Healthy Options to Satisfy Sweet Tooth?!?!
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I agree with this. I used to try and find "healthier" sweet stuff when I wanted something sweet, but I usually just ended up with more calories and less sweet. Then I went the artificial sweetener route, but most didn't taste good. None of it really seemed worth it.
Now, I just go for a piece or two of chocolate and be done with it. Less calories in the long run and totally worth the calories.0 -
I just work in a sweet end to the day usually. Ice cream works, as I usually only want about a half cup (I mean I could eat more, but that's satisfying). I could definitely substitute for high quality chocolate if in a chocolate mood. For me it's all about learning that just a bit is enough and being able to say "no, I'm having something tonight" if tempted at other times (and I don't think whatever it is should be worked into my calories, for whatever reason).
Beyond that, frozen bananas really are delicious and dessert like, and so are cooked apple with cinnamon (although I probably like fresh apple even better) and cooked banana (which I sometimes have as a side). Most of the time when I have a desire for something sweet eating some fruit is enough.0 -
I attached a recipe for Chocolate Avocado Mousse. I really like it. I think it saved me many times in my 6months of low carb dieting. 6 months dropped 35#'s on Low carb. diet. Hurray!!0
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google crustless pumpkin pie...it is sooo good0
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This blog has a ton of yummy treats that are actually nutritious. It's my go to..and I have a huge sweet tooth!
http://www.thisrawsomeveganlife.com/p/recipes.html#.VJOEVWTF8rN0 -
I'm hook on quest bars! Any one with chunks in them, chocolate chip cookie dough, raspberry white chocolate, s'morse and cookies and cream... But there are tons of great low calorie healthy dessert online and in books....
ultimate protein powder cook book, this is the newest one I bought.0 -
The gas stations around here sell individual chocolate covered cherries. I fill up my car 2-3x a week, and that is my "treat" - 2 chocolate covered Cella's cherries (107 cal for both) each time I go.0
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dunnodunno wrote: »
oh it is good…soooo good….
do you have publix near you? They always have it at the publix that I go to...0 -
jamesxspader wrote: »May not be "healthy", but not bad in calorie count and scratches the brownie itch...Sheila G's Brownie Brittle (normally at Costco). About 120 calories per serving, and great snack.
That stuff is amazing!0 -
dunnodunno wrote: »
oh it is good…soooo good….
do you have publix near you? They always have it at the publix that I go to...
Nope just checked on their website. Giant usually gets the newer flavors eventually. I did get the Raspberries & Cream flavor on Sunday & thought it was pretty good.0 -
Lately I've had a crazy sweet tooth and granola bars are getting really old trying to satisfy the sweet tooth (and they're just so small!)
Could anyone give me some recipes for some desserts (no bake, bake, whatever you have) or just any sweet, low cal recipes?! Thank you!
I freeze red grapes they taste like grape Popsicles to me, or spoon any flavor of yogurt into a ziplock bag and seal off the bag and squeeze it all down to a corner and snip off the tip and using a sheet pan squeeze out little dots of yogurt on it and freeze it over night. Also, navel oranges or mandarin oranges really help my sweet tooth.0 -
I forgot, I also will dice up little bit of an apple (more or less depending on how much you want) I add it to a microwavable bowl and add just a bit of water, then sprinkle on 1/4 cup of oats or less, cinnamon, and 1-2 tsp. brown sugar and then microwave it until it's as hot as I want it and it's really good.HappyPhantom4 wrote: »Lately I've had a crazy sweet tooth and granola bars are getting really old trying to satisfy the sweet tooth (and they're just so small!)
Could anyone give me some recipes for some desserts (no bake, bake, whatever you have) or just any sweet, low cal recipes?! Thank you!
I freeze red grapes they taste like grape Popsicles to me, or spoon any flavor of yogurt into a ziplock bag and seal off the bag and squeeze it all down to a corner and snip off the tip and using a sheet pan squeeze out little dots of yogurt on it and freeze it over night. Also, navel oranges or mandarin oranges really help my sweet tooth.
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I absolutely love Kashi GOLEAN Crisp Cinnamon Crumble Cereal with a little sweetener on top. Not only does it satisfy my sweet tooth, but it also gives me tons of fiber and a decent amount of protein. It's a win-win. Of course, I do have my occasional (roughly two days a week or so) frozen yogurt. Yum!0
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This is maybe just slightly off topic, but some people experience something called reactive hypoglycemia after eating a heavy meal, which can trigger a craving for sweets. If you think this may be the case and you'd like to try to curb it, you could try experimenting with having smaller meals more frequently and see if your cravings change at all. Making an effort to reduce carbohydrates and increase fiber content in meals is supposed to help as well. This is obviously completely anecdotal but I started paying attention to this after I learned about it, and I've noticed that when I do crave something sweet, it's usually after having a bigger meal that takes me beyond my hunger being satiated to the point of just being almost too full, so there may be something to it?0
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dunnodunno wrote: »
oh it is good…soooo good….
do you have publix near you? They always have it at the publix that I go to...
The Raspberry Cheesecake was only released in test markets as it's one of their 2015 flavors. So hopefully the rest of us deprived people will be able to get it soon!0 -
Ice cream/Gelato has been the easiest thing for me to fit into my day. 1 serving satisfies the sweet tooth normally, and fun to try all the good flavors.0
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Mini Haagen Dazs ice cream bars instead of full sized ones.
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Honey, dark chocolate chips or bar, bananas.0
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Bump0
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muah3iluvzu06 wrote: »Skinny Cow Ice Cream!
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Not low fat but uses coconut fat. Have read of benefits of coconut fat. Supposed to be good for brain function and burns differently than other fats. Recipe is for very small amount but is simple and fast. Liquefy 2 Tablespoons of Organic Coconut Oil. Add 2 Tablespoons Dark Cocoa Powder (and 2 Tablespoons PB2 Powder If you like). Add 4 drops of liquid Stevia and 4 packets of Splenda. Adjust Stevia and Splenda to taste. Pour in a small container lined with foil or those flexible candy forms. I've also recyled small plastic cups from salsa, etc. Place recipe in freezer or refrigerator to harden. Eat cold. Mixture will liquefy if room is really warm. This recipe is filling and helps with the chocolate craving. It has no carbs and the fat is a beneficial fat. Be sure to log it. Fat does add lots of calories but is also satisfying. To liquefy coconut fat I put it in a small tea cup in microwave for a few seconds. It will liquify quickly. I add the other ingredients (cocoa powder, sometimes cacao nibs, and sweetener) Recipe doesn't need the PB2 if you don't have it. For healthiest version, use cacoa powder, not cocoa powder. It too has more beneficial antioxidants, etc. than regular cocoa powder but isn't sold in my local grocery store. Health stores have the liquid Stevia (some even have flavored) and the cacoa powder and cacao nibs0
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Cut a banana into slices. Lay them flat on wax paper and cover with was paper. Freeze for a few hours. I make this for my kids and they call it "candy". Yummy and sweet! Can't beat for about 100 calories.0
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rice paper wrappers, very low calorie. Take a banana, slice it in half and then slice the halts in half, long way. Moisten the rice paper then put the 2 slices of the banana in the bottom 1/2 of the wrapper, sprinkle some cinnamon over the banana, and fold the paper over and roll up. Heat a tsp of olive oil in a non stick pan and bring to medium heat, then pan sauté the wrapped banana till it gets light crispy brown. Put on plate and sprinkle with a pinch of sugar or a little bit of honey or maple syrup and eat while hot.. VERY sweet and very delicious and low calorie!0
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Not low fat but uses coconut fat. Have read of benefits of coconut fat. Supposed to be good for brain function and burns differently than other fats. Recipe is for very small amount but is simple and fast. Liquefy 2 Tablespoons of Organic Coconut Oil. Add 2 Tablespoons Dark Cocoa Powder (and 2 Tablespoons PB2 Powder If you like). Add 4 drops of liquid Stevia and 4 packets of Splenda. Adjust Stevia and Splenda to taste. Pour in a small container lined with foil or those flexible candy forms. I've also recyled small plastic cups from salsa, etc. Place recipe in freezer or refrigerator to harden. Eat cold. Mixture will liquefy if room is really warm. This recipe is filling and helps with the chocolate craving. It has no carbs and the fat is a beneficial fat. Be sure to log it. Fat does add lots of calories but is also satisfying. To liquefy coconut fat I put it in a small tea cup in microwave for a few seconds. It will liquify quickly. I add the other ingredients (cocoa powder, sometimes cacao nibs, and sweetener) Recipe doesn't need the PB2 if you don't have it. For healthiest version, use cacoa powder, not cocoa powder. It too has more beneficial antioxidants, etc. than regular cocoa powder but isn't sold in my local grocery store. Health stores have the liquid Stevia (some even have flavored) and the cacoa powder and cacao nibs
If you add this to ice cream while its room temperature, it'll act like a magic shell. It's amazing. I like adding honey instead of stevia/splenda.0 -
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