Sometimes we know exactly what’s behind a sugar craving: emotional or stress-eating, delicious cake in front of your face…Other times it hits us seemingly out of nowhere. What to do?

If this sounds familiar, check out my NowCureMe article, where I share some tips for outsmarting your sweet tooth. Rather than trying to answer the call with an onslaught of artificially sweetened hun-cal crap, I talk about tuning in to your cravings to come up with real-food solutions to put your mind and body at ease.

For those times you just have to have something sweet, I have a few healthier favorites you can try too:

• This dark chocolate avocado mousse is good enough to woo romantic company with
• Try this blueberry crisp with a spoonful of plain Greek yogurt–full-fat if you really want to get the most flavor-bang for your buck.
• Craving ice cream? Try this or that variation on banana softserve or take it up a notch and make it an affogato.
• My go-to afternoon snack.

Do you deal with sugar cravings? What’s your go-to sweet snack? 

Speaking of snacks, there’s still time to enter the Larabar giveaway! A randomly selected winner will be announced on Thursday!