I'm very, very worried about lead, because I eat a fair amount of 90% cacao Lindt chocolate. It's what keeps me off sugar. 1/2 a large bar has 4g of sugar.
Does fruit satisfy the same craving?
I’m asking because I genuinely don’t really get cravings for sweet stuff. There are plenty of candy stores where I live, and there’s a social norm to get “Friday sweets”, especially for parents with children, but I never understood the appeal.
I, and many others, associate chocolate with desserts and sweets. Having a small amount of this 90% chocolate does what I said, reduces my cravings for harmful sweets with LOTS of sugar.
Fruits are great, but they contain a LOT more sugar (per serving) than 4g. I do eat fruit (with plain yogurt and nuts) once a day, to balance my diet. And, I do feel having it after dinner is a good dessert replacement. It's not enough, though, to reduce my cravings for sugar.
From what I've read, absolutely 100% would. The reports I've read, it makes eating a chore. People report being disinterested in pretty much all food.
I’m not trying to come off as a paragon of perfect food habits; I’m overweight like many others. It’s just that my diet never included desserts and very rarely sweet stuff.
I also don’t consume fruits—I realise how much sugar they contain. I was just wondering it was specifically the *-ose your body was craving. Your answer seems to indicate it’s the dessert association more than the sugar per se.