Simple Swaps for Your Sweet Tooth

Daily Tip for Friday, December 26, 2008 Simple Swaps for Your Sweet Tooth When it comes to establishing healthier eating habits, there aren't always "right" answers for everyone. What works to help you defeat your toughest food cravings (hello, sweet tooth!) might not work for someone else. With that in mind, here are some of nutritionist Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom's favorite ways to keep sugar cravings under control: Sugar-free gum and mints—try cinnamon or peppermint (strong flavors stimulate your taste buds) Sugar-free Jell-O and Popsicles 60-calorie Jell-O pudding pack (chocolate or caramel) Low-calorie hot chocolate (25 calories) Don't like low-calorie sweeteners? Try single-wrapped peppermints, such as LifeSavers, peppermint Tic Tacs and Altoids, Dum Dum lollipops, mini Tootsie Roll Pops and chocolate-covered Altoids. More on Healthy Eating Join the NeverSayDiet Community Challenge Superfoods for health and weight loss Top 5 fruits and veggies for any diet [ADVERTISEMENT] Manage Your Subscriptions You are subscribed as fpac.rangola@blogger.com. To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please click here or visit https://subscriber.ivillage.com/funnels/6. Privacy Policy | Email Help | http://www.ivillage.com iVillage Inc., 904 Sylvan Avenue, 2nd Floor, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632| © iVillage Inc., 2008. All Rights Reserved.