What's your "Sweet Treat?"

MrsHarris6
MrsHarris6 Posts: 46 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've eliminated excess sugar from my diet. So far I've lost 7 pounds in 2 weeks just from changing my diet. Though I will not be doing it just yet, I want to know what are some healthy alternatives to having a "treat" but still not loading my body with sugars and/or artificial flavors. I generally try to consume less than 5g of sugar with whatever I eat. Any suggestions?

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  • Sailorwind
    Sailorwind Posts: 158 Member
    Grapes, strawberries and apples have almost completely replaced sugar and candy as my "sweet tooth" snacks. I also am a big fan of the weight watchers fudgsicles. I have some Edy's no sugar added fruit bars in my freezer, but haven't tried them yet. Another thing I tend to consider a "treat" is either some chips and salsa or carrots and Marzetti's fat free ranch dip (I swear, it tastes the same as the full fat dip, LOVE).
  • MuddyEquestrian
    MuddyEquestrian Posts: 366 Member
    I make my on no sugar strawberry jam so I mix that with PB!
  • SouthernSkylark
    SouthernSkylark Posts: 128 Member
    yoomoo frozen yogurt with strawberry sauce! :love:
  • amanda_ataraxia
    amanda_ataraxia Posts: 400 Member
    A serving of these chocolate tarts have 4g of sugar. I am IN LOVE with them.
    http://www.hailmerry.com/chocolate-miracle-tart.html

    And the ingredients are super simple: dark cocoa, organic cold pressed coconut oil, organic maple syrup, almond flour, sea salt.
  • CanonMom413
    CanonMom413 Posts: 61
    True North's almond, cashew, and pecan nut clusters. Organic sugar (barely) and a whole lot of yumminess.

    ETA . It has a bit more sugar than that, but honestly for a "treat" you shouldnt deprive yourself because its a moderation thing. If you should happen to fall off the wagon, you dont want to binge because you havnt had a truely sweet treat in forever. I eat 5 clusters for 170 calories and all the added benefits of great nuts.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    yoomoo frozen yogurt with strawberry sauce! :love:

    Yoomoo is packed with sugar.
  • ggof
    ggof Posts: 41
    nothing for about 5 mths, then i started 2 crackers with a bit of honey ..
  • katbuchanan25
    katbuchanan25 Posts: 1
    FRUIT SNACKS :)<3
  • stangma
    stangma Posts: 211 Member
    Whole Fruit Mango bars - - - Yummy ;-D
  • TinGirl314
    TinGirl314 Posts: 430 Member
    Chocolate covered bananas or skinny cow are my sweet treats, but they both have over 5 :(
  • Substances
    Substances Posts: 120 Member
    Strawberries and mangos!
    I love me some strawberries, and mangos are.. UNF.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    Either Fage 0% Greek yogurt with half the honey it comes with… or yoplait greek honey vanilla greek yogurt. Serioulsy dependent on my honey vanilla greek yogurt!
  • JenMull44
    JenMull44 Posts: 226 Member
    Vanilla ice cream cone
  • pinkcowss
    pinkcowss Posts: 16 Member
    yoplait no fat vanilla yogurt
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    sugarfree fudgesicles or sugarfree jello with light coolwhip , sugarfree skinnycow ice cream sandwiches
  • skinnymini_wannabe
    skinnymini_wannabe Posts: 7 Member
    I have 0% Fat-Free Plain Chobani yogurt, with strawberries, blueberries and truvia if needed. ^_^ Only 115 calories and 16 grams of carbs (most natural sugars).
  • brooshie
    brooshie Posts: 141 Member
    i love hard boiled eggs and yogurt (not combined, separately lol)
  • lisamarie327
    lisamarie327 Posts: 77 Member
    fiber one brownies. noms.
  • AliceKlaar
    AliceKlaar Posts: 275 Member
    It might sound a bit odd, but a cup of black tea with lemon juice and Stevia added to taste seems to hit the spot for me :-)
  • Superbritt2drescu
    Superbritt2drescu Posts: 273 Member
    Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares (usually the milk chocolate and carmel flavor, though sometimes its the dark chocolate and mint)
  • mela216r
    mela216r Posts: 23
    Yoplait fat free yogurt is 90 calories
    ...if I want chocolate I do Swiss miss cocoa with water and a shot of light whipped cream...or a couple of Andes mints that are 25 calories each. No nutritional value in the candy! But sometimes it's OK to indulge as long as its within the calorie budget.
  • cherryhazelnuts
    cherryhazelnuts Posts: 3
    Soya yoghurt sprinkled with unsweetened cocoa? I'm not sure, just a random idea that popped into my head. . .
  • Rowan813
    Rowan813 Posts: 170 Member
    Fat free unsweet greek yogurt with fresh berries and a drizzle of honey.
  • Cespuglio
    Cespuglio Posts: 385 Member
    I try to aim for mostly fruits, but for a real treat I aim for one that is made with as little processed food as possible. One of my favorites is home made baklava. Usually, the filo dough is the only processed thing, but it's sweetened with honey, contains pistachio nuts, etc. Not that I don't enjoy my processed sweet treats also, but I feel better about my choices if the sweets I'm eating come mostly from natural sources.

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