If your CRAVINGS ARE DUE TO DEPRIVATION, ALLOW YOURSELF A SMALL SWEET--A COOKIE OR A MINIATURE CANDY BAR. SOMETIMES, HOWEVER, THIS SETS YOU UP FOR BINGING, IN WHICH CASE IT MIGHT BE BEST TO GO COLD TURKEY FOR A FEW WEEKS. OVER TIME, IF YOUR CRAVINGS ARE DUE TO HABIT, THEY WILL SUBSIDE. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONSUMING ADEQUATE NUTRITION AND CALORIES DURING THE DAY. TRY TO MAKE EACH MEAL CONTAIN A SERVING OF PROTEIN, HEALTHY FATS AND COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES SUCH AS WHOLE GRAINS. TECHNIQUES SUCH AS BRUSHING YOUR TEETH IMMEDIATELY AFTER EATING OR CHEWING A PIECE OF MINTY, SUGAR-FREE GUM ALSO MAY HELP CUT THE DESIRE TO CONSUME SWEETS AFTER A MEAL. IF YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING SWEET-FRESH OR DRIED FRUIT which OFFERS NUTRITION ALONG WITH NATURAL SUGARS.
