low calorie substitute for chocolate

Smaller portions or just don't keep it in the house.

There is no substitute for chocolate. Period. Saying something like that is blasphemy and should be against the law.

So I convinced the husband to try losing a few pounds as I get back into the habit but he is a chocolate junkie. I'm looking for any tips on healthy ways to satisfy his chocolate cravings, at least for the first week.

Chocolate Almond Milk
Sugar Free chocolates
Skinny Cow treats

Those dark chocolate dusted almonds are very tasty, though not low calorie. But, if you are going to eat nuts anyway, why not get the chocolate dusted ones? The calories are not much more than regular roasted almonds.

I personally am struggling with this, I tend to overindulge if I get my hands on anything sugary. Sometimes I think it's like alcoholics have just one drink. Maybe not that extreme but you get the point. I am training myself to just have a little now and then as it's meant to be "A Treat"
However there was a brownie recipe in the forum for a 37 calorie brownie, I wrote it down and have made two batches, they are delicious and one square is very satisfying. They are made with greek yogurt with almost gives them a cheesecake 'heavy' texture which I LOVE!! Not sure if that recipe is still floating around but there are options

if he can learn moderation, I think that cutting out completely doesn't make sense because who wants to live life everyday not enjoying their foods??

My vote is not to give up chocolate just watch portions. But I do love Swiss Miss chocolate bars. There's no substitution, they're are not sugar free. But they do satisfy my chocolate and dessert craving better than most other 100 cal options.

I love those darn things. Found them at Sam's Club at one point and fell in love. LOL

I am with the less chocolate gang too as the real stuff is so much nicer and makes those extra calories worth having to burn off!. but when I get cravings and I am at home things like chocolateflavoured craft Philadelphia cheese on toast helps. that way I am getting the needed food but it is chocolate flavour and the cals dont add up too quick.

Also, I used to get 70% dark chocolate chips from Girardelli and have a serving of them (IIRC, it was maybe 15?, but they're big chips) but I'd eat them one at a time & let them melt on my tongue to get the most/longest chocolate flavor from them.

Ghiradelli are my go to chocolate chips. Delicious. I also use chocolate protein powder in my chocolate/peanut butter/banana protein smoothie.

For me, my success this time around has been all about portion control. I'm not missing anything. I'm not deprived of anything. I just know that I can't eat 3 servings of chocolate a day on top of fast food on top of xyz and not gain weight.

I eat something chocolate almost everyday! Lots of options out there...

Zone Perfect - Dark Chocolate Caramel Pecan
Hershey's - Chocolate Syrup - Sugar Free, 32 grams
Fiber One - Fiber One Bar, Oats & Chocolate
Nestle - Mini Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
Quest White Chocolate Raspberry Protein Bar
Optimum Nutrition - 100% Gold Standard Whey (Double Rich Chocolate)

Melt those Ghiradelli chocolate chips over a toasted waffle. I use Van's Protein Plus waffles - 90 cal per waffle, 5 g protein.

One of the tastier things I've done if I have a few more cals to spare is to take the toasted waffle, spread with some mascarpone or almond butter, top with fruit (usually strawberries) and drizzle the melted chips over top.

I'm a chocolate junkie too and can't give it up. I LOVE Skinny Cow Chocolate Clusters for 120 cals per bag. I'll also eat a Kind chocolate bar towards the end of the night to not only help with chocolate cravings but satisfy the snack monster before bed.

Don't go without just make it fit in your calories for each day. I've lost 80 lbs and haven't given up chocolate yet.

Allow one ounce high quality dark chocolate (70% cacao and up) daily. The darker chocolates actually have nutritional benefits and less sugar. A little goes a long way. If that is too bitter to start, try melting down and using in hot chocolate or covering in fruits like strawberries or oranges.

Don't bother with the alternative lower quality chocolates. They tend to have more sugar and do less to actually satisfy the craving, so he'd probably just end up eating more of it.

If you have Trader Joe's, they have these tins of dark chocolate wedges than are 70% cacao and really yummy. A serving is two wedges, 70 calories and 4.5 grams fat. I keep them in my fridge and pull them out whenever I have a craving. The tins are also really great to use for storing homemade spice mixes once the chocolate is gone.