[bos314489]

I am trying to find low calorie recipes or anything I can about what I can have that is sweet and satisfying to help me with my urge to binge on sweets. I have heard of cocoa powder and splenda with milk for hot chololate. Do you know of any others?

[sunsetsunrise]

I do not use splenda. It made me very sick. And I read horrible things about what it can do to people. I use kal powdered stevia. At first it can be a bit hard to get used to the taste. But to me, it tastes great now. You can read reviews about it at amazon.com. I buy it locally at vitamin shoppe.

For hot chocolate,
I use chocolate syrup ( recipe follows)
I use almond breeze almond milk "40". thats 40 calories per cup. 1 carb.
Some water.
and a pinch of salt to bring out the chocolate.
combine and heat. It makes a very low calorie low carb hot chocolate.

I also make an ice treat that I love. Here is how I make it
I got a whey powder protein powder. It has 100 calories and 1 gram of carb per serving. I buy a brand from my health food store that is their private label. So I would not know which one to recommend to you.

First, I make some chocolate syrup using water, good quality cocoa powder, vanilla extract and stevia. I cook it well to completely hydrate the cocoa powder. I let the mixture cool. This further hydrates the powder.

Now for the delicious frozen treat recipe.

2) I line the bottom of 5 serving size bowls with a tablespoon of chocolate sauce.
3) I freeze the bowls

4) I put some ice cubes in a blender. I use 8
5) Then I add a serving of the whey protein powder.
6) i add powdered stevia
7) lemon juice and grated rind
8)a bit of vanilla extract
9) some water. ( not as much as you would think).
10)Then I blend it. It ends up doubling in size to become a frothy think drink.
11) I then pour it into the bowls (which have choclate on the bottom of them) that have been in the freezer.
12) I quickly put the frozen bowls back in the freezer and freeze until the lemon whey mixture is hard. I then scrape and eat. Very satisfying. And each serving is around 35 calories and 1 gram of carbs. hows that for a recipe??

I make lots of the choclate sauce in advance.
I can tell you how I do the lemon juice. I grate the rind. Then I cut the lemon into 4 wedges. I peel the rind off just like I was peeling an orange. I make sure I get all the seeds out. Then I put the lemons and grated rind in the blender with a bit of water and blend. I keep it for many days. So I do not have to always be making lemon juice for my delicious frozen treet. This is how I am able to stay sugar free. And very low in carbs.

[bos314489]

Wow thank you for taking the time to give me those recipes. I will try them for sure!

[sunsetsunrise]

Originally Posted by bos314489

Wow thank you for taking the time to give me those recipes. I will try them for sure!

you are more than welcome. Just make sure that you do not use too much chocolate. Because it does have carbs.

For me personally, I find that a low carb low calorie diet is the best way to go. I enjoy cooking boneless skinless chicken breast with low calorie low carb veggies, such as green beans. After it is cooked I add in to the pan some organic chicken "better than buillon", onion powder and 1/2 Tbs of butter or dark toasted sesame oil. I mix it together and serve.

Low cal and carb salad dressing:
40 almond milk ( the kind found in the refrigerated section) 1/3 cup??
fat free president feta cheese 2 oz ??
lemon juice 2T ??
brine packed kalamata olive ( pitted) 5??
dried basil leaf
celtic salt ( found in a health food store)

I put it all in a blender and blend until smooth. it will be very runny, but thats good as far as I am concerned. it means that a little will go a long way. i only eat low carb veggies in my salad except for carrots which are so healthy that I eat them
the calorie count for this is 10 per Tablespoon.

To be honest, whenever I'm craving sweets and think I need a lot to eat, my favourite option is fruit. An apple, some grapes or even draining a tin of mandarin oranges satisfies my craving in a healthier way. If you feel like that's still not helping with the hunger, try adding some protein to the snack like peanut butter or some chick peas. The protein helps to stretch out the length of time it takes for the sugars to be absorbed into your body and regulates your blood sugar - wacky out of control blood sugars really mess with your desire to eat more. Take it from this diabetic!

[Inedible]

An ounce of walnuts - weigh them - is filling and it gives you energy without spiking your insulin. They are a great source of ALA, an omega-3 fatty acid.