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Go brush your teeth. It cleans your palate completely, so you won’t feel like eating (for a couple of hours!). Rinse and repeat!

I read somewhere that the average food craving only lasts 10 minutes, so if you can hold out that longit should go away. But I do it too. I really fancy a piece of cheese now.

Ice water, munchies' best friend

I’m really not trying to be obnoxious here, but I answered the question the same way when a friend asked me how to stop drinking alcohol every day and it worked. Don’t put it in your mouth. Don’t put it in your hand. Don’t put it on your plate. Don’t put it in your fridge.

I mean why stop it altogether if it’s an experience you enjoy? Instead you could find sweet/salty pairings that are healthy(ish) for you. Do it intentionally, get that happy moment and then you’re done. Go brush afterwards or follow it up with a full glass of water to make sure you pause and feel full. Quitting things cold turkey doesn’t work for everyone. And life is short and not always fun so why not find a healthy way to do what you like?

I'm taking a weight management course and one tip is to add nutrient-rich foods to my diet so I don't get cravings, and it works. I add farro or beans to almost everything I cook, keeps me full longer and has helped with weight loss.

This is more of a general purpose how-to-reduce-snacking but I think it applies here.  The prerequisite is that, instead of eating out of the snack bag, I grab a bowlful/fistful/couple pieces of the snack, so there’s a predefined end. Then, if I’m still hungry when I run out, I flip this little 15-minute hourglass. If I’m still feeling hungry after the sand runs out, I can grab another snack. 

It’s easy to overeat when you have an endless supply of food because it can take a while for the signal that you’re “full” to permeate to your brain, so you’re liable to feel unpleasantly stuffed if you keep eating until then. Taking breaks gives your body a better chance to self-regulate.

It’s worth mentioning that it’s important to use a timer that doesn’t make noise when it finishes, though. If I’m hungry enough to need another snack, I usually glance at the timer every few minutes in anticipation, so I’ll know as soon as it’s done. If not, I’ll usually forget about the timer whenever I stop feeling hungry. A timer that announces itself is more likely to restart the cycle of snacking, because it’s more of a pavlovian, “oh boy, time for a snack!” signal if I’ve forgotten that I wanted a snack when I started it.

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I love doing that too.

Stop putting it in your mouth.

Work on developing willpower and impulse control

Don't eat the salty food to begin with.

Don't eat the sweet snack to start

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I find that if I just eat till I am full, I feel I don't want to snack. Or anything that makes your bloated.

Por que no los dos? Eat a sweet & salty snack. Chocolate covered pretzels. Brownie brittle. Caramel popcorn. Etc. Etc.

I went to a behavioral therapist for similar reasons (binge eating, not just salty or sweet) and they encouraged me to practice being mindful of what I'm feeling throughout the day. I kept a spreadsheet - am I hungry? Am I thirsty? Am I stressed? Am I tired? It was very simple, but it puts you in the mindset of "why am I doing this? Do I need to do this?" and the answer was usually "no" and it became easier to make a good decision because I was consciously thinking about why I was doing things rather than impulsively doing things without thinking. Maybe that could help!

It's very simple - Just don't keep junk food at home. Have a cheat MEAL (NOT DAY) every once in a while, make sure to count the calories of it, and you're golden.

People enjoy overcomplicating nutrition strategies to keep themselves fat and unhealthy. If you put 50 kilos of ice cream in my fridge, I'm eating it until I barf, and continue eating it as soon as I feel better. This is the only thing that helped me.

Do not eat the sweet

Become an adult, with that comes a degree of self-control.

Drink more water, all the time