bedtime cocoa alternatives?

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graelwyn
graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Give me an idea of how to make an alternative to hot chocolate before bed. I have tried pure cocoa powder and it seems to keep me awake, oddly. Carob seems to give me some sort of a hot flush reaction and all normal and diet hot chocolates seem to be full of sugar and sweeteners. I am trying to break free of my sugar addiction so i fear my beloved hot choc must go too.

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  • aircantu1
    aircantu1 Posts: 55 Member
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    Hot tea. There are many different flavors.
  • bazaar1982
    bazaar1982 Posts: 159 Member
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    hot milk with a spoonful of honey in it - helps with sugary cravings the next day too. x
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
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    Nothing wrong with a cup of cocoa. I drink the Nestle sugar free hot cocoa. :)
  • waffleflavoredtea
    waffleflavoredtea Posts: 235 Member
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    It's too bad that pure cocoa makes you tired that's what I was going to suggest!

    There are some dessert flavored teas out there like Christmas Cookie, Gingerbread Man, Chocolate, and Caramel Truffle.

    I don't like dessert teas much but maybe check around Google or Amazon for more tempting flavors?
  • bazaar1982
    bazaar1982 Posts: 159 Member
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    Nothing wrong with a cup of cocoa. I drink the Nestle sugar free hot cocoa. :)

    blurrrgh isn't that just like really thin, watery cocoa? (or at least thats what i think i'll be getting when i look at it!)
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
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    Melt 90% cocoa dark chocolate in milk on the stove. Then you're getting protein and calcium too.
  • abbybean11
    abbybean11 Posts: 122 Member
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    you might just have to go cold turkey until you stop craving it. that's what i had to do with sugar in my coffee in the morning. it was really hard giving it up at first, but now i'm totally fine with black coffee.
  • tseecka
    tseecka Posts: 90 Member
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    I don't know if you're in the States or Canada, but there is a tea company based out of Canada called DavidsTea. They make some absolutely scrumptious chocolate teas, and I do believe they ship to the US.

    I would highly recommend the Chocolate Cake, Read my Lips, and Chili Chocolate Chai flavours. If you want to avoid caffeine, they also have a Mint Chocolate Rooiboos that is caffeine-free (the other three are all black teas and so have slightly higher caffeine content).
  • betsyog
    betsyog Posts: 2
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    What about heating up a chocolate almond, coconut, or soy milk?
  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
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    If it's got chocolate in it, it's going to have stimulants...caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, etc.
    If you want to sleep and relax better, try using powdered magnesium citrate (1tsp worth) - add to tea or just plain hot water, etc. There is a supplement version called Nature's Calm - I believe it's stevia sweetened
  • rainforestboots
    rainforestboots Posts: 15 Member
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    The best bedtime drink I've come up with so far is this: Rooibos Tea + Soymilk + Cinnamon. Rooibos tea is caffeine free and tastes kind of like regular black tea, the cinnamon makes it smell sweet and snuggly. Low Cal, Sugar and Caffeine free WIN!
  • mymission92
    mymission92 Posts: 97
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    Try hot milk with cinnamon. SO nice!
  • LeilaFace
    LeilaFace Posts: 412 Member
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    Why not just warm chocolate milk? it's like a warm glass of milk before bed ... but with chocolate.
  • senyosmom
    senyosmom Posts: 613 Member
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    Swiss Miss makes a low cal hot chocolate. Try that
  • senyosmom
    senyosmom Posts: 613 Member
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    If it's got chocolate in it, it's going to have stimulants...caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, etc.
    If you want to sleep and relax better, try using powdered magnesium citrate (1tsp worth) - add to tea or just plain hot water, etc. There is a supplement version called Nature's Calm - I believe it's stevia sweetened

    sorry, i was totally distracted by your profile pic. ehehm.... OK I'm good now.
  • hotjava9
    hotjava9 Posts: 19 Member
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    Time release whey protein chocolate with some nesquick (no sugar added for flavor) half skim milk half water.

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