It’s not often that desserts are factored into any weight loss plan, but the reality is that restricting yourself from certain food groups can actually worsen cravings and make it more difficult to live a healthy lifestyle. Instead, it’s actually easier to find healthy alternatives to the sweet foods you love in order to make dessert fit into your diet, even as you work to lose weight.
Naturally some sweets are less healthy than others, and sugar is unfortunately one of the most common causes of weight gain when consumed in excess. That being said, there are dessert options which can contribute to your goals and can be eaten daily (yes, really!) while still seeing progressive weight loss over time. If you guessed dark chocolate was the answer, you’re correct—and here’s why.
Although not as sweet as its milk chocolate counterpart, dark chocolate can be great for tempering cravings while actually providing your body with a number of health benefits in addition. Dr. Gretchen San Miguel, MD and Chief Medical Officer for Medi-Weightloss explains that while milk chocolate is packed with sugar, full cream milk powder, and other processed ingredients, dark chocolate contains less ingredients, missing the milk portion but rather composed primarily of cocoa which contains a slew of great nutrients.
“Some studies have shown that cocoa may help with weight loss by decreasing levels of insulin in the blood, thus preventing the spikes and crashes in blood sugar levels...
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