What do you do when you are craving sweets?! Besides fruit or peanut butter?

brendamiller2
brendamiller2 Posts: 3 Member
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  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    Caramel rice cakes, non-fat Greek yogurt with a couple of TBS sugar-free jello mixed in, Good Thin Sweet Potato chips are some of my go-to sweet treats.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,739 Member
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    I eat sweets >.>

    Yup!
  • breanne_herrera
    breanne_herrera Posts: 4 Member
    A bag of Smart Sweets gummy bears. 90 calories and 3g of sugar for the whole packet. Either that or around a 1/4 cup of Halo Top or Enlightened ice cream.
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    greek yogurt w/ dark cocoa power and Stevia...yum!

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10570146/protein-donuts-using-your-favorite-protein-pancake-mix#latest

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10500016/low-calorie-protein-cheesecake#latest

    Might want to explore protein fluff too...it's so yummy (https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10563959/volume-eaters-thread/p77) Lots of variations on this thread too
  • msmolenskaya
    msmolenskaya Posts: 1 Member
    Power crunch bars. 200 calories and 14 grams of protein.
  • phoebe112476
    phoebe112476 Posts: 269 Member
    Diet Coke from the fountain really helps me when sweet cravings come on. I also found that eating much less sugar was harder in the first week or two and now the cravings are almost gone.
  • Spitspot81
    Spitspot81 Posts: 208 Member
    Maybe allow yourself sweets into your plan, add them in as a late snack so it gives you something to look forward to in the evening.

    I have heard of people cutting up a chocolate bar and freezing it in small pieces. A small bit of frozen chocolate can last a bit longer than a piece that is melting
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Check out the calories of a single hard candy. It’s not much. And you can suck it slowly.

    There are sugar free Sorbitol candies at my Bulk Barn.
  • msanlor
    msanlor Posts: 1 Member
    I like sugar free jello
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    Dark chocolate or dark chocolate with sea salt.
  • FireOpalCO
    FireOpalCO Posts: 641 Member
    I make a mug of rich hot chocolate. If I have time, from scratch on the stove, if I don’t I have some where I just add hot milk.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    I usually wait a day, kind of like what you do to stop impulse buying. If I still want that sweet the next day, I go and get that sweet and eat it.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    Hard candy... usually jawbreakers or tootsie pops.
  • emcclure013
    emcclure013 Posts: 231 Member
    I eat sweets everyday. I try to budget in around 200-400 calories worth because without that I tend to go off the deep end and overindulge. Yesterday I had a piece of lemon meringue pie, some pizzelles, and one of those 100 calorie oreo packs. Had a few extra calories due to exercise so I was able to fit it all in and still come in under my calorie goal. If you want it, make it a priority so it's not a punishment every time.

    If I have no calories left, my go-to is a hot cup of cinnamon tea (with a little 0 calorie sweetener if I need it) and I stay away from the kitchen.
  • KelsieCon
    KelsieCon Posts: 2 Member
    I used to work as a chocolatier, so I make dark chocolate covered bananas and add almonds/pistachios.
  • ladychris29
    ladychris29 Posts: 4,657 Member
    I keep a couple bars of dark chocolate -85% or higher- on hand for when the mood strikes. I'll take one large rectangle (160 cals) and take small bites, usually taking a drink of coffee or a matcha latte with it and letting each bite melt slowly. Sounds weird, but it lingers that way and feels more decadent than just succumbing to an impulse cheat.
  • dcresider
    dcresider Posts: 1,272 Member
    I chew sugar free gum. It helps at times.
  • thisPGHlife
    thisPGHlife Posts: 440 Member
    Like others have said, within reason, let yourself have it. You should be working on creating you're lifelong eating habits. Unless you plan on never having sweets ever again, which I do not recommend, it's good to figure out how to for the treats in.

    I usually have caramel rice cakes in the house as well as the Outshine frozen yogurt bars (90 calories each) and some Yasso or Enlightened frozen yogurt bars (usually around 100 calories and are my go to for non fruit flavored frozen yogurt). Sometimes I'll use the Fiber One honey clusters as my treat. It is sweet and crunchy. It lets me have a yummy treat while also getting 44% of my recommended fiber and 90% of my recommended iron. I have also been known to have some of the favereds starburst. 8 are 160 calories and I take my time chewing them. I really try and savor them. I also recently picked up some really good fudge. It was a little pricey so that helps me ration it haha.

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