How to avoid sweet temptations

Alternatives for light desserts

The love of all of us for the sweet taste and consequently for the sweet temptations, is in our genes. That's why it's so hard to exclude sweets from our lives…

So, we suggest some alternatives for light desserts, which we could choose, without being deprived of sweet sins and without burdening our body with unnecessary calories and fats.

So where should we go when we have a tendency for sweets?

1. In cereal bars with different flavors.

2. In small pastels of our choice, without consuming large quantities.

3. In a small piece of tahini halva, which contains monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, while a paste or chocolate contains saturated fat.

4. In fruits or jams without sugar, which can sweeten us, giving us extra fiber and vitamins.

5. In spoon sweets, preferably homemade. It is one of the healthiest sweets, without fat.

6. In light jelly fruit, which are commercially available.

7. In roasted fruits. Peel a squash, grate it and squeeze the juice. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of liqueur, 1 teaspoon of brown sugar (or aspartame or fructose) and a little cinnamon and bake in a medium oven for 40 minutes. So we have a portion of dessert with just about 109 calories.

8. Grilled banana with a little cinnamon, which in itself has a sweet taste. We can accompany it with 1 scoop of ice cream.

9. Grilled pineapple with a little rum and walnuts - a very nutritious snack.

10. In dried fruits. In a bowl place 3-4 dried fruits of your choice, 2 tbsp. tablespoon brandy, 1 cup water and 1 teaspoon lemon juice for 2-3 hours. Then, boil the mixture for 15 minutes and add 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds and a little cinnamon. So we have a feast of dried fruits with only 180 calories.

11. In traditional options, such as yogurt with reduced fat, with a little honey or with a dessert.

12. In low-fat yogurt with dried fruits and a few nuts.

13. In yogurt ice cream, which is made very easily, by putting some mashed fruits in a cup of yogurt, stirring until they acquire a creamy texture and putting them in the freezer, until they are frozen.

14. In rice pudding from semi-skimmed or skim milk.

15. In homemade ice tea. Dissolve 2-3 sachets of green tea in a jug of water and leave it in the fridge until frozen, we will quickly and easily have a healthy drink with antioxidants.

16. In a homemade milkshake. Put ground fruit of your choice in the mixer with a glass of skim or semi-skim milk and beat.

In addition to the above, you can also consume light sweets in small quantities, using honey or brown sugar instead of white, as far as possible. You can also add cinnamon, mastic and vanilla to your desserts, which give aroma and the impression of sweet taste.

In closing, you will notice that no foods such as chocolate or its derivatives were mentioned above. This does not mean that they should be excluded from our diet.

Their caloric content and their content of animal fats and cholesterol, constitute a more controlled consumption, always in the context of an individualized diet plan. Because as for most in life, so in this case: "everything is perfect".

Source: mednutrition.gr

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