Yes, dietitians eat dessert. And they make a pretty good case for incorporating sweets into your diet.
Dessert is "a lovely time to gather with friends or family to enjoy something delicious," says registered dietitian Frances Largeman-Roth. "My mom was from Germany and they're big on coffee with cake or pastry at the end of a meal, so I was raised with a love and appreciation for ending a meal with dessert."
There's a tendency in our culture to demonize sugar and restrict ourselves from eating foods that aren't necessarily nutritionally dense, like sweets. But that approach can backfire.
Instead of avoiding all added sugars all the time, "my mindset is really limiting added sugars throughout the day and saving them for dessert, which is where they belong," says Whitney Linsenmeyer, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. You don't need added sugars in bread or salad dressing, for instance, but you can appreciate a sugary treat at the end of a meal.
Whether you're a fan of fruit-forward treats or rich chocolate, dessert can be part of any health eating plan, the experts agree.
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