Sweets?

[mo093]

any advice for sweets (cookies, etc)?

[Cande]

Two strategies that were successful for me in eliminating "sweets" from my diet:

1) Go cold turkey-- just say no. (until you choose to add sweets back into your diet,

2) Lose the sweet tooth*

*I actually believe I have identified the "sweet tooth," it's on the bottom, 6th tooth back on the right side. I am not kidding, this is not a joke, when I lost that tooth I lost all desire for sweets (it's been 17 months)

[LCHFmom]

Being on a keto diet, I do not always get my right percentages of fat in - so I had to look for other options. I found several cool recipes for "fat bombs" and I have LOVED making chocolate and peanut butter little snax. 

My point is -- look and think of items that might be along the lines of your diet ( is it low carb, low fat, fixed calories? ) and scour the web to see what others have done .  I know too many people that restrict themselves from any form of "Sweet" craving; and end up going well overboard.   So, find a little something that works for you....

[CrystalG]

I actually just wasted my calories on 4 oreos. 😞

[CrystalG]

Are they any good ?

[LCHFmom]

So, since i have to eat a lot of fat and almost no sugar.. I say  they are good.   I want to say similar to a "diet" version of a peanut butter cup.  Google "fat bomb" ; almost every recipe is very similar. 

I worked out the calories for the version I did:. Recipe makes 30 servings, 1 Tbsp each.   112calories., 2 Carbs, 2 Protein, 12 fat 

Ingredients
3/4 Cup of Coconut Oil (melted)
9.5 Tbs. (150g) almond butter
12 drops  liquid Stevia
3 Tbs. cocoa
9 Tbs. melted salted butter (softened)

[Mczoo59]

I keep the sugar-free snack pack chocolate puddings in my cupboard for my grandkids ubt the work for me when I have a chocolate craving that can't be denied.  These ones are only 60 calories and 3 grams of fat so they are not too bad as an occaissional treat.

[dworb415]

I had the most terrible sweet tooth. I used to eat sweet treats at least once or twice PER DAY! It was just out of control. When the holidays came around I was overwhelmed because I knew my eating habits were already horrible, concerning anything sweet. So, beginning of December I decided to go cold turkey for two weeks with sweets and it helped immensely. Sure it was just miserable the first week and a half, but after that, my cravings reduced and finally dissapeared. Now, I don't have that need to eat something sweet every day. I treat myself to something sweet 2 or 3 times per week. I make sure it's a quality sweet so it is satisfying enough to make it through the other days without one. What I mean is, I'll have an eclair, or a piece of high end dark chocolate, instead of something not as satisfying like a cheap candy bar or Oreos. Oreos are my downfall. Still not sure how to approach that beast, so it's best that I avoid them all together!

[Cande]

For my birthday, Dec 30, while visiting kids, my daughter-in-law, who knows
I don't eat any sweets anymore, prepared a late-nite surprise, tiny, but
awesome chocolate soft brownie on a bed of strawberries, smothered with hot
molten chocolate. I've never tasted anything like it, And told her I was
including it in my living will as something I want if I'm unable to make my
wishes known due to a medical condition.

[badminton]

I sometimes skip adding the bannana - love the taste!

[steelersgrl]

HI! 

I have a sweet tooth and I find that ridding the house of all things sugary just makes me miserable.  After all, everything in moderation, right?  If I deprive myself, I've found that I only end up resenting my healthy eating plan and I'm less likely to stick with it (that's just my opinion though - lots of people can go cold turkey with the sweets - more power to them!)

I have recently discovered the Grissol Sweet Thins (like Melba Toast, only brownie, banana bread and lemon poppyseed flavour).  I think of the brownie ones as the bits of the brownie that get crispy and overcooked a little - these little babies are fantastic.  I've tried all three kinds and I like them all.  They are just sweet and crunchy enough to satisfy a craving and they're very low in fat/calories.

Here is a blog that reviews them all. 

http://insearchofyummyness.com/2013/08/31/trying-out-new-boulangerie-grissol-sweet-thins/

Happy Sweet Tooth Snacking!

🙂

[CharmCityNicki]

The same goes for salt... A long time ago I was told to not put salt on anything for a week straight and then try to eat something salty..... ITS GROSS! Still to this day I do pepper, no salt!!!!

-Nicole

[KSB60]

I love sweets, my hardest time is in the evening.  I have always liked the Vita Tops muffin tops, the deep chocolate is my favorite.  I have been taking one and heating it in the microwave for a few seconds, then topping it with some lite cool whip, only 120 calories.  Tastes like a warm brownie. YUM! Best of all satisfies that craving.

[suz]

I just made the fat bombs almond butter cups.  Since i too am on the LCHF diet I think they are good!  I'm not a big sweet eater, but a little bit of one of these definitely did it for me to get a sweet fix.  Has to be kept frozen/cold due to the ingredients as they will start to melt (not completely) in your hand. 

[austinartgirl]

I am on a berry kick right now! Lately I've been bringing home cartons of fresh raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. I wash and let them sit out on a towel for a while to dry well, then trim the green stems of the strawberries and keep a big container of all berries in the fridge. I had a sweet tooth earlier and filled up a bowl with berries, put a generous dollop of plain greek yogurt and some toasted raw pumkin seeds on top. I am no stranger to sweets but this is really my thing right now.

[Dominique]

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@austinartgirl wrote:

Lately I've been bringing home cartons of fresh raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries.

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How do you get these fresh in January?! Do they grow in greenhouses? Or are they imported from the Southern hemisphere?

[rick42_98]

Raw Local Honey

I am a beekeeper so naturally I eat honey.  Yes, I know it's a sugar but it is an invert sugar.  Uptake is quick.  The energy stays with you a long time and there is no sugar crash.  It is nutritious and healthful and it helps with allergy symptoms.

[austinartgirl]

Dominique, You know I'm not certain where my particular berries were from (now I want to know!) It was most likely from a greenhouse. I live in a region where we get fresh produce year round and certainly a lot of it is imported. In central Texas we have access to so much fresh produce year round.

[GettinThere47]

"Dominique", fresh is a relative term.  When you live in the Midwest you go to the store and buy them.  Not like we can go to a farmer's market when it's 10 degrees outside.   I love to have a bowl of FRESH blueberries on the table and munch on them throughout the day.

[GettinThere47]

Vegan chocolate chip cookie dough recipe:

2/3 c raw cashews (I substitute almonds)
1/3 c oats
2 Tbsp Agave
1 Tbsp Maple Syrup (Omit and use Agave to preserve true Raw Status if you care)
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 c mini chocolate Chips (or to preserve true raw status, take 2 Tbsp Raw Cocoa Powder and add 1 Tbsp Agave, optional dash of vanilla extract, whisk and blend.  Spread into a thin layer on wax or parchment paper, freeze.  Take frozen chocolate off parchment and crumble the shreds into the mixture as your raw "chips".)

Directions:

Blend the cashews and oats in a Vita-Mix, food processor, or high speed blender until they're a fine powder. Don't overblend or you'll wind up with cashew butter very quickly.

Add the agave, maple, vanilla and blend until incorporated. Be careful to just blend in short bursts and only until combined; don't over-process.

Makes 16 small balls, about 40 calories each

[lisahi]

My boss's wife makes the BEST sugary sweets each weekend and he brings them in on Monday. Three different kinds each week, from cupcakes (she's studying cake design) to cookies to sweet breads. I allow myself one of each type every Monday. No, it's not good for me. Yes, it is refined sugar. At least it's homemade. That said, one of each is cutting down on what I was eating before (nibbling on her goodies all week long). I count the calories and nutrients and then stick with my food lifestyle the rest of the week (non-processed, real food).

I do allow myself good-quality dark chocolate, though (70% or above). I don't consider that a "cheat." I'm not eating whole bars of it--more like 1/4 of a bar at most, per day. The trick is to find good quality dark chocolate--preferably not processed using alkali (which can reduce the good flavanols). You would also want certified organic chocolate with no soy lecithin. For the human rights minded, it should preferably be free trade chocolate (because the big chocolate manufacturers like Hershey's and Nestle use beans harvested by child labor).  That said, it's harder than you would think to find free trade chocolate (it's the chocolate world's dirty little secret that's not so secret). The label should state whether it's free trade certified.