How can you avoid eating sugary foods?

Answer 1

Here are some suggestions to stop intense cravings for junk food:

• Don't buy them.
• Have other options available: vegetables, fruits, yogurt, etc.
• Drink more water.
• Be more active: walking, aerobics, tennis, swimming, bicycling, etc.
• Don't eat at fast food places.
• Take your lunch to work or school.
• Enlist the help of a friend and be supportive for each other. When you get a craving call your friend and go do something together. Exercise together.
• Don't veg out in front of the TV.
• Have a piece of sweet fruit like grapes, melons (watermelon is refreshing and good for you). Along with the fruits add a couple of teaspoons of low fat Ranch dressing or a low fat dressing of your choice.
• Keep active and try not to sit for long periods of time.
• Weight Watchers has different desserts you can buy in your grocer's freezer, but don't pig out. Less is best and the servings are the correct size. The trick is to eat it slow! Savor every single bite!
• You can buy candy called "Real Fruit" and they are fruit juice made into little blobs of gel.
• Drink a glass of organic Pomegranate juice, which is naturally sweet and great for the body.
• Fruit-filled yogurts are good for you and taste great.
• If you have the urge for chocolate, buy a chocolate bar that has squares and take one to two squares (give the rest to someone else) and suck on it. The taste lasts longer and the calories are low. The urge is gone!
• One day out of the weekend have a "piggy night." This doesn't mean to go overboard, but if you want some chips and dip then get the natural chips (taste better) and low fat chip dip and have something else you crave. Then the next day go back on your diet and mean it.

Companies that make a food product use all sorts of tricks of the trade to make the consumer want it! What is it? Fat, sugar and salt! Why do you think they serve salted peanuts, etc., in bars? Because it makes people drink more. Popcorn is sold at movies and it's the salt and so-called butter that makes it taste good. There are hidden sugars in almost everything you buy, so read those labels.

Answer 2

You can eat only five junk-foods a day. Or something like that.

Also, if you're craving sugar, clench your hands into a fist and squeeze sort of tight, and it should help :)

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It may help but I think most people would have to wean themselves off excessive sugar etc., while developing a taste for better diets. You need considerable self-discipline, and breaking a habit suddenly is very difficult to the point of being usually unsuccessful.

Answer 3

The key isn't to prevent the craving (it's just a biological part of being human), but to satisfy it without piling on the calories. Try eating a small portion of a sweet cereal, or something else high in carbs, like pretzels, then wait about 10-15 minutes. By doing this, you will feel satisfied from fewer calories, and be able to move on with your day.

It's important, however, that you don't include protein with the carb intake, because protein will prevent your brain from releasing the serotonin allowed by the carbs (protein is better eaten for breakfast). And serotonin, believe it, is an appetite suppressant.

Answer 4

Avoiding sugary foods (or fatty foods, or carbohydrates) takes only planning and the willingness to prepare foods at home in advance. The nutritional information for almost everything can be found online, and sites like "MyFoodDiary.com" have large libraries of that kind of information. By informing yourself, you can make better dietary choices.

Answer 5

Step one, don't buy any.

Willpower and sugarless Chewing Gum also help.

Answer 6

Stop buying sweets. simple.