# Did anyone else lose their desire for sweet foods when they hit adulthood? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 21, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214 "2008-07-21T01:41:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/21 "2008-07-21T16:06:54Z")
The only thing I can say is that I can’t eat sweets that were as rich or sugary as when I was little. I will say, my taste-buds are somewhat stronger nowadays Other than that-not a bit. Sweets are totally my weakness. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/22 "2008-07-21T16:54:13Z")
I was always more of a salt fiend, but I have become much more choosy about sweet foods. I still like pie, ice cream and chocolate, but I’ve decided I actively dislike most types of cake. I almost never want dessert, either. If I’m going to eat candy or something, it has too be between meals. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/23 "2008-07-21T18:24:14Z")
I don’t think I lost my taste for sweets so much as a) gained more willpower and b) internalized the concept of eating what I like with respect to desserts. In other words, if I don’t really love the way it tastes, why eat it if all it does is make me fat and leave me unsatisfied? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/24 "2008-07-21T18:26:15Z")
I used to eat sweets like a fiend but as I’ve got older the only things I’d have that are sweet would be fizzy pop or a cup of tea with a bit of sugar in it. The odd time I would take dessert but I’d much prefer something savoury after dinner rather than sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/25 "2008-07-21T18:38:34Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] Am I the only one who likes to have desserts, not with a cup of coffee, but with a glass of cold water? I don’t like coffee in general, mind you. [/QUOTE] I find that cold water goes very well with chocolate, although I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the contrast? I loved sweets as a child, and I still do. The sweet tooth may have faded a bit–or just become more selective–but it’s definitely still there. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/26 "2008-07-21T18:40:31Z")
I wish. Sweets are my big problem. I can’t tolerate as much as I could in high school, but if it weren’t for things like nutrition and getting too fat, I’d probably eat two desserts a day, no problem. I have to tell myself _no sugar_ all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/27 "2008-07-21T18:45:46Z")
My taste for sweets has intensified, unfortunately. I’d skip the meal and go straight to dessert if I could. I try so hard to eat healthy foods, but sweets are always the weakest link for me. But, I don’t drink sugary drinks or load up on candy bars; it is baked goods and ice cream that lure me in now. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/28 "2008-07-21T18:48:25Z")
[QUOTE=Balance] I find that cold water goes very well with chocolate, although I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the contrast? [/QUOTE] Perhaps. I like this combination very much myself. A good dark chocolate bar (which I only learned to appreciate recently) and a glass of cold water are excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/29 "2008-07-21T18:50:16Z")
No. Sadly, I have not lost the craving for sweets. Although part of me is not sad about it at all. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/30 "2008-07-21T19:01:48Z")
[QUOTE=Balance] I find that cold water goes very well with chocolate, although I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the contrast? . [/QUOTE] I have to have a large glass of ice water after any kind of ice cream. I agree re the selectivity–when I was a kid, it was enough that something was sweet. Now, I choose my sweets indulgence carefully. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/31 "2008-07-21T20:20:47Z")
I definitely don’t eat the completely empty, completely-sugar candy I did as a kid (what were those straws filled with sugar powder, and lik-m-aid, Spree, even skittles). Just thinking about them makes my teeth hurt. But I still enjoy a rich dessert with a sweet component to it. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/32 "2008-07-21T20:36:07Z")
I also prefer water with sweets. Probably because I don’t drink coffee, but I want something to cleanse the palate. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/33 "2008-07-21T20:50:16Z")
I was a hardcore sugar junkie from very small until my early twenties… one year I ate half a pound of Christmas candy in one sitting… I bought candy bars every day in college… Something changed. I just don’t want sugar any more. I’ll enjoy a few bites of something gourmet and desserty, but I don’t look for it. ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/34 "2008-07-21T21:49:22Z")
I’m definitely a sweet over salty girl. I don’t even keep a salt shaker on the dinner table; I always reach for the pepper if I want to add anything. Susan ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214/35 "2008-07-21T22:52:20Z")
Cravings for sweets got replaced by cravings for salty/crunchy at right about the time I started gaining weight, which was at age 35. Now I’m 39, have lost most of the weight I gained (with hard work), and seem to have more balanced cravings these days. Which can be a good or bad thing… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-lose-their-desire-for-sweet-foods-when-they-hit-adulthood/457214.md?page=1)