Biscuits and cake substitutes!

jbett73
jbett73 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I struggle without biscuits and cake. I can't stop at one or two.

What do you all use for a sweet tooth?

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    Whenever I crave something, I eat it as long as I can fit it into my macros and micros.

    If you can't control it... then I'm not sure what you can do.
  • BekahC1980
    BekahC1980 Posts: 474 Member
    You'll drive yourself mad by looking for substitutes just eat less of it or plan to have it.
  • danikaiwai
    danikaiwai Posts: 12 Member
    I make bliss balls which are awsesome
    They just use natural ingrediants with no flour or refind sugar
    Have you heard of them?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Pre-log your day and make room for the real thing in MODERATION.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    My local farm stand has the most amazing peaches...they just blow supermarket peaches away. Before that I was chowing on raspberries from my garden, and before that strawberries. These have a lot of sweet with very little sugar and calories.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Fruit is very sweet and tastes even sweeter when it doesn't have to compete with cookies and cake frosting.

    I just cut the sweets out and use fruits for sweetness. I enjoy it every bit as much as I enjoyed the other stuff.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Mini muffin tins.
    Mindful eating. Try and take fifteen minutes to eat one very good biscuit.

    You can replace much of the oil in a cake recipe with apple sauce to reduce the calories.

    I find controlled satisfying of a loved food to be better than trying to eliminate altogether.

    This is apple season. Try baking an apple with nuts, cinnamon and a little stevia.
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    Try fruit. Or a Quest bar.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    If you truly can't control it then eliminate it

    But you can control it, you just can't be bothered

    So sort your priorities

    If you can't log it, don't eat it
    If you log it you won't have room for anything else and will be hungry
    It's a choice
    It's your choice

    Step up and commit
  • Losinandmovin
    Losinandmovin Posts: 188 Member
    I like sugar free jello and whipped cream. Strawberries and whipped cream. Frozen watermelon or frozen grapes. Single serve pretty much anything: portions matter. I make the conscious decision to enjoy anything in single- serve portions. You can do this.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    If you struggle with biscuits and cake, I'd limit the quantity you have in your home.
    Try stocking up on fresh fruit for snacks - supermarkets usually sell these in cute little 'snack pots' too!
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    edited August 2015
    jbett73 wrote: »
    I struggle without biscuits and cake. I can't stop at one or two.

    What do you all use for a sweet tooth?

    I don't really buy biscuits anymore tbh, because it's so easy to eat loads of them.
    I now buy biscuits & chocolate that are individually packaged, such as Club Chocolate or single Twix Bars.
    I find that if you have to unwrap them, you're more likely to think more before opening another one. [If that makes sense].
  • suziecue20
    suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
    edited August 2015
    I can't eat biscuits and cakes for health reasons but I can eat wholemeal bread. Whenever I get the "I want more sweetness than a piece of fruit" craving I have a slice of wholemeal bread or a warburton brown thin with some flora pro-active and a dollop of diabetic raspberry jam.....does it for me!
  • flrancho
    flrancho Posts: 271 Member
    Maybe try making smaller portions. Like mini cupcakes or cake bars. Since the portions are smaller the calories, fat, sugar, etc will be less, but you'll still feel like you're eating the whole thing. Other than that, just self-control not to go in the fridge and get more.
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Pre-log your day and make room for the real thing in MODERATION.

    Yep.

    I like sweet things in general, so if I feel like I want something sweet after a meal I usually go for fruit, yogurt, jelly, or small ice cream lollies (in the UK we have Mini Milks which are really marketed at children, but taste good and are only 30 calories a stick). But I'm not trying to kid myself that they're a substitute for biscuits or cake. So I make sure to exercise and watch my calories if I want to fit the real deal in.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited August 2015
    Figure out how you can eat them in a controlled fashion. My problem was snacking when I wasn't really hungry, so I eliminated that and don't snack. I do allow myself either a high quality chocolate after lunch or some ice cream after dinner (those being my preferred "sweet treats" on an ordinary day) and I fit those in. I usually prefer to do the after dinner thing, not the after lunch thing.

    Fruit is great too.

    I usually prefer yogurt plain, but some greek yogurts are basically desserts and could work as an alternative for you as they have more protein and may be more filling than some baked treat.

    Edit: I don't have baked treats very often since they don't tend to be worth the calories for me and I mostly like home-baked, so it's easy to let my laziness take away the temptation. I do like them on special occasions (holidays, various get togethers, my monthly book club where one member loves to bake and bring things), so I fit them in then and enjoy them without feeling like I need them every day or even every week. But if these are foods you love and want more often you can fit them in more regularly as I do ice cream. It's about portion control.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    If you truly can't control it then eliminate it

    But you can control it, you just can't be bothered

    So sort your priorities

    If you can't log it, don't eat it
    If you log it you won't have room for anything else and will be hungry
    It's a choice
    It's your choice

    Step up and commit

    all of that......

    i eat 'junk' food all the time. ive still lost 70 some pounds.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I don't have a big sweet tooth but there are foods that I tend to have trouble with.

    My strategies:
    Don't buy them or start eating them.
    Buy or make them in limited quantities.
    Portion food out into a dish and leave the kitchen.
    Put problem foods out of sight in a cabinet or something.
    Plan and pre-log food. I make the things I really want fit in my goal.
    Look for foods that are the most satisfying for the amount of calories.
  • GillianLF
    GillianLF Posts: 410 Member
    I try to keep the sweet things just til the weekends. I do tend to go over my calorie goals though on the weekends so I'm afraid I'm not much help!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    OP seems gone, but anyway, you have 3 choices.

    1) not eat any of that stuff anymore. Ever.
    2) keep binging on it
    3) learn moderation

    For me 1 and 2 were not an option, so I decided to go with 3.
  • spanderholic
    spanderholic Posts: 42 Member
    I make things but in smaller portions. I second the mini muffin tin idea. I make mini muffins in large batches and then freeze them. I save the recipe on here with the serving size set to one muffin and then I can log it easily. I do the same with cookies and just make them smaller. This has the bonus of being able to have several and it still be less cals than one large muffin or cookie.
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