Fixs for chocolate cravings?

wacarr

chcolate shakeology - this is my breakfast so I get dessert for breakfast each day!

cocoa almonds...those are my candy!

Cocoa Roast almost are AMAZING!! I love them I have seen a lot of people mention this Shakeology what is it?

wacarr

I ADORE my Chocolate Shakeology with PB2, really helps with cravings. And Cool Mint Clif Builder Bars taste like a Thin Mint candy bar! Delicious!

Have you ever froze one of those Clif Builder Bars? I used to eat frozen thin mints all the time. Now I just run away from all the girl scout tables at the stores to avoid that whole situation ha ha

purple4sure05

Skinny Cow makes a candy bar that's chocolate/peanut butter and tastes just like reeses sticks!

knitbytes

At first, when I was trying to teach myself willpower, I switched from having dessert every day to having a green smoothie every day. When I had chocolate cravings I would make a smoothie with spinach, a banana, frozen cherries, almond milk, and a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder. I swear to god it tastes like black forest cake, not even joking.

Zumaria1

Lindt sweet dark chocolate is rich and dense, usually one or two squares does the trick, and has 100 cal per square. I also love Trader Joe's peanut butter cups, they are small and give me the chocolate/peanut butter taste I love.

His_Buttercup2015

Fiber one 90 calorie brownies.
Side note, I did a comparison between a fun size snickers and the above mentioned bar. Believe it or not the snickers had less calories and a couple other things (I did this over a month ago forgive me) and was higher in fat by 1g and sugar as well if memory serves.
My point is you don't have to give it up, believing you have limits hinders yourself in my opinion. Just stick with moderation, have your chocolate just not as much or not as often
I'm sure someone will give me hell but I had to put in my 2¢

lcoelho84

HI, My name is Linda and I too, am a chocoholic
I have heard rumors that eating mushrooms reduces chocolate cravings- anyone else!?!?
In all seriousness, I have found super dark chocolate, some chocolate soy or almond milk with a bowl of cereal, or a concoction of
the following helps me:
Mash a banana, put in zipper bag and into the freezer for at least 30 min
Add milk of choice (choc almond/soy is delish, but i use skim too)
a tbls or two of unsweetened cocoa powder
a tbls or two of natural peanut butter

Whir all together in bullet/blender...YOu can refreze and it becomes kind of like ice cream,.. but mine never lasts long. Havent tried this with PB2 yet, but it would decrease the calories and fat and im guessing still be delish.

ingeh

what works for me is a chocolate diet shake. Not the greatest but the one I have is soo chocolatey and creamy its just right. Iv only got enough for 2 shakes left so after that Im not buying more. Im someone who cant have junk in the house or il eat it all! But I did only have 1 square of white choc and strawberry chocolate last night,the whole bar was 1000cals so I thought no way was I having more then 1 square!

Francl27

I'd say stop eating any "junk" until you have control over yourself.

or exercise more to make up the calories.

I kinda agree with this. I used shakeology at first and it helped me, and now I can have a 100 calories trader joe's chocolate bar without needing more, but if you have no willpower, you'll just eat the whole box...

affacat

A chocolate treat for dessert (small, and logged in your diary) isn't the end of the world if you weigh and log a healthy diet. I give myself 200 cals for dessert. Stick to items with dark chocolate, imo. Trader Joe's is a good source of treats, but you -must- have will power. If you know you're eventually going to start snacking on chocolate all day, or that your dessert is going to quickly be 500 cals... then don't have them in the house.

RE: Shakes. My lunch is a chocolate (healthy) shake. Day in, day out. I've tried many different brands, and even have made my own with everything from unsweetened all natural cocoa powder to cocoa nibs.

Honestly, if i thought it was remotely healthy to have a chocolate shake for every meal, I would. But unfortunately, for the time being i still eat real meals for everything but lunch.

RE: the Dairy conversation -- highly support switching to rice or almond milk. It's easy to think cow's milk is good for you because we've been told that our entire lives. It's nowhere near as good as we're told. If you do drink milk, source it from local small cow/goat dairies you can actually visit and meet the cows/goats. There's a world of difference between those farms and the milk you get at the supermarket in both hormone/antibiotic content and reduction in general cruelty to animals.

SurfyFriend

A big teaspoon of sgraight cocoa powder in hot water with a sugar and a dash of milk. Make it strong. If that doesn't fix your chocolate craving, then you must be craving something else.

FrankieTrailBlazer

Raw vegan powdered cocoa powder in a shake with strawberries, almond milk and a banana! Fabulous AND healthy unlike dairy

Dairy is unfairly demonized, mainly among the vegan population. I am not buying into unless someone has sensitivity to dairy products.

A good documentary on the subject is "Got the Facts on Milk" (2011):
https://mega.co.nz/#!p0UXiJ7Z!RLMRpmlfKZyTnNjFYbcW4mq6vronvqKlrT5lE38XN-4

logicman69

Atkins makes a peanut butter cup like Recees. 160 Calories per pack and they are sugar free. I like them better than the actual Recees ones (not as overpoweringly sweet).

greenmonstergirl

chcolate shakeology - this is my breakfast so I get dessert for breakfast each day!

cocoa almonds...those are my candy!

Cocoa Roast almost are AMAZING!! I love them I have seen a lot of people mention this Shakeology what is it?

www.shakeology.com

it's the best meal of the day!!!! Seriously, I have used it for 3 years now and have never felt better in my life.

klp1017

Chocolate peanut butter Luna protein bars.

GormanGhaste

Add cocoa powder to your favorite instant oatmeal.

lovemitch125

Skinny Cows are wonderful! 110-150 calories for a giant ice cream bar or ice cream sandwich

If you want chocolate, I suggest dark chocolate as it has many nutritional benefits.

To satisfy my chocolate cravings, I have herbalife protein/healthy meal shakes and the flavor I get is chocolate cookies and cream. it's like having a milkshake 4 times a week, but to lose weight haha. It's my breakfast after my gym time.

To satisfy my peanut butter problem I have a sandwich. I was told by my nutritionist, I could not have made a healthier sandwich. It's whole wheat/whole grain/rye bread 2 tbsp of all-natural low sodium JIF peanut butter (1 tbsp per slice of bread) and slices of banana between the peanut butter. It's very filling. I usually will have a side of veggies and it makes a great lunch/dinner. It's a little more calories (~460 calories) but has so many nutritional benefits!

Ohnoes

another vote for really dark chocolate. a small piece satisfies me, sometimes i eat it with peanut butter too.

spruitt417

Hello so I am new to the website. But I have a problem. I love sweets and most of all chocolate and peanut butter. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that would be beneficial to me that could be like a good recipe of something I can make or buy at the grocery store that can satisfy my chocolate craving without having to spend 280 of my calories on just a little package of reeses?

A couple ounces of dark chocolate almond milk does it for me.

eevincheezburger

Chocolate whey protein powder + 1 Tbsp PB2 + a couple Tbsp of water.

misssophieleigh

Try nutrition bars like Clif bars or Lara bars. There are definitely chocolate flavours, so you can have chocolate, but they are super filling and filled with all sorts of nutrients. They're high calorie, and thats really the only thing I don't like about them.

americangirlok

I indulge it- I like dark chocolate, I like milk chocolate too, but most of the time I want dark. So the little lindt bars or a couple of dark chocolate kisses- I like the little pre-packaged ones so that I can stretch them out through the day. I just make sure it fits w/ in my goal.

chelseascounter

BSN Lean Dessert chocolate pudding flavor... yummmm

Lupercalia

I like a bit of the Green and Black's 85% dark chocolate. I find I can eat just a little bit of that and it doesn't send me into chocolate crazy town.

MommaChocoLatte

I have a chocolate bran muffin recipe that I have been making since my weight watcher days almost 10 yrs ago.. they come to about 150 cal per muffin for 24 servings or 175 cal per muffin for 20 servings and they freeze and reheat super well. You'd never know there was bran in it. I am a HUGE chocoholic and these really curb my cravings, just do not gorge yourself on these because you WILL regret it LOL. Best eaten warm :bigsmile:

Chocolate Bran Muffins

1 pkg Betty Crocker Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix (Dry Mix only!!)
3 cups All Bran or generic Bran Flakes (NOT Fiber One.. it does weird things lol)
2.5 cups water
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
6 oz Nestle Mini chocolate chips

Combine cereal, baking powder & water in a bowl and let soak for 5-10 min. Mix in dry brownie mix, fold in chocolate chips. Divide into muffin cups and bake at 350 for 18-20 min.

**1/4 cup batter for 24 muffins or 1/3 cup batter for 20 muffins.

Afura

I love cereal bars, hate all the crap they put in them. I usually go with dark chocolate, or I just save up and eat whatever, and if you're trying to avoid peanuts, there are other nut butters out there (sunflower, almond, cashew) that are still good for you, have protein, and if you're running low on calories, are an excellent boost. Sometimes I just have a spoon of cashew butter for dessert. Yum. It's ok to have some of what you want, it's just moderation is the key, and making caloric-room for it. Or just go for it, otherwise you may binge eat a carton of chocolate ice cream.

Snatched614

I'm addicted to fiber one. Tried Special K but am bias...

Fiber One makes these awesome chocolate and peanut butter granola bars. 90 calories. It satisfies my cravings (I am a peanut butter addict).

You could also make a smoothie. They make this powdered peanut butter called PB2 that is great in a smoothie. I make one with light vanilla yogurt, a small frozen banana, a tablespoon of choclate syrup, and 2 Tbs. PB2- the smoothie is only about 250 calories, and I drink it for breakfast because it's filling.

kimerz7

I really like the Deep Chocolate Vitatops. They've got a good amount of fiber so they're filling! I don't have any of those in the house right now and I've had the chocolate cravings all weekend so it's been cocoa pebbles for me. Not the healthiest but it worked for the craving!

singingflutelady

chocolate PB2

MB_Positif

I didn't read any of the other responses, but my go-to's for chocolate are one or two Hershey's Dark Chocolate Kisses or a Chocolate Rice cake. The kisses are only 20 calories each and the rice cake is only 60.