Dates...the sugary fruit...not the evening out page

[prncsssmartass]

I eat damn clean paleo. No dairy, no grains, no sugar, no crap....but I crave dates and once I start eating dates it is harder than hard to stop. I rather eat dates than chocolate any day. Most days the only fruit I eat are dates...I try to stick to three or a single serving but then there are days like today when I ate the dates until they were gone and then walked around looking for something like a date...thankfully nothing to be found.

Am I missing some ingredient...some food group....what the hell makes me want all these dates. I have looked on the internet and sweet cravings can be caused my magnesium deficiency...but I get lots of magnesium...as my doc has me supplementing it.

I have been told that I need to do AI paleo but I can't get a grip on the dates...and I feel like I need to get some control over that so I can do the AI.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[Sabre]

First world problems, hah. Dates are delicious. You'll probably grow out of the obsession. I went through a similar thing with figs for a few months

[Gadsie]

Dates make you eat more maybe? Damm when I buy a package of 15, I usually eat them all in a day..

[JoanieL]

From here: Calories in Dates, Domestic, Natural And Dry | Nutrition Information Facts and Data Analysis

An 8.3 gm date (about a third of an ounce), has 23 calories.
Of that, 6.2 gms are carbohydrate.
Of the carbohydrate, 5.3 grams are sugars. (5.3 gm x 4 cal/gm of carb/sugar = 21.2)

So, 21.2 out of every 23 calories comes from sugar. This is a whopping 92%.

So, while dates are primal, they are almost all sugar. If you're sensitive to sugar or carbs, it's no wonder they are your binge food.

[magnolia1973]

I went through a similar thing with figs for a few months

Going through the fig love right now. Wrapped in bacon and baked they are AMAZING. Mmmmmm...figs.

[ciavyn]

Same here -- eat them until they are gone. Between the delicious texture and taste...yeah. Don't buy them, don't eat them. No control available.

[tarek]

Is eating dates causing you problems? Moodiness, fatigue, weight gain, etc.? If not, then don't worry about it and enjoy them.

[vb66]

Is eating dates causing you problems? Moodiness, fatigue, weight gain, etc.? If not, then don't worry about it and enjoy them.

Great point!

I would also ask if you're eating any starchy carbs? When I'm not eating enough starchy stuff I seem to crave something sweet.

[EmeraldRose]

My husband and I also loves dates. He especially will eat them until they are gone. If I buy them, I don't get very many of them They are definitely our sugary treat, and not purchased regularly.

[Lawyerchick12]

I have been craving figs and dates as well recently. Luckily I have had the willpower to restrain most times as I am VLC-ing. I find fig spreads with cheeses like brie to be so yummy