7 Junk Food Alternatives That Don't Taste Like Shite

As a student junk food is your friend through the tough times. If you break up with your boyfriend, there's a tub of Ben and Jerry's getting you though. If you fail an exam, a spice bag is the only thing that can console you. It's pretty standard to use food as a release because well, it tastes delicious.

However, keep that up and your on your way to diabetes and also gaining a feck-tonne of weight. So the only alternative is to replace it with something just as delicious. Here are a few ways to help you make the switch.

1. Swap ice-cream with almond ice-cream

Brands like Nobó do some amazingly tasty ice-cream alternatives that you wouldn't know the difference. They're stocked in loads of places so if you need your fix, you won't be left hanging.

2. Swap crisps with vegetable crisps

You can pick up crisp alternatives made with parsnips, carrots and sweet potatoes in Aldi that taste amazing.

3. Swap ice lollies with frozen grapes

This is a healthy little trick that tastes exactly the same but with added vitamins and minerals.

4. Swap milk chocolate with dark chocolate

This is such an easy switch. Once you get over the bitterness you'll never look at milk chocolate again.

5. Swap chips with home-made sweet potato fries

Bake them with some coconut oil, sprinkle with paprika and you're ready to go.

6. Swap pasta with courgetti

This is made by spiralising courgette, it's less carb-heavy and when mixed with a rich sauce tastes just as good.

7. Swap a normal wheat base for a cauliflower pizza base

You can do this by blending up cauliflower and simply squishing it into a base and baking at a low heat. Add all your favourite toppings without any gluten whatsoever.