I envy people with a sweet tooth...

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contingencyplan
contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
The food companies and supplement industry have come up with a million and one ways for people whose main vice are sugary sweets and dessert foods to satisfy their cravings while still eating relatively healthy. Unfortunately my vice never was sweets. It was always stuff with lots of cheese melted all over it. There's no substitute for me =(

Anyone else out there who never had an issue with sweets, but instead has always had issues with greasy/cheesy foods?

I've come up with ways to deal with it without straying too far from my diet plan, but it's still got nothing on the protein bar/dessert protein shake options at GNC for those with a sweet tooth.

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  • missikay1970
    missikay1970 Posts: 588 Member
    i do not care for sweets, and my vice is carbs such as chips & salsa, bread & butter, etc. i would rather eat bread & butter any day over a brownie or slice of pie. i think giving up bread & chips has been harder than giving up alcohol...
  • kamazza
    kamazza Posts: 98 Member
    I have to say that if it's bad for me, chances are I want it *lol* be it sweets, chips, or cheese :) I love it all :D I'm def. more of a salty over sweets kind of person but I do like chocolate too :D and I never met a cookie I didn't like *lol* I find for me what I have to do is have some fat free chocolate puddings on hand for cravings, and also low fat cheese if the craving for it arises. Otherwise I seem to be ok :)
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    I hear ya, I too am addicted to the 'fifth' taste ("Umami" for anyone who cares to know - seperate from sweet, salty, bitter and sour). And yeah you're right there's not a lot out there to substitute for it.

    But maybe that's a good thing. When you break it down, natural whole foods always seem to come out king in the nutrition wars. Yeah we can manufacture substitutes for sugar but as time goes by we just seem to discover more and more reasons they're unhealthy for us. Man hasn't beat nature yet in making food.
  • mturgeon05
    mturgeon05 Posts: 204
    I completely agree...I have never been a sweets person. If given the choice at a restaurant, I will order an appetizer for dessert! And cheese is my absolute favorite food. It is definitely something I have to keep a watch on :smile:
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