Sugar addict here.....

jassie9o4
jassie9o4 Posts: 4
in Food and Nutrition
......does anyone have any pointers on a good cake or cookie that taste like I'm not trying to eat healthy?? hahahahaa!!! I love sugar and its my weakness. I just want to find something that I can consume and not feel bad afterwards.
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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I have no idea if it would work for you, but...for me? A quest bar gets me through the sweets munchies.
    http://www.questproteinbar.com
  • dt3312
    dt3312 Posts: 212 Member
    I eat anything I want and don't feel "bad" about it. BUT I watch the amount very carefully. For example, 6 MnMs, not the whole 12 oz bag. 1/2 cookie, not 2 dozen. 2 Tablespoons of icecream, not 1/2 the carton. When I do eat these sugary treats, I sit down and eat it very slowly, taking small bites, enjoying it, taking sips of water between bites. This makes it so that a small amount satisfies my desire for sweets.
  • demonlullaby
    demonlullaby Posts: 499 Member
    Homemade Skinny Chocolate Cake in a Mug

    ( 136 cals, 25 carbs, 0 fat, 5 protein, 10 sugar, 105 sodium, as per MFP Recipe setting)

    2 tbsp Flour ( I used whole wheat)
    2 tbsp brown sugar
    1 tbsp Cocoa powder
    1/4 tsp baking powder
    1 egg white
    1.5 tbsp skim milk
    1.5 tbsp apple sauce
    1/2 tsp vanilla

    Put all the dry ingredients in a mug
    Add all the wet ingredients
    Give it a good stir
    Cook in the microwave for 2 minutes ( or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean)

    I splurged and put 1 tbsp of chocolate chips on top and melted them for 15 seconds! I then put a handful of raspberries on top.
    So filling and delicious!
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  • bloodyhonest
    bloodyhonest Posts: 196 Member
    I eat anything I want and don't feel "bad" about it. BUT I watch the amount very carefully. For example, 6 MnMs, not the whole 12 oz bag. 1/2 cookie, not 2 dozen. 2 Tablespoons of icecream, not 1/2 the carton. When I do eat these sugary treats, I sit down and eat it very slowly, taking small bites, enjoying it, taking sips of water between bites. This makes it so that a small amount satisfies my desire for sweets.


    This is a recipe for disaster...you know the OP will end up doing this 50 times a day
  • breeezy1030
    breeezy1030 Posts: 42 Member
    I am so trying this recipe....
  • breeezy1030
    breeezy1030 Posts: 42 Member
    Not the recipe for disaster, the chocolate cake in a mug one...
  • dt3312
    dt3312 Posts: 212 Member
    On the average, I end up having one small treat per day, not 50. I don't feel deprived at all. I lost 5 pounds last month and am within 3 pounds of goal weight. I was just trying to share what works for me hoping it might help someone else. (Total weight loss is 30 pounds so far.)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Try quest bars or other protein bars.

    Honestly I fit what I want to eat in my calories, personally. Not always easy but typically it works... it was either that or depriving myself, and I'd rather enjoy my sweets.
  • lindajeanscs
    lindajeanscs Posts: 2
    My go to for healthy recipes whether for a meal or snack is hungrygirl.com. Lisa has several good cookbooks, too.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I eat anything I want and don't feel "bad" about it. BUT I watch the amount very carefully. For example, 6 MnMs, not the whole 12 oz bag. 1/2 cookie, not 2 dozen. 2 Tablespoons of icecream, not 1/2 the carton. When I do eat these sugary treats, I sit down and eat it very slowly, taking small bites, enjoying it, taking sips of water between bites. This makes it so that a small amount satisfies my desire for sweets.
    6 M&Ms? This wouldn't work for me. I'd do better with 0.
  • VeganCappy
    VeganCappy Posts: 122
    Why not just eat fruit?
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  • KarenE86
    KarenE86 Posts: 75 Member
    When I HAVE to have chocolate, I have a Fiber One 90 calorie brownie.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Why not just eat fruit?
    Replace cake/cookies with fruit. No even once.

    Fruit has sugar you know.
    Indeed. Granted, cake makes me hungry. Fruit doesn't.
    So I'd aim for something that tastes yummy like chocolate, but doesn't cause me cravings for more... a protein bar, a quest bar, even a south beach diet snack bar from time to time.
  • chani8
    chani8 Posts: 946 Member
    Fudgy Cookies - 29 calories each:

    500 grams of cooked butternut squash, processed until smooth.
    Add 1/2 cup of cocoa.
    1/2 cup of flour.
    1 egg.
    Half a bar of 70% chocolate bar.
    Mix. Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheets, making 35 cookies.
    Bake on fairly low heat for up to 1/2 hour until set.
  • catrockst3ady
    catrockst3ady Posts: 5 Member
    FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT other than that protein bars, granola, and 80% dark chocolate.
    And honestly, if I /really/ want something, I'll have it! I don't see how it's helpful to restrict yourself when food is food. I find it counterproductive to demonize certain foods when, 'Everything in moderation.'
    I've just switched to eating the serving size instead of the whole bag/ carton/ box.

    Also, these recipe's look amazing and I'm trying all of them! :bigsmile:
  • VeganCappy
    VeganCappy Posts: 122
    Why not just eat fruit?
    Replace cake/cookies with fruit. No even once.

    Fruit has sugar you know.

    Yes, fruit does have sugar in the form of fructose. Sugar is the preferred fuel for the body. But if you eat processed sugar, you are getting no other nutrients. Fruit is packed full of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and over 10,000 phytochemicals. It helps to maintain a steady blood sugar level, is low in fat, and the fiber helps to extract toxins in the body, and clean out the digestive track. There is nothing bad about fruit. Plus it can satisfy our sweet tooth.
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  • GiveItAll92
    GiveItAll92 Posts: 26 Member
    Sugar free fudgsicles (40cals each) and giant fudge bars (weight watchers brand 100 cals) both do the trick for me
  • KayBallin
    KayBallin Posts: 111 Member
    Just fit the foods you enjoy within your calorie goal. I have a cup of ice cream or a chocolate bar almost every day.
  • VeganCappy
    VeganCappy Posts: 122
    Why not just eat fruit?
    Replace cake/cookies with fruit. No even once.

    Fruit has sugar you know.

    Yes, fruit does have sugar in the form of fructose. Sugar is the preferred fuel for the body. But if you eat processed sugar, you are getting no other nutrients. Fruit is packed full of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and over 10,000 phytochemicals. It helps to maintain a steady blood sugar level, is low in fat, and the fiber helps to extract toxins in the body, and clean out the digestive track. There is nothing bad about fruit. Plus it can satisfy our sweet tooth.
    Fructose and sucrose.

    And by toxins. What toxins do you speak of?

    The is nothing bad with cake. If my diet has enough vitamins, minerals and fiber, then what's the issue?

    Metabolization of all food creates toxins. With processed foods like cake, the toxins are higher. Cake is not in anyway healthy for you. That is what is bad about it. Go ahead and eat it. I do occasionally. Just don't fool yourself into thinking it is healthy in anyway.
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  • VeganCappy
    VeganCappy Posts: 122
    Have anything to counter my claims? Or just rhetoric?
  • LoupGarouTFTs
    LoupGarouTFTs Posts: 916 Member
    Metabolizing food produces waste. Waste, if not filtered by the body, can become "toxic" to the body. It is not toxic in and of itself if the body is doing its job.
  • tlblood
    tlblood Posts: 473 Member
    My go to for healthy recipes whether for a meal or snack is hungrygirl.com. Lisa has several good cookbooks, too.

    Another one I enjoy (even more than Hungry Girl) is skinnytaste.com. Gina has a recipe blog where she posts her recipe makeovers. Often times she will try a recipe multiple times with various substitutions until she finds the one that tastes the best and is still healthy.
  • LoupGarouTFTs
    LoupGarouTFTs Posts: 916 Member
    ......does anyone have any pointers on a good cake or cookie that taste like I'm not trying to eat healthy?? hahahahaa!!! I love sugar and its my weakness. I just want to find something that I can consume and not feel bad afterwards.

    I've made these. Reduce or eliminate the nuts for fewer calories.


    Five-Ingredient Banana Cookies

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    2 small over-ripe bananas, mashed
    1 cup oatmeal (quick oats are better)
    2 tbsp. creamy peanut butter
    1/4 cup chopped walnuts
    8 tsp. Polaner All-Fruit

    Mix first four ingredients together. If you use old-fashioned oats, let the mixture sit for a few minutes, while the oven preheats. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray (I used butter-flavored). Place batter by slightly rounded tablespoons onto the cookie sheet. Use the 1/2 tablespoon measure to make a depression in each cookie.

    Bake 15 minutes. Let cool. Add 1/2 teaspoon of All-Fruit to each cookie, in the depression.

    Serving size: 2 cookies

    120 calories
    17 carbs
    5 fat
    3 protein
    21 sodium
    6 sugar
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  • Cloudborn
    Cloudborn Posts: 43 Member
    I have 1-2 114 cal cookies each day. It satisfies my sugar craving and gives me something to look forward to on the evening.
  • VeganCappy
    VeganCappy Posts: 122
    Metabolizing food produces waste. Waste, if not filtered by the body, can become "toxic" to the body. It is not toxic in and of itself if the body is doing its job.

    The nitrogen compounds through which toxic nitrogen is eliminated from organisms are ammonia, urea and uric acid. All of these substances are produced from protein metabolism.

    Ammonia(NH3) forms with the oxidation of amino groups (NH2), which are removed from the proteins when they convert into carbohydrates. It is a very toxic substance and only one nitrogen atom is removed with it. A lot of water is needed for the ammonia excretion. Thus, the marine organisms excrete ammonia directly in the water (aminothelic organisms), while the terrestrial (mainly amphibians and mammals) convert ammonia into urea, a process which occurs in the liver and kidney.

    Urea is a less toxic compound than ammonia; two nitrogen atoms are eliminated through it and less water is needed for its excretion. Urea is a protein metabolism product at vertebrates and part of the invertebrates. These organisms are called ureothelic.

    Uric acid is a protein metaporposis product of terrestrial invertebrates, birds and diapsids. Such animals are called uricothelic organisms. In humans and anthropoides, this acid is purine metabolism product. Uric acid is less toxic than ammonia or urea; it contains four nitrogen atoms and a small amount of water is needed for its excretion. Out of solute, it precipitates and forms crystals.

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