{"id":1029,"date":"2009-03-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/food-why-we-eat-when-were-stressed-and-how-to-stop\/"},"modified":"2009-03-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-12T00:00:00","slug":"food-why-we-eat-when-were-stressed-and-how-to-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/food-why-we-eat-when-were-stressed-and-how-to-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Eat Junk Food When We're Stressed and How to Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Julie Upton, RD<\/p>\n
I was having a particularly stressful day last week while cramming for a major certification exam, and my husband brought home a card and small bag of one of my favorite sweets—Swedish Fish. The inside of the card said what I knew all too well: "Stressed" is "desserts" spelled backward.<\/p>\n
Crystal Light lemonade<\/strong> Silk Light hot chocolate<\/strong> Sunsweet Ones<\/strong> Chocolate-covered biscotti<\/strong> stress-junk-food-150.jpg<\/span> are best because their flavor lasts longest and makes just about everything sweet taste funky, so sugary snacks are less appealing.<\/p>\n
I mix up a bottle of water with a Crystal Light On the Go<\/a> packet, and it hits the spot for at least 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
A deliciously smooth treat that brings me back to the comfort food of my youth is hot chocolate. These days I whip up a healthier version with 80-calorie Silk Light soy milk<\/a> and dark cocoa powder, so I get all the antioxidants of cocoa flavonoids in less than 100 calories.<\/p>\n
These sweet prune gems<\/a> are great because they are packed with fiber but only have 25 calories per prune. And because they are individually wrapped I have to take a break after eating each one to get to the next. That little process helps the brain make a decision to either continue eating or stop.<\/p>\n
When chocolate is the only thing that will satisfy, I will get a chocolate-covered biscotti at the local Starbucks<\/a>. Biscotti are lower in calories and fat than other cookies and have just the right amount of chocolate to tame my sweet tooth.<\/p>\n