For those who’d rather not spend $46, a neat trick that’s worked for me is to just suck on hard candy. Yes, hard candies have sugar, but the amount of sugar in a single Werther’s is nothing compared to a full on pastry. Since hard candy lasts a while, sucking on one kind of fools your brain into thinking you’re eating a full on dessert.

Sugar is delicious, and what I find works for me, personally, is not to cut it out completely but choose the less-sugary things. For example, use only half the amount of sugar when you make your coffee or a batch of cookies. Or choose the 50% less sugar orange juice that’s becoming popular among brands these days.