“Sweet” and “healthy.” These two words are sometimes viewed as poles apart. After all, desserts, those decadent morsels of heaven, aren't the first things to come to mind when we think of healthy food. As the saying goes, “spend a moment on the lips and forever on the hips.” But wouldn’t you be much happier if you realize that eating healthily need not mean giving up dessert? All it takes is a slight change of mindset and some reasonably simple substitutions. Take a look at the suggestions below.

(All photos courtesy of Angelo N. Songco, unless otherwise stated)