What are some healthy alternatives for sweets during the holidays?

Chocolate holiday bark is a sweet seasonal treat, but one little piece can be loaded with fat and calories. Nutritionist Rachel Beller shares her recipe for dark chocolate holiday bark that's sure to please!

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Some of them, for just a few pieces, had nearly 1,000 grams of sodium-- a little bit of the caramel and the salt

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that they're putting in. MSG I found-- hydrogenated fats. None of them were made locally.

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I mean, it goes on and on and on.

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I get a lot of questions about holiday bark. So I decided to conduct some food autopsies. A food autopsy is my look inside to foods

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that look seemingly healthy or they might look a little innocent. So let's see what I found on my food autopsy alerts

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when it comes to bark. Wrong kinds of chocolate-- they're all milk, white chocolate, void of antioxidants.

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Some of them, for just a few pieces, had nearly 1,000 grams of sodium-- a little bit of the caramel and the salt

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that they're putting in. MSG I found-- hydrogenated fats. None of them were made locally. I mean, it goes on and on and on.

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So these little pieces of bark that we're having, we can definitely upgrade. So you can take dark chocolate.

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You want to make sure it's 72% dark nonalkali process, keeps all those antioxidants in.

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Then my secret magic formula is to add some dried orange peel. It's basically what I call cancer-fighting trash.

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These are things that we throw away that are so incredibly good for us. Sprinkle that in, add some pistachios,

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known as "the skinny nut." You get a lot of pistachios for a little bit of calories. And then just mix it up, put it in the freezer on an aluminum

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foil pan. And it's going to harden. Break it up into pieces and enjoy.

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Pure antioxidants, 70 calories apiece, and you've got wholesome goodness.

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Happy holiday. [AUDIO LOGO]