3Turn with salad!

Off chocolate yearnings Curb a cookie habit!

Ready to calm the chocoholic in you for good? Eat more salads and other foods low in saturated fat! ✤ It works! Chocolate cravings strike when you’re blue because the sweet treat releases “happy” brain chemicals that lift your mood. Surprisingly, antioxidant- and nutrient-rich foods make you happy, too, by reducing the inflammation linked to sadness and lighting up neurons that govern emotions.

If you find yourself eating cookies when you’re down, reach for popcorn instead. Like the refined carbs in cookies, popcorn also releases a rush of mood-lifting serotonin—but without causing a quick spike and crash in blood sugar that can make you feel miserable all over again!