Sweet, Sweet Problems...

atxdee

everything in moderation

stacy_1971

How about some canned sweet potatoes (or half of a fresh produce sweet potato), with a dash of butter and cinnamon? That's definitely Southern cuisine. Melt hot tamales over it if you feel really naughty and have enough calories left.

Or...canned sugar-free fruit cocktail?

Or, as another poster mentioned, Weight Watchers frozen sweet treats. They're really tasty.

How about a fruit salad mixed with light Cool Whip and some Stevia if you need the sweetness?

Granola-yogurt parfaits with lemon zest.

Some of the protein bars have just enough of a sweet edge to them to satisfy a sweet tooth.

And...definitely try that microwavable apple dish. That sounds yummy.

Good luck and best wishes to you. You'll get the hang of either exercising to have extra calories, or saying no thanks, or trying some low-calorie fare instead.

fisherlassie

one cup of frozen wild blueberries mixed with 3/4 cup of 3.5% MF balkan style plain yogurt (We particularly like the Olympic brand). You have to play around with the berries and yogurt to get the best flavour for you. It has dealt with our Hagen Daz Habit. We have it every night.

sammys1girly

I grew up eating dessert too and still eat it, usually two meals a day. But I've learned to just eat a small portion and walk away. Everything in moderation...

castlerobber

A square of 72% dark chocolate does it for me these days. When I was adjusting to eating less sugar, I'd make the baked ricotta custards from the South Beach diet.

dancerom

All this ideas are great... and wonderful... but they might not solve the actual problem.
My solution is not so delicious - I'm sorry ;-)
... but it might help

This urge to eat some sugar after a meal can be
a) Your Insulin Level raised too fast with your meal -> try low gycemic.
I'm Insulin Resistant and I always had/still have sugar cravings after high (normal) carb meals.

and/or b)
your liver does not start to work and needs a kick start. Sugar is one thing she (in english it's probably it, but my liver is a she ;-) ...) asks for.
Espresso can do the same. Or maybe the healthiest solution I know from the Chinese Medicine is Pu Erh Tea. It really helps me with the liver sugar cravings.

And because neither the Insulin Level nor the Liver likes to be cheated, they still ask for the sugar and that's why so many of us go on after sf jello and other sf stuff until we have eaten the real sugar thing.

Hope this makes sense. If you have more questions about it, feel free to ask!

CM9178

I love the Weight Watchers chocolate raspberry bars. The flavor combination is amazing and they satisfy my sweet craving - I'm like you, I crave something sweet after a meal/at night.