Healthy way to get that sugar high?
Dijon360
Posts: 19
A friend of mine wrote to me today. "I was really bad today I couldn't stop the urges to have a sugar high"
We all have days like this. Any suggestions for how to manage this, or some healthier alternatives??
We all have days like this. Any suggestions for how to manage this, or some healthier alternatives??
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Sugar. What a demon it is.
I don't crave sugar as much as I crave sweet. I take it out on putting dark chocolate chips in the freezer and crunching on them when I need a sweet fix. Personally, I think they saved my life while trying to lose weight.0 -
I don't necessarily just crave Sugar, but I do get specific cravings for sweets. Some of my solutions are: Fruit, usually bananas or other sweeter fruits--sometimes dry fruit works better, I love prunes and my husband's favorite is dried mangoes; I used to *love* ice cream, I switched to non-fat frozen yogurt (or low-fat when I want to try a different brand), we usually get vanilla and if I want some other flavor we buy toppings like carmel, strawberry, etc.--one of my favorite desserts now; Homemade baked goods, I don't really do fake sweetener, stevia, etc. so I use real sugar, usually use brummel and brown or olive oil for the fat and cut back on it a little, an easy one to make healthier is banana bread, I add extra banana to help with it being drier from less fat, I also tend to add ground flax seed, walnuts/other healthy nuts, and oatmeal when I can; Sometimes home-made trail mix really works, because I add chocolate chips and dried fruit, that mixed with the nuts can be really satisfying; Frozen yogurt cups--not the kind that is like ice cream, but like yoplait; popsicles--when we make our own we use koolaid with less sugar; and finally cereal, as silly as that may sound, while we try to stay away from big boxes of the sugary stuff, I do keep a few of the individual-serving sizes in my desk to snack on like popcorn, and things like chocolate cheerios and fruity honey bunches of oats can really fix a dessert/sugar craving.0
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I don't crave sugar as much as I crave sweet.0
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I have a big bowl(about 250g) of 0% fage greek yoghurt and mix in 2 tbsp Pb2, some chia seeds, a tbsp of blackcurrant jam and some omega seed mix and mix it all up. Follow it with some blueberries or a pear or something if I am still craving. That usually sorts me out.0
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Thanks. I'll pass it on. Dried fruits are a great idea as are the others.0
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