Is it healthy to eat dessert after meal?

Every time I pass by bakery shops, I walk inside just to admire the richness of colors, shapes, textures, and flavors that they have to offer in their desserts. As a sweet-toothed person, craving the sweets is the happiest thing ever in my life. I just can’t help exploring all kinds of desserts when I traveling. However, is it healthy to eat dessert after a meal? Cause I often do that. Here is the answer.

For most people, eating dessert after a meal is a general consensus. We are just told by our parents to eat after meals as we were little. In fact, Having a dessert between a balanced meal allows one to get the benefit of the nutrients in the meal to stabilize blood sugar from the sweets. If you are used to eating before a meal, which will reduce the appetite, for sweets contains more sucrose which will satisfy the hunger center in the brain. So, We would better to eat desserts between meals.

According to science researching, after lunch-time is the best time to have sweets. We all know that sweets contain high cholesterol, fats, calories, and added sugars. It is hard to digest. If you indulge in the afternoon, you’ll have the opportunity to burn off the calories throughout the rest of the day. The afternoon tea is popular among the office time and the desserts are never missing. It is better to enjoy the sweets from 3:00 pm-5:pm. Generally speaking, your stomach is full after a meal , there will cause too much burden to your stomach. While craving the sweets between meals will give you instant energy and also prevents any dip in your blood glucose level. 

At last, I just wondering that what’s your best-loved desserts. Here are healthy desserts to recommend: Grilled fruit, dark chocolate bark, Ricotta berries,  Biscotti, Mini ice-cream sandwiches and dark chocolate-dripped fruit. These healthy desserts can help you feel guilty-free when you are dieting or living a healthy lifestyle. It is not good to eat sweets too much everyday. Eating too much sugar easily cause weight gain and obesity.

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