It’s one of those days where you really want to eat something like chocolate, ice cream, chips or fried food.
The craving is strong and you know you will feel better once you gorge on this food BUT you know you may feel guilty or ruin the hard work you have been putting into eating well!
There is a way around this, and it’s about knowing some realistic substitutions you can make when those cravings hit.
Allow for the actual food you want to eat sometimes so there is not a negative association or guilt forming around your food choices, but these healthy swaps will be useful on other occasions if you are working towards a goal and do not want to feel crap afterwards.
Here’s your healthy craving swap options that are still yummy enough to enjoy but are a better option. They are simple enough to swap realistically.
There are of course other options and more complex swaps and recipes/food groups to exclude or follow but I wanted to keep it easy enough to actually implement where it would not take too much extra time! And so you would likely have most of the substitutes in your pantry aswell.
Check it out here:
| Chocolate – Dates, Dark Chocolate, Hot Chocolate (water based drink)
Cheesy Chips (Doritos) – Olives, Carrots & Olive Dip, Rice cake with sliced cheese Ice Cream – Fruit salad (like peach, pear, mango) with yoghurt or coconut yoghurt (or gelato) Hot Chips – Baked sweet potato fries or pumpkin Pizza – Lebanese bread or mountain wrap with tomato paste, mushroom, onion, small amount grated cheese grilled (add other vegetables too) Hamburger – Bread roll with veggie pattie and salad or mountain wrap with lean beef and salad Mayonnaise – Vegan mayo or dijonaise Cake – Home made banana bread no sugar Sugar – Honey or Maple syrup Pancakes – Banana and / or Oatmeal Pancakes Macaroni and Cheese – Vegan Mac & Cheese (made with nut base) Spaghetti – Zoodles Potato Chips – Beetroot or sweet potato baked chips Brownie – Protein Ball or Vegan brownie Peanut Butter – Almond spread Rice – Quinoa Buritos – Mountain wrap burrito with vegies, salsa, avocado (exclude the sour cream, too much cheese) Fried Chicken – Chicken breast with homemade bread crumbs – almond flour base Coleslaw / Potato salad – Use vinegar-based instead of creamy dressing Butter – Avocado or Olive Spread Soft Drink – Lightly sparkling flavoured water or mineral water with lemon/orange/lime squeezed fresh Alcohol -Drink mojito instead of creamy pina colada -Drink organic wine instead of overly processed (reduces hangover) -Use diet soft drink or sparkling water as base instead of full sugar soft drink -Drink low cal beer instead of full strength Ice block or Paddle Pop – Frozen fruit home made – fruit popsicles (strawberry, mango, berries, etc with yoghurt) |
Let me know if you do any of these this week! Post any questions xx Eat for energy and enjoyment and allow for treats each week! What’s a craving you always go to?
Power To Your Core,
Vanessa Bartlett xx
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