Giving into Your Inner Chocoholic Without Blowing Your Diet

For some of us, nothing satisfies quite like chocolate. In fact, surveys show that for women chocolate ranks as the #1 most craved food. With the holiday season right around the corner, can you indulge in chocolatey treats without blowing your diet?

My mentality as a dietitian is not to deny yourself that chocolate, but figure out ways to fit it into your diet in different forms that won’t derail you. Here are some ideas to satisfy your chocolate urge — with real nutritional benefits.

Breakfast:
– make up my protein brownie overnight oats: mix 1/3 cup + 1/3 cup plain low fat Greek yogurt + 1/2 scoop protein powder + 1-2tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder + liquid stevia + 3/4 cup almond milk and refrigerate overnight

– whip up a batch of protein pancakes and add cocoa powder: combine 1 mashed banana + 1/4 cup egg white + 1 scoop protein powder + 1tbsp cocoa for make ahead pancake batter

– combine 1tbsp cocoa + 1/2 scoop protein powder with 1/2 cup egg whites and dip Ezekiel bread in it for Chocolate French Toast

Snacks (or desserts or more breakfast):
– get that cocoa fix with a chocolate variation of protein chia: 3tbsp chia seed + 1/2 cup Greek yogurt + 3/4 cup almond milk + 1tbsp cocoa + stevia

– add cocoa to Greek yogurt with some vanilla & stevia, top with nut butter, hemp seeds or berries **can be frozen for an instant froyo!

– whip up a protein shake with chocolate-flavoured protein powder, ice, unsweetened almond milk, cocoa powder, stevia; optional add in nut butter

– combine your coffee with ice and 1tbsp cocoa powder, splash almond milk & stevia for an iced mocha

– puree 1/2 very ripe avocado, 1 scoop protein powder, 2tbsp cocoa, 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk or water, stevia and vanilla in a magic bullet or food processor for an instant chocolate pudding (1P+1F)

So boldly go forth, and enjoy the occasional chocolatey treat… and may Portion Control be with you!

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