Am I the only one wanting sweet liquids???

[MINI-Me 196]

I've read a lot of you talking about your liquids being too sweet. I am just the opposite - I want, no crave, sweet liquids. Tea sweetened with Sweet-n-Low, drinks with Splenda, etc.

Am I completely weird? (Well, maybe don't answer that question. :tongue_smilie:) Anyone else find this to be true?

[MidwestGirl 8]

I was more of a salt-craver to begin with and still am. :tongue_smilie:

[suryfer 0]

Mini-Me,

I'm the same. I love sweet! I want everything sweetened! You are not weird :tongue_smilie:

Sury

[MINI-Me 196]

Mini-Me,

I'm the same. I love sweet! I want everything sweetened! You are not weird

Sury

Whew! Good to know that I am not alone. I keep reading out here so many experiences where people thought things were too sweet. I'm like too sweet??? Is that even possible? :tongue_smilie:

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I am the same way . I was before surgery and I was after surgery.

[Tiffykins 673]

I could only tolerate Splenda. I've always been a salty/savory/crunchy craver so sweets were never my thing.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Every single Protein drink that people say are too sweet for them are my favorites. All the ones that people say they like, I find taste really bland to me. So I would say, that I have not lost my sweet tooth at all.

Being deficient in Vit D can cause sweet cravings, by the way. I have upped my vit D, but from the last tests I took, it was still low.

[MINI-Me 196]

I just started a Vitamin D regimen myself. One of the benefits of the pre-op testing. But, I love my sweet foods!

[conseccorp 0]

I've been addicted to sweet things since I have been on soft food. Problem for me is that I am eating high sugar stuff like ice cream and chocolate. It slides down so easy and does not cause any discomfort unlike other foodstuffs.

[MINI-Me 196]

Give yourself a little time. Eating will become easier. But, stay away from the high sugar, high calorie foods - or at least limit those things to occaisional.

Try and find alternatives for that sweet tooth. Try tea with Spenda - really helps my sweet tooth.

[thinoneday 445]

I've read a lot of you talking about your liquids being too sweet. I am just the opposite - I want, no crave, sweet liquids. Tea sweetened with Sweet-n-Low, drinks with Splenda, etc.

Am I completely weird? (Well, maybe don't answer that question. :tongue_smilie:) Anyone else find this to be true?

NO! I am exactly like you! I used to hate sweetened drinks even with splenda. . .after surgery i LOVE sweetened drinks, i drink SF grape drink mixed in Water and strawberry crystal lite, i love sweetened tea (splenda of course) and I love sweetened coffee (used to drink it straight) I love everything sweetened now. . . go figure! :biggrin0:

[pnw218 14]

I don't always crave sweet but when I do, I have a little. It seems to go away quickly, and then I am craving ice Water to "clean" my mouth. LOL

Especially at the beginning, if I couldn't stomach a flavored tea, I would just add a packet of fake sugar to my hot Water. I always add a packet to my diet ice teas.

[wannalise 16]

I've been addicted to sweet things since I have been on soft food. Problem for me is that I am eating high sugar stuff like ice cream and chocolate. It slides down so easy and does not cause any discomfort unlike other foodstuffs.

If you need a sweet fix that will slide down, I found that if I do 1/2 c of greek yogurt and blend it with the seadless spreadable fruit (its sugar free jelly) and it tastes super yummy and goes down well, and then you can hit your Protein needs more easily. The soft food stage was the hardest for me by far! Best of luck.