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I’m surprised at how much I came to love cooking greens, and also broccoli, brussels sprouts, and green beans. I think you can probably learn to like a lot of things if you just resolve to never eat anything that tastes better than them. Just pick what you think is the most healthful way to eat, and do it long enough.
Salt can do wonders. As can fat - I use good butter. I use a lot of stevia, and good nutritional yeast.
edit: by good butter, I’d say anything grass fed. I should point out I’m not sure stevia and/or yeast is great for you; they could be a little excitotoxic or something. But I’m betting on them.
I found having a piece of fruit whenever I’m having a sugar craving made the craving go away. Unlike chocolate and processed sweets I also never had the addictive “must have more immediately” compulsion. Really helped me cut down sugar cravings.
LaCroix and Bubbly carbonated flavored waters have helped me cut down on sugar cravings. They taste sweet but have no sugar or sweeteners. Just water and flavor. Comes in a can so pretend like you’re drinking a cold Coke. I like strawberry and grape flavors, they taste really sweet.
So i have tried this with similar great results but I live with a baker who thinks my no sugar diet is deplorable and wont stop leaving temptation all over the house. It takes me about 30 days of no candy cake ice cream etc to create that will power but 1 snack and that sugar monster is back at me. Sucks. Good luck though great if you can get there. I have successfully given up soda 👍
I find diet soda to be quite helpful. Other than that I’d suggest cooking a lot and stacking up on a few snacks like nuts or plain cornflakes. If you crave something sweet and can’t resist you could try joghurt with whey protein (which has added sugar but not as much as regular deserts) or baking cocoa.
I have a special diet that I have to follow. It means I typically get about 10 grams of sugar a day… total. It’s a lot of work to find recipes and prepared foods that are low in sugar. I also have to do a low fat diet, which is tricky because low fat foods typically replace sugar for the missing fat. I stick to vegetables and meat for dinners. Lunch is typically a low carb/high fiber wrap with meat, low fat cheese, tomatoes and pickles. I also like the quest protein chips for snacks. Breakfast is either eggs with low fat cheese or a protein water. You can get an app that scans bar codes to make tracking easier. Don’t try to eliminate everything all at once, and don’t get frustrated if you go past your limits. Just use the info to better for the next day.