Healthy Guilty Pleasures...Dark Chocolate

The other day I had a serious craving for one of my weaknesses chocolate, oh my gosh, it's weird because when I was younger I never liked chocolate. I'd always ask my dad to bring me home some fruity candy on his way home from work, never chocolate...boy how things have changed.

So, what is it about chocolate that gets us going? Well for women our cravings for chocolate can be strictly hormonal thus becoming a necessity ;) Before a woman's menstrual cycle, serotonin (good mood hormones) levels drop significantly thus evoking cravings for fatty and high sugar foods like chcocoalte- so "no" you're not crazy your body is actually wanting more sugar and fats to make up for what it doesn't have enough of at the moment, see how smart it is?!

Now, chocolate is good and moderation is always your best bet, but there's also a type of chocolate that's actually good for you- and that's dark chocolate. Dark chocolate provides a ton of antioxidants that protect the body from diseases like cancer and also unlike regular chocolate can actually stabilize blood sugar levels which reduces the fat storing hormone insulin, and who doesn't want that?!

Here's a tip the next you get a craving for chocolate opt for the healthier version dark chocolate and one that contains at least 60% cocoa to get the maximum benefits. When you do this you can at least feel good knowing that you're actually feeding your body something good and fulfilling your sweet tooth at the same time. Remember life can be sweet even while keeping your weight under control, just practice finding healthier versions of the foods you love- trust me it works!

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