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    Chocolate cravings!!!!

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    edited January 18 in Health and Weight Loss
    I've been trying to cut out candy and desserts from my diet but I've been suffering from chocolate cravings. Does anyone have any healthy substitutes for chocolate for me? Or any tips to help my cravings?

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    • Posts: 33
      I love chocolate so I'm not going to cut it out of my diet however the only chocolate I eat now is the Atkins Endulge bar and I cut them in half. It's only 68.5 cal and satisfies my chocolate cravings.
    • Posts: 377 Member
      I usually eat those Fiber One brownies
    • Posts: 736 Member
      You could have a few squares of dark chocolate (>70% and low in sugar). You may not like it at first, I didn't really either, but once you get used to the lower sugar it's quite tasty.
    • Posts: 224 Member
      I keep some Hershey kisses in the bottom of the fridge... I'm still getting chocolate, but at 22 calories each I can suck on 2-3 when I need a fix and not bust the budget.
    • Posts: 600 Member
      Well, it's not a non-fat option, but I keep the Russell Stover sugar free chocolates in the house for when I want something choclatey. They are really yummy- made with splenda, but you can hardly tell the difference. My favorite are the buttercream caramels. I have one and I am pretty satisfied.
    • Posts: 557 Member
      If I feel like having chocolate, I do. Then I just add it to my calorie count. Easy.:smile:
    • Posts: 6,890 Member
      You could have a few squares of dark chocolate (>70% and low in sugar). You may not like it at first, I didn't really either, but once you get used to the lower sugar it's quite tasty.
      ^^ This! Satisfies my chocolate cravings, and fits into my goals. I like to dip it in peanut butter, or eat it with some raw almonds. Good stuff.
    • Posts: 352 Member
      Dark chocolate Hershey kisses
    • Posts: 344 Member
      I buy snack size bags of Cadbury buttons or magic stars. They're less than 75 calories and tend to satisfy my cravings. Or I buy a box of Chocolate Orange Segsations - they're 44 calories each and really really good. I've had my current box since Christmas. Chocolate mousses are also good - Aldi do 4 for 45p and they're like 97 calories.

      Ax
    • Posts: 9,150 Member
      If I feel like having chocolate, I do. Then I just add it to my calorie count. Easy.:smile:

      Same here.
    • Posts: 676 Member
      I drink two cups of chocolate milk every day, and often have Oikos nonfat chocolate Greek Yogurt. I've tried just about every fake chocolate ice cream out there, and this is the only one that tastes good to me.

      I also try to work in an occasional Snickers egg or a couple of Oreos. Just work out a little longer than usual, and cut back a little on the fat/carbs somewhere else in your day.

      There is never a good reason to deprive yourself of chocolate!
    • Posts: 219 Member
      86% dark chocolate 100 calorie bar from trader joe's! straight up chocolate for that chocolate fix.
    • Posts: 368 Member
      There's no avoiding chocolate.

      Give in to it. In moderation.
    • Posts: 114 Member
      eat it.
    • Posts: 1
      Rice cakes, the chocolate ones of course, dont just eat them but suck on them.
    • Posts: 86 Member
      A friend on here gave me this recipe and it's amazing!!! Totally clean too!!

      http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/07/16/chocolate-banana-soft-serve/
    • Posts: 1,325 Member
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      Same here.
      Ditto. I have one of those Trader Joe's 100-cal dark chocolate bars scheduled for a snack tonight, with a handful of nuts on the side. It's gonna be goooooood!
    • Posts: 202 Member
      Skinny cow and weight watchers both make low calorie chocolate treats found in the candy isle. They are super delicious.
    • Posts: 1,090 Member
      I have a mug of hot chocolate EVERY night
      Hershey's Natural Unsweetened powder (dark), skim milk, 1 t. sugar. Wouldn't dream of giving it up.
    • Posts: 4
      Hey its probably harder to meet that goal if you try to stop eating chocolate all together but maybe gradually reducing chocolate intake will be helpful for you. Also there are healthy sources of chocolate as well such as the chocolate fiber bars. But if you try to stop all together the cravings may be to hard to fight. Good luck!
    • Posts: 630 Member
      I add a teaspoon of cocoa powder to my oatmeal in the morning and most times add a teaspoon or two of dark chocolate chips! Yummy
    • Posts: 238 Member
      I really like the Emerald Dark Chocolate Cocoa Roast Almonds........they taste like cocoa puff cereal :-) Gets the chocolate craving out of the way and gives me some good healthy stuff. If that doesnt' work I usually give in and have the chocolate :-)
    • Posts: 45 Member
      Somethings that help:

      -Sugar free Hershey mini bars,
      -chocolate chips in the freezer and just eat 5-10 chips
      -Chocolate pudding (sugar free or regular)
      -Fat free chocolate milk

      But sometimes you just gotta have the real thing and just add it in to your calorie total and cut those calories somewhere else or work them off. Best of Luck!
    • Posts: 590 Member
      i love the Fiber One Chocolate Brownie bars... only 90 calories & it satisfies my chocolate fix : )
    • Posts: 95 Member
      I love a picnic bar. Wouldn't dream of cutting it out. So when I need it I pre log it and make rest of day fit. I maybe have one twice a week. Andi love chocolate. !!
    • Posts: 1,100 Member
      I switched to dark chocolate and have never looked back.
      I now probably only have milk chocolate 2-3 times per month, if that and it's a rare treat I give myself if someone else offers me some. I just NEVER buy milk chocolate anymore. You'd be surprised at your own level of self control. And also, you learn to love dark chocolate. You just need to find the right % for you as some can be too bitter!

      You also tend to eat less of it to be satisfied than you would milk chocolate.
      Sometimes I could eat an entire bar or milk chocolate (16 squares) but only 3-4 squares of dark chocolate.
    • Posts: 6 Member
      I eat a Vitatop deep chocolate muffin. They are healthy and delicious. Only 100 calories too!
    • Posts: 52
      Oh yeah, especially at night around 9:00pm, so I grab a Special K 100 cal Pastry Crisp and munch away. I will NOT give up chocolate, but have cut down and exercise a little more to make up for it :-)
    • Posts: 28,439 Member
      i have to have chocolate. If I try to cut it out, I binge. I plan for room in my calories to have chocolate every day.
    • Posts: 1
      Can't cut it cuz I'd just find something the same (or worse) so I have the chocolate whatever in moderation & hold myself to doing better next time, even finding a substitute nutritionally so my brain doesnt want that treat specifically.
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