Sweet Tooth Cravings

Curb your sugar and carb cravings

How to:

• Reach for fruit
• Go cold turkey
• Eat regularly

Or.... you can give in a little, but the healthy way!

It's hard to control those sweet tooth cravings all of the time. But it's also good to know how to control it and not over-indulge in all those sweet treats. 

One of the many problems of curing our sweet tooth is that we over consume. This is because sugar is already added into many other foods that some people are not aware of. These are the "go-to" foods when you're hungry and want something small to eat, This includes: processed foods, breads, yogourt and juices. Then when it is time for a small cookie for dessert you are just adding even more sugar intake for the day.

Instead of completely giving up sweets, you can always find an alternative to fix those cravings but in moderation by eliminating unnecessary ingredients. You can use other ingredients to make it taste basically the same. 

BOLD BERRY GRANITA

• 1 cup(s) water
• 1/2 cup(s) sugar
• 1 lemon (up to 2)
• 1 pound(s) strawberries, hulled
• 1 1/2 cup(s) raspberries
• Calories: 60

Make sugar syrup: In 2-quart saucepan, heat water and sugar to boiling on high, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Cover and freeze mixture 2 hours or until frozen around edges. With fork, scrape ice at edges into center. Cover and freeze until completely frozen, at least 3 hours or overnight.

FAT FREE PUDDING CUP WITH ALMONDS (Fast preparation)

• One fat-free pudding cup with 3 tbsp of protein
• fibre packed almonds
• To top it off add in some chopped up raspberries or strawberries
• Calories: 192

WHOLE WHEAT WAFFLE TOPPED WITH FRUIT PRESERVES

• Kelloggs Eggo Nutri-grain Low Fat Whole Wheat Waffle
• Top with tablespoon of fruit preserves (Organic black cherry preserve from Mediterranean Organic 
• Calories: 110

GRAPEFRUIT MERINGUE NESTS WITH MIXED BERRIES

Meringue Nests:

• 3 large egg whites
• 1/8 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup(s) sugar
• 1 teaspoon(s) freshly grated Ruby Red grapefruit peel

Berries:

• 1 container(s) (4.4-ounce) blueberries1 container(s) (4.4-ounce) raspberries
• 2 pound(s) strawberries, hulled and cut in half
• 1/4 cup(s) sugar
• 1/4 cup(s) fresh Ruby Red grapefruit juice
• Calories: 130

GREEK YOGOURT WITH ORANGES & MINT

• 6 tablespoons of fat-free Greek yogourt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of honey
• 1 large orange peeled quartered/sliced crosswise
• 4 fresh mint leaves- thinly sliced
• Stir together, put yogourt over orange slices and scatter mint on top.
• Calories: 171

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