I'm learning that I can quell my cravings for junk food with much healthier and satisfying choices. Craving queso dip and corn chips? Have some fat-free cottage cheese and salsa with multi-grain tortilla chips. Dying for a cinnamon roll? Indulge in a bowl of oatmeal with lots of cinnamon and a little butter and sugar. My taste buds are satisfied and so is my body. Nutritious calories go a lot further than junk food calories.
I don't do "diet" food, by the way. No artificial sweeteners. No low-fat junk food loaded with artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. And no low-fat sweets in a box: they always add more sugar to make up for the flavor loss caused by cutting the fat. Those so called "healthy" snacks may help a person lose weight, but eating them can actually make a body less healthy.
Oh, and if I really want junk food, I'm going to have real junk food. Everyone needs to be naughty once in awhile!
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