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I try and eat naturally sweet things--dried fruit (mangoes, apricots, raisins, dates, sweetened cranberries) is wonderful because it's sweet and snacky. I also like apple slices in almond butter or peanut butter, granola bars, cherry pie Larabars, peanut butter and jam sandwiches (whole wheat bread, organic strawberry jam, natural peanut butter). I also like to keep a well-stocked fruit bowl with apples, pears, and bananas that I can grab and go--in the winter I also get mandarin oranges for the fruit bowl. Sometimes I also get red grapes or mangoes, but usually I prefer dried mangoes--less mess. Sure, they're healthy, but I think you'll find they all taste great too. Plus, it seems to me that the more I eat naturally sweet things, the less I like things with refined sugars.

Another thing--yogurt is an awesome sweet snack. Brown Cow is my favorite, especially the Maple Cream Top flavor. It's a little high in fat, but it's so filling I usually only eat half of one and have to save the other half for later.

I do occasionally indulge in ice cream and chocolate, my weaknesses, but I stick to Breyers Light when I do.

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