I firmly believe in substituting. If you have a “pitfall” food, especially at a certain time of day, the likelihood of always depriving yourself can do STRANGE things to the psyche.
For me, I had a MAJOR sweet tooth. For having a dentist for a dad and being deprived sugar when I was little, it was like I was compensating for all those sweet cereals I couldn’t have.
Well, I have had to work on MAJORLY curbing that for the past 9 years. My body is not as friendly to my sweet toothing. And since sugar really causes so much oxidizing DAMAGE to the body – in all its forms (HFCS) as well as artificial sweetners (nutrisweet, aspertame, etc) I have really tried to not go here often.
Well, I do pretty well if I have a salty snack. I choose wisely – I LOVE the Terra sweet potato chips, and the Trader Joe Sweet potato chips. I have still found I can’t have them everyday or my skin does funky things. So once a week.
My chocolate of choice? My husband SPOILED me forever when he gave me this for our anniversary: GREEN AND BLACK 85% CACAO DARK CHOCOLATE.
It is SO smooth and SO choclately, and somehow does not taste at all bitter. And a little goes a LONG way. One bar lasts me a week or more. Its amazing. Plus it is LOW in sugar – only
And the best part is, this kind of chocolate is LOW on the glycemic index because it is dark. What does that mean – it doesn’t spike insulin like other chocolates because it is so dark. Since it doesn’t produce that fat storing hormone, its NEARLY guilt free.
And really, since having it, all the other chocolate brands and kinds PALE in comparison. I feel like I have become a chocolate snob.
I still find I can’t have it everyday or my skin does funky stuff.
What are your favorite SUBSTITUTES? What are some healthy alternitives that you have discovered?
