{"id":17247,"date":"2010-02-13T01:01:04","date_gmt":"2010-02-13T06:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=17247"},"modified":"2010-02-13T23:02:13","modified_gmt":"2010-02-14T04:02:13","slug":"eating-chocolate-without-overdoing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/eating-chocolate-without-overdoing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating Chocolate Without Overdoing It"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nutrition<\/a>Guest bloggers, The Nutrition Twins\u00ae Tammy Lakatos, RD, CDN, CFT and Lyssie Lakatos, RD, CDN, CFT are the authors of <\/em>The Secret To Skinny: How Salt Makes You Fat and <\/em>The 4-Week Plan to Drop a Size & Get Healthier with Simple Low-Sodium Swaps (HCI, Fall 2026) and <\/em>Fire Up Your Metabolism: 9 Proven Principles for Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever. You can visit the Nutrition Twins<\/a> website for more information on this dynamic duo. <\/em><\/p>\n

Chocolate: It\u2019s the mouth-watering aphrodisiac<\/a> that\u2019s synonymous with Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

But can you enjoy chocolate without sabotaging your weight loss efforts?<\/p>\n

Yes, you can!\u00a0 The trick is to have a small, yet satisfying serving.<\/p>\n

Follow these pointers:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Fill up on nutritious meals that include small amounts of healthy fibrous carbohydrates, like brown rice, oatmeal, lean protein, like fat free yogurt, fish or chicken breast and lots of veggies.\u00a0Enjoy chocolate after your meal. You won\u2019t be hungry and it will be easier for you to be rational.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Eat slowly and savor the chocolate, which\u00a0will allow the taste to last a long time.\u00a0Plus, you\u2019ll enjoy the experience more. Sit while you eat it.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Allow yourself to indulge in small portions, just about 100 calories<\/a> worth of chocolate regularly – not just on Valentine\u2019s Day. Completely steering clear of chocolate has been shown to increase cravings for it.\"chocolate\"<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Remove chocolate cues, like chocolate candy sitting on your desk or leaving chocolate out on your counter top.Visible chocolate will only increase cravings.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Enjoy pre-portioned servings.\u00a0Think fun-sized chocolate bars, fudgsicles, 100-calorie chocolate snack packs like\u00a0M&M\u2019s or Oreos or a chocolate pudding cup.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0If you prefer quantity, try having a lower calorie chocolate alternative.\u00a0For 100 calories you could enjoy one of the following treats:\u00a0One small piece of chocolate,\u00a0 \u00bc cup chocolate ice cream, a half cup of fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate syrup, \u00a0two cups of fat-free hot chocolate or a \u00bd cup low-fat frozen chocolate yogurt.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0See if a little bit will do it. Can\u00a0you be\u00a0satisfied by a kiddie-sized chocolate frozen yogurt?\u00a0Or will grating a little dark chocolate over a banana or strawberries do the trick?<\/p>\n

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