1. The best source of sweetness in our food is a diet of whole vegetal foods that are chewed well to bring out their natural flavour and sweetness 
2. Unrefined sugars namely complex carbohydrates such as grains, legumes and vegetables become sweeter the longer you chew them.
3. Avoid sweeteners that come in a tablet or a packet.   
4. Avoid processed foods.  They are usually loaded with sugar and fats which tend to drive our blood sugars up and so leave a craving for more sugar.
5. Reduce your intake of salty foods, which again can lead to an irrational desire for sugar.
6. Sweeten deserts with fruit, fruit juices (fresh), rice syrup or barley malt – obtained at Health food store.
7. Eat sweet vegetables.  Carrots in particular can help with sugar cravings especially raw carrots.
8. Finish a meal with celery or lettuce in a salad – the celery can reduce the desire for sugary deserts.
9. Instead of eating sugary food – get some sweetness from kissing a baby, your husband, friend, granny, wife or partner!   
10. Prepare meals at home to avoid sugar in restaurants.  Read labels.  Reduce your intake of sugar slowly and reflect as you do on what your need is really about.

There is anecdotal information to suggest that when you stop eating sugar completely once the initial withdrawal phase ends, you nearly always experience higher spirits, emotional stability, improved memory and speech, restful sleep and dreams, fewer colds and dental problems, more endurance and concentration, and better health in general.