What do you eat when you crave chocolate?

Chocolate cheerios, sans milk. They taste very similar (to me) to those Oreo 100 calorie packs, and there are about 100 calories in a serving size (3/4 of a cup, I think it is).

If you do decide to eat chocolate, find some *real* chocolate...not sugar with some chocolate in it like Hershey's kisses, or Dove whatevers, or anything else you'd typically find in the "candy" aisle.

Fruit

Not to be rude but if you ever find a fruit that can cure a chocolate craving please let me know!!

Exactly! lol

Go to Aldi and get Fit&Active Fudge Ice Cream Bars. They're AMAZING!!! Only 90 calories!!

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Chocolate.

Sugar free chocolate pudding with skim milk is delicious ...or try a Kind Plus bar they are absolutely AMAZING!!! They have a chocolate & peanut butter bar or a dark chocolate/cherry/almond bar and they are so delicious @ 190 cals

Skinny cow dreamy clusters omfg so good. Their not bad for calories and they taste like the candies called "turtles!" Caramel, chocolate and i think nuts (: MMMMM

usually some chocolate...lol

Yes, a moderate amount of good dark chocolate is great (Yum).
But sometimes I just get some chocolate almond milk. Gosh, it tastes just like liquid chocolate ice cream, and definitely cures my craving (120 cals for a cups of the sweetened kind, and you can get unsweetened for less) :happy:

Add me to the list of those that eat chocolate when I crave it. I have some everyday. I buy high quality dark chocolate (72% works for me). A little goes a long way.

As long as you stay above 70%, chocolate may not be a negaitve addition to your weekly diet. As always, moderation is key. Also, "Amazing Grass" is cocoa mixed with dehydrated sea vegetation, a nice addition to a smoothie to get your hint of cocoa & a ton of great veg! Finally, I have found that cocoa dusted almonds are a great snack & are chocolately enough to quench my cravings.

Most of the time with chocolate, it isn't the cacao that's bad for you so much as all the things they add to it. (Gluten, etc.) If you like dark chocolate, there are lots of good varieties out there that cut down on the additives. I tend to splurge on Theo (a local Seattle company with organic, fair trade cacao). Their dark chocolate varieties are strong enough that I usually only need one square at a time, so a bar can last me a while. Also, it's kind of spendy so it's not something I'm going to buy very often.

And Fair Trade always tastes better!

It seems like the one thing I cannot get away from is chocolate. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the sugar, but I very specifically crave chocolate. Is there something else I can eat that will at least curb my craving but won't use up all my calories?

When I crave chocolate, I eat chocolate.

It's not so much the what that you seem to be having problems with as the how much.

Buy a bag of hershey's kisses and limit yourself to 4 when you a craving. Over time, drop it to 3, then to 2, then to 1. I eat dark chocolate kisses. I have one to curb a craving. They are 20 calories.

The darker the chocolate you can stand (or like) the better.

Just remember, a craving can be sated by eating what you want. But in small quantities. And don't chew! Suck on the chocolate so it lasts about 1-2 minutes.

Also...I work in Tobacco Prevention and am always teaching people how to curb a craving for a cigarette.

The human brain takes approximately 10 minutes to pass by a craving. No, seriously. It's a psychological thing.

So...here are several things you can do to get over your craving:

1- Slowly eat a bag of baby carrots.
2- Suck on something cinnamon flavored...this is psychologically linked to the brain and makes your cravings go away faster.
3- Do a crossword puzzle.
4- Get on the internet and learn to tie a fishing fly.
5- Stretch

Now those are not all of the things you could do, but they are the ones that translate to nearly every craving situation. The one I recommend the most is to stretch for 10 minutes.

Your body's craving is most likely a response to stress. Stress can be created by sitting too long, by not eating enough or soon enough or by myriad other things...my big thing is when the owner of the ad agency I work with calls...when I see his number I want to eat an entire tub of ice cream because he drives me crazy!!! (contracts! Bah!)

Stretching can help make the stress go away. You can also go for a walk. Even if it's just around the office a couple times or over to a co-worker's desk to chat for a second. On weekends, go dig out a book. And tell yourself that you can have the chocolate at the next chapter. By the time you get there, you won't need it anymore. Especially if it's a really good book. I recommend The Looking Glass Wars or the Wicked series. Both have multiple books and are very good reads. You could also try the 50 Shades of Grey or the Wheel of Time. These are all books that will take your attention away from chocolate.

I also make photo books online. And I do that when I have cravings. Because it keeps my mind occupied.

Holla if you need more advice on the psychology of cravings. I do presentations about it all the time and would be happy to share the info.

Topic: What do you eat when you crave chocolate?

Chocolate.