Not to make anyone start craving foods, and to be honest, I'm not really "craving" anything per se, but here's a short list of what I might want, if I were so inclined. Maybe someone has some substitute ideas?

French fries
Chocolate ice cream with hot fudge and strawberries
A juicy cheeseburger WITH the bun

And, okay, so sue me:

Long Island Iced Tea
and my fave... and someone PLEASE give me a substitution for this:

WHITE RUSSIAN. Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum

(I'm not a lush, I swear! Bud Lite's just not doin' it for me)

Wait, I'm kinda proud that this list is actually really short!

Oh... I would like to add a Milky Way bar

Hi there, I've written some recipes etc. below. I haven't tried any of them. I haven't been low-carbing for long, and so far, I've just avoided all the extras. Alcohol is the finger of failure on my diet, and thinking about sweet stuff makes me hungry. After a month or two with no sweet stuff or alcohol, I found it easy to refuse.

Someone made turnip fries and said they were great. Dr. Atkins book has a recipe for brussell sprout crisps at the back.. and crispy fried seaweed has a nice crunch to it too - it's made with cabbage.

There are lots of variations in the recipe and discussion forums on "Oopsie" or "Revolution" rolls. Alternatively, you could adapt one of the flax bread recipes to make rolls instead, though that's a bit more work. Here are a couple of recipes, though I haven't tried either of them.

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Revolution Rolls recipe from Atkins 72 book:

3 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons cottage cheese
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Beat the egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Mix egg yolks and cottage cheese together and then fold gently into beaten egg whites. Bake them for 40-45 minutes at 300 F.

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Flax bread recipe (turns out like soda bread)

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:

* 2 cups flax seed meal
* 1 Tablespoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1-2 Tablespoons sweetening power from artificial sweetener
* 5 beaten eggs
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/3 cup oil

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare pan (a 10X15 pan with sides works best) with oiled parchment paper or a silicone mat.

1) Mix dry ingredients well -- a whisk works well.

2) Add wet to dry, and combine well. Make sure there aren't obvious strings of egg white hanging out in the batter.

3) Let batter set for 2 to 3 minutes to thicken up some (leave it too long and it gets past the point where it's easy to spread.)

4) Pour batter onto pan. Because it's going to tend to mound in the middle, you'll get a more even thickness if you spread it away from the center somewhat, in roughly a rectangle an inch or two from the sides of the pan (you can go all the way to the edge, but it will be thinner).

5) Bake for about 20 minutes, until it springs back when you touch the top and/or is visibly browning even more than flax already is.

6) Cool and cut into whatever size slices you want. You don't need a sharp knife; just cut it with a spatula.

Makes 12 servings at 0.8 carbs, plus 5 grams of fiber.

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There are also low carb products like breads, rolls etc.. available through specialist internet sites, though some people find they slow or stall weight-loss.

Here's a thread from the forum with lots of good suggestions for bread substitutes:

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...57&page=1&pp=15

I wouldn't know about the other stuff.. I tend to avoid reading or thinking about sweet stuff because it makes me hungry. I know you can buy low-carb ice-cream and Waldens / Da Vinci sugar-free syrups in the States. If you surf the web you'll get lots of recipe suggestions. Here's one for white russian:

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33059.asp

And another which uses a Da Vinci syrup (which may or may not be worth the money):

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/al...hiterussian.htm

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Here's a Dark Chocolate Fudge Sauce recipe:

1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate or 1 tablespoon cocoa
1/4 cup cream
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons DiabetiSweet
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In saucepan, melt butter and chocolate squares on low heat.
Add DiabetiSweet and dissolve.
Add cream and bring to boil for 1 minute stirring constantly.
Add vanilla and mix well.
Mixture will slightly thicken as it cools.

2 servings
Best if eaten warm... poured over cold ice cream.

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There are loads of recipes, with star ratings here:

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/dessert_recipes.html

I didn't know what a Long Island Iced Tea was so I googled it, and found this recipe, plus reader suggestions for variations, so it should be easy to make a low carb version of it:

http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink590.html

Hi and good morning. I miss some foods too. Not really craving but some foods that I used to LOVE and know I will not be able to eat. 1. TWIX candybars 2. Hot chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven. 3. Filet o Fish from McDonalds with a large fries. 4. My moms potato salad. 5. the cheddar bay bisquits from Red Lobster. I think those are my biggest hitters right now....

A passable 'potato' salad can be made using boiled cauliflower chopped into cubes instead of potato. With the mayo you hardly notice the difference.

Yeah, those Red Lobster biscuits are good! Believe it or not, the first time I had them was last summer! (I don't go to Red Lobster because I can't stomach seafood)

My BF and I were talking about how delicious the horribly bad foods are, and then he said that none of that even appealed to him right now. Once you know how bad it is, you don't feel good eating it!

I don't drink much, but when I'm at a party, it's nice to have a few to relax.

There are very few things I miss, namely just 3

#1. The taste of honey. If they ever invent a low carb honey subsitiute I'll buy it by the gallon!

#2. Church's Spicy fried chicken

#3. breaded fish from my fav bar.

I know I can make breaded/deep fried food using pork rinds etc, but its just not the same as these places make.

I can't believe I forgot to add macaroni and cheese to my list! I make the BEST homemade mac n cheese in a crockpot. I make it when I have parties and people love it and want to take it home but there are never any leftovers!

Great thread!

Doritos ~ Nacho cheese, dipped in salsa
Blizzards, though I am working on my own variation...without candies of course

That really is the extent of my list.

Have you seen the commercials for the Blizzard Cakes? OMG, I SO want one. If someone had one, I'd probably have a small piece, because I hardly EVER have ice cream cake.

Trying to think what i miss.....

1) fried fish and chips
2) grouper reuben on bimini bread
3) ONION rings!!!

I'm totally with you on the cheeseburger with bun.
also for me I'd have to say:
-cherry cheesecake (any cheesecake really)
-panzerotti from the local pizza place
-ice cream sandwiches

I have found that every time I think I am getting a craving I just start getting creative with what I can have. Ice cream isn't a big deal for me because the eddy's no sugar added and carbsmart do well for me. But for things breaded I use ground almonds or Parmesan cheese. Potatoes, as someone else said cauliflower works great. Dove sugar free dark chocolates are yummy. I have found quite a few sugar free mixers online. I wouldn't recommend eating any of this daily but for those cravings they work great. Iced coffee with whipped cream and cinnamon in the summer is great too! I look at everything as a challenge to find something that is just as good but low carb. My friends even ask me for a few suggestions once in a while. They usually like the results.

I accidently made my own blizzard the other day. Carbsmart ice cream and sugar free reeses in the magic bullet....yum! Any sugar free candy could be substituted.

I make mac and cheese once in a while with dreamfields pasta. I'm italian and I hardly notice the difference in pastas.

Honestly, this list could go 100 miles if I started. Thank goodness I don't. My goofs provide me with enough guilt! Like the carrot cake I couldn't resist last week. I told my husband that it's the most delicious way anyone ever prepared vegetables!

Oatmeal raisin cookies also take serious avoidance practices. I was in a convenience store the other day and kept looking at the Grandma's oatmeal raisin cookie packages. I finally told myself those are one major reason I weigh 200 pounds plus. Muffins or oatmeal raisin cookies for breakfast for years.

I was raised on carby breakfast foods: pancakes, french toast, toast, english muffins, hash browns, danish, cinnamon rolls, sugared cereal. Apparently eggs, bacon, sausage were off limits because of the cholesterol, but these were good??

There is SF honey, by the way. Not sure how many carbs, but the sweetness would drive me over a fence I don't want to cross.