Who DOES NOT crave sweets and prefers salty stuff?

thedarkwombat
thedarkwombat Posts: 123 Member
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It seems everyone I know has a sweet tooth. Is there anyone else out there like me who prefers some salted buttered popcorn or a bag of potato chips over sweets?

If so, do you feel we have an added advantage built in because we don't crave sugar as much?

Sugar is only a trigger for me when I use it to cook. When I cook teriyaki chicken I can't stop eating it. However, with sweets, I does not bother me if I go months without a candy bar or ice cream.
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  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    Me!

    I will occasionally want something sweet but most of the time I will go for the salty crunchy stuff every time. I don't use salt when I cook and try to watch my sodium very closely. I don't know if I feel like it's an advantage considering the water retention you get if you pig out on chips and also the calories are really not that different for the same weights if you are looking at a chocolate bar vs a bag of chips.

    Not craving sugar as much definitely makes it easier to bypass desert tables and office snacks since you aren't normally going to have people bringing in chips or pretzels but you still need to watch out for it.

    Now if you really want trouble get some Chocolate Covered Potato Chips :P
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  • Baba_Roxy
    Baba_Roxy Posts: 38 Member
    I almost NEVER want sweets. My biggest downfall is salty foods for sure; I had a french fry problem! But I find it's easier to find lower calore/fat salty food than that of sweets, so I've been doing well in avoiding fries! =P
  • mbowers1983
    mbowers1983 Posts: 25 Member
    I never crave sweets which makes me force fruits down, sometimes I sprinkle salt on them to make them more palatable (gross I know). Does make holidays easier since I don't eat all the goodies.
  • Blackdinomite
    Blackdinomite Posts: 26 Member
    I crave both at different times...
  • mikeykhan2003
    mikeykhan2003 Posts: 177
    No big deal on sweets. But cheese stuff (pizza, nachos, etc) make me happy.
  • latenitelucy
    latenitelucy Posts: 1,314 Member
    Me!! or savoury! take it over sweet ANY time
  • CHEVALIERSARAH
    CHEVALIERSARAH Posts: 3 Member
    I could also goes months with out candy bars or ice cream, but if I have it in my house I normally cant keep myself away. I do however have a huge issue with chips and salsa. I could seriously eat an entire bag of chips and salsa in one sitting.

    Does anyone have an idea of somethig I can eat with salsa other than tortilla chips?
  • fxdl2k2
    fxdl2k2 Posts: 250 Member
    My husband. I need chocolate LOL
  • cidalia73
    cidalia73 Posts: 107 Member
    I'm like that, but I don't think it helps with weight loss, since most of the foods we eat at meals are salty. Hard to resist seconds helpings!
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I love both. I eat something sweet, then want something salty, then need more sweet, then more salty... I never get tired of food.
  • fxdl2k2
    fxdl2k2 Posts: 250 Member
    I could also goes months with out candy bars or ice cream, but if I have it in my house I normally cant keep myself away. I do however have a huge issue with chips and salsa. I could seriously eat an entire bag of chips and salsa in one sitting.

    Does anyone have an idea of somethig I can eat with salsa other than tortilla chips?

    I like carrots or celery dipped in salsa! I also put salsa on salad in place of a salad dressing. Actually, I will put salsa on just about anything :)
  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    So glad I'm not alone lol. I can't stand sweet stuff. Salty yes. Anything sweet literally makes me feel sick - guess that's a good thing since so many are addicted to sugar.
  • TribeHokie
    TribeHokie Posts: 711 Member
    No big deal on sweets. But cheese stuff (pizza, nachos, etc) make me happy.

    +1

    I got over sweets around the time I turned 21. I much prefer savory and cheesy or meaty (or both). I wouldn't necessarily say I crave salty though.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    No big deal on sweets. But cheese stuff (pizza, nachos, etc) make me happy.

    +1

    I got over sweets around the time I turned 21. I much prefer savory and cheesy or meaty (or both). I wouldn't necessarily say I crave salty though.

    This.... I can eat burgers and fries every day but never pick up anything sweet. When I was a kid, I was the only kid who had Trick or Treating candy until the next Halloween. :laugh:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    It seems everyone I know has a sweet tooth. Is there anyone else out there like me who prefers some salted buttered popcorn or a bag of potato chips over sweets?
    Yes, I usually prefer salty snacks like crackers or chips over candy.
    If so, do you feel we have an added advantage built in because we don't crave sugar as much?
    No. Overeating is overeating. There are a lot of calories in a bag of Cheetos. And too much salty food makes me look fatter than I am due to bloating.
  • BringingSherriBack
    BringingSherriBack Posts: 607 Member
    I like sweets but salty is what I crave. It has to be crunchy too though. I love, love, love chips, crackers, etc. Now on occasion I do crave sweets, but I want it salty too thus I go for stuff like Payday candy bars, Salted Caramel popcorn, etc.
  • Baba_Roxy
    Baba_Roxy Posts: 38 Member
    I could also goes months with out candy bars or ice cream, but if I have it in my house I normally cant keep myself away. I do however have a huge issue with chips and salsa. I could seriously eat an entire bag of chips and salsa in one sitting.

    Does anyone have an idea of somethig I can eat with salsa other than tortilla chips?

    I like carrots or celery dipped in salsa! I also put salsa on salad in place of a salad dressing. Actually, I will put salsa on just about anything :)

    Same!! I love salsa and it's fantastic on carrots! =D Celery is great, too. Almost any veggie honestly!
  • jaxbeck
    jaxbeck Posts: 537 Member
    Ohhh me, me! Don't get me wrong, sweet is yummy but I totally have to be in the mood for it. I LOVE the salty, spicy & sour stuff!
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    I am a big fan of both. I have some black salt dark chocolate caramels that I ration out. I have to make them last until we visit my inlaws again as the Chocolate shop we get them from is down there. That's Christmas, I'm gonna run out by then...
  • sjacobs425
    sjacobs425 Posts: 74 Member
    chips, pretzels, doritos, ,me me me... ugggh my biggest downfall. i've curbed it slightly with rice cakes but yea gotta watch the sodium. sweets, naw, i always have the chocolate easter bunny til the next easter. never crave sweets.

    you are not alone
  • Patzycakes
    Patzycakes Posts: 175 Member
    Salty tasty foods are my weakness. I do love sweets (pastries ect) but I don't miss them. Fries, chips, popcorn, extra salt on everything... those are my weaknesses. It's embarssing what I can do to a package of Ritz crackers.
  • anlu37
    anlu37 Posts: 100 Member
    I totally crave both...sometimes together. Salted caramel? YES! French fries and ice cream? YES!
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I do not like sweets at all. Everyone looks at me like I'm a freak when I tell them I don't like chocolate. It really doesn't bother me, though. I do think it is a bit of an advantage to not be tempted by cookies, cake and candy, but that bag of potato chips that's teasing me from my pantry isn't much better.
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    Me.

    I mean, I like sweets. Sometimes (like, in the afternoon at work), I MUST have something sweet (that's not fruit)...but in those cases like 1 or 2 Starbursts or Twizzlers or a few pieces of candy corn will more than do the trick. I do have a weakness for muffins, but they're like the least sweet of the "sweets" category. I can stop halfway through a scoop of ice cream and easily turn down dessert at a restaurant. I don't even like chocolate.

    I'm definitely a salty/savory person. About half the time I'll go for pretzels or bread (TRYING to stay away from wheat right now, though, simply because it's a major trigger food for me and I'm just trying the "can't have ANY" approach over the "anything in moderation" approach, which hasn't worked for me at all so far), preferably with a dip or spread, and the other half I'm looking for cheese, leftover chicken, etc.

    I don't feel like I have any advantage at all...though, I guess if I was slamming back cookies maybe by the time I was satisfied I'd have eaten more calories than packing away crackers. I don't really know, I've never really done that - I'm fat, don't mistake me, but I didn't get fat on cookies and cake.
  • LH85DC
    LH85DC Posts: 231 Member
    Me! I enjoy sweets, but I don't crave them. Salty foods on the other hand... I can't keep chex mix in the house, it's like my kryptonite. Sweet potato chips are my favorite. Luckily I don't have any trouble finding room in my calories and macros to fit in both sweet and salty!
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    I could also goes months with out candy bars or ice cream, but if I have it in my house I normally cant keep myself away. I do however have a huge issue with chips and salsa. I could seriously eat an entire bag of chips and salsa in one sitting.

    Does anyone have an idea of somethig I can eat with salsa other than tortilla chips?

    I just bought a bag of Beanitos at Whole Foods...they're like tortilla chips but made with black beans instead of corn (not even just a mix, straight up beans). You're not saving calories (still 140 for a 12 chip serving), but they're a slightly better nutrition profile (in that 140 calories you get 4g of protein and 5g of fiber along with 7g of fat), so maybe they'd be more satisfying and fit into your macros better, if you were dying for a chip?
  • ki4yxo
    ki4yxo Posts: 709 Member
    I was huge on my sodium intake until I started using MFP.
    Canned soups, pickles, jars of salsa, you name it. Now
    I'm off of 2 blood pressure meds since I've cut back! :wink:
  • JulieAnn72
    JulieAnn72 Posts: 795 Member
    I don't crave sweets. I go to birthday parties and pass on the cake, but eat too much pizza, chips, pretzels, or whatever other food they serve. I don't think it makes it easier because I feel like the salty, cheesy snacks I prefer are more readily available.
  • raestanke
    raestanke Posts: 31 Member
    My favorite healthy food with salsa is cottage cheese! It is so healthy and it tastes delicious!!!
  • swhiteism
    swhiteism Posts: 71 Member
    Never been a huge fan of sweets. I do like chocolate every now and then, but I can live without it. Whenever I see glazed donuts in the break room, I can't help but think..."ew!". All that sickly sweet sugar would make me want to throw up. My weakness is fried foods, like chicken strips and french fries.

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