Chocolate Swaps For Safe Highs

Life has a little rule; things we aren't supposed to have (or do) will always give us the greatest pleasure. And maybe that's why takeaway pizzas taste so much better cold the next morning, or perhaps why the thought of kissing someone you really ought not to, seems too linger a little longer than it should. 

But out of everything, one thing seems to bring us all more pleasure than anything else.

Something that seems to steer even the most head-strong of us off the track.

Chocolate.

I know I'm right.

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It's always the first thing to be thrown out when we're making an effort to be healthier, but always the hardest to actually give up.

Denying yourself of something makes you want it 10x more, doesn't it?

Makes you think of it every other second of the day.

And before you know it, you're actually considering digging that bar out of the rubbish bin.

So I say don’t.

Don't give up chocolate (and don't go bin diving, ever.)

If you’re not giving it up, you’re not thinking about the fact you can’t have it. And it all comes down to lifes little rule; once you're allowed something, it really doesn't give us as much pleasure. 

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In a balanced diet, there's always room for a little treat. But before you reach for that KitKat Chunky, think about swapping in these nutritious chocolate products for a safer chocolate high:

Sunwarrior Chocolate Protein Powder

If you fancy a milkshake, try blending one scoop of this raw protein powder with 1 cup of milk and 1/2 a banana - the 16g of protein will help to satiate you until lunchtime, and won't spike your blood sugar levels like grabbing one from McDonalds.

Pana Chocolate Sour Cherry & Vanilla

Swap your Snickers chocolate bars and indulge in one of these raw chocolate bars. They are full of amazing antioxidants and nutrients that get destroyed when processed.

Raw Chocolate Co. Chocolate Covered Mulberries

Justifying sugar-laden milk chocolate because it's coating raisins? Stop. Try out these raw chocolate covered Mulberries which taste just like little, chewy caramels.

Nakd Cocoa Delight

This 4 ingredient, raw fruit and nut bar, is cold-pressed to help retain all it's goodness, and flavoured with only natural flavourings. Counting as 1 of your 5 a day, these little bars make a great post gym snack that won't ruin all your hard hustling.

Sweet Freedom Choc Shot

Ditch the high sugar hot chocolate powders before bed time for this 100% natural liquid chocolate. With only 14 calories per teaspoon, and sweetened with only Sweet Freedom Fruit Syrup, it also makes a great topping for yogurts, ice creams, pancakes and even to replace your nutella on toast.

Naturya Cocoa Nibs

Replace chocolate chips in your trail mixes and cookie doughs for the bitter, nutritious chocolate crunch of cocoa nibs. As they are left to dry out under the sun, they retain the flavanols and antioxidants that make actually make chocolate great for our skin.

Aduna Super-Cacao Blend

Big fan of chocolate brownies? Swap out the cocoa powder for cacao powder, which retains more of it’s health benefits due to cold pressing and isn't sweetened with refined sugars. 

Save the dangerous highs for kissing the bad guys you probably shouldn’t.

K