How Can We Stop the Sweet Cravings?

 

We all find ourselves in sweet crises from time to time. Sometimes an advertisement or that sweet dessert that comes to mind triggers these crises. We try to cope with the sweet crisis that comes as a result of our mood, stress, hormones and some situations that go wrong in our body.

 

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What is the reason for these crisis that come often and sometimes intermittently? Why do we worry that if we don't eat dessert everything will go wrong, it is the end of life? We wondered and wanted to investigate the subject of the dessert crisis. Of course, we cannot pass without sharing what we have learned with you. Now if you are wondering what the ways to prevent the dessert crisis are, let's get started.

What Causes the Sweet Cravings/Crisis?

 

1. Strict Diets

 

Bad diets that support starvations for a long time or that are not nutritious enough cause our blood sugar to drop. As our blood sugar drops, the signal sent to our brain is the "eat sweet!" .However, we tend to eat something sugary. In addition, fasting for a long time outside of diet will cause this situation. Therefore, we should be fed in a way that meets the required daily protein and carbohydrate amount without skipping meals.

 

2. Hormones and Psychological Status

 

One of the reasons for the sweet crisis, especially before menstruation, is hormones. Our desire to eat dessert may increase during this period, which is the most intense in terms of hormone secretion. In addition, from a psychological perspective, unhappiness, depression and stress are among the reasons that increase our desire to eat dessert.

 

3. Sugar Addiction

 

In many studies, it has been learned that sugar causes addiction in the body. Excessive sugar consumption results in our brain constantly directing us to eat sweets. For this reason, reducing or decreasing sugar consumption to normal levels is an effective solution for sweet cravings.

 

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4. Carbohydrate Deficiency

Carbohydrate removed from meals in order not to gain weight results in the imbalance of blood sugar in our body. If we do not get enough carbohydrates, we may encounter situations such as low energy and a sudden sweet crisis. For this reason, 1 slice of wholegrain bread should be included in every meal.

 

We Are Preventing the Sweet Crisis

 

1. Abundant Water, Always!

We are confronted with water consumption in all diets and health recommendations.  Water has a great importance for our body. Sometimes the feeling of thirst is confused with hunger. When we are dehydrated, our chances of turning to foods and sweet foods increase.  In order to prevent this from happening, we should consume at least two liters of water every day and do this regularly.

 

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2. A Good Breakfast!

Having a good breakfast at the beginning of the day is important for us to stay energetic and speed up our metabolism in the following hours. Foods such as eggs, olives and cheese in our breakfast will provide us with the required daily energy. In addition to these, eating a little honey or jam prevents us from encountering sweet crises later.

 

Breakfast

3. Get Help From Spices!

Spices to be added to meals will greatly reduce our sweet cravings. We can achieve this by adding spices such as coconut, cinnamon or cardamom to meals. In fact, cinnamon is very effective in this regard. By drinking a glass of hot water with cinnamon peel during the day, you can prevent sweet crises that will come at night.

 

4. Get Enough Sleep

Insomnia causes excessive secretion of the hormone that leads us to eat sweet foods.  At the same time, insomnia supports moods such as unhappiness and irritability, our threshold for preventing eating sweets is greatly reduced. For this reason, sleeping up to 6-8 hours a day will keep us away from situations such as sweet crises.

 

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5. Alternative and Healthy Solutions

It is very important to stay away from packaged and processed foods as soon as the sweet crisis hits. Yogurt can help to suppress the sweet tooth in a healthier way.  You can suppress the sweet tooth with sweet fruits, dried fruits or powdered cinnamon added to yogurt. Thus, while meeting your dessert needs from fruits, you can also meet your protein needs thanks to yogurt.

 

BONUS: The Recipe to Suppress the Sweet Crisis

 

Cocoa Oat Balls

 

Materials

 

• 1 egg
• 1 banana
• 1 tea glass of milk
• 3 tablespoons of molasses
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa
• 3 cups of oats

 

Fabrication:

 

After crushing the banana well, you should blend the oats into flour with a blender. Then mix the oats and bananas with all the remaining ingredients. When this mixture, which will become dough, reaches the state that does not stick to the hand, you can make balls in any size you want. After cooking it in a preheated 180 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, you can enjoy it. With this recipe, it is possible to suppress the sweet crack in a healthy way.

 

We shared with you what you need to do so that the sweet crunch does not suddenly knock on your door. Even if you don't stay away from dessert completely, you should avoid excessive consumption. You are ready to prevent this situation with the solutions that are suggested.

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