I wouldn't say I've ever particularly been someone "with a sweet
tooth," and as I've got older I've most definitely not needed as many
sugar-y treats. As I child I wasn't sweetie or chocolate crazy and would
probably pick a hunk of real bread and a bit of cheese over a biscuit any day.
Cheese has always been my thing, now that’s a treat! That’s not to say I wasn’t
a normal kid though – I was always allowed a small bag of sweets from the Pic ‘n’
Mix every Friday, and I was a big Coke drinker (though the diet caffeine free
version of course). But, that was all I needed. I think my Mum and Dad were always a little disappointed in a way at how every Easter I would get a crazy amount of chocolate (the joys of a big family!) and it would take my FOREVER to eat it! I’m not going to lie to you, despite being 21 I still get a crazy amount of chocolate at Easter – apparently “I am happy not having an egg this year” means, we must buy her an Easter egg!!!!!! The last two years, I have actually had to throw chocolate away because it is chocolate I got the year before! Now I don’t want to sound ungrateful, but I just can’t eat that many sweet things! There is a time and a place.
For me, that time and a place is at the end of a good SAVOURY meal! There’s nothing better than having a delicious starter and main course then rounding it off with something sweet to finish. Which when you’re on a diet can pose a problem...
