Sweet Tooth

AndreaDee23
AndreaDee23 Posts: 10 Member
I am trying to lose weight and eat better but am getting sweet cravings at night. What are some healthier options I can make as a sweet snack? Thanks!
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  • tina9617
    tina9617 Posts: 1 Member
    Sugar free jello
    Sugar free pudding packets made with water and then frozen
    Sugar free popsicle

    A spoon full of minced garlic or kimchi
  • bethstudt3519
    bethstudt3519 Posts: 1 Member
    Built bars - so yummy and loaded with protein!
  • laurosaurusrex
    laurosaurusrex Posts: 66 Member
    Not sure the calorie range you’re looking for, but I swear by Lil Buff Cakes. I’m not vegan, but their vegan line tastes better than the normal one IMO.

    They hit the spot and have decent amount of protein and fiber too! :)
  • JaysFan82
    JaysFan82 Posts: 853 Member
    It requires self control (which admittedly I'm not the King of haha) but I have a bag of Werthers Original sugar free chewy Caramels in my desk at work. They are only 20 calories per caramel. I love them. If I have a craving I'll suck on a couple while I'm working on an email or on a call.
  • spendarvis13
    spendarvis13 Posts: 1 Member
    Yasso bars have been my savior for late night cravings
  • DebbsSeattle
    DebbsSeattle Posts: 125 Member
    I have never been a sweets girl…until on this diet. I can go all day long to dinner being finished, feel full and satiated and then from nowhere…I get blasted with a sweet tooth craving, ravenous, going to die if I don’t give in. It usually strikes about 10 pm. The healthiest I have come up with is to do plain Greek yogurt, wheat germ, flax seeds, walnuts, pecans, almonds, vanilla extract, honey, cocoa nibs, blueberries, strawberries…only ingredients/toppings with only 1 ingredient on the label and never too much of anything. If I save calories and macros, I can fit it into my day without blowing it. I have also done smoothies…same ingredients but thinning with almond milk or the like and even adding kale for nutrient boost. I try to avoid all sugars or sugar substitutes, and only use the honey sparingly. Dark chocolate and natural one ingredient nut butter can also do it.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,265 Member
    Try a piece of cheese.
  • Dreamroper
    Dreamroper Posts: 39 Member
    I have this exact problem as well. Sometimes sweet, seedless grapes will do the trick, but I struggle with these cravings too.
  • beabria
    beabria Posts: 541 Member
    Dark chocolate is a classic. But, I'll often have plain yogurt with some fruit or low calories maple syrup (I like Lakanto's best). I've also recently been making some desserts from this "healthy" dessert website. Not all of the recipes are low calorie, but if you make these blondies with a low calorie sugar substitute, they're around 100 calories a piece. They really satisfied my sweet craving, were nice and gooey, and had a little bit of fiber and protein to boot! https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-chip-blondies-and-theyre-good-for-you/
  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 1,582 Member
    edited April 2023
    I second fruit and extra dark chocolate.

    For me, berries are my fav or a square of Theo’s 85% dark chocolate.
  • creamer69
    creamer69 Posts: 2 Member
    Dark chocolate also has a good amount of iron. For my anemic baddies out there. ;)
  • Flexin74
    Flexin74 Posts: 16 Member
    Lite N Fit Greek yogurt with berries, Atkins Endulge sweets, Fiber one sweets, Fit Crunch protein bars, One protein bars. I also make my own desserts using coconut flour and Monkfruit sweetener. You can find many recipes online with those ingredients or similar. Also the sugar free brownie mixes by Pillsbury are pretty good.
  • foofoo967
    foofoo967 Posts: 1 Member
    I keep a bag of frozen, sliced strawberries in my freezer. I use about 3/4 cup, thaw slightly and then put Hershey's sugar free chocolate syrup on top. Yum! And less than 100 calories
  • tuttboy
    tuttboy Posts: 13 Member
    Add sweet potatoes into your diet? Sweet potato pancakes are great.
  • scoutmom414
    scoutmom414 Posts: 2 Member
    I make frozen pudding pops- 1 pkg SF pudding & 1 tub light cool whip. I mix the pudding with about 1/2 to 3/4 cup water first, then fold into the cool whip. Portion it out into 6 dixie cups and stick in some kind of handle ( I use plastic knives, handle side into the pop) and freeze. It's 100 calories each and a nice end-of-the-day treat for me, especially in hot weather.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Fruit...but also, I make sure I have room in my daily for some kind of little desert at the end of the day. A couple of cookies after dinner while I'm watching t.v. with my wife doesn't negate all of the other nutrition I've had throughout the day.
  • vampire10
    vampire10 Posts: 3 Member
    Sometimes they say drink some juice or water instead as you may find the craving subsides after that. I don't think it's recommended eating at night as your body will store it. It's better to eat when you know you are active and not getting ready to sleep or sedatory as then at least the calories are burned. But i guess it's trial and error and for you to do what suits you. Jelly is good as it's sweet and so light!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    vampire10 wrote: »
    Sometimes they say drink some juice or water instead as you may find the craving subsides after that. I don't think it's recommended eating at night as your body will store it. It's better to eat when you know you are active and not getting ready to sleep or sedatory as then at least the calories are burned. But i guess it's trial and error and for you to do what suits you. Jelly is good as it's sweet and so light!

    You burn calories 24/7...you don't store anything unless you've consumed calories in excess of what your body needs. Most of your energy expenditure in a given day and throughout the night is you just being alive. I burn around 1800 calories per day merely existing...I would burn that in a coma.
  • Mdin1029
    Mdin1029 Posts: 456 Member
    I agree on the Yasso bars and dark chocolate. Many people mentioned chocolate pudding cups, I put a scoop of protein powder in mine. Or I make a hot cocoa with unsweetened cocoa powder, warm milk, and some honey.
  • Maria_Albina
    Maria_Albina Posts: 24 Member
    edited April 2023
    Fiber one brownie drizzled with sugar free chocolate syrup and pop in the microwave for 30 seconds. So good! I also add a tbsp of whipped cream.

    I also love Yasso greek yogurt bars. Only 100 cals; the chocolate chip cookie dough one is my fav.
  • Annaritagetsfit
    Annaritagetsfit Posts: 1 Member
    Fiber One Strawberry Cheesecake bars!!!
  • rahunter2006
    rahunter2006 Posts: 2 Member
    i just posted a recipe for mini tarte/cheesecake and it ranges from 130-150 cal. it’s so good and i eat them all the time while consistently staying in my cal deficit.
  • aimeelynncreates
    aimeelynncreates Posts: 11 Member
    I would suggest fruit...and water. Every time you have what feels like a craving, drink a glass of water. I would NOT recommend chocolate at all - it just feeds the sugar addiction. Tonight I had a smoothie: 1 small banana + 1/2 cup blueberries (I keep a huge bag of frozen organic berries in the freezer) + 1 cup organic unsweetened soy milk. Hits the spot! After 8pm though it's water or herbal tea only. If you get hungry later it's a good sign you need to get ready for bed, because it's just your body thinking it needs to rev up to stay awake. Going to bed at 10-10:30 has become my new mantra!
  • Maria_Albina
    Maria_Albina Posts: 24 Member
    I just made a little cheesecake mix with 1/2 cup of plain (or vanilla) Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp of whipped cream cheese, SF cheesecake pudding mix and a tbsp of SF strawberry jam. I also crumbled 1/4 of a graham cracker on top SO good