Favorite anti-crave foods for someone surrounded by sweets?

tl_dr
tl_dr Posts: 96
in Health and Weight Loss
I need help! I started working in a bakery this summer, and I am surrounded by delicious sweets 8+ hours a day, six days a week. I never totally binge on the sweets, but I am pretty bad about taking a small nibble here and there... and after eight hours it begins to add up. It just smells so good, and it's almost impossible to resist when I'm hungry! :( I usually don't exceed 1400 calories a day, but I believe the sweets are holding my weight loss back nevertheless (suprise, huh?). I'm not the only one, either. I don't have a single coworker that didn't gain at least 10 pounds when they started. Woe are the bakers.

So, what are you choice foods to nibble on when you are having sugar cravings? So far I have found that a green-oolong-mint tea mix is fantastic for sipping when boredom eating is a temptation, but I'd like to have something to chew on here and there when I'm actually hungry!

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  • GKoz004
    GKoz004 Posts: 87
    Chew gum! You can't sample with gum in your mouth.
  • LearnFromTheRed
    LearnFromTheRed Posts: 294 Member
    Try taking peppermint oil capsules. If you're anything like me they will repeat on you no end, and eating stops being appealing!
  • Annahasababy
    Annahasababy Posts: 60 Member
    Agree. Chew gum.
  • garber6th
    garber6th Posts: 1,890 Member
    Fresh fruit. Pineapple and cherries are my favorite, they are sweet and really satisfy my cravings for something sweet.
  • AMSull19
    AMSull19 Posts: 37 Member
    Fresh fruit, definitely helps. Something that has worked for both my mother and I for sweet cravings is to cut up an apple and mix in vanilla extract and cinnamon. Its healthy, and usually helps.
  • kathiloness
    kathiloness Posts: 1
    I totally feel your pain. I have worked as a baker for 30 years and I have always heard never trust a skinny baker.lol.Chewing gum does work, but I'm the end you just have to tell yourself, nothing tastes as good as thin feels!!!
  • nancyk18
    nancyk18 Posts: 27 Member
    I am new to my fitness pal and appreciated your tip. I am a chocoholic and also foodie. I always feel though I need something sweet after I finish a meal. I will try your suggestions.
  • suz155
    suz155 Posts: 326 Member
    1/4-1/2 C Greek vanilla or strawberry yogurt, with some shaved bakers chocolate on top. Gives me the protein, little bit of sweet and my chocolate.
  • happyphantom
    happyphantom Posts: 2
    I like to take the Aero chocolate mousse or the Ski Strawberry mousse and freeze them. They both come in under 100kcal and freeze nicely so you feel like you're having a strawberry or chocolate icecream. As they're already portioned out in the yogurt pots you also don't need to worry that you're going over. Feel like I'm having dessert every time I have one :)
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    Strong minty gum!
  • kganc001
    kganc001 Posts: 317
    Freeze grapes! :) They get sweeter (in my opinion) and are like little bursts of delicious. I put them in the freezer at my job and grab some during the day from my lunch box.

    I also mix fruit preserves in to fat free vanilla yogurt with protein powder. When I'm full, I don't reach for the sweets as easily. :)

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