of cinnamon
Small handful of yogurt raisins
A couple chocolate covered pretzels
One cinnamon graham cracker
Half of a plain graham cracker and four small squares of very dark chocolate
Half cup of cottage cheese and fresh pineapple
Small granola bar or Kind bar

JohnLSinclair

Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups! I just made these tonight. The recipe makes 5 servings.

Macros per cup:
Calories: 184 | Carbs: 7 | Fats: 10 | Protein: 19

Ingredients:
3 scoops protein powder
3 tablespoons Truvia
3 tablespoons sugar free chocolate syrup
and 1 tablespoon peanut butter per cup

Here's a video that shows you how to make them:
http://youtu.be/K6VKuCk8kCQ

I recommend either MTS Machine whey or Optimum Nutrition whey. I can't find Walden Farms syrup, so I just got the Walmart sugar free version. Pro tip, if you use disposable muffin tins don't use the inner paper, just the tin one. Better yet, use silocon muffin holders.

Enjoy!

katy_trail

shredded coconut, chocolate chips/cocoa powder, + rolled oats YUM!

black bean brownies would also work, puree black beans\
they can be canned, just use the unseasoned you don't want your
brownies tasting like cumin
then add to brownie box mix, or make from scratch as usual.
many recipes say you can just put the beans plus the mix, and that's it
i made these brownies once, my kids couldn't tell. at all.
i even told them, and they still couldn't tell.

oh she glows has some great vegan chocolate desserts
including some energy bars
not saying vegan is always healthy
but hers tend to be less cals too

Cacophony1

Like someone above said... Skinny Cow " ( SC) chocolate" bars or clusters are some delish "chocolate "tricks" ...oops... I meant.." treats"..lol..are pretty tasty...they also have a dark chocolate "trick/treat"... You can find Skinny Cow products at a local Target ( but UGH, they usually have them in the "real candy" section... I don't like ice cream but some of my friends "swear" by SC Ice creams...)

My Fav Skinny Cow (SC) are the peanut butter/chocalate bars ( taste like Kit Kats with a Reese cup twang to it..lol) and I love the chocalate clusters... I put mine in the freezer...

Most of the "candies" are about 100 calories per whichever one you pick...Good Luck...

Gimmeafrappuccino

my thing right now is two whole grain eggo waffles and sugar free maple syrup for a grand total of 200 calories

FitGuyWillDoIt

I am needing some ideas for a sugary/chocolate fix. I don't want to ruin my diet because I have been doing so good lately but I am human and get the craving for some treat every now and then. What do you go to when you get the craving for chocolate or goodies that are not on the plan?

Saw this while eating desert: A few nuts with just a little honey, and some cinnamon. Just be careful with the nuts because they are calorie dense and honey is basically sugar. For chocolate you could use unsweetened cocoa powder which I've also done.

970Mikaela1

Its a cheat for a reason. But i satisfy my sweet tooth with greek yogurt and granola.

me too except i put strawberries and brown sugar on mine.