I am really missing my sweets like cakes and cookies.
I am wondering if I replace flour with Almond flour of a different type of flour would this be acceptably?
Please help me understand,
Mary o
Missing my Sweets
MaryO
(Mary Okupniak)
#1
Shortstuff
(Allie)
#2
Yes you can use almond flour, coconut flour, maybe other types too - there are lots of recipes 
Dread1840
(Chris)
#3
Honestly, if you’re missing them, go longer without replacing them. The cravings will stop and you’ll wonder what it felt like.
Emacfarland
(Erin Macfarland )
#4
@Dread1840 I think you are great, but you are not a woman, lol…I think we tend to struggle more with sweet cravings and while I agree that trying to go as long as possible without them, I think it’s a good strategy to have some go to keto friendly foods that satisfy the desire for sweets. I tend to like things like very dark chocolate or whipped cream as opposed to those delicious keto versions of cake or brownies. I think it’s very easy to over eat those foods, so maybe a special occasion would be ok for making them but having them around regularly usually leads to eating the entire damn thing. Dark chocolate is great because it’s a real, whole food with good keto macros. So is whipped cream or whipped coconut cream. Having been doing keto for so long I have tried lots of approaches to curbing sweet cravings, and I definitely notice that when I make keto brownies or cookies I crave them more and more. But when I have some dark chocolate I feel pretty satisfied with a couple pieces. I cut out sweet things entirely when I did ZC, but that lasted about six weeks and then I really wanted some chocolate! So you have to play around with it, some people do fine making those keto desserts and having a little now and then, others do best cutting out all sweet tastes entirely and others can have some things in moderation that don’t lead to crazy binges, such as the dark chocolate. You gotta figure out which approach works best for you and that can change over time!
Dread1840
(Chris)
#5
What a coincidence, you are not alone!
Kidding aside you make a great point that I never really considered.
