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Do you have a pudding every night?

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Allthenameshavegone1972 · 23/01/2025 19:23

Exactly my question. I'm so used to having a pudding, no matter how small, every night. If we don't have one it feels like the meal is not complete.
As I'm overweight it needs to stop. Need to save some money too. I have a wardrobe full of nice clothes that don't fit.
If you do have a pudding & still keep the calories down what do you have? Fruit salad is the obvious choice, but you get fed up of it after a while.

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Expletive · 23/01/2025 19:54

I very rarely have a pudding. It’s usually when visiting relatives.

I’m not slim.

millfree · 23/01/2025 19:53

I only have pudding once a week at the most unless its Christmas or on holiday. I do usually have a sweet treat with my evening cup of tea like a chocolate digestive or lindor ball but thats it, otherwise I just have fruit.

Dillydollydingdong · 23/01/2025 19:52

Muller fruit corner yoghurt

7ft1garysson · 23/01/2025 19:51

No, only as a treat

2Rebecca · 23/01/2025 19:51

No. About once a fortnight

MrsSethGecko · 23/01/2025 19:51

I love sweet things. I have a little pudding every night, a half size piece of whatever, and it fits into my diet calories. Lost over two stone since August and yes I could lose it quicker if I didn't like pudding but I do, so.

KIlliePieMyOhMy · 23/01/2025 19:51

BookRecsPleaseAndThankYou · 23/01/2025 19:33

Yes because the kids always ask. But it differs every evening. Lemon and poppyseed sheet pancake with a drizzle of honey and dollop of greek yoghurt. Melon. Tinned fruit and greek yoghurt. Ordinary yoghurt. Baked apple. Banana and custard. Rice pudding (especially if the main course wasn't one they particularly ate much of). Banana 'nice cream'. Blueberry pancakes.

A proper pudding at the weekend though like apple crumble. A tunnocks teacake on a Sunday!

Edited

teacake best direct from the freezer.

HorrorFan81 · 23/01/2025 19:50

If I need something sweet I have a square of dark chocolate, that does the trick for me

CandyCane457 · 23/01/2025 19:49

I have a yoghurt or bit of chocolate every day, I crave something sweet after I’ve eaten! Wouldn’t class this as a proper “pudding” though… save that for Sunday when I have fruit crumble and custard or something like that.

Cavalierchaos · 23/01/2025 19:47

I have a square of dark chocolate for pudding.

Runningoutofthyme · 23/01/2025 19:44

Yoghurt with frozen berries and a drizzle of freedom choc sauce

or the mullet lights with choc sprinkles (the vanilla, orange and caramel pack 😋)

Printedword · 23/01/2025 19:44

Afters but not necessarily what I'd call pudding. Yogurt or fruit quite often.

verycloakanddaggers · 23/01/2025 19:44

No, the vast majority of days are without desserts.

What are you having for pudding, how many calories? It would seem an easy change to make. Switch to a piece of fruit or plain yogurt if you can't just stop.

bakewellbride · 23/01/2025 19:43

I'm thin and have pudding once a week

RubberDuckyURtheone · 23/01/2025 19:41

No, it's one of these things that's habit forming and I've gone through phases of it before, once you haven't done it for a few nights you lose the urge I find. I do like a snack later on though, things like nuts with dark chocolate scratch that itch without being too wildly I healthy!

ColinOfficeTrolley · 23/01/2025 19:39

Or if you go on tiktok, there are lots of low cal high protein dessert recipes. I'm yet to make the protein yogurt bark, but I never have room in the freezer

DutchCowgirl · 23/01/2025 19:39

I always have frozen berries with greek yoghurt.

Katie0909 · 23/01/2025 19:39

I often have a Fab ice lolly as it takes a while to eat & is quite satisfying for only 80 calories. I have a sweet tooth & find it can stop me eating loads of chocolate.

IceIceBabyBump · 23/01/2025 19:38

Absolutely, pudding after every meal.

Lunch pudding is normally a chocolate bar or a few biscuits.

Tea pudding is about 9pm when we're settling down to watch TV. We usually eat tea at about 6.30pm. Most nights it's a heated thing (sponge cake, strudel, crumble) with cream/ice cream. But if we can't be arsed it'll just be a couple of chocolate bars or biscuits again.

Pudding is always accompanied by a cup of tea. Always

ColinOfficeTrolley · 23/01/2025 19:38

Meringue nests crumbled over a greek yogurt with some berries is always nice.

Movinghouseatlast · 23/01/2025 19:36

Always a square of chocolate, but that's it apart from very occasionally.

CoastalCalm · 23/01/2025 19:35

Frozen or fresh berries here and sometimes a yoghurt

Barney16 · 23/01/2025 19:34

No, and I love pudding. I have two chocolate biscuits with a cup of coffee before 8pm though. Try not to eat after 8. Meringue and fresh fruit? Or tinned fruit. The syrup makes it sweeter.

BookRecsPleaseAndThankYou · 23/01/2025 19:33

Yes because the kids always ask. But it differs every evening. Lemon and poppyseed sheet pancake with a drizzle of honey and dollop of greek yoghurt. Melon. Tinned fruit and greek yoghurt. Ordinary yoghurt. Baked apple. Banana and custard. Rice pudding (especially if the main course wasn't one they particularly ate much of). Banana 'nice cream'. Blueberry pancakes.

A proper pudding at the weekend though like apple crumble. A tunnocks teacake on a Sunday!

Hufflemuff · 23/01/2025 19:33

Does it matter? If you really want a pudding then have a pudding, but see where you can cut out a sweet treat from other parts of your day. If you're eating well all day, then treat yourself with a low calorie chocolate moose what's the big whoop.

If you're on about having a full on treacle pudding or full size magnum then that may be excessive if you're not happy with your weight.

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