Budget friendly alt to the sweet tooth

sandeegriffin
sandeegriffin Posts: 54 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
What's a good budget friendly alt to a sweet tooth? Unfortunately I have a very tight budget. I have never had good luck getting fresh fruit from Walmart so I won't go there for produce. I do live near a couple of fruit stands and a grocery store that only sells organic products. I also live near a grocery store that only sells brand names.

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  • pclaborn5
    pclaborn5 Posts: 1 Member
    Sugar free hard candy or gum.
  • DylanThomas2
    DylanThomas2 Posts: 78 Member
    Local grown in season fruit is always the best alternative to sweets but you could also try frozen yogurt or sherberts just depends on how many calories you have left for the day.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    sandeegriffin wrote: »
    What's a good budget friendly alt to a sweet tooth? Unfortunately I have a very tight budget. I have never had good luck getting fresh fruit from Walmart so I won't go there for produce. I do live near a couple of fruit stands and a grocery store that only sells organic products. I also live near a grocery store that only sells brand names.

    Homemade lower-calorie versions of your favorites (I usually cut the sugar, and I recently cut the oil by a third in a recipe with good results)
    Sugar free jello/pudding
    Applesauce/yogurt
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    Oh, and Walmart and Aldi both sell store brand 40-calorie fudgesicles.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Strawberries taste very sweet to me but are surprisingly low in sugar and are in season right now in New England. Off season, I get frozen strawberries.

    I also suck on chocolate chips one at a time until they dissolve in my mouth - I can make 70 calories worth (15 grams; 32 chips) last 45 minutes and my sweet tooth is completely satisfied when I'm done.
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    i love frozen fruits from Private selection

    Sweet, and like little ice creams
    The blueberries are only $2.99 for 3 lbs
    The strawberries and cherries are excellent too. Well so are the tropical and berry mix lol

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