Keeping your Sweet Tooth in check

Now pregnant with my second child I am unfortunately craving sweet food. I have never had a sweet tooth before and it really is hard to resist all those yummy cakes and sweets. I am trying very hard not to put on 20kg with this baby like I did with my first so I have been researching healthy ways to fix these cravings.

I have found 5 things that have helped to stop these cravings.

1. 2 x Ryvitas with cottage cheese drizzled with honey (calories per serve 124)
    Cottage cheese is a good low calorie option and goes well with honey

2. A bowl of fruit salad
    Apart form satisfying sweet cravings, you will also receive a hit of essential vitamins and minerals
   (calories per server 124)

3.  1 Slice of rye bread, toasted and topped with a table spoon of honey and half a banana.
     Rye bread is high in fibre and considered a good source of magnesium (calories per serve 215

4. 3/4 of a cup of cooked oats, prepared with low fat milk, topped with 8 raspberries and drizzle of honey. Oats are full of fibre and are known to keep you fuller for longer. (Calories per server 141)

5. Date and Almond Energy Balls
   Made with cinnamon honey and raw almonds these are sweet enough with out sugar. (calories per ball 100) Recipe to come.

These 5 things have so far been helping to keep me away from donuts and chocolate and are great for keeping that  sweet tooth in check. Also I don't allow myself to go grocery shopping while I am hungry. I do allow my self a treat once a week because you have to be naughty sometimes :)