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We all know dark chocolate or pure cacao can be good for your health but who really likes going around eating dark chocolate all the time.  I know I prefer milk chocolate to the bitter dark chocolates.  But this isn’t what I want this post to be about: milk vs. dark. vs pure cacao.  Instead, I want to write about my new favorite way to work chocolate into my diet.  In fact, I eat it about every day and it only costs 1 Weight Watcher point.  No it’s not by eating 1 bite of a Snickers bar, Hersey’s bar, or 1 Ghiradelli chocolate carmel square (though that is an awesome way to spend a point).  Instead it is actually much more filling and can be eaten as breakfast with some fruit, or a mid-afternoon snack, or dessert after dinner, or to top things off after you workout.  So what is it?

“It” is called Vitalicious Chocolate vitatop muffins.  These are decadent treats that you buy from vitalicious.com and pop into your freezer.  When you are craving one you just pop it into the microwave and heat for 30 seconds and enjoy.  There are tons of flavors and they are my new favorite Chocolate fix because I feel like I am eating something really bad but it really isn’t. Vitatops are all approximately 100 calories and contain at least 4 grams of fiber.  I first heard about them a few years ago thanks to HungryGirl and then I was reminded about them again at a Weight Watchers meeting.  I finally broke down and bought some on sale and fell in love.  I eat on average one per day usually with a half cup of fresh berries and a glass of milk.  Absolutely fabulous as it tastes like a chocolate covered whatever-berry and it is a great way to spend 3 points out of your daily allowance.

Whoever said chocolate was not a weight loss friend has never tried a Vitatop!