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My gut instinctively knows I need chocolate right after eating dinner

by NoPicklez 2y ago

taneq 2y ago
I reckon that's just your tongue in a silly hat with a fake mustache.
- NoPicklez 2y ago
  My tongue needs to go further down on the decision making food chain
scotty79 2y ago
I have this after eating a bare steak. I think there's something about eating a lot of something that does not contain carbs that immediately turns on craving for sugar.
- abathur 2y ago
  I had to ponder this for a minute :) I picked up dark chocolate as a snack in early 2020, which I chose very specifically to avoid carbs. I also use cocoa powder to make low-carb ice cream for the same reason. I guess I've used it this way for long enough now that I've broken my default association between chocolate and sugar.
  - barrenko 2y ago
    Damn, now I absolutely need dark chocolate.
    - abathur 2y ago
      I like this one: https://chocolatebar.com/products/extreme-dark-88-dark-chocolate https://chocolatebar.com/products/extreme-dark-88-dark-choco... I'm a little bitter-sensitive, and it's the most-pleasant 88%+ I've had so far. Still inevitably some carbs in cocoa, so you can do some carb-budget damage if you eat more than a serving--but I feel like it's a good treat for its weight. They call a serving size 1/3 of the bar, with 11g carbs (4g fiber, 3g sugar). I think the bar is 3x5 squares, and I generally just have one at a time. Not sure I've had more than 3 squares in a day. I think that would be around 7g total carbs, a bit under 2g sugar, and about 2.4g fiber (i.e. around 4.6g net carbs.) (edit: i've seen them at cvs and target, at least--though my nearest cvs no longer carries the brand)
- dylan604 2y ago
  I say this after eating a tomato sauce. Of all foods to cause a craving for a follow up, tomato sauces are the top. Next up is smoked meat (bbq) makes me want banana pudding, but I think that's a trained habit vs a craving like tomato sauces.
beretguy 2y ago
My gut instinctively knows I need chocolate and then not eat dinner

My gut instinctively knows I need chocolate right after eating dinner

taneq 2y ago

I reckon that's just your tongue in a silly hat with a fake mustache.

NoPicklez 2y ago
My tongue needs to go further down on the decision making food chain

scotty79 2y ago

I have this after eating a bare steak. I think there's something about eating a lot of something that does not contain carbs that immediately turns on craving for sugar.

abathur 2y ago
I had to ponder this for a minute :) I picked up dark chocolate as a snack in early 2020, which I chose very specifically to avoid carbs. I also use cocoa powder to make low-carb ice cream for the same reason. I guess I've used it this way for long enough now that I've broken my default association between chocolate and sugar.
- barrenko 2y ago
  Damn, now I absolutely need dark chocolate.
  - abathur 2y ago
    I like this one: https://chocolatebar.com/products/extreme-dark-88-dark-chocolate https://chocolatebar.com/products/extreme-dark-88-dark-choco... I'm a little bitter-sensitive, and it's the most-pleasant 88%+ I've had so far. Still inevitably some carbs in cocoa, so you can do some carb-budget damage if you eat more than a serving--but I feel like it's a good treat for its weight. They call a serving size 1/3 of the bar, with 11g carbs (4g fiber, 3g sugar). I think the bar is 3x5 squares, and I generally just have one at a time. Not sure I've had more than 3 squares in a day. I think that would be around 7g total carbs, a bit under 2g sugar, and about 2.4g fiber (i.e. around 4.6g net carbs.) (edit: i've seen them at cvs and target, at least--though my nearest cvs no longer carries the brand)
dylan604 2y ago
I say this after eating a tomato sauce. Of all foods to cause a craving for a follow up, tomato sauces are the top. Next up is smoked meat (bbq) makes me want banana pudding, but I think that's a trained habit vs a craving like tomato sauces.

beretguy 2y ago

My gut instinctively knows I need chocolate and then not eat dinner