Comments on: How do you satisfy your sweet tooth?

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:28:43 +0000

I also find that if I eat fast food my cravings for sweets increase. I have also associated greasy fast food with bloating, heartburn, lack of ambition, depression symptoms & just plain being tired.

The best way to test it is don’t eat or drink sweets or greasy foods for at least 3 weeks then add one thing at a time & see how you feel after you eat it. This is also a good time to see what you don’t crave anymore.

I’m glad to hear others commenting on the sugar substitutes. I’ve always been against them. There is enough chemicals being put in our foods we don’t need to add more. It has been proven (not by the FDA) that the chemicals added in our foods increase diseases & ADD/ADHD symptoms.

Keep up the good work on keeping track of your health.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:07:56 +0000

I have a major sweet tooth. I feel like after every meal I need a “lil” sweet to finsh it off. It’s a horrible mindset to have.
Since having our daughter 2 years ago we both made an effort to not keep sweets in the house. We didnt want her to develop bad habits on our part. Its hard at times because Husband loves his sweets too. I try and use fruit in place of brownies but its very difficult. I havent tried the Steva yet, I used Splenda in the past though in place of sugar. Dont know how I feel about it, because its still SUGAR!!! Hump, so nothing accomplished I guess.. :)

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:45:39 +0000

If I am hungry and I have a sweet tooth, I go for Fruit or like a 100 calorie pack of cookies or caramel rices cakes. If I am not that hungry, I go for decaf flavored tea, like peppermint. It has a strong flavor, it’s naturally sweet so I do not use any sugar or artificial sweeteners.

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:09:33 +0000

Lots of really good information. The article was good and the comments are great. I have not tried steva but I have thought about it. I have to figure out a local place that carries it.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:26:30 +0000

I want to say Thank You to Jeanine for her research and credible sources. I appreciate the hard research.

For me, I crave sweets. I can sometimes satisfy my urge with fruit, which is usually my first choice. If that does not cut it, I will try SF/FF pudding with a dollup of Lite Cool Whip. Worse case scenario, I will eat a 60 calorie Hershey’s chocolate stick. Sometimes, even spreading a little peanut butter on a Kashi Cracker will curb the cravings.

I have to share this story, as it is totally relavent to this topic. My aunt, who has been on a ‘diet’ for the last 30 years, cannot seem to lose weight. She refuses to eat things like bananas or drink organge juice because they are high in calories. She cooks with FF and Low Fat ‘stuff’. She will even get into a low carb phase and swear off bread and potatoes for a while. However, her plate is always overloaded and she always goes back for seconds. I know that the FF foods have added sugar to make them taste good. But her HUGE portions are what is killing her diet. She has this mindset that if she cuts back on fat and sugar that she is dieting. The problem is, she needs to cut back on her intake and have a balanced plate and a balanced lifestyle.

The point to my rambling story is BALANCE. We all need to have balance in our lives, from our food choices to our exercise routine to our entertainment options.

By: Christie

Christie — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:08:24 +0000

I would like to be a “cleaner” eating person but I use quite a bit of artificially sweetened products (esp. Splenda). I haven’t tried any of the Stevia or agave.

If I’m baking though, I would rather just use the real stuff in smaller amounts.

By: Jeanine

Jeanine — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:28:54 +0000

I am always wary of articles that give no references and give no information about the studies they say proves their point. You can find just as many reports giving the opposite information. For example, in the book Living the G. I. Diet, author Rick Gallop agrees that sugar is bad for you, but not sugar substitutes. When asked the question whether sugar substitutes are bad for your health, he replies,”A great deal of misinformation has been spread about sugar substitutes – driven mainly by the sugar lobby in the United States. All the major government and health agencies worldwide have approved the use of sweeteners and sugar substitutes and not a single peer-reviewed (scholarly) study has identified any health risks. For those who are still concerned about the safety of artificial sweeteners, there is a comprehensive rundown on sugar substitutes in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Consumer Magazine (see http://www.fda.gov).” You can go to the site and type in “sugar substitutes” where it says “search”. You will read a whole different perspective from what Shane Ellison wrote. I guess it boils down to who or what you want to believe.

By: EmmaElizabeth

EmmaElizabeth — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:43:11 +0000

Wow! What a great article. I’ve been trying to decrease my amounts of sugar- mostly with NOT drinking pop! Which is turning out to be hard, but it’s getting less and less everyday!

Again- great article and very helpful!

By: Annette

Annette — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:48:44 +0000

such a great article. We have taken sugar out of our diet 99 percent of the time and use an occasional sweetener. So hard to know what to do sometimes to be healthy!

By: crista

crista — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:29:04 +0000

Lately I have been satisfying my sweet tooth with fruit..I think it’s because it’s summer and I love fresh fruit in the summer. If that doesn’t work then I have a skinny cow ice cream since Ice cream is my weakness…those taste good and aren’t that bad for you!

hope your doing well today and enjoying being back….also we tried the choice ramen last night..we didn’t have shrimp or broccoli to make your recipe but it was still very tasty!! Thanks for helping us find that food..john even enjoyed it and he loves ramen..and didn’t notice a big difference…so thank you!!!