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Study Links Tree Nut Snacks to Fewer Cravings, Better Diet Quality

Vanderbilt researchers find nut-based snacks reduce sweet and fast-food cravings in young adults

January 1, 2026

New research shows that replacing high-carbohydrate snacks with tree nuts reduced cravings for sweets and fast food while improving overall diet quality. The findings suggest nut-based snacks may support healthier eating patterns without increasing calories or body weight.

The Science of 'Crave'

Tap into consumer desires and make a product "craveable."

Taylor Cunningham

October 16, 2019

At Prepared Foods' recent New Products Conference (NPC) in Chicago, SRG shared new research that explores why people crave what they do. It's called, "Craveology."

Lozenge Combats Sugar Cravings

Sweet Defeat is a natural remedy for those seeking to curb sugar cravings and make better food choices

January 15, 2018

Sweet Defeat's purified gymnema binds to sweet taste receptors on the tongue, suppresses sweet taste, and is clinically proven to reduce consumption of and desire for high sugar foods.

Craveables, New Yogurt Smoothies

The line comes in three dessert-style flavors: lemon bar, tres leches and vanilla cupcake

January 5, 2017

A 6.7-ounce serving has 17 to 18 grams of sugar, 140 calories and 5 grams of protein.

The Daily Crave Smoked Gouda Lentil Chips

The Daily Crave continues to innovate new products and flavors that deliver taste and value

November 16, 2016

Made from over 50% lentils, the chips naturally pack 3 grams of protein and contain no artificial colors or flavors.

Creating Craveable Burgers

In a recent Technomic poll, 95% of consumers said they eat burgers at least once a month.

Darren Tristano

September 19, 2013

If it seems as though the foodservice industry has been talking about better burgers for the better part of the new millennium, it’s because that’s true.

Cravings on Consumers

Craveability is a major purchase driver for restaurants, with 83% of consumers saying that cravings are a main reason they purchase food away from home.

July 10, 2013

Some 95% of consumers who rate a restaurant chain's craveable items as very good agree that they will return to the restaurant in the near future.

Cravings from Refined Carbs

Refined carbohydrates could trigger food cravings not unlike the cravings that drug addicts experience, new research suggests.

July 2, 2013

The quick spike and subsequent crash in blood sugar that comes after eating highly processed carbs activates reward and addiction centers in the brain.

Fruit Juice May Not Be That Healthy

June 14, 2011

People who regularly drink fruit juice may actually be putting their health at risk, two new studies have claimed after finding that the beverage is packed with so much sugar that it can be addictive.

Breakfast Protein Reduces Cravings

May 31, 2011

Increased dietary protein at breakfast may reduce cravings and alter the neural activity in brain regions associated with food motivation, according to a University of Missouri study published in Obesity.

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