Squelching That Chocolate Craving!

truthiness4ever
truthiness4ever Posts: 4
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
So, I have a weakness for chocolate. I LOVE chocolate. But it seems now that I've been eating healthy and watching myself, I am getting these ridiculous chocolate cravings. I haven't given in yet, but does anybody have any tips on healthy alternatives? Is dark chocolate really better for you than milk chocolate?
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  • princess_f
    princess_f Posts: 148
    dark choc is better but i find a 40 calorie Options hot chocolate drink takes the cravings right away!
  • brandi16
    brandi16 Posts: 56
    Try one devils food cake mix (check each one, some are WAY lower in calories) and add ONLY one can of 100% pumpkin (a 15oz can). Cook like you would any cupcake, but you will probably only get 18 out of the batch...only around 100 calories each and they taste like brownies!!! SUPER moist!! You can also add Fat-Free Whipped topping for a few calories...
  • msemejuru
    msemejuru Posts: 229
    One week a month I will hurt someone if I don't get chocolate. My favorite crave busters are:

    Jello LiveActive chocolate bliss pudding - 60 calories
    Hot chocolate
    Freeze mini candy bars and bring one out at dinner to have later when I'm done
  • yolandita
    yolandita Posts: 23 Member
    I think dark chocolate is better, but i'm not sure. I love chocolate cake and do induldge in betty crocker warm delights. They are these 150 cal chocolate mini cakes that you bake in the microwave and have the best kinda frostin ..aaahhh. They are spectacularly good and guilt free, if you work it into your cals, that is. :0
  • misspenny762
    misspenny762 Posts: 279 Member
    60 cal jello pudding or mousse does the trick... or a 90 cal fiberplus bar with chocolate :]
  • sweetdee88
    sweetdee88 Posts: 22
    fat free sugar free chocolate pudding is my favorite. no funny taste either, like some diet snacks have. i buy either the boxed mixes or the snack packs--those are only 60 calories each, and they're already portioned out for you. or maybe a handful of hershey kisses? not sure of the calorie content in them, but i don't think they're terribly high. good luck!
  • emilyhbrown
    emilyhbrown Posts: 26
    Ive heard this devil cake with pumpkin in it recipe before. Why do you put the pumpkin in it
  • mielikkibz
    mielikkibz Posts: 552 Member
    I keep a bag of funsized musketeers in my desk, I also have picked up the Quaker chocolate mini rice cakes, which are surprsingly good, and I also keep a container of cookie dough(ready to cook0 in the fridge, usually one of those will hit the spot, or at least, it just did :)
  • stephanielynn76
    stephanielynn76 Posts: 709 Member
    When I've got a craving for chocolate I have a Fiber One bar with the chocolate chips in it. I loooooove those and at 140calories they make a great filling snack...
  • mommamo5
    mommamo5 Posts: 61
    I have chocolate almost every day...
    I love the sugar-free chocolate vitatops!
  • Manda1987
    Manda1987 Posts: 207
    I do chocolate every day, too. Dark chocolate is better for you than milk chocolate... you get more of the benefits with less sugar and fat.

    That aside, though, my favourite chocolate fixes are chocolate chai tea, chocolate pudding (I love a spoonful of PB in it) and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
  • chrysnel
    chrysnel Posts: 78
    Dark chocolate is definitely better. I have a couple of bars of 85% cocoa dark chocolate in my freezer. When I get a craving (like I did last night), I break of one square and eat it really slow, just savour it... by the time it's done, my craving is gone, and I don't have any guilt! :wink:
  • dawnslaughter
    dawnslaughter Posts: 125
    buy the tiny chocolate bars and then get some one to hide them from you when you need one you can ask for one and they only have 120 cals yum yum
  • luv2ash
    luv2ash Posts: 1,903 Member
    I completely gave it up. Best thing I ever did, now I don't crave it.
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    i don't even try to beat the cravings. :) When I want chocolate, I eat a third of a hersheys bar (70 cal) or a skinny cow fudge bar (50 cal)

    Just make sure you only eat a little of it.. that's the hard part! :) Best of luck to you!
  • RobertaG
    RobertaG Posts: 205 Member
    Swiss Miss diet hot chocolate - 25 cals
    Chocolate Vitatop - 100 cals
    Blue Diamond Unsweetened Chocolate Milk - 45 cals
    Jello sugar free pudding - 60 cals
    Healthy Choice fudge bar- 100 cals
  • dawnkitchen
    dawnkitchen Posts: 161
    I usually keep dark chocolate on hand. I love the Dove Dark Chocolate silky promises. I usually just eat one or two of those.

    Other ideas:
    Hot chocolate, pudding, jell-o mousse (you can freeze it, too!), or chocolate cool whip topping.
  • t1981
    t1981 Posts: 54 Member
    chocolate is one thing I can't give up- if I tried I would just end up binging!! My favorites are any kind of skinny cow ice cream or bars and dark chocolate kisses or bars. I just suck on one peice of chocolate till its all meted and that usually takes care of the craving. If its been a bad day sometimes it takes 2 peices of chocolate! I eat some form of chocolate pretty much ever day.
  • Lisa__Michelle
    Lisa__Michelle Posts: 845 Member
    I am taking chocolate brownie mix and instead of using the VERY CALORIE FILLED oil, I use a cup of Applesauce! They taste good too!
  • JillyCornwall
    JillyCornwall Posts: 376 Member
    Dark chocolate is definitely better. I have a couple of bars of 85% cocoa dark chocolate in my freezer. When I get a craving (like I did last night), I break of one square and eat it really slow, just savour it... by the time it's done, my craving is gone, and I don't have any guilt! :wink:

    i do that too! Also have a chocolate options drink most days for 40 cals. Learnt years ago that if I don't have it one day I'll break out, go mad & eat a boxful at one sitting!!
  • sarahTV
    sarahTV Posts: 65 Member
    Have you noticed that everyone who replied to your thread was female??? LOL We all need chocolate..I have some almost every day without ill effects. I like Hershey's special dark chocolate chips. I pour a huge bag of them into a candy jar with a lid, then I keep a tablespoon on top of the jar. I know that I can have a tablespoon and not kill my diet and a tablespoon is actually a LOT of chocolate chips. It's incredibly satisfying and on days when I'm really good I can put them over ice cream or mix them with salty almonds...

    Don't fight the cravings, just control them :bigsmile:
  • helenamonks
    helenamonks Posts: 176
    So, I have a weakness for chocolate. I LOVE chocolate. But it seems now that I've been eating healthy and watching myself, I am getting these ridiculous chocolate cravings. I haven't given in yet, but does anybody have any tips on healthy alternatives? Is dark chocolate really better for you than milk chocolate?

    Almost every night, or at least the nights when I'm craving it, I have one or two hershey's miniatures. They are only approx 40-45 cals a piece, but worth it, especially because your other cravings diminish when you know you can give in sometimes.
  • fitnesspirateninja
    fitnesspirateninja Posts: 667 Member
    I eat two 71% dark chocolate squares a few times a week. I can't have milk anyway, so it works for me. I also just tried the Kashi dark chocolate coconut bars, they're pretty awesome. Just use portion control and you'll be okay. If you have trouble with that, get stuff that's pre-packaged in small sizes.
  • dawnkitchen
    dawnkitchen Posts: 161
    Have you noticed that everyone who replied to your thread was female??? LOL We all need chocolate..I have some almost every day without ill effects. I like Hershey's special dark chocolate chips. I pour a huge bag of them into a candy jar with a lid, then I keep a tablespoon on top of the jar. I know that I can have a tablespoon and not kill my diet and a tablespoon is actually a LOT of chocolate chips. It's incredibly satisfying and on days when I'm really good I can put them over ice cream or mix them with salty almonds...

    Don't fight the cravings, just control them :bigsmile:

    1. I was waiting for you to comment.
    2. chocolate chips on ice cream is SO GOOD.
  • sarahTV
    sarahTV Posts: 65 Member
    Have you noticed that everyone who replied to your thread was female??? LOL We all need chocolate..I have some almost every day without ill effects. I like Hershey's special dark chocolate chips. I pour a huge bag of them into a candy jar with a lid, then I keep a tablespoon on top of the jar. I know that I can have a tablespoon and not kill my diet and a tablespoon is actually a LOT of chocolate chips. It's incredibly satisfying and on days when I'm really good I can put them over ice cream or mix them with salty almonds...

    Don't fight the cravings, just control them :bigsmile:

    1. I was waiting for you to comment.
    2. chocolate chips on ice cream is SO GOOD.

    How could I NOT comment :) We both know I am the frontier on the 'chocolate diet' LOL

    Seriously...if I exercise and eat well, why the crap would I NOT have chocolate??? I plan on having many followers over the next 6 months ;)
  • fitinyoga14
    fitinyoga14 Posts: 448 Member
    The only way to get rid of chocolate cravings in my opinion is to eat chocolate!!!!
  • Munchiemooka
    Munchiemooka Posts: 176 Member
    I have a few Quality Street (single wrapped chocolates) most evenings and to stop me picking up that extra one my husband is in charge of them :laugh:
  • sarahTV
    sarahTV Posts: 65 Member
    The only way to get rid of chocolate cravings in my opinion is to eat chocolate!!!!

    I like how you think :wink:
  • djthom
    djthom Posts: 651 Member
    :smile: I love chocolate & ice cream, so I keep a bag of hoodsies in my freezer. I have one almost every night they're only 100 cals.
  • M_lifts
    M_lifts Posts: 2,218 Member
    The only way to get rid of cravings is to have chocolate! I have chocolate everyday.i work it into my allowance. I have a square or two of cadburys whole nut. A squre is 35 cals. It prevents me from binging and helps me to focus. If this chnage os to be longterm chocolate has to be a part of it!!!!
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