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Overcome cravings

Something salty. Sounds counter-productive, but can work well. Make sure it isn't carby, though!
 
Love the 90% Lindt chocolate idea. I love munching on carrots and hummous. At this rate I'll be nicknamed Bugs Bunny
 
Carrots raise my BG too much, I tested them with my BG monitor but had to avoid then. Sad because they were the veg I ate most of.
But I found the Lindt 90% was unexpectedly good for me.
Mostly I snack on tree nuts and cheese (the stronger the better - vintage Cheddar , yum!)
 
Try eating more satiating food at the evening meal. If you are full and still crave carbs, then you will know its just a craving not a need and can put other strategies in place rather than an eating replacement, eg go for a walk, have a dance, listen to a motivating podcast, change the habits around that time etc etc.
It may take a bit of time and will power, but knocking evening snacking in the head is one of the best things you can do for your metabolism
 
I've always had a sweet tooth. Part of my planning for sticking with low carb was to switch from milk chocolate to 85%. I sometimes melt a couple of squares into warmed double cream to make a chocolate mousse.
And if you are ok with sweeteners such as xylitol then there are keto cake recipes
 
I grate cheese and put it in little piles in a frying pan until completely melted. When they’re cool put them in a little food bag, they’re like cheese crisps.
xylitol spikes my BG erythritol doesn't so best to test if either spike yours
 
I've found a bag of mixed (unsalted) nuts to be very useful for my cravings. Before my diagnosis, I'd always snack on a lot of food throughout the day and despite trying for nearly 3 months not to snack and stick to 3 meals per day, I still have my cravings and am also looking for things I could eat throughout the day. I used to eat a lot of fatty foods but will have to look for alternatives given that it'll be absorbed way slower.
 
Try sugar free jelly with additions.
I make up a jelly plus extra gelatine, in half a pint of water. Once dissolved (it might need to be put over hot water to do that) allow to cool and when just warm whisk in full fat Greek yoghurt, or a generous glug of cream, or some other option. Once frothed up add frozen berries, stirring gently to ensure they don't clump as the mixture will start to set.
Even if you ate the whole lot it would probably be fine - it usually lasts three days for me.
I have in the past - when a bit stuck for anything to use, made up gelatine, added the last bit of mixed fruit sugar free squash and some baking flavouring vanilla, soy yoghurt and some blackberries from the garden crushed in a sieve dipped into the mixture under the back of a spoon.
 
MEBPenquin said:
New member seeking help to overcome cravings for sweet foods especially mid-late evening!
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Newbie here too. I’ve found Heavenly dark chocolate alternative (you can order on Amazon) good for this. Only 8g carbs & 3g fibre so satisfying & comes in lots of flavours. The dark is nearest to real chocolate imo. Mixed nuts with a bit of dried fruit also good in my experience.
 
85% or more dark chocolate works for me, no impact on blood glucose 2 hrs later for me either. Decent ones I've tried are Lindt 85% and 90%, Asda Extra Special Ugandan 85% (half the price of Lindt, plus Asda do an own brand 90% too), and Aldi Moser Roth 85% (less than half the price of Lindt).

Small portion of blueberries, if they fit in my carb allowance for the day.

Full fat greek yogurt, with zero carb golden/maple syrup added if I want a sweet hit.

Having been on low carb for 6 weeks, asparagus also tastes sweet to me, so adding to a dinner can help scratch that itch.
 
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I used to really crave crisps so now I opt for pork scratchings. If its a sweet craving I blitz some frozen berries and unsweetened soy milk with a spoon of organic peanut butter
 
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