Ideas for a no carb snack to ease sugar cravings

[smiles4u]

When trying to lose weight I was recommended Aeroplane diet jelly as much as I wanted & a scoop of Peter's sugar-free icecream ... or I'd have no more than 5 sugar-free lollies (there is a range of these lollies at BigW, usually cheaper than the supermarket & sometimes BigW have them special)

... I tried the Chromium tablets for sometime (even took the max amount) & they didn't work for me

[Inanna]

Smiles - yes I use the diet jelly - it really hits the spot when I want something sweet. Suga - prunes are healthy but not suitable on low carb - so I need to wait to hit my goal before I indulge!

[C~Q]

I've still got the diet jelly in the cupboard, I keep forgetting about it! Don't you think in this day and age they could come up with half hour setting jelly???

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

The problem with replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners is that you'll never get over the cravings; artificial sweeteners cause the same chemical activity in the brain as actual sugar, plus there are all the health risks associated with artificial sweeteners. Sorry to be such a downer lol.

[Inanna]

I know that's true for some - but I really don't get that desire... It's not the same at least I don't need the carbs iykwim??? When I have a big carb or sugar fix - I crave more and more... Wit the artificial sweetners I don't get that. But maybe I am unusual???

[C~Q]

This is a quote from an article in Aus Womens Health

Food Standards Australia New Zealand established the amount of sugar substitutes you can have over a lifetime without any appreciable health risk. "To reach the Accetable Daily Intake for aspartame someone weighing 70KG would need to consume 2.8g a day - equal to about 20 cans of diet soft drink or more than 100 standard 1g packets of sweetner"

But it also says a 2004 study in the International Journal of Obesity that when we offer our bodies sweet diet drinks without the KJ's, they crave real sugar even more.

So I suppose that although artificial sweetners have a real place in todays overweight, diabetic society we should always eat things in "moderation".

[Inanna]

I agreee Combagt Queen. That's nteresting though...

[Astrid]

Artificial sweeteners do have their place, but I do think they are part of the weight problem these days. I think it is much better to give up soft drink or limit it to occasional, rather than just do a direct swap. If you are drinking a 1.25 litre bottle per day it can't be good no matter what is making it sweet. Just swapping to the artificial or low version of something, does not really address the problems behind a weight problem in the first place.

Artificial sweeteners are a good tool in the transition of changing ones eating habits.