5 Tips To Curb Your Cravings for Sweets

1) Eat regular meals throughout the day: Skipping or delaying meals may leave you ravenous, resulting in unruly cravings that often have you reaching for things you probably shouldn’t. Planning your meals and snacks ahead of time (such as the day before) may help you avoid being in those situations.

2) Drink more water: Thirst can sometimes be confused with hunger, and people may think they are hungry when in fact more water is what their body needs. Don’t like plain water? Try making your own ‘citrus water’. Add sliced lemons, limes, cucumber, berries and/or grapes to a glass or bottle of cold water and sip away.

3) Include protein, fibre and healthy fats at meals/snacks: This combination of foods is most likely to keep you feeling satiated and help keep your appetite in control. Brown rice with tuna and avocado is a great example of a meal that includes all three and yoghurt, bananas and almonds are a great example of a snack.

4) Add natural sweetness to your meals: Lean on fresh or dried fruits and sweet vegetables (such as carrots, sweet potatoes or beets) to lend flavour to your meals. These foods will not only satisfy your taste buds but provide you with a rich array of vitamins and minerals.

5) Curb cravings with something other than food: Often times we crave food for reasons other than actual hunger, such as boredom or stress. Fight those forces with activities other than eating such as taking a walk, grabbing a tea or talking to a co-worker.t regular meals throughout the day: Skipping or delaying meals may leave you ravenous, resulting in unruly cravings that often have you reaching for things you probably shouldn’t. Planning your meals and snacks ahead of time (such as the day before) may help you avoid being in those situations.

2) Drink more water: Thirst can sometimes be confused with hunger, and people may think they are hungry when in fact more water is what their body needs. Don’t like plain water? Try making your own ‘citrus water’. Add sliced lemons, limes, cucumber, berries and/or grapes to a glass or bottle of cold water and sip away.

3) Include protein, fibre and healthy fats at meals/snacks: This combination of foods is most likely to keep you feeling satiated and help keep your appetite in control. Brown rice with tuna and avocado is a great example of a meal that includes all three and yoghurt, bananas and almonds are a great example of a snack.

4) Add natural sweetness to your meals: Lean on fresh or dried fruits and sweet vegetables (such as carrots, sweet potatoes or beets) to lend flavour to your meals. These foods will not only satisfy your taste buds but provide you with a rich array of vitamins and minerals.

5) Curb cravings with something other than food: Often times we crave food for reasons other than actual hunger, such as boredom or stress. Fight those forces with activities other than eating such as taking a walk, grabbing a tea or talking to a co-worker.