Must have desert after dinner

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I like to have something sweet after a meal too. At dinner I allot myself calories for ice cream. For lunch I do something smaller like a piece of fruit or a mini candy bar.

    Just work whatever you'd like to have into your day.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I also must have dessert after dinner (Usually a serving of ice cream and some cookies)


    I'm not sure what the problem with that is, so I have no help to offer.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Don't get rid of it because it's not a problem. Eat dessert if you want it. If it fits into your goals, that is. I find a cup of strawberries to be the perfect dessert - sweet AND healthy. Dessert doesn't have to be a bit hot fudge sundae. Some fruit or even frozen yogurt works just fine.
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Almost every night; 1 packet of Dole Dark Chocolate Strawberry Dippers! 60 cals/6 carbs...Total YUM! So satisfying and the prepackaged "treat" makes it easy...feels like a cheat but it's not

    ETA: Listed the cals and carbs because I could remember those. Point being that they are very easy to fit into macros. Point NOT being that I only track cals and carbs. :wink:
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
    I just always plan on something sweet after dinner. Sometimes before dinner. Chocolate, ice cream, etc... today it's a piece of a bakery cupcake!! CAN'T WAIT!!!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    I like something a little sweet after dinner, too. I've taken from the restaurant industry and have a piece of hard candy. A mint, butterscotch or Jolly Rancher lasts long enough to give me sugary satisfaction for only a couple of calories.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    I eat a 100 calorie deep chocolate vitatop after lunch and dinner about 99 times out of 100. I don't see a problem working dessert into your calorie budget. You don't get bonus points for suffering.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    bust out the food scale- measure out your ice cream servings and have at it.
  • Panda_Poptarts
    Panda_Poptarts Posts: 971 Member
    Dove Bliss chocolate bite things are low in calories, and 5 is a pretty decent serving.

    Brookside Farms makes these dark chocolate goji berry bites that are DIVINE-- and pretty low calorie.

    Skinny cow is good too.

    I don't think there's a point to resisting it when you crave dessert. I just like to keep it around 200 calories.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I eat desert every night...nothing wrong with eating desert...you fit it in just like anything else. I'm partial to dark chocolate, but I have some ice cream from time to time and I love my wife's homemade chocolate chip cookies, but she doesn't make them often enough.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Eating dessert after dinner is a must for me too. Just have one, not two or three (or more), and it's all good.
  • SPeffer1
    SPeffer1 Posts: 74 Member
    I almost always have sf hot chocolate in the evening.

    Another thing I eat a lot is plain yogurt with frozen fruit and I'll put in a serving of pb2 - love that combo!
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member

    My other solution was to develop my taste for really good dark chocolate. Like the Ghiradelli 86% cacoa squares. They're kind of bitter at first when you're used to milk chocolate but you get used to them. I never thought I'd say this but they're decadent enough that one square is usually enough.

    ^^ so totally THIS^^ except my choc of choice is Lindt 90% (even better with a good full bodied red wine)
    re: lower cal choices that may be 'healthier' try a 1/2 serving of a really tasty protein shake and pour it into a fancy glass, don't drink it out of a shaker cup - dreaded 'diet vibes.' lol
  • joecmoore1
    joecmoore1 Posts: 87 Member
    According to some research, having dessert after a meal is actually a good idea in that it triggers the brain to shut down the hunger sensation. I usually have a piece of fruit, raisins, muscle milk chocolate or something along that line after a meal. The more I've exercised that day, the more calories I allow myself for a dessert item.
  • LittleMissFit83
    LittleMissFit83 Posts: 38
    Sea salt caramel ice cream!! It's truly godly.
  • Mario_Az
    Mario_Az Posts: 1,331 Member
    i have my desert right after dinner like 5 mins afterwords
  • trybefan
    trybefan Posts: 488 Member
    First, don't consider the fact that you like sweet things "a problem." Look at your food diary and figure out what you can have that's sweet that will fit into your dietary plan. Incorporate whatever that is into your overall diet.

    Nuff said....

    I eat chocolate daily and continue to lose weight.....moderate it.
  • will2lose72
    will2lose72 Posts: 128 Member
    Yasso Frozen Greek yogurt bars. Yummo is all I can say and they have protein, bonus!! They are 80-100 calories, come in several flavors, but the Sea Salt Caramel is amazing.
  • Dewymorning
    Dewymorning Posts: 762 Member
    Eat a piece of fruit. Sweet, and at around 50 calories per serving of most fruits, easy to fit into your calories.

    Or, just make sure you have the x calories left that you need to eat a portion of whatever dessert you want.
  • Wenchiness
    Wenchiness Posts: 126 Member
    I am a "treat" queen. Trader Joe's makes a line of incredibly thin cookies, where 8-12 run about 120 calories, depending of flavor. Those are awesome but usually 4-6 give me my fix. I am BIG on fruit, especially berries and pineapple, and if I want to be incredibly indulgent, I squirt on a blob of fat free whipped cream for an additional 5-10 calories. I find that if I deprive myself, I go bonkers at a later point, but I am good with having limited quantities daily, especially when it falls into my caloric guidelines.
  • A_Warrior_Princess
    A_Warrior_Princess Posts: 344 Member
    I feel the same way too so right now I am enjoying strawberry cheesecake greek yogurt with some fresh and very sweet strawberries mixed into it. If I am craving chocolate I usually eat 1/2 to a full fiber one oats & chocolate bar. Other times I keep 100 calorie frozen treats like skinny cow ice cream or WW treats on hand for true emergencies! Hope this helps you!
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    Have some fruit.

    I have the same problem...
  • Holly_belle
    Holly_belle Posts: 4,042 Member
    I found a great recipe for "fake" ice cream sandwiches. http://alidaskitchen.com/2012/06/16/strawberries-and-cream-sandwiches/

    Super easy, low calorie, under 100 per serving. You could substitute other berries or I suppose chocolate chips even for something different.
  • sullenbee
    sullenbee Posts: 13 Member
    I'm a huge ice cream fiend, but I have found a tasty replacement. I just freeze ripe bananas, then throw them in a food processor, add flavoring of my choice, and enjoy delicious "ice cream." Or I make smoothies with frozen strawberries, add a little coconut or almond milk, and I feel like I'm drinking a milk shake.
  • GeminiFitness1
    GeminiFitness1 Posts: 63 Member
    I would suggest fruit after dinner it is a healthier choice!
  • KGray12385
    KGray12385 Posts: 11 Member
    I'm the same way. I keep a jar of 40-calorie Dove chocolates in the cupboard and allow myself one after lunch and dinner. If I'm going out to eat I'll put one in my purse so I'm less tempted to order dessert.
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    I'm a big fan of PB and chocolate chips. Stuff like that can get me through a tough day...
  • SuperSammi22
    SuperSammi22 Posts: 65 Member
    I ran across a recipe from a fellow mfp friend where you take apple slices, sprinkle them with cinnamon and bake them. According to her, it tastes just like apple pie. But you know, a million times healthier for you. :}
  • CherylTrainor
    CherylTrainor Posts: 6
    I leave three dark chocolate Hershey kisses by my bed. They are my treat. I make sure I have enough room for them. Hits the spot!
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    I follow dinner with an all natural dried fruit and nut bar, or a small bag of sweet n salt skinny popcorn, or some nuts and raisins, or a large apple or a low calorie mousse. I usually have something sweet afterwards.
    I even sometimes have some milk chocolate, or an individual packet of shortbread or somesuch. Actually, I have something 'naughty' every night.

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