I just started my diet Monday and trying to keep it under 1500 cal. a day. Anyway, I' a chocoholic and so far that is the only thing I'm missing. Does anyone have a suggestion of a very low cal fix for this???
I have looked at sugar free chocolate syrup. I thought I could put in a shake once in a while.
But actually, once in a while, I just have a piece of chocolate. Keep it small, savour it. Just don't do that everyday.
Not very low, but I like the dark chocolate graham cracker "cookies" from Starbucks. They're 140 cal each and 1 at a time is about all I ate even pre-diet--very, very intense chocolate. Usually if I want chocolate, I want the real thing and I'm much more satisfied treating myself to one of these a couple times a week than messing around with choc alternatives (although, hmm...a whole tin of choc velamints..... LOL)
Otherwise--you'd have to order online--Canfield's Diet Chocolate Soda! Good choc flavor, zero cals.
Sugar Free Jell-O pudding cups. They are only 60 calories per cup and 1.5 grams of fat. I usually eat mine with a little fat-free whipped cream on top!
The Jello is good. I did that the last go around but for now I keep a small ziploc bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips in the freezer. They are 80 calories in a tablespoon (about 20 chips to a tablespoon) BUT I just pull one or two little chips out and let them melt in my mouth. That usually satisfies my craving. At that they are only 4 calories per chip. Anywho, that's what I do.
Fudgecicles and the small bags of sugar free chocolates. Still have tons of calories and fat so can't go hog wild, but it is something. I prefer to eat one REAL thing every now and again instead. I've been eating fudgecicles every night.
How about the sugar-free hot chocolate? The Swiss Miss brand is also fat-free AND it counts as a serving of milk.
I'm glad you asked this question. This is my week of PMS. I am just starting the monthly craving of salty (Wheat Thins) and chocolate (Milk Duds). I was just at the grocery store and talked myself out of both. I stood there and looked at the different types of Wheat Thins.. Mmmm.. and then the candy aisle. Mmmm... BUT.. I didn't buy either. What I need to do is buy the reduced fat Wheat Thins and then portion them out into snack size bags. (Or buy the 100 calorie packs.)
I like a nice square of good dark chocolate myself. A nice single bean variety like those from Bonnat (my current favorite) A 1" square piece is about 50 calories and really satisfies. I'm a definite chocolate snob though
Also good is a Tablespoon of good old Hersheys syrup (only 50 calories) drizzled over a banana or some strawberries.
I eat the real stuff, sometimes Hershey, though I try to get Godiva when I can. I'm a chocolate fiend, some days. I ate a chocolate bar three days in a row this week, and might have a chunk of it today (I have a 5-oz bar sitting in the fridge).
For me at least, in the past, if I tried to 'substitute' when I wanted plain old chocolate, I'd eat the substitute, then some chocolate that I originally wanted, and then figured I'd blown it, so eat the rest of the chocolate. It differs between different people, though. Also, I have a lot to lose, so I'm aiming for 1600-1700 calories. Some days I only eat 1400 or so -- even with chocolate. Just depends.
Incidentally, the 90/10 plan recommends having a 'fun food' a day, which can include... a chocolate bar.
So a day where I eat chocolate (this is yesterday's off fitday, actually) might look like:
Breakfast: 1 slice LF vegetable quiche (150)
Snack: bit over 3/4 cups grapes (100)
Lunch: Amy's organic tofu teriyaki bowl (280), and a Hershey bar (230)
Snack: Small orange (65) and 1/4 cup honey roasted soy nuts (150)
Dinner: homemade LF shrimp creole (160) over 1 cup brown rice (210)
Calorie total ended up being about 1350. Nutrition wise it isn't completely horrid. There was about 6 servings of fruits/veggies in there, some soy protein, some calcium, etc. Ended up being 22% fat (32 grams), 10% of calories from saturated fat (which falls about into nutrition guidelines), 20% protein, 58% carbs. Plus 24 grams of fiber. That's a bit less fire than my norm, and a bit more carbs, but generally healthy.
What worked for me is chocolate kisses, and hershey's miniatures.
Just watch how many.
Most the time one of the dark chocolate hershey's mini's takes care of my beast.
Good luck.
I'm a chocaholic too, but I have trouble opening containers and leaving them partially eaten w/ chocolate things, so I often need single servings.
- sf ff chocolate pudding made w/ skim milk
- chocolate graham crackers
- Miss Meringue sf chocolate meringues (sold at Target)
- 100 cal pack Oreo cookies
- Luna bars that have chocolate in the name, e.g. Nutz over chocolate, chocolate pecan pie
- sf fudgsicles
- skinny cow ice cream sandwiches, or anything skinny cow (sadly these don't seem to be sold in small towns like the one I live in)
I can totally relate the "open container" issue. In fact, your response is exactly what I thought of when I read the post prior to yours. I can't imagine buying a bag of mini candy bars and only eating ONE a day. Maybe one BAG!
So far, the one treat that I have been able to successfully buy a container of and have only one serving a day is the 100-calorie pack of Oreos. (Those wafer thin ones, not real cookies with cream filling.) In fact, I've had the same box now for about a month. Those oreos just hit the spot when I have a bad chocolate/sweet craving!! (Almost too sweet so that I don't need to have more later.)
Chocolate chips, the kind you use for baking. You can have just a few at a time, and they're small. Just add them into your calorie count.
Or, set aside some calories every week for a treat. You're never going to be able to eat chocolate all the time and maintain a goal weight, so you need to remember that sweets are a treat anyway. So once a week or so, allow yourself the candy bar, the ice cream or the piece of cake (cake is a lot more calories than a candy bar, though) as a part of your diet. Maybe do some extra exercise before having your treat.
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