Chocolate Craving - What's your fix?

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  • BicepsAndBows
    BicepsAndBows Posts: 197 Member
    I am NOT a fan of those 90 calorie pack things! Even this one, which is supposed to be high in fiber, does not fill me up or satisfy me at all. If anything I'm even hungrier than when I began or I end up hungry again 10 minutes later!
    Some ways I indulge my chocolate cravings:
    Plain greek yogurt with 1 Tbsp. dark chocolate chips mixed in
    Chocolate chunk or S'mores Quest bar
    or just eat a piece of chocolate of your preference, enjoy it, log it, and factor your other choices that day so it fits in. Nothing wrong with a little chocolate now and then! :)
  • rita7735
    rita7735 Posts: 1 Member
    Raw brownie bites with walnuts, dates, cocoa and vanilla. Yum!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited April 2015
    Depends on the kind of chocolate I'm craving I may have: hot chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate pudding, chocolate truffles, rum filled chocolate, chocolate ice cream, candy bar, nutella, and everything in between. I'm not a chocolate snob. Sometimes I'll have one of those expensive specialty chocolates, other times I crave the cheap stuff as long as it doesn't have the texture of candles and doesn't taste like soap. I'm not a big fan of brownies though.
  • PasPlus
    PasPlus Posts: 31 Member
    I take magnesuim supplements and the cravings magically go away.

    I do love a bit of 85+% dark chocolate from time to time though.
  • Leana088
    Leana088 Posts: 581 Member
    A miniature chocolate bar (their like 2 bites), or a teaspoon of Nutella. Or 1 square of Lindt.

    I've noticed that a single taste of what I'm craving is enough to satisfy me. The first bite is the tastiest, after that, the rest just mellow out too much.
  • Castrofreak
    Castrofreak Posts: 67 Member
    edited April 2015
    I like the brownies too, but they're too small for me so I end up eating like 5 lol. I like to heat them up tho. Makes them gooier. Also, my fave is the mint chip one.

    But my go to is either chewy dips quaker chocolate chip bars. Like a candy bar and only 140 calories.
    Oh and chocolate ice cream of course. I leave room for it in case I want some.
  • s2mikey
    s2mikey Posts: 146 Member
    I simply EAT chocolate! I prefer Green and Blacks 85% dark but will go with Ghiradelli 86% too. Both are wonderful and a half serving is usually alls I need to make me happy. Its good for you. Ignoring cravings only leads to eventual failure, IMO.

    You want some chocolate? Then eat some! :)
  • I have the best recipe!

    Protein pudding.

    4 oz. yogurt of choice
    1 tbsp cocoa powder
    1 tbsp peanut butter
    1 banana
    1 scoop chocolate protein powder

    Blend and refrigerate overnight. Tadaaaaa! It is SO DELICIOUS.
  • JojoV1977
    JojoV1977 Posts: 4 Member
    Take a Magnesium Citrate supplement (300-400mg per day or less). Your chocolate cravings will disappear.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    My boss brought in some Gertrude Hawk Dark Chocolate bunnies today- HOLYD:LKJSDF:LKJSDF

    They were delicious. Just big huge (two bites) thick delicious chocolate. It was inappropriate on the conference call.
  • AndiJH
    AndiJH Posts: 84 Member
    my new favorite thing:

    1 scoop vanilla protein powder
    1/2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
    1/2 tsp peanut butter
    add a tiny bit of water and stir until almost dough-like

    Then eat it with a spoon or refrigerate and roll into delicious protein bites for later. It's like eating chocolate cookie dough, but almost no sugar & fat, and pretty much all protein.
  • klund13
    klund13 Posts: 98 Member
    Fiber One brownies or sugar free jello pudding cups (only 60 calories!). I also like the weight watchers ice cream bars.
  • martyj15
    martyj15 Posts: 3 Member
    I buy whatever kind of chocolate I love (also a chocoholic lol) and I put it in the freezer.. I dislike cold chocolate so I eat less then if it were room temperature. Or make your own version of whatever you like with healthier ingredients :)
  • thatrabidgirl
    thatrabidgirl Posts: 32 Member
    I make chocolate oatmeal every morning for breakfast. It's homemade so it's healthier than most instant oatmeals and it fulfills the chocolate craving! Recipe here.
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  • ChristinePearlFNP
    ChristinePearlFNP Posts: 72 Member
    Brownie brittle!!!!! Sooooo good!
  • dufus12
    dufus12 Posts: 393 Member
    edited April 2015
    Either the darkest choc I can find...Green and Blacks or Lindts, or the dark chocs in my monthly Hotel Chocolate box......I let husband have the others.
    He doesn't complain....but hates it when too many dark chocs in box!
  • okaymeow
    okaymeow Posts: 1
    JarethG wrote: »
    my fix? I eat some chocolate without overthinking life the universe and everything.
    Yup
  • Kiku10
    Kiku10 Posts: 66 Member
    1 tbs raw cacao powder in a cup of plain yogurt. A few drops of stevia for me. Less than 30 cals for the powder. Hits the spot, lots of antioxidants.
  • jhonen32629
    jhonen32629 Posts: 16 Member
    I like Quest Cookie Dough or Quest Double Chocolate Chunk for my chocolate fixes. They're both protein bars that have a very short ingredient list and are downright delicious.
  • rendress269
    rendress269 Posts: 90 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.

    Same here. I always have a dark chocolate bar or baking morsels on hand. Divine chocolates (found at Target) are divided into small squares and have been the perfect solution for me.

    CHOCOLATE Cherry overnight oats were a delicious creation, too!!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited April 2015
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.

    Same here. I always have a dark chocolate bar or baking morsels on hand. Divine chocolates (found at Target) are divided into small squares and have been the perfect solution for me.

    CHOCOLATE Cherry overnight oats were a delicious creation, too!!

    What else are you doing with this cocoa powder? I just bought some today and added it to nonfat greek yogurt and it tasted like funk. I didn't add any sweetener though. I'm like...the least creative food person ever.
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.
    Yup. I 'll walk to the store and buy 1 mini resse's peanut butter cup and chew really slowly. If it's at night I'll make a cup of hot coco. It's taken a long time, but I'm finally at the point where I can eat a bit of chocolate without going nuts.
  • lillyy23
    lillyy23 Posts: 136 Member
    I love my shakeology!!! :)
  • SophiaSerrao
    SophiaSerrao Posts: 234 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.

    Same here. I always have a dark chocolate bar or baking morsels on hand. Divine chocolates (found at Target) are divided into small squares and have been the perfect solution for me.

    CHOCOLATE Cherry overnight oats were a delicious creation, too!!

    What else are you doing with this cocoa powder? I just bought some today and added it to nonfat greek yogurt and it tasted like funk. I didn't add any sweetener though. I'm like...the least creative food person ever.

    Hey there, just butting in to say greek yogurt with cocoa powder is really, really good. Very chocolaty and intense (and such a simple mix), but it absolutely requires a sweetener. Unless you're using some kind of flavored greek yogurt (raspberry works great), you can skip the sweetener there... if you appreciate that intense chocolate taste (who doesn't?)

    ...I just realized I totally ASSUMED you used plain greek yogurt and unsweetened cocoa powder, lol. But I figure that's why it would taste like funk. It needs a hint of sweetness.

    I do a smoothie (I have a lot to say on cocoa powder) with a cup or so of milk, 1 greek yogurt (plain), 1-2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, banana and/or rasberries.... and stevia as needed (non for me, the sugars in the fruit suffice). In my opinion, it tastes like a valid milkshake.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.

    Same here. I always have a dark chocolate bar or baking morsels on hand. Divine chocolates (found at Target) are divided into small squares and have been the perfect solution for me.

    CHOCOLATE Cherry overnight oats were a delicious creation, too!!

    What else are you doing with this cocoa powder? I just bought some today and added it to nonfat greek yogurt and it tasted like funk. I didn't add any sweetener though. I'm like...the least creative food person ever.

    Hey there, just butting in to say greek yogurt with cocoa powder is really, really good. Very chocolaty and intense (and such a simple mix), but it absolutely requires a sweetener. Unless you're using some kind of flavored greek yogurt (raspberry works great), you can skip the sweetener there... if you appreciate that intense chocolate taste (who doesn't?)

    ...I just realized I totally ASSUMED you used plain greek yogurt and unsweetened cocoa powder, lol. But I figure that's why it would taste like funk. It needs a hint of sweetness.

    I do a smoothie (I have a lot to say on cocoa powder) with a cup or so of milk, 1 greek yogurt (plain), 1-2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, banana and/or rasberries.... and stevia as needed (non for me, the sugars in the fruit suffice). In my opinion, it tastes like a valid milkshake.

    Cool. Yeah I just tried it again right before you posted actually, with a little sugar and a splash of vanilla extract and it was much better. I mean I really like 0% plain yogurt...I just realized it this week though. I don't know if I'm gonna get into blending smoothies though. Maybe someday I'll get there.
  • SophiaSerrao
    SophiaSerrao Posts: 234 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.

    Same here. I always have a dark chocolate bar or baking morsels on hand. Divine chocolates (found at Target) are divided into small squares and have been the perfect solution for me.

    CHOCOLATE Cherry overnight oats were a delicious creation, too!!

    What else are you doing with this cocoa powder? I just bought some today and added it to nonfat greek yogurt and it tasted like funk. I didn't add any sweetener though. I'm like...the least creative food person ever.

    Hey there, just butting in to say greek yogurt with cocoa powder is really, really good. Very chocolaty and intense (and such a simple mix), but it absolutely requires a sweetener. Unless you're using some kind of flavored greek yogurt (raspberry works great), you can skip the sweetener there... if you appreciate that intense chocolate taste (who doesn't?)

    ...I just realized I totally ASSUMED you used plain greek yogurt and unsweetened cocoa powder, lol. But I figure that's why it would taste like funk. It needs a hint of sweetness.

    I do a smoothie (I have a lot to say on cocoa powder) with a cup or so of milk, 1 greek yogurt (plain), 1-2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, banana and/or rasberries.... and stevia as needed (non for me, the sugars in the fruit suffice). In my opinion, it tastes like a valid milkshake.

    Cool. Yeah I just tried it again right before you posted actually, with a little sugar and a splash of vanilla extract and it was much better. I mean I really like 0% plain yogurt...I just realized it this week though. I don't know if I'm gonna get into blending smoothies though. Maybe someday I'll get there.

    Blending's kind of the drag because you have to take out the blender and then wash the mess, but I have a mini personal sized blender-glass-in-one thing where I put the ingredients in, blend, remove, and drink from there. It's the size of a tall glass, so it's no big deal washing it. That got me making more smoothies more often. The possibilities are endless, so it's a chance to be creative.

    I really like plain for the yogurt/cocoa mix as well. Sometimes I add mint extract (for a mint and chips flavor hehe), rum extract, almond extract, coconut extract, etc. I have a lot of extracts. And stevia for sweetness, but sugar's obviously fine.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.

    Same here. I always have a dark chocolate bar or baking morsels on hand. Divine chocolates (found at Target) are divided into small squares and have been the perfect solution for me.

    CHOCOLATE Cherry overnight oats were a delicious creation, too!!

    What else are you doing with this cocoa powder? I just bought some today and added it to nonfat greek yogurt and it tasted like funk. I didn't add any sweetener though. I'm like...the least creative food person ever.

    Hey there, just butting in to say greek yogurt with cocoa powder is really, really good. Very chocolaty and intense (and such a simple mix), but it absolutely requires a sweetener. Unless you're using some kind of flavored greek yogurt (raspberry works great), you can skip the sweetener there... if you appreciate that intense chocolate taste (who doesn't?)

    ...I just realized I totally ASSUMED you used plain greek yogurt and unsweetened cocoa powder, lol. But I figure that's why it would taste like funk. It needs a hint of sweetness.

    I do a smoothie (I have a lot to say on cocoa powder) with a cup or so of milk, 1 greek yogurt (plain), 1-2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, banana and/or rasberries.... and stevia as needed (non for me, the sugars in the fruit suffice). In my opinion, it tastes like a valid milkshake.

    Cool. Yeah I just tried it again right before you posted actually, with a little sugar and a splash of vanilla extract and it was much better. I mean I really like 0% plain yogurt...I just realized it this week though. I don't know if I'm gonna get into blending smoothies though. Maybe someday I'll get there.

    Blending's kind of the drag because you have to take out the blender and then wash the mess, but I have a mini personal sized blender-glass-in-one thing where I put the ingredients in, blend, remove, and drink from there. It's the size of a tall glass, so it's no big deal washing it. That got me making more smoothies more often. The possibilities are endless, so it's a chance to be creative.

    I really like plain for the yogurt/cocoa mix as well. Sometimes I add mint extract (for a mint and chips flavor hehe), rum extract, almond extract, coconut extract, etc. I have a lot of extracts. And stevia for sweetness, but sugar's obviously fine.

    Hmm...Maybe I'll get into this. How many calories is your favorite one? I tend not to like to drink my calories.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 11,326 Member
    Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips. Great tasting chocolate to start, but you can only eat so much before you get tired of them, so it helps control portion size automatically.
  • SophiaSerrao
    SophiaSerrao Posts: 234 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.

    Same here. I always have a dark chocolate bar or baking morsels on hand. Divine chocolates (found at Target) are divided into small squares and have been the perfect solution for me.

    CHOCOLATE Cherry overnight oats were a delicious creation, too!!

    What else are you doing with this cocoa powder? I just bought some today and added it to nonfat greek yogurt and it tasted like funk. I didn't add any sweetener though. I'm like...the least creative food person ever.

    Hey there, just butting in to say greek yogurt with cocoa powder is really, really good. Very chocolaty and intense (and such a simple mix), but it absolutely requires a sweetener. Unless you're using some kind of flavored greek yogurt (raspberry works great), you can skip the sweetener there... if you appreciate that intense chocolate taste (who doesn't?)

    ...I just realized I totally ASSUMED you used plain greek yogurt and unsweetened cocoa powder, lol. But I figure that's why it would taste like funk. It needs a hint of sweetness.

    I do a smoothie (I have a lot to say on cocoa powder) with a cup or so of milk, 1 greek yogurt (plain), 1-2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, banana and/or rasberries.... and stevia as needed (non for me, the sugars in the fruit suffice). In my opinion, it tastes like a valid milkshake.

    Cool. Yeah I just tried it again right before you posted actually, with a little sugar and a splash of vanilla extract and it was much better. I mean I really like 0% plain yogurt...I just realized it this week though. I don't know if I'm gonna get into blending smoothies though. Maybe someday I'll get there.

    Blending's kind of the drag because you have to take out the blender and then wash the mess, but I have a mini personal sized blender-glass-in-one thing where I put the ingredients in, blend, remove, and drink from there. It's the size of a tall glass, so it's no big deal washing it. That got me making more smoothies more often. The possibilities are endless, so it's a chance to be creative.

    I really like plain for the yogurt/cocoa mix as well. Sometimes I add mint extract (for a mint and chips flavor hehe), rum extract, almond extract, coconut extract, etc. I have a lot of extracts. And stevia for sweetness, but sugar's obviously fine.

    Hmm...Maybe I'll get into this. How many calories is your favorite one? I tend not to like to drink my calories.
    arditarose wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    When I crave chocolate.

    I have chocolate.

    Same here. I always have a dark chocolate bar or baking morsels on hand. Divine chocolates (found at Target) are divided into small squares and have been the perfect solution for me.

    CHOCOLATE Cherry overnight oats were a delicious creation, too!!

    What else are you doing with this cocoa powder? I just bought some today and added it to nonfat greek yogurt and it tasted like funk. I didn't add any sweetener though. I'm like...the least creative food person ever.

    Hey there, just butting in to say greek yogurt with cocoa powder is really, really good. Very chocolaty and intense (and such a simple mix), but it absolutely requires a sweetener. Unless you're using some kind of flavored greek yogurt (raspberry works great), you can skip the sweetener there... if you appreciate that intense chocolate taste (who doesn't?)

    ...I just realized I totally ASSUMED you used plain greek yogurt and unsweetened cocoa powder, lol. But I figure that's why it would taste like funk. It needs a hint of sweetness.

    I do a smoothie (I have a lot to say on cocoa powder) with a cup or so of milk, 1 greek yogurt (plain), 1-2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, banana and/or rasberries.... and stevia as needed (non for me, the sugars in the fruit suffice). In my opinion, it tastes like a valid milkshake.

    Cool. Yeah I just tried it again right before you posted actually, with a little sugar and a splash of vanilla extract and it was much better. I mean I really like 0% plain yogurt...I just realized it this week though. I don't know if I'm gonna get into blending smoothies though. Maybe someday I'll get there.

    Blending's kind of the drag because you have to take out the blender and then wash the mess, but I have a mini personal sized blender-glass-in-one thing where I put the ingredients in, blend, remove, and drink from there. It's the size of a tall glass, so it's no big deal washing it. That got me making more smoothies more often. The possibilities are endless, so it's a chance to be creative.

    I really like plain for the yogurt/cocoa mix as well. Sometimes I add mint extract (for a mint and chips flavor hehe), rum extract, almond extract, coconut extract, etc. I have a lot of extracts. And stevia for sweetness, but sugar's obviously fine.

    Hmm...Maybe I'll get into this. How many calories is your favorite one? I tend not to like to drink my calories.

    I'm on the lowest calorie count of all, so I definitely don't like to drink my calories. That's why I don't do fruit juices. But these smoothies are kind of a treat. And easy. No stove involved.

    Let's see, here's my favorite:

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    Sometimes I'll throw in 10 almonds for the fat intake, that would add 70 more calories.