Anyone else noticed...

Imogen Morley · Post by **Imogen Morley** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:00 am

... that eating sweets after meals doesn't provoke such an overwhelming hunger and craving as eating them BETWEEN meals?

wosnes · Post by **wosnes** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:13 am

I hadn't really thought about it, but I have noticed it. Small servings of sweets after a meal just provide a nice finish to the meal.

cab54 · Post by **cab54** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:56 pm

I've noticed this. Having sweets all by themselves for me sends my blood sugar up (I'm not diabetic, but have the all the makings of getting it), and I feel jittery and crummy, then sugar comes crashing down and I feel hungrier than any other time.

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:09 pm

Yup, very definitely. I figured it was some level of sugar sensitivity, since diabetes runs in my family.

When I eat sweets after a meal, it's as if the protein provides an "anchor" for all those simple sugars... which is probably not technically correct, but "feels right" to me.

Dessert as part of a meal also helps with portion control, since you have to "leave room" for it.

marygrace · Post by **marygrace** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:18 pm

Yeah, if I have something sweet in between meals--say late afternoon--I end up with an overwhelming desire to either sleep or keep eating more junk. One of the reasons why I tend to stick with dessert after dinner =)

Lolly · Post by **Lolly** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:25 pm

I find that I only ever crave sweet food when I am already full or satisfied. If i'm really hungry I always feel like eating something savoury, but If I do end up eating something sweet instead, it never fully satisfies me, no matter how much I eat.

clarinetgal · Post by **clarinetgal** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:22 am

Yep, I have noticed that! Back when I was eating sweets more often, I would always eat my dessert with lunch. The protein and fat from the rest of my lunch definitely kept my blood sugar in check.