When you want something sweet what do you reach for?

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  • littlekitty3
    littlekitty3 Posts: 265 Member
    My secret stash of California Dates ;)
  • ton40orbust
    ton40orbust Posts: 155
    I recently found popsicles by fit and active (aldi) they're delicious, pretty big, sugar free, fat free and only 14 calories.
  • RobertHButler
    RobertHButler Posts: 50
    I have a Klondike bar as desert every day; it's my treat and help's regulate my sugar.
  • nccarolb
    nccarolb Posts: 858 Member
    I keep individually wrapped dark chocolates at ALL times. I also eat no sugar added ice cream (check the brands to find the lowest calorie one). In fact, tonight, I am having Breyer's no sugar added vanilla ice cream topped with a sliced banana and sugar-free Hershey's chocolate syrup! If I have the calories to spare, I eat Nutella on graham crackers. Oh, and a crumbled chocolate graham cracker with vanilla ice creams tastes a LOT like Oreo ice cream. I don't have milk chocolate in the house because it is a binge trigger!
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    Call me weird, but even long before I started "my journey" I really like fruit. Seasonal favorites are watermelon, pineapple (I cut fresh ones), strawberries, and cuties/mandarins (like right now). Fuji apples which have ruined me for other types of apples and are sweet as candy!
    I also eat roasted almonds (no sodium) and honey roasted sunflower seeds (low sodium), plus they're rich in fiber and protein.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    Frozen yogurt, or ice cream if I can't get it... or a half cup of hot cocoa, or a very small chocolate (Trader Joe's salted caramel chocolate balls are 18 calories apiece!). Also, toasted coconut. I can just eat a handful of that by itself and be a very happy camper. But usually I'd rather dedicate a few hundred calories to the cold stuff.

    ETA: Dried cranberries hit the spot too. Those were a go-to treat when I was eating fewer calories.
  • jennifersmiles444
    jennifersmiles444 Posts: 118 Member
    Cocoa roasted dark chocolate almonds in single serve packs
    Jell-O Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Mousse Temptations



    Any chocolate square, truffle, or fun-size candy bar...if you can eat just one. This is very difficult for me, so I occasionally pick up just one at a check-out counter. It's more expensive that way, but I can't have a bag of them in my house!
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    I keep individually wrapped dark chocolates at ALL times. I also eat no sugar added ice cream (check the brands to find the lowest calorie one). In fact, tonight, I am having Breyer's no sugar added vanilla ice cream topped with a sliced banana and sugar-free Hershey's chocolate syrup! If I have the calories to spare, I eat Nutella on graham crackers. Oh, and a crumbled chocolate graham cracker with vanilla ice creams tastes a LOT like Oreo ice cream. I don't have milk chocolate in the house because it is a binge trigger!

    I wish I like these. Breyers no sugar added is somewhat better than Dryers carb smart, but both are VERY sweet and noticeably fake tasting to me. I use splenda, use sugar free coffee syrups and the like, so I don't think that I'm overly sensitive, but these ice creams are nearly inedible to me. YMMV
  • Docpremie
    Docpremie Posts: 228 Member
    Skinny Cow Ice Cream treats. My favorite was their chocolate cherry cone, but it was limited edition for last year only. Their Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream bar is a close 2nd. Their ice cream sandwiches are also good. They're around 130-160 cal/treat. I try to always save room in my calorie count for a sweet treat in the evening. In fact I usually add it to my diary in the morning with breakfast, just so I know I can indulge!

    I have recently discover Chocolove Dark Chocolate bars. I've never cared for dark chocolate before, but these are quite good! I really like the chocolate raspberry & chocolate orange bars. A single serving is 1/3 of the bar (= 6 squares). I have no trouble sticking to that single serving. I usually slowly suck on a single square at a time until it melts, that way they last longer. A single serving is 160 calories.
  • AppleGrapeMSTK
    AppleGrapeMSTK Posts: 16 Member
    Tablespoon of peanut butter.
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    Usually a high quality dark chocolate but sometimes a honey crisp apple is just the thing.
  • obmckenzie
    obmckenzie Posts: 75 Member
    I reach for my favorite fat bombs : http://screwedonstraight.net/keto-diet-peanut-butter-cup-fat-bombs/

    I make mine smaller then in that recipe so I get to have 2. Sometimes I have 2 to up my fat content. They are a wonderfully bitter/sweet taste!
  • jbrixe00
    jbrixe00 Posts: 219 Member
    Hunt's 100 calorie pudding!
  • watchmeshrink16
    watchmeshrink16 Posts: 205 Member
    Gum, grapes, and ice cream (sometimes).
  • raxelita
    raxelita Posts: 12 Member
    -Shake with Vanilla Protein Powder, Almond Milk, Cocoa powder, ice

    -shake with banana, almond milk, almond butter, ice

    -plain yogurt with a tbs of lemon curd or jam

    -hot chocolate made with almond milk, a little honey, cocoa

    -chocolate steel cut oatmeal (mash up a banana and cook it up with the oats for sweetness)

    -baked apple w/ a tbs butter, spices, tbs maple

    -chocolate sorbet
  • gatecityradio
    gatecityradio Posts: 401
    Smart ones sundaes. Fruttare bars are good. SF Pudding is good. Yogurt comes in all kinds of flavors, even chocolate.
  • strunch
    strunch Posts: 66 Member
    Mint tea with clover honey.
  • mymuffin88
    mymuffin88 Posts: 14 Member
    HARD CANDY -- a whole pack of Lifesavers has only about 100 calories, and they melt slowly, so will last a whole day -- 10 calories each. CremeSavers and Werther's are about 200 cal./whole pack. (It's easy to eat only one, also, but also can feel really decadent in indulging in the whole package, which is not an easy feat, and does not easily cause any damage to weight!) Other individually wrapped hard candies have 20-25 calories in almost all cases. See's Candies makes some outstanding hard candies, including a chocolate flavor, wrapped individually, and sold in packages. For sugar-free sweets, GoLightly and Eda's both taste good, and have an extensive variety, including chocolate and chocolate combinations.

    GUM (sugar-free or regular) -- if I have to chew on something for 5-10 minutes.
  • angelique_redhead
    angelique_redhead Posts: 782 Member
    Sometimes if you're low on iron you crave chocolate. Good luck!
    I used to HATE chocolate and ice-cream. Ever since I started this new way of life back in August--I constantly crave chocolate and I crave ice-cream. Someone told me to take magnesium--so I have. I don't get it. Why out of 37years have I disliked something that I now crave? (and no....I'm not pregnant! lol). So, I have Dove chocolates and Hersheys Simple Pleasures---but I can't just have one. If I have one I have 5. I'm trying to replace with fruit and yogurt. Oh...and Dannon Light/Fit Greek Yogurt has a new flavor--Chocolate Raspberry, and it is only 80 calories.
  • jjscholar
    jjscholar Posts: 413 Member
    Some times I will have Nutella on multi-grain bread rounds. The calories are not too bad at 200 per serving. I also like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. In addition, I love blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and oranges. Finally, I do have the Fiber One bars and other meal replacement bars.

    As far as cake, pie, ice cream, candy, and donuts are concerned, I avoid those items at all cost. Eating cake, pie, ice cream, candy, and donuts for me is like giving a crack head crack...
  • KuroKitty
    KuroKitty Posts: 11
    I usually eat what I'm craving just try to watch how much of it I eat because with me even if I substitute anything that I'm craving for with something else I just want it more later. Just take into consideration calories and amount. There's a reason I don't keep bags of the fun size Reese's in my house they would usually be gone in one day.
    I know it probably doesn't help a lot but depriving yourself just makes it worse usually
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    I'm one to believe you should eat what you want in moderation. If it fits, eat it,

    If you MUST have a lower calorie option i go for a skinny cow ice cream sandwich (140 cals), little mini thing of ben n jerry's (around 200 cals depending on the flavor), or something the hershey's bliss. chocolates (220 cals for 6 peices, sometimes i'll only have 2 or 3).
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    I keep a candy dish with different sugar free hard candies. Usually Werthers and Life-Savers. A cup of diet Swiss Miss helps my chocolate craving. Sugar free Jello pudding cups are usually in my fridge. I do try to reach for fruit first, but sometimes fruit won't do.
  • Goal179
    Goal179 Posts: 314 Member
    I just love these muffins. THey are delicious. Because they have real chocolate chips, it really goes a long way towards satisfying chocolate cravings. Give it a try. I make a batch of mini muffins (about 24 of them) and that cuts the calories down by 1/3 and I can pop just one with some cold water or almond milk and be in good shape or I can eat three or four. Just depends on how snacky I am. Let me know if you try it and how you like it.

    http://dashingdish.com/recipe/triple-chocolate-chunk-muffins/
  • Dreya711
    Dreya711 Posts: 79 Member
    Pretty much anything Skinny Cow...I have one daily!
  • lisa35120
    lisa35120 Posts: 230 Member
    A banana or other fruit, maybe some peanut butter or nutella if I have enough extra calories, or frozen yogurt. If I'm really craving sugar and don't have enough calories, I will eat a small scoop of cool whip.. some people might think that's weird but I really like it when I need a quick sugar fix.
  • 1cafeaulait
    1cafeaulait Posts: 16 Member
    So many options! I thought I loved MFP - now I know I do! Thanks for all of these suggestions. I will not deprive myself! I had one Dove mint dark chocolate swirl at 44 calories tonight and it hit the spot!
  • 13suzie
    13suzie Posts: 349 Member
    Dried figs
    Banana Dippers
    Banana pieces sauteed in a pan until they are really soft and the sugar carmelizes
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    a chocolate bar. admittedly i have never been the type to be able to just have a single square. i just track it and try to eat more veggies that day. the amazing desserts at restaurants always get me.. like the hot brownie with ice cream and whipped cream and sauce or that hot cookie with ice cream.. fml.. its tough. but i also REALLY love a good fruit salad. like a GOOD fruit salad. has to have like every kind in it.. put a little bit of light cool whip on top and its just as good if not better than the stuff i mentioned earlier. im also a sucker for chewy candy like gummy bears and stuff like that.. those five cent candies at the store get me everytime when im drunk! lol
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    nutella on white bread has been a weakness forever. refuse to give it up.

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