Low carb desserts may be the solution to your sugar cravings.
Still, sugar addiction seems to be a national epidemic, and the sweet stuff tends to hide in the worst places, like whole grain products and breads, vegetables, and even healthy low-carb foods.
Even people who don’t consume a lot of sweets can have the scourge of low-carb dieters everywhere — sugar withdrawal.
Fortunately, the intense need for sweet lasts only a few weeks on Atkins, South Beach, Caveman and other carbohydrate-restricted diets. And low-carb desserts can at least give your tongue the flavor it desires.
The Chinese are a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It’s delicious and it’s satisfying and it’s pure evil—it wears out your pancreas and causes dangerous diabetes.
Here’s what happens: When you down a meal with too many high-glycemic foods, your blood sugar spikes. In response, the pancreas senses something is wrong and produces insulin, which lowers the level of glucose in the bloodstream.
If your blood sugar drops too low, you suffer intense cravings for sugar, which starts the cycle all over again. This happens more and more frequently and you enter the pre-diabetic stage. Eventually, your overworked pancreas simply burns out and can no longer secrete insulin.
Fortunately, you can stop this progression by limiting your intake of high-glycemic foods, or in other words, adopting a low-carb diet.
Still, your craving for sugar won’t go away overnight. And with sugar-laden products tempting you everywhere, you may experience addict-like cravings from time to time. Low-carb desserts can help.
Planning is the ideal way to deal with the sugar cravings. You can prevent your blood sugar levels from plummeting by ensuring a balance of fiber, fat and protein. This can be achieved by breaking your meals into five portions and eating regularly.
You can actually make a sweet treat with zero-carb heavy whipping cream and no-carb artificial sweeteners. Add in a little low-carb flavoring and you have a delicious creamy pudding-like treat. Freeze it and you have fake ice cream.
Other easy Atkins, South Beach, Caveman and other low-carb diet tricks include cutting down on seeds, nuts, cheese and hard-boiled eggs to help balance your blood sugar levels. Don’t forget that even hard-boiled eggs can be turned into delicious deviled eggs!
These days, low-carb desserts include some really delicious sugar-free chocolates that are just as nice, creamy, and satisfying as your standard chocolate bar. Be careful to watch your carb intake, especially if you hit a lot of plateaus.
Another trick is to make sure to include a good daily multi-vitamin in your diet. Sometimes a nutritional deficiency – such as a magnesium, zinc or chromium deficiency – can cause intense cravings for chocolate and/or sweet desserts! You can overcome some cravings if you take a daily supplement.
But the best solution? Low Carb Dessert!
When you’re feeling deprived, it can be very satisfying to enjoy a low- or no-carbohydrate alternative to your favorite sugary food. There are many types of sugar-free ice cream, yogurt, candy and chocolate, even pancakes made with maple syrup!
There’s no doubt that occasional sugar cravings will be a part of a carbohydrate-restrictive diet, but you can overcome them with the help of these tips and low-carb desserts!
Source by Kim Humphreys
