Satisfying A Sweet Tooth

MandaLen13
MandaLen13 Posts: 151 Member
edited October 1 in Food and Nutrition
Does anybody have any tips for satisfying a craving for sweets. I normally have a pretty serious sweet tooth but when I start to diet the cravings get worse and almost impossible to resist. Are there any healthy choices I can make to satisfy these cravings without sabotaging my diet? I also crave salt alot...especially chips. I've been allowing myself to eat pork rinds because they are lower in calories than chips but after a while I get tired of them. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :]
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  • DECAFLiving
    DECAFLiving Posts: 31 Member
    I find cutting out carbs (doing south beach diet) really gets rid of all the food cravings. Failing that just find low cal options instead.
  • TrishaLeighNelson
    TrishaLeighNelson Posts: 258 Member
    My favorite "dessert" as i call it, is a nice big bowl of lightt vanilla yogurt, cut up straberries and some yogurt :)
    Ive also made a very delcious wrap with a wheat flatbread wrap, lettuce, tomatos, turkey, bacon (you can leave out to get rid of some calories) and a bit of strawberry cream cheese on the wrap to make it sweet :) It mightt not sound right with the cream cheese, but its delicious! Under 400 cals for a nice big satisfying wrap
  • jaxnjosh
    jaxnjosh Posts: 50 Member
    I like Nutella sandwiches on whole wheat bread. It is 200 calories for a 2 tbsp. serving
  • Jenlwb
    Jenlwb Posts: 682 Member
    i go for 2 squares of Lindt 70% dark choc- it's enough like a sweet snack to satisfy the craving, and extremely good for you! Plus it's so rich you might not be tempted to finish the pack ;)
  • holpan11
    holpan11 Posts: 28 Member
    i warm up 300ml of skimmed milk in the mic, two teaspoons of coffee and a load of low cal sweetner. Satisfies my sweet tooth and tides meover till lunch :)
  • LisaRussell27
    LisaRussell27 Posts: 20
    I have discovered Nutella for my chocolate cravings. One tablespoon (which is a lot of Nutella) has only 5 calories and 1 carb. It might help your craving for sweets too. Hope it helps. x
  • vsyates
    vsyates Posts: 373 Member
    I hit the Quaker Mini-Delight snack packs when my sweet tooth hits -- 90 cals and just enough sweetness to satisfy me :wink:
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    For the sweet tooth eat a serving of hershey's dark chocolate candy. For the salt fix eat some sea salted peanuts or other nuts of choice.
  • mariedingle
    mariedingle Posts: 30
    I've seen so many suggestions for sweet and salty solutions! What I really like are the Skinny cow sweet things that they make!! From candy to ice cream products. My favorite salty thing is Sensible Portions vegetable straws that come in 4 flavors. You can have 38 straws and what a treat!!
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    I have discovered Nutella for my chocolate cravings. One tablespoon (which is a lot of Nutella) has only 5 calories and 1 carb. It might help your craving for sweets too. Hope it helps. x


    What kind of nutella are you eating? There are 100 calories in 1 tbls. of nutella.
  • TrishaLeighNelson
    TrishaLeighNelson Posts: 258 Member
    I meant and some granolla with the strawberries and yogurt :P
  • ljbhill
    ljbhill Posts: 276 Member
    Skinny cow individual icecream 80 Cals

    1x Scotch Finger Biscuit 88 Cals

    Kit Kat 107 Cals

    Freedom Gluten Free Cookie X1 76 Cals

    Frozen half a banana blended with a little agave and cinnamon (Tastes like ice-cream!)

    I buy the little individual portions of ice-cream, fun size 2 square chocolate or kit kat's. That way I only have the one treat with a cup of tea in the evenings! Nothing is really off limits. It's just the portion size! You basically can have mostly any of the mini fun sized sweets! Just check the nutrition information. I make sure they are only around 100 cal in damage =)
  • MandaLen13
    MandaLen13 Posts: 151 Member
    My favorite "dessert" as i call it, is a nice big bowl of lightt vanilla yogurt, cut up straberries and some yogurt :)
    Ive also made a very delcious wrap with a wheat flatbread wrap, lettuce, tomatos, turkey, bacon (you can leave out to get rid of some calories) and a bit of strawberry cream cheese on the wrap to make it sweet :) It mightt not sound right with the cream cheese, but its delicious! Under 400 cals for a nice big satisfying wrap

    Looking Forward To Trying This!!! Thank You!
  • stephaniezoundi
    stephaniezoundi Posts: 1,148 Member
    I like dark chocolate for the sweet tooth....for the salt craving try salted sunflower seeds. Good luck!
  • MandaLen13
    MandaLen13 Posts: 151 Member
    i go for 2 squares of Lindt 70% dark choc- it's enough like a sweet snack to satisfy the craving, and extremely good for you! Plus it's so rich you might not be tempted to finish the pack ;)

    Dark Chocolate is my FAVORITE! This might be a good idea as long as I can resist eating too much of it. How often do you allow yourself to have it? Everyday?
  • MandaLen13
    MandaLen13 Posts: 151 Member
    I have discovered Nutella for my chocolate cravings. One tablespoon (which is a lot of Nutella) has only 5 calories and 1 carb. It might help your craving for sweets too. Hope it helps. x

    I also love Nutella. I had no idea it was so low in calories. I usually pass it up at the store because I assumed it was loaded with fat and calories! This is nice to know! :]
  • heathergettingfit
    heathergettingfit Posts: 56
    Incorporate fruit into your diet. Not only is it good for you with vitamins and fiber, but the sweetness and natural sugars will help to curb the artificial and refined sugar cravings.

    Check out your health food section of your local supermarket. There are many low sodium snacking options. Many chips are made from things other than potatoes. One of my favorites is Plocky's Red Beans and Rice. They have a little kick with cayenne pepper in them. They also go great with hummus. Be sure to portion out your chip snacking. It is far to easy to eat more than we should when eating from a bag.

    You can also replace sodium in recipes by using more herbs (fresh or dried). This will help to bump up the flavor so that you are not craving the salt shaker at the dinner table. I love parsley (fresh or dry) and I put it in a majority of meals that I cook.
  • uhoh_billy
    uhoh_billy Posts: 94
    I went the naughty way for my sweet tooth because I'm a sucker for candy, but I tend to eat too much if it's available. So I was at Shoppers Drug Mart yesterday and bought a big bag of halloween sized Skittles and Starburst. Each starburst pack is only 2 candies, so it's 40 calories, and each Skittles pack is only 60. If I'm craving candy really badly, I just have one of these and it satisfies without being too many calories! And since they're packed individually I don't tend to over-eat on them haha.
  • BekJ
    BekJ Posts: 53 Member
    I have discovered Nutella for my chocolate cravings. One tablespoon (which is a lot of Nutella) has only 5 calories and 1 carb. It might help your craving for sweets too. Hope it helps. x


    What kind of nutella are you eating? There are 100 calories in 1 tbls. of nutella.

    I was thinking the exact smae thing!!!
  • Jenlwb
    Jenlwb Posts: 682 Member
    Dark Chocolate is my FAVORITE! This might be a good idea as long as I can resist eating too much of it. How often do you allow yourself to have it? Everyday?

    I would say most days. My meals are small and often so i usually have some cals to spare for the good stuff!! anyway it's a superfood- go nuts.
  • shaela123
    shaela123 Posts: 5
    Hi...Try not to buy any chips..and make it a point to not let them in your house if you can. Instead buy only a small single serving size package when you get a craving for them so you won't be tempted to eat more and keep lots of 98 percent fat free popcorn in your cupboard handy. As far as your sweet tooth goes..I have one probably worse than anyone. The more sugar we eat the more we want..so in order to stop the cravings you need to try to stop eating it initially and eat more fiber...and think of fruits as your new candy..and sometimes allow yourself candy..I have had a horrible week though but for the most part I generally live by this and it doesn't help when the boss has a Huge candy dish.
  • TheBottomlessPit
    TheBottomlessPit Posts: 12 Member
    I absolutely can't get enough of Skinny Topcorn (http://www.metcalfesfood.com/products/metcalfesskinnytopcorn/). The sweet and salt one is SO GOOD. You feel like you are stuffing your face, but a whole bag is only 123 cals!! Can't recommend it enough :-D
  • Imahottmess
    Imahottmess Posts: 73
    I find that I haven't really had a sweet tooth because I make a "cookie". Its a Peppridge farms deli flat (100 calories) and spread a Tbs of Nutella (taste like chocolate with a hint of hazelnut, only 100 calories) on it, and I put mine in the fridge but I'm sure it would taste just as good warm.
  • cedarhurst2006
    cedarhurst2006 Posts: 378 Member
    For the serious sweet tooth.............

    I'll have some almond butter mixed with dark chocolate chips or

    Mix the ice cream of a sugar free fudgicle with peanut butter and sugar free cool whip for a nice frozen treat!
  • Liquid741
    Liquid741 Posts: 292 Member
    tablespoon of peanut butter dipped in a 60cal choc. pudding cup.
  • brie13
    brie13 Posts: 5
    Cocoa roasted almonds are absolutely delicious! They are always the cure for my sweet tooth. I also like mixing some Greek yogurt with a chocolate protein powder and adding a tablespoon of peanut butter on the top, and maybe a little bit of Stevia if it's too bitter. It's pretty calorie dense (mine usually runs around 350 calories) but it's packed with protein depending on the powder you use (the whole thing is about 60 grams: I use EAS 100% whey/Chobani 0% plain Greek yogurt) and really fills me up. I'm not hungry for about 4 hours after I eat something like that!

    Like many others have mentioned, a few squares of dark chocolate can't hurt, and the RIGHT kinds of dark chocolate (shy away from the Hershey's or Nestle brand that they add additional sugar to) is actually full of antioxidants that can be good for you. Check out the organic section of your grocery store and see what kinds of chocolates they have, I just discovered mine had a lot!

    Try Skinny Cow ice creams and even some of the Weight Watchers candies too. They are fine in moderation. Not sure if you're near a retailer, but Arctic Zero ice cream is delicious and only 150 calories a pint in many different flavors (be careful of the sugar though).

    When I have a sweet tooth but am already at my calorie goal for the day, I chew gum. Extra makes delicious sugar free gums that taste like desserts (well, not literally :laugh: ) If that doesn't work, I'll brush my teeth. It really kicks away the cravings, IMO.

    Best of luck!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    I have discovered Nutella for my chocolate cravings. One tablespoon (which is a lot of Nutella) has only 5 calories and 1 carb. It might help your craving for sweets too. Hope it helps. x
    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Nutella is actually 100 calories per tablespoon, with 11 grams of carbs of which 10.5 grams of that is sugar. A normal serving is 2 tablespoons, so double those numbers. It might be good for an occasional treat, but it's really not all that good for you.

    You might try Greek yogurt mixed with a low calorie sweetener. I've used a few grams of sugar free jello mixes in different fruit flavors as well as sugar free pudding mix. The pudding mix makes it almost mousse-like.

    For crunchy and salty, I'll second the Sensible Portions Veggie Straws. 38 of them to an ounce, they are awesome. Use some Greek yogurt flavored with granulated garlic and onion as a dip and it's filling and tasty.
  • sarahmaryfearnley
    sarahmaryfearnley Posts: 366 Member
    I only get a sweet tooth at night and for me its got to have chocolate or I'm not interested. Recently, I have been into Hershey's sugar free chocolate syrup. I really like 1/2 a banana cut up, layed out on a plate, and drisseled in chocolate. Or, 1 or 2 tbsp of peanut butter with chocolate syrup. This I eat out of the smallest bowl I own with a baby spoon so it lasts longer.

    I prefer regular choc syrup but geez, 100cal for 2tbsp is more than I want. I'm thinking of experimenting making my own. Cocoa+corn syrup=choc syrup. Any ideas?
  • sarahmaryfearnley
    sarahmaryfearnley Posts: 366 Member
    i go for 2 squares of Lindt 70% dark choc- it's enough like a sweet snack to satisfy the craving, and extremely good for you! Plus it's so rich you might not be tempted to finish the pack ;)

    Mmmmm, love that too. I usually go for the 85% but only bc then it's not sweet enough for hubby to steal ;)
  • ZonePerfect
    ZonePerfect Posts: 17
    brie13, thanks for the reco! Do you use any other EAS products? ~Jon @EAS
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