Experiment

If you know me personally, you'll know how much of a chocolate addict I am. I consume it on a daily basis in quantities that horrify friends and scandalize family.

To list a few; Tim Tams, Toblerone, Crunchie and Pods are among my favourites.

And they are sweeeet.

Just thinking about them makes me crave that sugary, divine creamy goodness.

*cough*

Well, actually I shouldn't be using the word "goodness" because it really isn't all that healthy. In fact I'm trying to cut down on my sugar intake.

The way I figure it is this. 

If I control what I eat now, I'll still be able to eat sugary treats in future. 

No point in gorging on sugar-laden food now and getting diabetes some time down the line.

So my solution?

I've started consuming dark chocolate in place of the milk chocolate I usually eat. There's a lot less sugar in dark chocolate. Compared to usual stuff I eat, 85% cocoa with 14 grams of sugar per 100 grams of chocolate is hardcore. I sought out the chocolate with the highest cocoa content on purpose. The more the cocoa content, the more bitter it is and the less likely I am to eat a lot. 

 

This is my second week on it and the funny thing is that dark chocolate is actually becoming palatable. So yes. I'm re-programming my taste buds.. and I'm winning. :)

PS- Apparently there is one with a 99% cocoa content but I haven't seen it. Just as well because I'm not sure if I can handle something that bitter. My first bite of  the 85% cocoa chocolate already had me cringing.