Dark or Bitter Chocolate

For chocolate lovers, dark or bitter chocolate is preferred to milk chocolate, which has higher dairy fat. We suggest low-fat frozen yogurt.

It tastes great, has less than 1 gram of fat, and is inexpensive. Another treat is chocolate graham crackers, which may also be used for making desserts.

 Make a fancy dessert with angel-food cake, strawberries, and chocolate syrup. Yes, the syrup has some sugar in it, but it is almost fat-free. Whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, fat is a critical concern and is actually the worst part of most candies.

Recent research has shown that sugar has about the same effect on your blood sugar as an equal amount of carbohydrates from potatoes or rice.

So when you must have chocolate, choose a relatively low-fat variety and substitute it into your meal plan for other carbohydrates.