Desserts are very tempting and can be the downfall of your attempts to eat healthy or to lose weight. The temptations to eat something sweet and sugary may be stronger than your will power. Desserts are usually high in sugar, saturated and or trans fats and loaded with calories. This is a bad combination when you are trying to lose weight. Making the decision of whether to eat dessert or not there are a few things to keep in mind. The usual desserts in a restaurant are big, taste good and are very tempting even though you know they aren’t good for you. The meals are usually large and by the time you finish dinner you really don’t need dessert but you order it anyhow. What is the harm in a little dessert? Before you order a dessert look up the number of calories, the amount of fat and sugar of the dessert on your phone. This should take care of any craving you have for dessert. Desserts are traditionally eaten after dinner and that is the worst time to be eating anything that is loaded with sugar, fat and a lot of calories. Those unnecessary calories are going to be stored as fat especially when you eat them late at night. One thing you can do is order a dessert and four forks and share the dessert. Cut the dessert in quarters and pass it around. One or two bites should be all you need to cut the craving. I suggest any type of dessert should be saved for a special occasion and should be eaten early in the day so the calories can be burned off during your busy day. Going for a walk or run after eating a sweet dessert will help burn off those excess calories. Eating desserts on a regular basis will certainly catch up to you and cause you to gain weight. The risks for heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure are a few more things to consider if you have a sweet tooth that you are regularly feeding. The best solution to the dessert problem is to change what you eat for dessert. Healthy desserts like Greek yogurt with fresh berries or brown rice cakes with almond butter, air popped popcorn or just a bowl of mixed fruit can be healthy dessert options. are just a few healthy options for dessert. Eating the bulk of your calories early in the day when you are active will let your body burn those calories for fuel and keep the pounds from piling on. By choosing healthy desserts and snacks your goals to eat healthy and lose weight will be easily obtained. Enjoy the Holiday Season!