Do You Have A Sweet Tooth?

@Janey1966 (24170)
Carlisle, England
January 28, 2010 9:45am CST
If I had my way I'd eat sweet stuff all the time!Seriously though, it is a problem isn't it? I need to start the tea later and all I want to do is open a tin of rice pudding lol. Why do we like foods that are bad for us? It's not fair! I love sweets, chocolate, all those things but we're not exactly encouraged to eat them are we? Why can't we have a Chocolate Guru or a Chocolate Zsar? We have them for everything else in the UK. I'd volunteer!By the way, please don't mention the takeover of Cadbury as I'm likely to become rather upset...Mars is fine, they're American anyway, so I can cope with them...but the "K" word...no, definitely not!
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22 responses
28 Jan 10
Why do we like foods that are bad for us? If you asked a scientist I bet they would say it's to do with the release of endorphins, but hey that's a boring answer. I prefer to think of it as we always want something we can't or shouldn't have, sounds more normal to me to think of it like that. As for do I have a sweet tooth? Definitely I just love sugary snacks and really have to control myself from eating all those tasty naughty goodies through out the day or putting an extra spoon of sugar in my cuppa. If you ever became the chocolate guru I would put myself forward for a job working in the department, preferably one which required pleny of testing and tasting.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
29 Jan 10
LOL...I always love reading most of your answers.
@sasalove (1709)
• China
29 Jan 10
Hi Janey, I could not image that we put the sweet or sugar into the tea, here we never do it in that way. The tea taste will be throughly coverred if we put the sugar in, and the significance of taking tea will lose then.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
28 Jan 10
Haha! Great minds think alike my friend! Unbelievably I don't actually take sugar in my tea. I once forgot to put some in and ended up preferring the taste without it. Now I can't stand tea with sugar in it. I just like sugar in everything else lol!
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
28 Jan 10
Yes, Janey, in fact I have a mouthful of sweet tooths, ack! Like you, I wonder why some seemingly innocent things we tend to enjoy end up being unhealthy. One thing, though...dark chocolate IS a healthy food :)) Karen
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
28 Jan 10
It sure is! Trouble is, I like the milky stuff the best!My Grandad used to love Bournville Dark Chocolate which is made by Cadbury and is actually a model village built for the workers, near Birmingham. I was shocked to learn, however, that Bournville Chocolate is now made in FRANCE! So there is a Bournville factory but it's made in France and imported back in. Crazy world we live in my friend!
• United States
29 Jan 10
It is indeed a crazy world. The US has so many of their companies over-seas now, that very few things say "made in the USA" any more. And yet we hurt badly for jobs!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
It Beggars Belief doesn't it (I have no idea what I've just said, it's a saying we have over here) lol.
@illfavors (590)
• United States
28 Jan 10
I have a sweet tooth occasionally. Mostly I crave salty snacks, like pistachio's.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
28 Jan 10
Funny you should say that. I have always wondered what pistachios tasted like and I found out recently when I tried a free sample in a shop. They're lovely aren't they? Much better for you than salted peanuts, I would think.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
29 Jan 10
Mars and Sneakers, how about that? I have a sweet tooth definitely and I find that whenever I'm in a bad mood, eating some chocolates tend to life my mood up. Although it has been proven scientifically, it really feels amazing whenever I feel that uplifting mood.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
31 Jan 10
Wrong spelling! LOL........apologies there. Marathon it is called there, eh? Awesome.. and I thought it was the running chocolate bar. Not say you, but I'm having a craving for chocolates right now. Oh no, make that ice-cream filled with some chocolate toppings. Yum!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
4 Feb 10
They are called Snickers over here...it's just that they USED to be called Marathons lol. We can't get used to it so most people still call them Marathons. It's the same with our Opal Fruits. They are now called Starburst...but we still call them Opal Fruits, because that's what they are. Haha!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
Do you mean Sneakers or Snickers lol. I am aware of the Mars bar, awesome they are, just love 'em...a meal in themselves aren't they?! If you mean Snickers (or Marathons as we keep calling them here), well, what can I say? You have an awesome taste in choccy my friend and you have succeeded in making me feel rather peckish lol.
• Boston, Massachusetts
30 Jan 10
Hi Jane, I do have a sweet tooth but most of the time it's a sour tooth. i craved so much with sour food or fruits. i am not pregnant LOL-- but i love eating sour food. but i can do with sweets as a replacement. two opposite tastes right but both are fine with me with bias on sour taste hehehehe.
• Boston, Massachusetts
31 Jan 10
you are right jane. there are food that are sour-sweet. so i better look for such and enjoy both right? so what do you have right now? are you having good time with your sweets? stay healthy!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
30 Jan 10
I like "Sours" which are sour sweets. That's as far as I go with my sour tastebuds lol.
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
28 Jan 10
You sound like you have a VERY SWEET life. LOL. Enjoy it, but please take care, that is not really very healthy. Pick one day of the week and that will be your sweets day. Seriously, try it. If you take a bit of fruit in the other sweets days place, that will be a bit better. Ye, swear at me that,s fine. Just Kidding.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
28 Jan 10
Haha! Thanks for that. John's just brought home some Cadbury (shock, horror) Turkish Delight. Well, I've boycotted Cadbury and I don't like Turkish Delight so he's gonna have to eat it lol.
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
29 Jan 10
At leats that is a start. And so by the way, my hubby said he is on his way. They can share the turkish delight. Who in there riht mind eat that stuff. UCCHH.
@AnnaB7 (756)
• United States
29 Jan 10
I love sweets. mostly homemade sweets made by me, but all of them are great. i like food that is good for me too! like celery and orka
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
I do like celery but it makes me "go" if you get my drift. No idea what orka is but it sounds lovely my friend.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
28 Jan 10
Hi Janey! I have a mouth full of sweet teeth..lol....I love sweets! I don't eat them as much as I wasnt but I do endulge more than some..lol..Take care.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
28 Jan 10
oops..wasnt was supposed to be want.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
28 Jan 10
Haha! That's ok, I've made a few spelling mistakes on here lol. I've got a new supply of chewy toffees in my sweet tin but those are the first supplies of the week, so I've done quite well for once!
• United States
29 Jan 10
I really don't like a lot of sweet things. That might seem odd to you but I just really don't like them for me once in a while is okay maybe a chocolate piece of cake, ice cream, bananna split, I like Kit Kat bars but I don't really kmow why I don't really like sweet things too often.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
It's OK my friend, my John hasn't really got a sweet tooth either. He has this love of pies that I just don't understand...all that pastry...yuck! He eats them really fast as well..makes me feel quite ill watching him! Well, at least you are sticking to the healthy foods and good for you!
@monkeylong (3139)
• Guangzhou, China
29 Jan 10
yeah , as far as I am concenred, I think I have a somehow sweet tooth. I usually eat the delicious with some salty taste. When it comes to sweet food, I think it is OK ,too. I usually eat a lot of sweet sugar in the big holidays which people will prepare for a lot sweet for people.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
Marvellous! Sweets for the holidays, I like that idea! Thanks for posting.
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
29 Jan 10
That's because sweets are extremely delicious! Aah, it happens to me that when I have sweets near I can't stop eating them . To tell you the truth I don't do this all the time as it's not good for my health, but I have a sweet tooth too so when I have the opportunity I enjoy them a lot
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
Excellent! That's the spirit! Not giving them up altogether, I like that. I would die if I didn't eat at least one sweet item a week...or two..or three...hehe lol.
@eubilisa (211)
• Philippines
29 Jan 10
Yes, I have sweet tooth but you're right that it's bad for us because everytime I consumed much of it I experienced sore throat and worst the next day I have cough and flu so it's so sad that we have to deprived ourselves from consuming those food that are really comforting and satisfying. But if our health is at stake then we must stay away from these food or if not possible we have to minimize our consumption of those comfort foods otherwise our body will suffer.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
"All Things In Moderation" as they say! Yes, you are quite right, our health does suffer if we overdo it. Funnily enough, I don't eat loads at Christmas-time, I feel guilty about it...and I hate seeing loads of trolleys in supermarkets full of food when there are starving children around the world who don't have enough food AT ANY TIME, never mind at Christmas. So I do think about that more as I get older...so when I do have a treat, it means more than just feeding my face continuously until I'm sick. Thanks for posting!
@nicavia (46)
• Philippines
29 Jan 10
Just reading this made me open open a bar of Cadbury!!! LOL Theres a certain time that I really crave for sweets and there are times that I don't. The only thing is if I crave for chocolates, I really do. There was even a time that I was feeling really down and stressed, I ended up buying tons of chocolates and half of my grocery list. Most of the chocolates were Cadbury (Black Forest - to be exact)
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
Black Forest, is that the organic dark chocolate? Goodness me, I'm craving for chocolate now. Unfortunately, there's only a massive Turkish Delight in the fridge and I don't like them..I mean, that's awful isn't it!
• Philippines
31 Jan 10
I'm not sure if its organic but its Cadbury LOL I kind of miss Cadbury's Top Deck. Hmmm Turkish delight? I just aate baklava last night hehehe You're not mean, just because we have a sweet tooth doesn't mean we can't pick what sweets or desserts we can have :P
@Mady2791 (545)
• United States
4 Feb 10
I don't think so. I like sweets but I can be days without them and I'm fine. I know people that must have chocolate everyday because they crave it really bad.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
4 Feb 10
Currently, I have some fruit gums in my chocolate tin, and, amazingly, they are all still there.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
28 Jan 10
i don't really like sweet foods and i am not a sweet person actually... i am more a savoury person and prefer salty food compare to the sweet ones... that's why i hardly even eat candy or chocolates and if somebody give me chocolates, i only eat very little and give the rest to my hubby... take care and have a nice day...
• Estonia
28 Jan 10
I think I have a sweet tooth, but it has decreased in size as I grew older. I just don't eat that much sweets, as I used to when I was younger. But it doesn't mean I don't eat much sweets...I do! I can have different kinds of sweets every day, several times a day! Luckily I don't have any problems with eating sweets at all, so I don't worry about my habit.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
28 Jan 10
I take it you can eat them without putting weight on? I used to be like that...but not anymore, unfortunately. Gone are the days where I could start off with a bacon buttie at work, followed by crisps (chips), or something similar at break-time, my own sandwiches at lunch-time, then chocolate in the afternoon break...oh, and not forgetting tea at Mum's. Aah! Those were the days!
@sulsisels (1685)
• United States
29 Jan 10
Me too Janey...I love sweets and crave them every single day. I particullary love custards and puddings and anything made with heavy cream,,Cream puffs, which I've just made last weekend..yum,,and cheesecakes are all in my thoughts, daily!!! I love to make desserts, not bake, but things like those listed and I love to delight others with these wonderful creations. Unfortunately, everything I love is bad. I'm not as young as I used to be and I know I need to start watching what I eat, but I am just not ready to do it yet!!!! Hopefully I'll live long enough to find some healthier choices but healthier is never as delicious!!! Your not alone my friend..Also, why do you guys hate Kraft..I'm just curious.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
Because Kraft makes inferior chocolate to Cadbury and we are all worried sick about our recipes changing, corners being cut, no glass and a half of full cream milk in every bar of Dairy Milk Chocolate...that kinda thing. I just can't understand why a British company can't take over an overseas one..I mean, Cadbury is successful, it's all about money (for the shareholders) and I worry for the workers in the UK. Not many of them left now, a lot of chocolate is made overseas even before the Kraft takeover...oh, and Kraft make cheese and spreads lol. Hardly world-renowned chocolatiers. Sorry for being a snob but there you go, you did ask!
@MrKennedy (1978)
28 Jan 10
My sweet tooth is a nightmare because it means I constantly have an urge to snack on all those sugar-filled delights that I know are bad for me, but I cannot resist And Kraft taking over Cadbury? As long as the chocolate itself stays the same, then I'm not fussed, even though Britain is losing one of its most esteemed brands.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
28 Jan 10
Exactly, which is why I'm boycotting it...not yet though 'cos it's not been finalised. There's still hope and I want Cadbury to take over Kraft, seeing as the former is a successful company and Kraft is skint!
@olisaur (1922)
• United States
28 Jan 10
I love anything sweet- I have a gigantic sweet tooth, too! lol w
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
28 Jan 10
Wow, that's quite a list of treats my friend! Care to share?
• United States
28 Jan 10
I have a ridiculous sweet tooth, I love candies, deserts, and as I never had problems with my weight I was able to eat it all the time, but until one day I started feeling bad of my stomach and was diagnosed with IBS so I had to cut all the sweet things
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jan 10
How unfortunate my friend...but at least the IBS forces you to think about what you are eating, so from that point of view it's a good thing. Mum has it but has spells of eating peanuts...AND sweet things. Naughty woman lol. Thanks for posting and welcome to MyLot!