By liz r, Apr 26, 2009

Drink tea -- or, even better to cancel out the cravings, hot lemon water. Something about the citrus in the water is great for getting rid of cravings and hunger.

Not that I'm totally successful, but I also try to remind myself of my triggers and that one bite of granola will take me downhill into gorge-ville quickly!

My other favorite snack.... I crunch up some nuts and a date or two in a coffee grinder and spinkle that along with some cinnamon on an apple or banana.

By RJM, Apr 29, 2009

Over the last year or so I have been having six meals a day: breakfast (snack), lunch (snack), dinner (snack), three or so hours apart. There are many ideas out there that have suggestions on what to eat at these times but I find having six meals a day, three being snacks, quells the sweet tooth urge. For me the snack might be a yogurt, Pop Chips, there are now a large variety of 100 calories snacks packs on the market. I’m also a calorie counter on the snacks; wanting to keep in the 100/150 calorie area, have also heard that "sweet tooth" urge could be related to a balanced insulin level but out of my league on the specifics of that possibility. Not too long ago a read an interesting quote: “For breakfast eat like a King or Queen… lunch as a Prince or Princess and for dinner as a beggar.” But even this beggar enjoys his evening snack

By Rosa Lin, May 04, 2009

Not all sugar is pure evil.

First of all if you've already eaten a meal, your blood sugar level should be already high and additional sugar will not cause an insulin spike (which encourages fat storage and inflammation in your body). It may add to the calories but your body won't go crazy converting that sugar to fat. I also feel that sweets after a meal helps me digest the heavier, more oily foods a little more efficiently. Something to do with carbs burning faster and your body cannot efficiently process protein and fats without a little bit of sugar and simple carbs (fuel!).

Next, I just found this little gemwww.realage.com//ct/... where they claim that glucose can help reduce hunger while fructose leaves you hungry for more (warning: high fructose corn syrup is the major sweetener in most processed foods and bottled drinks... so stay away from these!). If you're craving sweets, good traditional desserts and sweets that use only natural ingredients should be totally satisfying and enjoyable without too much damage to the system, so you don't have to feel so guilty... Live a little ;)