Healthy Craving Swaps

I think portion control is a really good strategy. I hear from alot of ppl who randomly lose weight telling me that they eat whatever they want but just watch HOW much they eat. So sometimes when i'm craving something i don't completely ban in from myself but i take a few bites or whatever it may be ha. As for food swaping im not too sure on some ideas:/ Ik if i keep craving unhealthy foods i just satisfy myself with eating a bowl of fruit and feeling good about my decision

My mom says it's not good to totally deny yourself the foods you like- instead just moderate how much you eat. She says if you deny yourself then it will make it worse... and I can attest. :I I tried a "detox diet" a year or so ago and only lasted like 3 days. It SUCKED.

I've found a good swap though is if I'm craving say... chips, I'll get a small bag of sunchips instead. Craving something sweet, I'll grab a thing of raisins or some sort of dried fruit.

portion control is the key. i love chicken nuggest and french fries but if i eat portion size its good but if i eat it everyday then it wont do me any good. i have found that if you attempt to make the stuff yourself it tends to be better for you. I love chocolate and candy bars. i went to the store the other day and got fiber one bars: roasted almond, chocolate chip peanut butter etc...and i must say they fix the chocolate craving. if you enjoy bread get 100% whole wheat. the easiest thing i can say to do is just portion size when it comes to the bad stuff. i always do a trade off too. like if i want a real dr. pepper and a snicker bar i pick one or the other. or i do the snicker bar and a dr. pepper 10. people would always tell me its a mind control game you play with yourself and if you have no control then you will lose and that is so true. but if you want something try and wait a few days to see if the craving is still there if not then you are ok. if it is still there then take a bite or eat half and you will be ok.

i allow myself 1 "junk" food a day. i do not bealieve that depriving yourself is the answer. it can be a cookie or a icecream but i have it almost every day.

when i want crunchy i go for an apple or yogurt with granola in it.

Some food cravings come from nutritional deficiencies, even if you're only a tiny bit deficient. A common one is someone will go on a diet and cut all fat out of their diet, then before too long they're craving fatty foods. Well that comes from a lack of healthy fat in the diet, and can be fixed by ensuring you get enough healthy fat. It works in a similar way with most nutrients. So rather than blaming cravings on a lack of willpower all the time, look at what you're eating and whether you're deficient in any nutrients.

Sometimes cravings for sugar can come from poorly controlled blood sugar levels, and that can be remedied by eating healthy carbs and cutting out unhealthy carbs (or at least if you do have them, have them as part of a meal where you also have protein and healthy carbs, because this helps to keep your blood sugar levels more stable.

Beyond that I think portion control and eating what you like in moderation, as explained by others already, is a better strategy than total deprivation (although for some people who have issues with emotional eating and binge eating that is psychological in origin staying away from trigger foods may be a better strategy)