When that gnawing sugar craving comes calling to you, how do you satisfy it? Do you pull out the recipe book and bake a cake? I'll bet not.
More than likely you think about when your next trip to the grocery store is and what you are going to get.
You start to think about all the possibilities there are and the hundreds of choices you will have.
While that is great to have those choices..
..
taking a whole cake or pie home with you just continues the sugar consumption.
And you way over eat, consume way too many calories, and just continue to feed the sugar devil.
But you still want to satisfy your sugar cravings and not ignore it.
Because you believe that deprivation is the most fattening food you could ever have.
And ignoring your sugar cravings can just backfire and set you on a binge.
So what is the alternative? You want it all..
satisfy your sugar cravings..
but not over eat or go on a binge.
Try a trip to Starbuck's.
With today's consumer awareness of sugar intake and calories, Starbuck's has delivered some new products for us that satisfies it all.
At least in my opinion it does.
They are now offering what they call Starbucks Petites.
Which is a line of eight tiny desserts at $1.
50 each.
They have the calories posted right in front of them in the case.
To date, their top seller is the Birthday Cake Pop, which gives you a couple of bites of a rounded, icing-covered cake on a stick.
You could even make it your lunch destination.
They have lower calories options they are calling their Bistro Boxes: A sesame noodles box for 350 calories, which includes a cucumber carrot salad; a chicken lettuce wrap at 360 calories, which includes a peanut sauce.
What does this do for you? You get to treat yourself to an outing.
You get that sugar treat that you were looking for.
You address the fact that you had a sugar craving and you took care of it.
Not any different than if you had to balance the check book and you feel that sense of accomplishment once you completed the task.
You do not feel deprived, you feel satisfied.
You do not keep feeding the sugar devil by taking it home with you in a larger quantity.
That is critical.
If you do not have a Starbuck's near you, check around your local area and see what is there.
Somewhere you have the same option, it is just a matter of deciding ahead of time how you are going to handle your sugar cravings in a healthy manner.