Need chocolate suggestions

guamchar
guamchar Posts: 100 Member
edited September 22 in Food and Nutrition
I always crave chocolate at night. I do great during the day (usually), but after I get home and eat dinner, I crave chocolate. I need suggestions for low calorie chocolate that actually takes away the craving. Pudding and 100 calorie packs just don't do it for me :(
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  • mrsdonaheღ
    mrsdonaheღ Posts: 29
    My favorite chocolate treat is Fiber one chocolate & oat bars. Maybe a hot chocolate?
  • ileanna
    ileanna Posts: 6
    Do you like dark chocolate? It's typically lower in calories and fat than milk chocolate, plus it has lots of antioxidants. Also, you could try swiss miss diet hot chocolate. If you add a little milk, but made mostly with water, it's delicious!
  • Wendybirduk
    Wendybirduk Posts: 92 Member
    I believe that Milky Way bars are a very low calorie chocolate bar?

    Have you tried having a chocolate drink like Options? Most of the time it gives me the chocolate kick I crave without the calories I do NOT crave! lol
  • Healthyby30
    Healthyby30 Posts: 1,349 Member
    I love the no sugar added hot chocolates with some sugar free cool whip...one serving for the whole thing is just 80 calories! I also love sugar free jell-o chocolate pudding, also dark chocolate is loaded with antioxidants..but I don't know about that sugar at night time!
  • FunkBunny
    FunkBunny Posts: 417 Member
    Get yourself some high quality choclates, dark if you like it, that's better. then plan it into your calories. If you want it and can't live without it, then denyingyourself isn't going to work. but if you allowit and plan for it with your calories, you'll be fine. Just be mindful of portions.
  • Lupanara
    Lupanara Posts: 7
    Try 'Sugar Free' or 'No Sugar Added' Chocolates. They actually taste good, but don't over do it or you'll get a lot of gas. I find them in the bulk section at Winco. Good Luck!
  • paniolo5
    paniolo5 Posts: 186 Member
    Hard to believe, but one square of Lindt Excellence 85% coca Extra Dark bar does it for me. 56 lovely calories to savor. It's rich so I don't need more than that. And I'm a girl who always said if I need a blood transfusion, make it extra dark because that's what pumps through my veins. A pound of M&Ms in 24 hours. Yea, me, satisfied with one little square. Hope it works for you!
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    I get godiva bars- go for the good shizz.- dark choc and raspberry I break it into quarters and freeze them in sep. baggies/wrapping. Then when I want chocolate, I just take a quarter (about 50 cals). Idk if this would work for you, but for me, I find I savor my chocolate much more when its 1) dark choc 2) frozen - both require you to take time to eat. Nom nom nom

    Other people have done Peanut butter and banana's as a sweet treat- slice a banana in half, layer in some pb, mush together. Then cut the banana in discs and freeze. I bet you could pop some chocolate chips in there if you wanted.
  • mimere
    mimere Posts: 19
    Dark chocolate is great, 3 musketeers are pretty low in fat, and I LOVE the new sugar free york peppermint patties that are out. They have more chocolate on the bottom layer, and I think three patties are around 120 calories.
  • rundgrenfan
    rundgrenfan Posts: 211
    No sugar added Fudgesicles are my treat some nights. Only 40 calories per pop!
  • SarahBC
    SarahBC Posts: 72 Member
    Freeze a Milybar, it has low calories and takes longer to eat and will help satify you longer... then brush your teeth so u dont feel like snacking
  • FunkBunny
    FunkBunny Posts: 417 Member
    No sugar added Fudgesicles are my treat some nights. Only 40 calories per pop!

    Mmmmm fudgsicles. I'm gettin some on my way home from work now. Nomnomnom.
  • azmomof2
    azmomof2 Posts: 714 Member
    I absolutely love dark chocolate and can 1-2 lg. squares a day and not gain from it although I don't eat it every day only when I really crave chocolate. If you can't stand the 80% and above try 72% or higher content and you'll still have a great treat such as Ghiradelli's they have a bar out called Twilight and it's yummy not to mention you can google the benefits of dark chocolate within reason of course 1 square 2 if you just really have to. Good luck!

    P.S. I'm with you I crave it at night when the day is done and quiet and I'm cuddling with hubby or my kids on the couch hanging out with them!
  • jessicalhall85
    jessicalhall85 Posts: 118
    pretzel m&ms are great and for 150 calories seem to get me through my chocolate cravings! :)
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Blue Diamond Natural Oven Roasted Almonds with Dark Chocolate flavor. Yummy.
  • Roobean33
    Roobean33 Posts: 104
    Try chocolate covered raisinets, if you like those. Low calories so you can get a handful.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I love the Trader Joe's 100 calorie milk chocolate bars. They are high quality chocolate and are actually decent sized. They have a delicious, slightly nutty flavor and are very smooth an creamy.
  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,571 Member
    2 things do it for me. Weight Watcher's English Toffee ice cream bars (1 bar 100 calories) and Ghiradelli 60% dark chocolate chips. 8 chips are 40 calories and if you let them melt in your mouth one at a time, it takes away the cravings. I had to train my taste buds to like dark chocolate.
  • stephijames
    stephijames Posts: 7 Member
    I agree with everyone regarding dark chocolate ---- two small squares satisfy my chocolate cravings and the calories are low.

    http://www.greenandblacks.com/us/our-chocolates/bars/dark-70.html
  • pfrusha
    pfrusha Posts: 3
    :happy: Mix one box of Pillsbury Sugar Free Devil's Food cake mix with 1 can of solid pack pumpkin. Put into a 11 x 13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. You may need to dip your spatula in water to get it to spread but do not add any water or anything to the mix! Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. If you cut it into 25 squares they are only 65 calories each. You can top it with some fat free cool whip for only another 15 calories!

    You can also use the Pillsbury Sugar Free Cake mixes to make an awesome cake. Bake it using the low cholesterol method shown on the box (egg beaters or egg whites) but instead of oil us unsweetened apple sauce. Ice the the cake with Pillsbury Sugar Free frosting. But don't use the entire container (the cake is 12 servings but the frosting is 14 servings!). Sometimes I will bake both rounds but put one in the freezer. Take the other and cut it in half. Frost one half then put the other on top and frost the entire cake. Now you've made half a yummy cake and there isn't so much left over to "call out to you"! Or make cupcakes, don't frost them, freeze them and use them individually! :laugh:
  • Amarillo_NDN
    Amarillo_NDN Posts: 1,018 Member
    Eat the very dark chocolate, at least that is good for you. Dark chocolate is good for your heart. A small bar of it everyday can help keep your heart and cardiovascular system running well. Two heart health benefits of dark chocolate are:

    This doesn't mean that you should eat a pound of chocolate a day. Chocolate is still a high-calorie, high-fat food. Most of the studies done used no more than 100 grams, or about 3.5 ounces, of dark chocolate a day to get the benefits.
  • carmenrichard
    carmenrichard Posts: 40
    I always crave chocolate at night. I do great during the day (usually), but after I get home and eat dinner, I crave chocolate. I need suggestions for low calorie chocolate that actually takes away the craving. Pudding and 100 calorie packs just don't do it for me :(

    sugar free fudgsicles...pure yummmminess only 40 calories
  • electromg
    electromg Posts: 70 Member
    Definitely agree with the high quality dark chocolates! You can't deprive yourself, and just pretending to have dark chocolate doesn't actually help you in the long run. I too, eat the Trader Joes dark chocolate bars. At first I didn't like it so much because I expect Hershey's milk chocolate...but then you adjust. I've found that it tastes more chocolatey in fewer bites. Think about all the antioxidants! I've also been told to get Dove, dark chocolate, mini chocolates... if you can handle keeping a bag of quality chocolates in your house!
  • NikkiJ17
    NikkiJ17 Posts: 295
    Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds...But watch out, we call 'em "crack almonds" because they can be addictive.
  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
    I have a 2 finger dark chocolate kit kat every day - 106 cals :bigsmile:
  • lawanna29
    lawanna29 Posts: 1
    Try the Atkins Endulge Caramel Nut Chew Bar ....130 cal 1 gram of sugar and 6 gm of fiber ond only 2 net carb...ITS TASTE JUST LIKE A SNICKERS BAR....I LOVE THEM!!!
  • TheNewJessieMae
    TheNewJessieMae Posts: 767
    Carb smart ice cream bars!!!
  • sunshine_machine
    sunshine_machine Posts: 11
    Dark chocolate is fantastic...but what if you're someone who doesn't like the taste of dark chocolate? I want so badly to get into it because I have such a huge sweet tooth that causes me to binge quite a bit...
  • azmomof2
    azmomof2 Posts: 714 Member
    Dark chocolate is fantastic...but what if you're someone who doesn't like the taste of dark chocolate? I want so badly to get into it because I have such a huge sweet tooth that causes me to binge quite a bit...

    I hear you and I will admit that for the longest time I didn't get it...but imagine this....you have no sugar for like 2-4 wks nothing sweet than you eat a piece of dark chocolate, it sure won't taste like it used to. Honestly that's how i got hooked, i really and truly savor each nibble of it now and the chocolate flavor is so much more intense. I'd say start with 72% if you aren't used to the really bitter stuff. :)
  • sunshine_machine
    sunshine_machine Posts: 11
    I hear you and I will admit that for the longest time I didn't get it...but imagine this....you have no sugar for like 2-4 wks nothing sweet than you eat a piece of dark chocolate, it sure won't taste like it used to. Honestly that's how i got hooked, i really and truly savor each nibble of it now and the chocolate flavor is so much more intense. I'd say start with 72% if you aren't used to the really bitter stuff. :)

    Haha! That actually sounds like it would work! I can see how you got hooked like that. I usually don't eat sweet at all and don't allow myself so much as a "cheat" day, but the scenario you created actually sounds like the perfect chocolate craving killer! I'll make sure to look for 72% when I get an intense craving. Any specific brand that's the best or that you recommend? :)
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