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Any diets that are good for a person with autism who LOVES sweet things so she ends up with candy. Any way to get that sweet taste from foods without the sugar in the candy?

It really depends on what your personal tastes and preferences for food and beverage. Personally I use raw honey as a sugar replacement, along with the occasional fruit smoothie. I use raw honey in my tea and my occasional coffee. Honey has awesome health properties that come with the sweetness so is the winner. I put honey in many stir-fry dishes as well, delicious.

I also make the occasional fruit smoothie once in a while. Those are always nice and sweet, plus I get to use whatever fruit I want for taste. Making your own allows you to choose the fruit and any healthy additives you may want. There is no replacement for my favorite, dark chocolate peanut butter cups, so I buy some at Trader Joes and ration myself. With the honey it works pretty good for me.

Last edited by ShwaggyD on 16 Feb 2025, 8:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.

TBH, the only thing that really works is to completely cut the added sugars out of your diet. It's tough, but I've managed a couple times and the cravings went away. The problem I had is that in the US, just about everything has sugar in it

I'm less sure about autism, but there's definitely something with the ADHD brain that really wants sugar, it wouldn't surprise me if some autistic people have a similar sensory seeking desire for sugar.

I love sugars and sweets but I’ve been trying carbonated water especially flavored ones. I want the sweet taste without all the sugar

I haven't found an artificial sweetener that doesn't impart some weird flavour with the (natural) exception of Stevia.
I have yet to try monkfruit extract.

Is there ways you can still have candy, maybe candies with less sugar in them, that way I still get that sweetness without too much sugar?

Fruit would probably be your best bet. And fruit juices that don't have sweeteners of any sort.

There's also stuff like vanilla and cinnamon that have a sort of sweet taste to them, even though they aren't actually sweet.