Winter has come and the weather has become cold. With the arrival of cold weather, we started to have more sweet cravings. When we sit in front of the television, we wonder whether we should eat cookies, drink sahlep or eat chocolate with our tea. So, what are the reasons for these sweet cravings?
Insulin resistance
Insulin is the hormone that allows us to carry the sugar in our blood to the tissues. But in some cases, insulin cannot do its job properly and the amount of sugar in the blood increases. As blood sugar increases, the body secretes more insulin and this vicious cycle continues. This condition is called insulin resistance and insulin resistance is the most important cause of sweet cravings. Insulin resistance is detected by blood test (Homo-IR). If there is insulin resistance, the medication prescribed by the doctor should be used regularly and nutrition education should be received from a dietitian.
Vitamin deficiencies
Anemia, B12 and Vitamin D deficiencies are common, especially in women. It is common. Deficiency in these vitamins triggers weakness, fatigue and depression and causes cold. For this reason, consumption of sweet things or foods containing carbohydrates increases in order to revitalize and gain energy. Especially women, even if they do not have any health problems, should have their blood values checked every 6 months and if they have vitamin deficiencies, they should definitely use supplements.
Sleeping less
Sleeping less and especially Staying up late at night triggers sweet cravings. The most productive sleep is between 23.00 and 3.00 at night. If you do not sleep between these hours, you will be weak, tired and unhappy the next day, and you will even be constantly sleepy at work. In this case, sweet and sugary foods will be consumed again to revitalize.
Our soul is hungry
Although we are full most of the time, we even eat from the table. Although it is only 10 minutes away, there may be a constant desire to eat something. This situation is entirely due to emotional hunger. There may be a constant desire to consume something to suppress emotions such as sadness, boredom, disappointment and irritability that we experience during the day. In this case, it would be useful to find other activities that will make us happy. Chatting with a friend, getting out of the house and taking a walk Activities such as doing work, painting, taking a shower will be beneficial for the food crisis
Not being satisfied with the meal
In some cases, we eat our food, we are full, but we are not satisfied with the food we eat. . For example
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A carelessly prepared meal or table
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Watching TV or dealing with the phone while eating
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Mothers especially give birth to their babies and eat at the same time
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Eating too fast or in a hurry
In such cases, we are not satisfied with the food we eat. In these cases, we may have cravings for food and dessert before 10 minutes have passed before leaving the table.
To avoid this situation, let's prepare more careful meals and careful tables for ourselves. Let's really feel the taste on our palate by eating each bite slowly, and not spend time on TV or phones while eating.
Drinking less water
In order to be healthy, we should consume an average of 1 cup of water per day. We need to consume 5-2 liters of water. Drinking water protects us from many diseases, makes us more energetic during the day, and helps control appetite because it fills the stomach. If you find it difficult to drink water in winter, you can consume herbal teas. Spices such as mint, cinnamon, lemon and ginger that you add to the water bottle will also help you remember to drink water as it will raise awareness.
Not consuming snacks
Healthy. We recommend consuming 5-6 meals a day to stay fit. It is necessary to consume 3 main meals and 2-3 snacks. Especially the afternoon snack is worth its weight in gold. Especially in people who have a late dinner, not consuming an afternoon snack causes blood sugar to drop and a craving for something sweet after dinner. For this reason, the afternoon snack should not be skipped and foods with high protein and fiber values should be preferred, especially to keep you full until dinner. Like whole wheat bread with toast + buttermilk or milk + fruit or yoghurt + oatmeal
Leaving your hands empty
When we work at a busy pace throughout the day, we don't think of eating. But after eating dinner, finishing all the work, sitting in front of the television and sitting on the couch. When we sit down, we immediately think of eating something. Why are our hands left empty? If you find something to occupy your hands during these hours, you can prevent sweet cravings. For example, knitting, doing puzzles, painting mandalas, etc.
Advertisements
The chocolate commercials that appear over and over during the commercial breaks while watching the TV series are sweet. One of the factors that trigger the crisis. Have you ever attacked the jam jar when you couldn't find chocolate or sweet biscuits at home?
The body's desire to protect against the cold
Our body needs to protect itself against the cold in winter. It is a tendency to gain some fat. For this reason, our desire to consume sweets and carbohydrates may increase.
Snack food drawer
Many of us have a junk food drawer at home for children and guests who may come by. So how much of the contents of this drawer are consumed by guests or children? If you have such a drawer, we will always have an excuse to have sweet cravings. Today it's like "I can't drink coffee alone", tomorrow "I think my sugar level is low", the next day "I'm so tired today, let me reward myself a little"...
Spending more time at home
While we spend time outside until late hours in the summer evenings, we spend more time at home in the winter due to the early darkness and cold weather. Spending time at home causes both physical activity to decrease and us to think about food more. For this reason, if we arrange various activities and courses for ourselves during the winter months, it will help us spend less time at home and feed our soul.
Fit pudding
1 ripe banana
1 tea glass of light milk (100ml)
Cocoa
Vanilla
Preparation:
Put all the ingredients into the blender. You can decorate it with banana slices and coconut. Enjoy your meal. Calories: 100 kcal.
Banana with cocoa:
1 banana
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Preparation:
Slice 1 banana into rounds. Put 1 tablespoon of cocoa, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and banana slices in the refrigerator bag. Shake the bag thoroughly to remove all the bananas. Make sure it is cocoa. You can enjoy cocoa banana slices with coffee.
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