Healthy "candy"

I love to make this smoothie... I'm a huge ice cream lover and this satisfies that craving for me! Cut up and freeze a banana in a ziploc baggie
Throw frozen banana in the blender with 1 Tbsp. Natural peanut butter, 1 cup low fat milk, 1 Tbsp. Cocoa powder, blend well!

You can use 1/2 a banana if you need the calories to be lower and could also add less peanut butter. Obviously skim milk, or unsweetened almond milk, etc. the lower calorie type you use there will also help you!

I also write a list for myself of reasons I want to be healthier, and looking at that can help me decide I don't really NEED anything extra.

And like everyone else has said, if you really want some candy, or whatever, have some! Just grab 1 serving and put the rest away, exercise portion control rather than banning foods from yourself. It changes the way you look at healthy eating -- as a more healthy and sustainable lifestyle, not a "diet".

Best of luck!

M&M's 28=100 cal

If I have no calories, or I don't want to waste them on something that wont satisfy me longer than a few minutes... I chew gum. Extra, only has a few calories, and the flavor lasts for hours. Also the strong flavors keep me from impulsively spitting out the gum and eating something I don't need or have the wiggle room for

When I'm craving candy hardcore I'll either eat dark chocolate or a hard candy I can suck on for a while (peppermint balls are my #1 choice, though I also love Jolly Ranchers).

As for sweets in general? I'm obsessed with Clif Energy bars (Chocolate Chip/Cool Mint/Iced Gingerbread) and Quest Chocolate-Chip Cookie Dough Protein Bars. Gosh, I can't get enough of those. I also love Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars (Mint Chocolate Chip) and quite a few Skinny Cow Ice Cream products. Kashi Cookies are also pretty good!

I make chocolate, peanut butter sludge topped with yogurt and cottage cheese every night for dessert. It's filling, delicious and with better macros than the the desserts/sweets I'd usually go for.

When i want something sweet i have 70% cocoa dark chocolate or a portion controlled serve of candy

Oh and Van's Chocolat chip mini waffles with a couple table spoons of tablespoons s of your choice of ice cream between two and a drizzle of Ghirardelli chocolate.

Usually strawberries with some whipped cream on top or a bite of dark chocolate

kermax39 wrote: »

I dont have a sweet tooth but love salty savoury snacks. Pickled gherkins, onions and beetroot when im bein good and if not it has to be salted peanuts, bombay mix or spicy crisps....all counted of course :-)

OP if you are talking about having less than 100 or so calories I second @kermax39 on the gherkin pickles. Different brands are sweeter than other but it fits the bill if you want something but don't want to go overboard.

stephanieluvspb wrote: »

salembambi wrote: »

Dried mango is like candy to me
Or medjool dates

I LOVE medjool dates!! I can....and have ate a whole container.

Me too - for me, I think they taste like fudgy brownies

I eat dark chocolate (abt 60-70% cocoa amount). It can be only 2-3 pieces, 130 cal. Or i eat pineapple with plain yogurt, i used to add honey to it but now i stopped doing it. Once you find your ways to save calories (i.e. coffee without cream, limejuice and vinegar instead of dressing on your salad etc.) and stick to it for so long it becomes a habit and you consume less cal daily without even noticing it.

Another thing - I have a friend who brings me back from Cambodia THE most amazing coconut candies - they are like a Werthers original, only coconut flavoured. I have to have one a day. I am not a candy fan (I prefer chocolate to hard candies, or jelly beans and stuff like that) but these are fabulous.

My point being that something like a hard candy that you can linger over, can often shake the cravings for sweets without too much angst about it. There are 22 calories in a Werthers candy, FYI (according to MFP)

I often make a low-calorie dessert and many of these involve fruit and some kind of booze. For example: Peel and section four medium naval oranges. Mix 1/2 cup orange marmalade and 1/4 cup triple sec. Pour over oranges and refrigerate. Each 1/2-cup serving (roughly half an orange) is just under 100 calories.

dawn_westbury wrote: »

Hey, I don't know about anyone else but sometimes when I'm done eating a meal I was something sweat.. candy. What do you guys eat that could be considered candy when you want something sweat. Also the other way too, when you want something salty etc .. looking for better options. Thanks!

dawn_westbury wrote: »

Hey, I don't know about anyone else but sometimes when I'm done eating a meal I was something sweat.. candy. What do you guys eat that could be considered candy when you want something sweat. Also the other way too, when you want something salty etc .. looking for better options. Thanks!

I keep stock of good dark chocolate, hard candies, etc. around for the same reason.