Sometimes I get fixated on a food craving, and it's all I can think about. But a few hours later, my fixation feels silly. Most times, you can avoid giving into cravings by using simple strategies or healthy substitutes.
You know I have a major sweet tooth. I always need a
bite of something sweet after dinner and it looks like you all feel the same. So here are some guilt-free options to satisfy your cravings.
Yesterday evening over dinner, my cousin and I got into a discussion about sweet foods versus savory ones. He said he would take a dessert any day over something savory. I love them both but would definitely reach for salty things — among them chips and salsa, olives, and pickles — first.
Recently my pal Julie and I got into a debate over which was better:
blondies or brownies. In my opinion, nothing can trump a good brownie, but she doesn't agree. After our conversation I realized that even with
all of my baking, I was guilty of blondie-discrimination.
I definitely have a sweet tooth and crave cookies, cakes smeared with frosting, and anything else you'd find at a bakery. I satiate my cravings by having a piece of dark chocolate each day. I'm also a big fan of sharing a little dessert if I'm out to eat.
I'm not sure how it happened, but earlier this morning I ended up on a marshmallow gun hunt. They're sort of like a Nerf gun, but instead of soft, foamy Nerf balls, you get to shoot soft, fluffy — if not somewhat sticky — marshmallows. From marshmallow blower to marshmallow blaster, there's a marshmallow toy for everyone.
This Summer, PartySugar and I took turns making
ice cream sandwiches each week. We made fourteen different variations, but for our
Best of 2007 coverage, we decided to pick our top five. Here they are, starting at the top left corner:
And this
Heart-Shaped Chocolate Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwich wasn't one of ours, but it was so popular, I had to share it with you all again!
The mall is almost unavoidable during the holidays and something about all that running around and waiting in lines that makes me hungry. What's worse? Not only am I hungry but I also know there is a place where food is so easily accessible.
This week's
candy explosion made me realize it was high time I told you about a book I received a few years ago. My pal Jeff knew I had a thing for candy, and so he presented me with Tim Richardson's
Sweets: A History of Candy.
In what can only be called an extraordinary view of candy through the ages, Richardson opens the doors to candy's sordid history.
Allowing yourself to eat an occasional sweet treat is an important part of dieting/life style change, since
denying yourself these indulgences can lead to diet backlash! Instead of keeping those tempting treats at home where you can too easily partake, make getting whatever you're craving an adventure.
Yep, it is much safer to
enjoy your treats away from home.
