CURBING YOUR SWEET TOOTH

One way to curb a sweet tooth is to find nutritious alternatives to high-calorie sweets.

LOW-SUGAR ALTERNATIVES:

Favorite fresh fruits kept handy in a fruit basket.

A cup of lowfat yogurt flavored with two tablespoons of low-calorie strawberry jam, a dash of cinnamon and grated lemon rind.

Chunks of frozen fruit, such as bananas, cherries and berries.

Instant ice-cream: blend one cup lowfat milk, two cups frozen fruit and two tablespoons sugar, if desired. Eat it immediately or frozen in plastic cups.

Fruit juice or a combination of fruit juice and soda water on the rocks.