A Chocolate Diet Plan
It sounds too good to be true. We have been on several different diets over the years. Some say we can use chocolate as an aid to weight loss. Have our dreams really come true. Can we protect our hearts, lower our cholesterol still use a weight loss program and eat chocolate. Yes, remember not all chocolate is the same.
A study by an Italian/American team who followed 19 patients with hypertension (high blood pressure) and insulin resistance. The study showed that after two weeks of eating dark chocolate the subject’s blood pressure was reduced by more than three millimeters of mercury. Eating dark chocolate may cut heart attacks, strokes and help with weight loss by 6%.
Look for the purest dark chocolate you can possibly find. Dark chocolate that contains at least 60 percent cocoa solids is the best. The difference between dark chocolate milk chocolate or white chocolate is that milk chocolate has fewer flavonoids and white chocolate has almost none.
What is the chocolate diet?
The chocolate diet, definitely a fad diet that includes all of your favorite foods like pasta and popcorn.
With the chocolate diet you eat 2 bars of chocolate, drink sugar free coffee with skim or 2 % milk 3 hours after you eat a meal. Only eat the chocolate for 5-7 days. Take a 3 day break then return to eating the chocolate. The diet is a decreased calorie diet that focuses on the composition of chocolate bars, fruits, popcorn, pastas and salads.
How to include the dark chocolate diet into your daily menu to help you lose weight?
Here is a simple menu:
Breakfast
Wheat cereal
¼ cup of strawberries, 1 banana
Coffee sugar-free sweetener
Morning snack
1 Cup Popcorn
Lunch
1 cup Pasta salad
1 small green salad Low-cal dressing
Mid-afternoon snack
1 Dark chocolate bar
1 cup Nonfat skim milk
Dinner
Angel hair pasta with tomato sauce
Garden salad, 1 cup Steamed vegetables
Evening snack
1 cup of popcorn and 1 dark chocolate bar
Drink at least 8 to 10 full glasses of water during the day. Mineral water or carbonated water is fine. As you can imagine, the chocolate diet results vary. The diet may not be for you and you should definitely check with your doctor first, especially if you have any liver conditions. Choose chocolate wisely for your diet. Don’t go for the huge chocolate bar that contains hundreds of calories go for the smaller bar with few calories, but make sure it’s dark chocolate.
Why use dark chocolate or any chocolate for your diet?
Chocolate makes most people happy. When chocolate is eaten it calms people down, changes moods, reduces stress, help prevent strokes, lower cholesterol among other benefits. Some might be more likely to succeed on their diet if chocolate is included least it would help a sweet tooth craving and reduce guilty feelings.
Foods to avoid on the Chocolate Diet?
Alcohol, fried foods, seeds, soda, and oily fruits.
Will you lose weight on the chocolate diet? I don’t know but it will sure be fun to try this diet!
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Comments
I think that name “chocolate diet” is the face. Dark chocolate has been enjoyed by slim Europeans for decades now. The plan you describe above is simply a sensible diet that one should aim for on a regular base.
Eating real foods and avoiding fast foods and process foods leaves room for good quality treats like dark chocolate.
Now, I’m not too sure about the popcorn chocolate or pasta chocolate. I’ve heard that in Naples they serve pizza chocolate as well. I think these types of concoctions are no longer considered “healthy treat choices”.
When it comes to dieting - the best thing to do is avoid dieting and welcome eating healthy (and being active)!
This is a great article!
Miss Gisele B.
As someone rather overweight and making lifetyle changes, rather than dieting, I’m always interested in new ideas. I cannot see dark chocolate as being such a catalyst for weight loss as say cutting carbs. And whats with the popcorn?! But its worth a try.