Sweet treats?

Queen_JessieA
Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
in Food and Nutrition
If you have a sweet tooth, what do you generally nosh on?

I will always try to grab a piece of fruit first. But sometimes, I just really want something carby. I love Quakers chocolate chip oatmeal (1 pack does me well and gets rid of my cravings). Yogurts w/ fruit, granola w/ dried fruit. I just picked up some muffin tops made with greek yogurt made by Yogo that are pretty good and only 100 cals each.
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  • Queen_JessieA
    Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
    Anyone?
  • avababy05
    avababy05 Posts: 930 Member
    Cereal.I like special k pecan cinnamon.
  • Sweets1954
    Sweets1954 Posts: 507 Member
    If I'm really craving something sweet I look for the mini size candies, I have also tried the Skinny Cow candies, they are packaged in, I think, 100 calorie packs. Sometimes just taking a couple Altoids or Tic Tacs will do the trick, both of these are only a calorie or two apiece.
  • TravisBikes
    TravisBikes Posts: 674 Member
    I stick to an occasional vitamin water, or fruit.

    I swore off sweets (candy, baked goods, etc) for the year, excluding family birthdays.

    (not to mention soda's as well)
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    Sugar free throat lozenges really knock the block off of my sweet toothed cravings!
    With love,
    Burt
  • Queen_JessieA
    Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
    I stick to an occasional vitamin water, or fruit.

    I swore off sweets (candy, baked goods, etc) for the year, excluding family birthdays.

    (not to mention soda's as well)

    That's great!

    I am not big on soda. Tea is my pitfall...and I am a Southern girl, so you know it is mainly sweet! (I generally do 1/2 sweet, 1/2 unsweet), but, for the past week, I have been drinking unsweet.
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    Raspberry filled donuts.
    Baby Ruth minis

    Those two are my worst stumbling blocks. If they are in my house, they won't be for very long.

    I've started dehydrating very thin apple slices to stave off the sweet cravings, but still, don't bring those things within my walking distance.
  • TravisBikes
    TravisBikes Posts: 674 Member


    That's great!

    I am not big on soda. Tea is my pitfall...and I am a Southern girl, so you know it is mainly sweet! (I generally do 1/2 sweet, 1/2 unsweet), but, for the past week, I have been drinking unsweet.

    Have you tried brewing you own loose leaf? I do that in the summer, then just chill it, maybe add some fresh lemon.

    My wife loves sweet tea, but it's just too much for me.
  • Queen_JessieA
    Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member


    That's great!

    I am not big on soda. Tea is my pitfall...and I am a Southern girl, so you know it is mainly sweet! (I generally do 1/2 sweet, 1/2 unsweet), but, for the past week, I have been drinking unsweet.

    Have you tried brewing you own loose leaf? I do that in the summer, then just chill it, maybe add some fresh lemon.

    My wife loves sweet tea, but it's just too much for me.

    I used to when I was pregnant with my third child. I drank 2-4 cups of loose red raspberry leaf tea to help with my pregnancy. I don't know what happened to my tea ball? Now I wanna go get another and hit Teavana! LOL. I haven't in forever.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    TastyKakes! I split a pack with my son almost every day. They range in calories from 90-145 for the ones we get, so within sight of those 100-calorie treats but not "diet" in the least.
  • Kristinemomof3
    Kristinemomof3 Posts: 636 Member
    Graham crackers help me, I like the cinnamon kind.
  • blibby33
    blibby33 Posts: 53
    I eat 4 hershey kisses.
  • treenuh_x
    treenuh_x Posts: 94 Member
    60% or higher cacao chocolate chips mixed in a bag with some almonds. Or a clementine. :)
  • jennacollette
    jennacollette Posts: 16
    I know a great quick and east oatmeal cake recipe, and extremely easy and quick pancakes. You should look up "the detoxinista" on google and browse through her website she has amazing recipes and she really helped me stop my sweet tooth !
  • adam211
    adam211 Posts: 12
    I love Nutter Butters! but whenever I get the feeling that I want something sweet I switched to eating the Fiber One protein bars.
  • JessHealthKick
    JessHealthKick Posts: 800 Member
    I just make by black chocolate fit into my daily count :) I personally couldn't last if I went cold turkey!

    I'm away from home so have new temptations at the moment - had to give in a try the local specialty, banana cream roll... oh wow. I have found a new heaven!
  • KatyCrum6969
    KatyCrum6969 Posts: 124 Member
    I always mix 1/3 of a cup of mini marshmallows with 1 table spoon of dark chocolate. Only 120 calories. :)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    In the last 2 months, fiber/quest bars or shakeology. I had a tiny package of mini Haribo gummies a few times too. And a Dove chocolate egg once.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    Lucky Charms
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    I have a massive sweet tooth and love to bake, and in the past, not allowing myself to enjoy desserts and such lead to feelings of deprivation and ultimately to overindulgence and failure to stick with any kind of eating plan.

    Since store-bought desserts usually have massive servings (and, having leftovers lying around is too tempting) I'm enjoying finding, tweaking and baking my own recipes. I aim to make desserts that are around 100 cals each and then work them into my day, usually for after dinner (finishing the day with a little something yummy like that just feels great) :)
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Sliced banana with almond butter and dark chocolate drizzled over it. Very good and satisfying.
  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
    Mochi. It's awesome.

    Or moon cakes. Or chestnut buns.


    Or just plain strawberries or kiwi. Or passion fruit.


    Not bad when I don't really have a sweet tooth, I suppose.
  • ameliaannakin
    ameliaannakin Posts: 344 Member
    I have a serious sweet tooth too. I always tend to try fruit first - apples, strawberries, pears, blueberries and raspberries are my favourites - but sometimes you need chocolate so I buy the kids 'treat-size' packs of Cadbury Buttons, Milkyway Stars, etc you can buy! They tend to be about 75 calories a bag which is a lot less than normal chocolate. I mix a lot of chocolate and fruit too, so I will have an apple and a small bit of chocolate to keep me going. I also like light chocolate mousses and creme caramels too as a sweet way of finishing a meal, which is still quite low in calories, and I have recently come across the Aero white chocolate bubbly mousses which are amazing and only 99 calories a pot!

    I have a food diary blog - ameliasfooddiary.wordpress.com - which I upload images of all the foods I eat which might also give you some ideas :)

    Hope this helps!
  • susanpasq
    susanpasq Posts: 16 Member
    Dark chocolate covered almonds from Trader Joe's or Trader Joe's 100 calorie dark chocolate bars. Also from Trader Joe's, their frozen lemon bars (I'm going to take one out of the freezer right now to have after lunch!)
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    I recently made a batch of cinnamon-sugared almonds, they're frickin amazing and 123 calories for 18g which is just about 15 almonds. I could eat them all day long, though, which may eventually lead to being a problem :laugh: but for now they're fine!
  • mikepasztor
    mikepasztor Posts: 16
    1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, 25g whey isolate, 15g dark chocolate chips, and 1/3-1/2 cup of blueberries.

    It fits into my macros pretty well, and covers the sweet craving.

    340 kcal
    23 Carb / 41.5 Protein / 5.5 Fat
  • keywestsunset
    keywestsunset Posts: 139 Member
    special k chocolatey pretzel bar for 90 calories
  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,440 Member
    Microwave cake in a cup! 3-2-1: 3 tablespoons devils food or angel food cake mix, 2 tablespoons of water, microwave for 1 minute. I usually add a half cup of berries before microwaving. Blackberries and angel food cake is my favorite combination so far. And calorically I think it comes in around < 200 cals.
  • spaingirl2011
    spaingirl2011 Posts: 763 Member
    I like taking a double chocolate vitatop and putting a tablespoon of peanut butter on it. So yummy!
  • jmdin
    jmdin Posts: 3
    Dates are a must, at least for me! The really soft, squishy medjool dates taste so much like caramel. I really love frozen banana ice-cream with some nice soaked and pitted dates on top. It's sweet, and a healthier alternative to regular ice-cream.

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