Cravings happen even to the healthiest of us.  Often, when a craving hits in the afternoon or the evening after dinner, we get the urge to snack.   Snacking can be a bad habit to get into, because the snacks we choose are often sugary and packaged convenient foods, un-nutritious, and high in calories, high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, or unhealthy fat. The trick to snacking without piling on the pounds is to find healthy alternatives to the regular snacks…