How many people incorporate sweets into their diet?

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  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
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    When I want them I have them.
  • bjdavidson964
    bjdavidson964 Posts: 266 Member
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    For sure! I leave room for a little something everyday. Currently savoring 1 Schar lemon wafer every evening after dinner. So good! Was short on calories and protein today so just had 1/2 a NuGo Stronger Protein Bar...Cookies and Cream. Whew ...it was sweet. Felt like I had 2 sweet treats today. I guess I basically did!
  • marelthu
    marelthu Posts: 184 Member
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    Me too. I've drastically cut down on my chocolate consumption but I have to have some everyday or I know I'll fail at this. I try to keep it under 150 calories.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
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    Yes. Usually either peanut m&ms or ice cream.
  • MomReborn
    MomReborn Posts: 145 Member
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    I make most of my own candy and sweets. It's a fun challenge to figure out how to make store-bought goodies at home without using nasty-tasting corn syrup and reducing the sugar :p I've had to learn how to measure my fudges in smaller portions to get the 200-calorie target, but it's sooo worth it <3
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,108 Member
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    I buy the snickers 100 calorie bars and keep them in the freezer. I had 2 today.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
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    Yes! Always some dark chocolate, most days a protein bar or Larabar with chocolate. We usually have some kind of cookie around--right now it's Girl Scouts Samoas. I budget for one a day until they're gone. Weekends I might have more. Last weekend I did a long run and then we got ice cream at Kilwin's. Tonight my daughter had a slumber party at a friend's house, so I got our boys some special treats to eat with their movie this evening. So of course I had to sample the peanut butter cups and chocolate covered sunflower seeds from a Trader Joe's!
  • Treehugger_88
    Treehugger_88 Posts: 207 Member
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    yep, a few pieces of dark chocolate a few times a week. And homemade cocoa powder/peanut butter pudding. Otherwise I will overeat it if I try and restrict myself entirely. Other sweets aren't really worth the calories for me so I very rarely eat them....just special occasions, usually when I visit my family.
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
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    I have potato chips incorporated as a standard snack and Lite Aeroplane Jelly (jello for the Americans) every day. Delish!
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
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    I cleaned out all available sweets for the foreseeable future, till my weight is down.
    I usually can't stop at just one.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
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    Chocolate is essential. I have two squares of dark chocolate most days. I also have a "proper" dessert with dinner once a week (usually Sunday dinner when my parents come over) - usually somewhere in the ballpark of 400 calories per serving - and "mini" desserts a few times a week (a cookie or other small treat for less than 200 calories).
  • thelatecomer
    thelatecomer Posts: 17 Member
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    I always have chocolate after dinner :)
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,750 Member
    edited February 2017
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    I have a special basket where I keep a stash of sweets and treats - even on days when calories are quite tight I can usually afford 80-odd for a single chocolate.

    I also have biscuits (cookies) and cake, in small portions. There are some biscuits that are very economical calorie wise - eg fruit shortcakes, which are thin little shortbread biscuits with raisins in them and sugar on top, are only 37 calories each.

    I also have various low-calorie desserts involving Greek yoghurt, fruit, meringues (which are surprisingly low calorie, but then air is calorie free!), custard (again, the stuff in tins/cartons is surprisingly low calorie).

    And then I bank calories, so a couple of times a week I can have a big proper pudding without busting the budget.
  • ashleighs148
    ashleighs148 Posts: 334 Member
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    I like eating something sweet after every meal (sometimes breakfast too...), so I buy little mini brownie bites (45 calories) and mini millionaires bites (60 calories) so I don't go overboard. Tried the eating fruit instead of chocolate thing but that's just crazy haha.
  • RosieS_1980
    RosieS_1980 Posts: 61 Member
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    Yep! Everyday I have a kids Cadbury bar that's 95 cals and a few oatcakes with peanut butter (all at the same time because chocolate and peanut butter is the best!)
  • ledgey91
    ledgey91 Posts: 17 Member
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    I eat a lot of sugar free jelly, very low in calories! Mixed with greek yogurt or skyr it does make for a nice little dessert.
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
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    ledgey91 wrote: »
    I eat a lot of sugar free jelly, very low in calories! Mixed with greek yogurt or skyr it does make for a nice little dessert.

    I don't even mix it. Aeroplane's smartest move was when they put the work into making their Lite jelly taste exactly like the full-strength stuff. 7 cal for 125g.

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