Chocolate...

I don't eat much milk chocolate anymore...but I eat dark chocolate quite frequently. Dark chocolate is packed with nutrients.

I eat dark chocolate.

Chocolate, milk or dark, small portions.

I make a chocolate mug cake. This is my recipe:

2 tbsp Chocolate Protein Powder
2 tbsp Almond Flour
1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup Applesauce
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt

I usually make a big batch of the dry ingredients so I don't have to haul all the ingredients out every time. Anyways, I mix it all up in a mug and microwave it on high for 1 minute. Let it cool and enjoy. It's not the same as having a real cake, but it's still really yummy and I get some protein. I hate protein shakes, but I had bought a big container or protein powder when I first gave them a try. So this really came about as a way to use that up. But now I just really love it!

What I do is take a multi vitamin and cut it up into like twenty little pieces. I then place those pieces inside of Snickers Minis. I am then taking my vitamins and its all good.

Since I've been doing low carb, I found some dark chocolate bars at the organic store that are sweetened with Stevia. I also will add unsweetened cocoa to things, then add my own sweetener. There's a few SF chocolate treats I enjoy - if it's chocolate + coconut I'm in heaven. The atkins 'chocolate peanut candies' are pretty good if you're a peanut M&M fan.

I always try and keep SOMETHING like that in my desk because the urge hits me worst in the afternoon, when folks are often having afternoon noshes.

I'm a firm believer it doesn't do any good to be in complete denial that I love chocolate. It seems to work best to nudge that in a direction that fits my lifestyle now. And I'm happy with playing with recipes - SF low carb coconut macaroons are quite yummy, especially with a little stevia sweetened chocolate drizzled on top!

Dark Chocolate is my solution too. I buy very good quality dark chocolate (80% +) especially good when I can find it in chocolate button form, couple of buttons and the chocolate need is sorted...

OR new one discovered over Christmas... someone bought me truffles which are ridiculously expensive! A tiny box of truffles has never lasted me so long! lol
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Why would you want to cut chocolate out of your diet? Don't be loca in the cabeza chica, a life without chocolate is no way to live.

I love chocolate anything, but I have very limited willpower when it comes to some of my favorites like Godiva or Ghirardelli so I rarely buy the bars. I am NOT one of those "freeze it and eat like two squares" people.

A quick chocolate fix for me is taking a cup of Jello sugar free mousse temptations in dark chocolate, crushing up a mini heath bar and sprinkling it to the top and topping the entire thing off with two tbsp of sugar free whipped topping. It's pretty good and satisfies the craving well enough and only comes out to 122 calories and 6 grams of fat.

Oh, Candi_land just reminded me, Snack Pack sugar free chocolate pudding is really good. Not the fat free, that tastes watered down to me, but the sugar free tastes more like dark chocolate, and you can lick the inside of the container without cutting your tongue. :drinker:

I do cocoa flavored almonds for my chocolate fix. I'f I'm really on a roll I have a banana with them. Just like a Banana Split!

What do you eat when you NEED something chocolate? I'll have the occasional fun sized kit kat, but I'm looking to cut out even that. any suggestions/easy recipes?

Kinzie

My suggestion is that you NOT cut out your fun size kit kat, but rather scan/analyze your food diary for places where you might fit in the occasional monthly, weekly, or daily chocolate treat according to your needs.

I have a very simple technique for dealing with cravings like this. I give myself absolute permission to eat whatever it is, in any amount I like. Just not right away. I will give myself a set time to eat it from when I am desiring it. Say an hour or two from when I begin wanting it.

When that time comes I find that I either don't want it any more or I eat much less of it or the time passes and I have forgotten about it completely.

The thought of deprivation gives an item more power than it actually deserves.

Sounds yummy!

this is probably gonna get a lot of hate.
on some days i want the whole chocolate in the afternoon for example. then if have around 600 cals of chocolate, i'll eat veggies,fruit and egg whites for the rest of my day.
it's all about the calories

What do you eat when you NEED something chocolate? I'll have the occasional fun sized kit kat, but I'm looking to cut out even that. any suggestions/easy recipes?

Kinzie

dark chocolate 85%