When dieting, you tend to crave desserts more than usual. If it's too difficult to suppress your craving for sweetness, try resolving it in the following way.

Instead of unhealthy cakes or jelly, eat a little fruit. It satisfies the craving for sweetness while providing a balanced intake of nutrients such as fiber and vitamins. However, the sugars in fruit also raise blood sugar levels like sugar, so it should not be consumed excessively. According to Korean dietary guidelines, the standard serving size of fruit is 50 kcal.

▲3 slices of apple (100g) ▲2 slices of pear (100g) ▲half a banana (100g) ▲half an orange (100g) ▲a quarter of a bunch of grapes (100g) ▲three-quarters of a tangerine (100g). You should only eat within this amount. If you dislike blood sugar levels rising, eating cooked vegetables like onions and cabbage that develop a sweet taste can also help.

Sometimes, I crave sweets simply because my mouth is bored. In such cases, it is good to chew sugar-free gum. Chewing gum reduces hunger and creates a feeling of fullness, which decreases the craving for sweets. This was confirmed by an experiment conducted by the research team at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) in the United States. The team provided the same lunch to 115 men and women aged 18 to 54, and only half of them were given sugar-free gum. When snacks were offered three hours later, the group that chewed sugar-free gum showed less desire for sweet snacks compared to the group that did not. Their calorie intake from snacks was also reduced by 40%.

If you want to eat dessert, pair it with nuts like almonds. This helps you consume fewer sweet foods compared to eating only desserts. Nuts are rich in fiber, so blood sugar levels rise more slowly when eaten alone with desserts. A three-month follow-up study by the Endocrinology Research Team at Fortis C-Doc Hospital in India involving 60 obese adults found that those who consumed 20 grams of almonds with their meals had post-meal blood sugar levels that were 10.07% lower than those who did not. Do not eat the entire dessert at once; instead, break it into small pieces and eat one piece whenever you feel like snacking.