The after dinner sweet

What can I have that’s a better option to something sweet at night?

Getting the ‘picks’ can happen generally at night after dinner when you are looking for something… preferably sweet. Sweet cravings can also happen in the afternoon and are commonly seen in athletes that have an early training session. Craving sweet food can be a way of ensuring the food you eat will contain sugar and therefore essential carbohydrates to replace what you have used up.

If this keeps happening, rather than trying to find an alternative sweet option and fighting the signal that the body is sending out, consider what you are eating earlier in the day and if it meets the requirements of your body. You may need to have more at breakfast or a protein option at morning tea. The more sugar you have the more you will want and the more you give into the sweet craving the worse it will get. I’m not saying ‘never eat chocolate again,’ but eat it because you enjoy it, not to replace a genuine need for fuel and nutrients.