The fight against sugar cravings becomes hard when you have a sweet tooth. Cutting off sugar completely from your diet is not a good idea because the human body needs some least amount of sugar in the diet to increase energy for the day, but you cut off sugar completely to stay healthy and fit. A healthy way to keep a check on your sugar cravings is to choose naturally rich sugar foods that are not only good in taste but also good for your health.

7 healthy foods to fight sugar cravings

1.            Dark chocolate

Chocolate is the most common food that people eat when they crave for sweets. Instead of choosing regular chocolate chose dark chocolate that contains more than 70% cocoa and has a healthy plant compound known as polyphenols. Polyphenols have antioxidants and anti-inflammatory effects that improve heart health. Always keep dark chocolate in your bag so that whenever you crave sweets you can have it. Remember to limit yourself to two squares a day because it also contains less amount of fat and sugar as compared to regular chocolates.

2.            Yogurt

Yogurt could be a healthy snack to help regulate your appetite and control your sugar cravings and it is high in protein and rich in calcium, phosphorous and helps in muscle and bone growth. To satisfy your sugar cravings make a healthy fruit smoothie that will also provide you the goodness of fruits along with benefits of yogurt.

3.            Sweet potato

Sweet potato is a sweet-tasting root vegetable that is rich in minerals, vitamins A, vitamins C, fiber and a good source of carb. Sweet potatoes have natural sugar that does not cause a rise in your blood sugar levels. By adding sweet potatoes in your regular diet will add calories to your meal and provide you a sweet taste.

4.            Dates

Dates are dried fruit. Dates are high in nutrients, good sources of potassium, iron and termed as energy-boosting food. Instead of having sugar candy or other unhealthy sugary foods, have dates that will give you a sweet taste and fight off your sugar cravings but don’t have more than three dates in a day as they contain lots of sugar.

5.            Snack bars

Snack bars are available in a wide variety, but not all are healthy, some are very high in sugar and fat. Try to have a snack bar which is made of oats, whole wheat grains, sweetened with fresh and dried fruits rather than table sugar or try to prepare it at home.

6.            Fruits

Fruits are a good source of natural sugar and contain lots of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and plant compounds. So next time you are craving sweets have fruits instead of having chocolate, or other unhealthy sugary foods.

7.            Chia seeds

Chia seeds include many important nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids and fiber, which protects against heart attack and stroke. To make a healthy dessert add chia seeds in your dessert and pudding.

Sugar craving is natural and you all crave sweets regularly but to avoid unhealthy sugary foods which can increase your weight and also have a bad effect on health, switch to foods mentioned above to fight your sugar cravings.

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