FOOD SHOPPING FOR A FAMILY - ISH

System

anyone know how to cure a sweet tooth? Its not how much i eat, but i get cravings for sweet foods. Ive tried going without but it is awful. I went a whole week without a bar of chocolate and yesterday i bought three as the craving was so bad, i ended up eating two in the same day instead of a sandwich, (and one for my breakfast today that i had bought Mr Judi).

I know the answer is to not buy them but the cravings are awful.

Spendless

Judi

I have same problem.

I did once read on a diet page that you have to go cold turkey for a month.

Don't know if it works, cos have never been brave enough to try.

System

I did once read on a diet page that you have to go cold turkey for a month.

If i had to cut down sugar altogether i wouldnt be able to do it. I have tried drinking tea/coffee without sugar/sweetners and it just made me dehydrate cause i couldnt drink anything without a peg on me nose. Hey thats an idea!!! If i put a peg on me nose, i wont taste anything. ;D

16011996

i freeze a block of dairy milk, eat a small peice at a time, coz its frozen lasts longer, and you still get the fix.

Sarahsaver

Replace a 'baddie' with a 'goodie'
For example I did this with dried apricots and prunes instead of chocolate, you just have to find something you like as a replacement and tell yourself it is a treat. I also keep 'treats' for me in the same place as the kids' treats, psychologically it seems to work. Also my son raids the big jar of sultanas, he clearly thinks they are special
I know these things are sweet but they are better because of minerals and fibre.Try the grated carrot and sultana salad i mentioned previously, carrots are sweet too, and you can eat loads of this without feeling guilty ;D

16011996

all my kids rarely had sweets when very young, i used to give them a bag of raisins to eat when we went out somewhere, 3 yr old still calls them sweeties, even though he now knows there not.

Fran

If i had to cut down sugar altogether i wouldnt be able to do it. I have tried drinking tea/coffee without sugar/sweetners and it just made me dehydrate cause i couldnt drink anything without a peg on me nose. Hey thats an idea!!! If i put a peg on me nose, i wont taste anything. ;D

That's fine at home.... and fine when out too, we'd be able to spot you quickly in the local cafe!

System

That's fine at home.... and fine when out too, we'd be able to spot you quickly in the local cafe!  ;)

I guess i would have wind too as you tend to gulp intead of eat/drink so you would probably smell me too!!! ;D ;D ;D

edited to add a smiley or two.

mink35

anyone know how to cure a sweet tooth?  

I'm sure I've read somewhere that the smell of vanilla puts you off chocolate. I think you're supposed to put vanilla essence on a hankie or something and sniff it when you get a craving! Don't know if it works tho!

jaybee

I absolutely adore the smell of vanilla. Sadly though it's never put me off chocolate - addicted to Mars Bars!!!