Problems with candy - substitute ideas?

Quest makes a peanut butter cup which can be bought at GNC, called "Quest Cravings". The peanut butter inside it is a little dry, but it had 20g of protein in it, which is really good.

I personally love them.

jelly beans aren't bad either. Like 33 of them is 120-140 calories. Or just fit whatever you like into your daily caloric allowance and don't restrict yourself which will lead to a massive binge at some point.

I would say raisins, but I may or may not have been known to chow down on the entire family size pack.

My favorite candy that I will buy on very rare occasions and give all but one or two away before I eat them are chewy Gin gins.

I recently made some vanilla honey and I drizzle that over fruit. I've actually got some raspberries with it at my desk this morning. It's still has about 75 calories but at least it's got some fiber and vitamin C.
There are also starburst in my desk for later if needed, but there is only about half a serving. I try to eat them slowly so they are a little more satisfying.

Raspberries with a decent helping of lite cool whip (yes, i realize its not health food) have been doing it for my sweet cravings lately.

Honestly I don't get cravings for candy.

With that said though if I do crave something I don't immediately give in. I will wait and see if after 10-15 minutes the craving subsides, which typically it does. If it doesn't then I will have a small portion of whatever it is I am craving (typically it's cheese or nuts).

Also, I like the jelly bean idea. Sweet and not a lot of calories for the portion.

You can buy Ghirardelli chocolate squares at most grocery stores. They have lots of different flavors/fillings and the squares are individually wrapped. I recently bought the dark chocolate mint ones, which taste like a peppermint patty and are only 70 calories each.

I'm not sure what your macro's are like (aka if your getting enough protein, which for a lot of people causes sugar cravings) or maybe its a purely habitual thing. For me it is a bit of both. If its been a while since a meal, even though its still not super healthy, I will have a protein bar (pure protein and detour and oh yeah! make bars that basically taste like candy bars, just make sure to stick to one around 200 calories)

If it is after a meal, and I know that I just had a decent amount of protein, I will have a piece of dark chocolate (1 large lindt chocolate square=50 calories) by itself or with a few berries. Or really just any portion controlled sweet. Another solution, get some nice flavoured tea and sip that after your meal. Add a sweetner and you basically have around a 0 calorie sweet drink.

I'm not really sure the reason behind the wanting sweets so I'm just doing my best to help you out

Define 'candy'.

Personally, I found energy and protein bars 'healthier' alternatives for candy bars (same calories, but they fill me up more). Or a square of dark chocolate. Otherwise, vitamin gummies, once a day, lol. I like candy bars but I very rarely eat them because they don't fill me up for the calories, but if I'm really craving something specific, I'll have a small one (like I have a PB cup in my near future, although I bought some Reese's spread to put in my oatmeal tomorrow and that might just do the trick).

My downfall is candy also and I know if it is in the house I will eat it, and then I won't be able to stop with just a piece ... I'll eat all of it. So I abstain from it as much as possible. For me, unfortunately, when that craving just won't go away for days on end, I buy 2 candy bars or a 70% dark chocolate bar ... and eat it.

Oh chewy caramels are awesome too... About 28 calories, and it takes a while to chew them and get them off your teeth, lol.