I'm jonesing for something sweet

These are Teuscher's champagne truffles, the most delicious, sumptuous, scrumptious, divine chocolate I've ever eaten.

That looks good, Walter.



Oh, my.

boomer mentioned not being much of a chocolate fan. Something that's available on every street corner here is pralines. People love them, but they just don't do anything for me. Too sweet.

How about some TWIX?

These satisfy cravings for both cookies and candy in a single bite. Now that's an efficient sweet.

But, if you'd like a little more variety, in perfect one-mouthful portions, I'd recommend a bag of Mars Minis Mix--its got all the old favorites (well, my old favorites), even midnight Milky Ways.

Have you tried any of the chocolate yogurts? Lately I've been enjoying this one.

I like Twix but the rest of those minis are too adulterated in my opinion.
Thanx for the yogurt tip though.

If I just want something that tastes sweet, but isn't nutritionally empty, and is actually healthful, I enjoy a few of these--they are truly delish.

If those aren't handy, I'll have a handful of these--these are always in the house.

And, if they are dark chocolate-coated, I've hit the jackpot.

With a higher carb load than even pure Herseys milk chocolate (64%-60% of weight), not for me.

Except the prunes lack the fat, and saturated fat, found in the Hershey's milk chocolate, and they have the healthful benefits of fruit--like fiber and potassium. In equivalent sized servings (by calorie count) the milk chocolate and the prunes have about equal amounts of sugar.

Depends what you want to watch most in your diet--and your sweet snacking. A few of those premium prunes definitely satisfy my sweet tooth, without adding any fat, and with about the same carbohydrate load as a 3 inch apple (about 10--12% of the daily carbohydrate requirement). I regard them as a serving of fruit, so I wouldn't compare them to something that's clearly in the junk food category.

One, I am diabetic so if I want my sweet tooth satisfied I need to do it with a mind towards carb loads and sugar spikes (efficency). TWO, recent science hints that chocalate is a magic food, that eating chocalate has long term health benefits.

I dont mean to be overly argumentative, but it needs to be pointed out that things are a lot more complicated than the anti fat fanatics will ever admit.

I don't think Hershey's milk chocolate falls into that category--it's loaded with fat and sugar, and short on the more beneficial stuff that can be found in chocolate.

The dark chocolates seem to pack the most health benefits. But, even that should be eaten in limited quantities--very limited amounts, if it's the health benefits you're after. This is another recent finding in praise of dark chocolate.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318154725.htm

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-dark-chocolate-good-for-you-thank-your-microbes/

One of my current favs is this one. I only eat one wrapped piece a day. That's about 11 grams, enough to get the health benefits, and it definitely satisfies a chocolate fix when allowed to melt slowly in the mouth.


I am definitely not anti-chocolate. So, don't plan on getting an argument from me.

Herseys is disgusting, when I eat chocolate it is going to be good chocolate, it has to be good to be worth the carbs. BTW, fat actally inhibits sugar spikes, just another interesting complication. I took notice of a study last year that posits the theory that it is the sugar spikes more than anything else that does long term damage to the body. If so fat intake is a tool to protect our health.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Who's anti-fat?

I simply enjoy dried fruits, like prunes, and raisins, as a sweet treat in lieu of candy, and as an alternative to fresh fruit, at times. They really do satisfy my sweet tooth. I'm not diabetic, so my dietary concerns may differ from yours. and my snacking tends to be quite eclectic. The last thing I'm worried about is a lack of fat in my diet.

So, what's your favorite sweet?

New thread re a sweet treat -

http://able2know.org/topic/241578-1

that is like asking what my favorite book is, which changes by day or hour, depending upon my mood. Partly for easy my sweet tooth remedy the last couple of years in order of use has been

1) Any good dark chocolate bar...Lindt 70% more than others but have Ritter Sport 50% at the moment (loved Ritter while in Germany)

2) Ghirardelli Squares, which I have currently, partly out of nostalgia from living in Monterey a lot of years with lots of visits to San Francisco.

3) Peanut M&M's (started in Arizona because nothing decent would hold in that damned heat without putting in refrigerator, a practice that offends me).

Just a little of any of these three takes care of the problem.

The jones as verb; thanks for that Jpb, it's not everyday……

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jones

You're welcome.

I'm traveling for a couple days and have limited internet access. I'll reply to today's posts as a group.

I almost always have fruit in the house. Apples, dates, and usually some sort of berry. My cravings tend to run towards salty, crunchy and fatty (chips, anyone?). Fruit usually satisfies whatever sweet cravings I have. When my body wants sugar I usually give it ice cream (Ben & Jerry's Super Fudge Chunk or Coffee Heath Bar preferred) or dark chocolate.

The cupboards/fridge/freezer were bare the other night and I was, indeed, jonesing for something sweet.

Dale - I have no idea re the origins of "to jones" as a verb. It's been part of my vernacular for as long as I can remember. I did a bit of research after your post and it appears to have origins back to the 60s and cravings for drugs. Who knew?

Osso - I love flourless chocolate cake/brownies/cookies. I have a wonderful chocolate cherry chew cookie that I make every Christmas. It's Mr B's favorite. I'll add my recipe to your thread once I get settled.

Oh - I eat homemade plain yogurt with fruit/nuts almost daily for breakfast. I'd definitely choose a Twix bar over yogurt in the evening.

I think I remember jonesing being about heroin, which is out of my league, ya know, but remember the word.

homemade - I'm impressed. Will have to look up how.
I remember my mother making it when I was a kid in NYC - she and her friend were fans of Gaylord Hauser, who promoted it. I hated it then.