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The dietician at the UCLA Cardio Rehab Center recommended trying 95% Cocoa chocolate if you have chocolate cravings because it has much less sugar than regular
by litoE 2y ago
The dietician at the UCLA Cardio Rehab Center recommended trying 95% Cocoa chocolate if you have chocolate cravings because it has much less sugar than regular chocolate. My experience (sample size N=1) is that if I get a craving for chocolate I can eat a single square of the stuff and, because of the high cocoa content, it feels like I just ate a whole box of regular chocolates.
- neeleshs 2y ago95%! Isn't that too bitter? One square of 72% works best for me, 85% is pushing it.
- programLyrique 2y agoI mostly eat 90% and now find 85% too sweet (but 100% too bitter). I think our taste just adapts to the level of sweetness after some time.
- brink 2y agoI used to drink coffee with sugar, until I purposefully cut it out, and now I can't stand sugar in my coffee. I can't believe I used to drink those glass bottle starbucks coffee drinks at one point.
- ethagnawl 2y ago> I can't believe I used to drink those glass bottle starbucks coffee drinks at one point. They're unbearable -- like drinking a milkshake. It's so frustrating that convenience stores in the US rarely stock black cold coffee in cans or bottles.
- djtango 2y agoYmmv 99+ with some black coffee is delightful for me
- technothrasher 2y agoDepends upon the bar. I find some 99% bars very enjoyable, and some 70% bars not worth eating, and vice versa. I tend to stay away from any bar with too much sugar, or with adjuncts like dairy, salt, chili, mint, orange, etc (because I find they hide the natural flavors in the chocolate itself), and then don’t worry about the percentage as much.
- plorkyeran 2y agoThe quality of the chocolate matters a lot more when you don't have sugar covering up the problems.
- tptacek 2y ago85 is the optimal %.
- worik 2y ago> 95%! Isn't that too bitter? One square of 72% works best for me, 85% is pushing it. Agreed. But I like embedded almonds too
- Tagbert 2y agoFor me, those high cocoa chocolates taste unbalanced and unsatisfying. I quickly stop easting them and look for something else. If all I taste is dry and bitter, that is not what I am looking for. I want a little cocoa butter smoothness and a little sweet, too.
- justsomehnguy 2y agoFor me a high cocoa chocoalte tastes unbalanced... and this is why I like it. The only problem I have it's sold at the same size with 50/50 sugar cocoa chocos and that means I'm set after a few chips and the rest is wasted sitting in the corner till be disposed. I would be fine with ~25g one (even at the 1/2 of the cost of a 'full' bar) but looks like noone is interested.
- nytesky 2y agoReally depends on quality of chocolate. Trader Joe’s 85% is okay but a German bar from Lidl at 85% is amazing. I find in all cases, mixing dark chocolate with peanut butter even without additional sugar evokes a memory of my lifetime enjoyment of Reese’s and it is delightful. I suspect hazelnut or almond are good options too, and reduce sugar ratio further.
- gbasin 2y agoi eat half a bar of it per day, amazing brain fuel
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoDark chocolate covered coffee beans are nice
- markus_zhang 2y agoJust curious how much is half a bar? I bought a few 100% but they look large...
- gbasin 2y ago~210 calories
- krackers 2y agoIf you're eating that much, be careful about cadmium and lead.
- gbasin 2y agoyep i switched to taza
- sgt 2y agoFor dark choc, going for 70% is enjoyable yet also healthy.
- mksreddy 2y agoI found this Simple way to stop chocolate craving, don’t have one at home.
- bdangubic 2y agothey don't have chocolate outside of your home where you live? you have access to them only at your house?