Something sweet and healthy

Suly09
Suly09 Posts: 88 Member
in Food and Nutrition
After I eat lunch I always need something sweet. Fruit is great but it gets tiring after a while and I don't always have it stocked up. I used to eat a Green Danan Light Yogurt but the dairy from it was making me break out. Any ideas on what I could treat myself to after lunch that is sweet and low in calories? Healthy desserts please.
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  • gamerbabe14
    gamerbabe14 Posts: 876 Member
    Diet Coke! Or crystal light. Or some tea with honey? I also like to munch on carrots to get that sweet taste.
  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    Today I snacked on a caramel rice cake. Tasted like lightly flavored popcorn. It was tasty and only 50 calories.
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,728 Member
    don't know if you consider it healthy but the Welche's natural strawberry spread is delicious!! I put a Tbs in my yogurt sometimes or just spread it on a low fat waffle, rice cake, english muffin or toast. Really satisfies my dessert
  • TerranandKaylynsmommy
    TerranandKaylynsmommy Posts: 321 Member
    Dark chocolate
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    ladyhusker39 wrote: »
    Today I snacked on a caramel rice cake. Tasted like lightly flavored popcorn. It was tasty and only 50 calories.

    Mmmm, I love those! And the white cheddar when I want savory instead.
  • cbstewart88
    cbstewart88 Posts: 453 Member
    edited February 2018
    When I crave something sweet: diet ginger ale; couple of pieces of gum; licorice tea; couple of pieces of REALLY dark chocolate, Oikos Triple Zero chocolate yogurt. Those are my go-tos. Not all at once though. LOL
  • jesspen91
    jesspen91 Posts: 1,383 Member
    Instant hit chocolate. It's about 40 calories.
  • snowthorns
    snowthorns Posts: 1 Member
    This is a fruit treat but I really like it- 1/2 cup of crushed canned pineapple, 1/2 a banana chopped up and 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut mixed together. About 200 calories.
  • Suly09
    Suly09 Posts: 88 Member
    Thank you all for the great ideas.I also eat Fiber One brownies every now and then..so yummy. Instant hot chocolate sounds great too; is that with water though? I think I need to go buy some special dark chocolate kisses asap and try everything else that was mentioned. Thanks again.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    Another vote for dark chocolate! We've also had Girl Scout cookies around lately, and ONE of those isn't too bad--65-ish calories. Or a different small cookie, such as Trader Joe's mini heart cookies. The trick is to have just one!!

    But really, my go-to is 85% dark chocolate, weighed out.
  • mlewon
    mlewon Posts: 343 Member
    Definitely agree on the dark chocolate. And I don't know how you are about being able to just have one of something, but I always have various Oreo flavors on hand. Not healthy, but I can have one and it stops my sweet craving. Other than that, I'll second the diet coke, and for me lemon flavored honey in tea works well too. If you can fit in a few more calories/macros, PowerCrunch bars are amazing too.
  • laurenbastug
    laurenbastug Posts: 307 Member
    i mix non fat greek yogurt with ff sf pudding mix, sometimes throwing in some protein cookie dough. it's really been helping me hit the sweet spot.
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    I like Fiber One cookies.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member

    popcorn sprinkled with sugar/splenda. (they also sell kettle corn flavor shakers - will be alongside the butter, cheese, ranch, etc ones near the popcorn selection).

    cottage cheese with jam

    jello
  • ValeriePlz
    ValeriePlz Posts: 517 Member
    Dark chocolate, sugar-free gum, tea with lemon, dried fruit
  • DarianJP
    DarianJP Posts: 95 Member
    Sugar free werthers hard caramels are good for a sweet tooth! Or tottsie rolls!
  • kam26001
    kam26001 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Fruit strips. Got them at Target.

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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,091 Member
    Tisanes or herbal tea blends that have one or more of these naturally sweet ingredients: cinnamon, spearmint, peppermint, ginger, licorice (e.g., Celestial Seasoning's Tension Tamer blend, Yogi Egyptian Licorice, or Good Earth "original" herbal if they still make that -- I haven't seen it in a while). Or an herbal spicy "chai" blend (chai in quotes because I'm talking about something that doesn't actually have real tea in it). I like black tea, but it doesn't taste sweet to me without sugar, and it seems to have that effect even in most chai or other blends. Or you could try fruit-flavored teas, but personally, they don't taste sweet to me unless I add sugar.
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    kam26001 wrote: »
    Fruit strips. Got them at Target.

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    Those are good too. To kick it up a notch sprinkle a little tajin on them. Mmmmm
  • Kelkat405
    Kelkat405 Posts: 166 Member
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  • UltraVegAthlete
    UltraVegAthlete Posts: 667 Member
    Carrot juice
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Caramels are pretty low calorie too.
  • Suly09
    Suly09 Posts: 88 Member
    Momepro wrote: »
    kam26001 wrote: »
    Fruit strips. Got them at Target.

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    Those are good too. To kick it up a notch sprinkle a little tajin on them. Mmmmm

    MM, sounds so good. What section would these be at?
  • Suly09
    Suly09 Posts: 88 Member
    Kelkat405 wrote: »
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    Yummmmm where do you get these?
  • jenniferrueckert789
    jenniferrueckert789 Posts: 1 Member
    Do you like coconut? I like to snack on an ounce or two of coconut strips. Lightly sweet and healthy fats too.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    laurenbastug wrote: »
    i mix non fat greek yogurt with ff sf pudding mix, sometimes throwing in some protein cookie dough. it's really been helping me hit the sweet spot.

    Ok, I'm going to need to know what this is... please? :smiley:

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