There's always room for Jell-O

[dvandom]

Well, I've found another sugar-free product that I can enjoy despite my inability to taste artificial sweeteners past the first bite/sip: sugar-free Jell-O. With no unpleasant taste needing masking (as with most diet sodas), when I stop tasting the sucralose the flavor just gets faint, not BAD.

OTOH, I started looking at sugar-free candies today too, and discovered "sugar alcohols" that supposedly Don't Count. Forgive me for not believing the packaging or what I've found online quite yet, I'm gonna bring the matter up at my next appointment at the Diabetes Center this week.

Finally, you know those paper strips with little candy dots on 'em? An entire strip is only 8g of sugar...sure, they're almost pure sucrose, but with the fairly tiny portion size and labor-intensive means of consumption, it makes 'em good snacky food. The mental impression of spending time eating without actually eating much. :)

Comments

[scavgraphics.livejournal.com]

From a carb pov, from my days trying to do Atkins...Sugar alcohols indeed don't count.

[redneckgaijin.livejournal.com]

The sugar-free candies are OK for diabetics. However, you should be almost as sparing with them as you would be with actual candy... because virtually all sugar-free candy has a significant laxative effect.

Not joking. Found this out the hard way with my diabetic step-grandfather.

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that much is on the label. :)

[recharge138.livejournal.com]

Never had a problem with crapping, but they do give you bad gas.

[andrusi.livejournal.com]

I had completely forgotten about those little candy dot paper things. I can't even remember what they taste like anymore, but I know I liked them. I'll have to find some somewhere tomorrow.

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

I got 'em at Dollar Tree. Seems to be the most reliable place...K-Mart sometimes has 'em, but not always.

[skyjammer.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd put them strictly in the "Don't Count" category. They may not affect blood sugar as much as pure sugar, but the carbs and calories can add up if you don't watch how many at one time you eat, which is just a good rule of thumb anyway. Personally, I've found it's not so much what you eat but when and how much you eat.

If you're looking for some other diet drink options, try the Minute Maid Light line of drinks. The lemonade is okay, but I'm partial to the mixed fruit flavors, myself. Looking at the can of Raspberry Passion, it has 10 calories and 2g of carbs (1g of which is sugar). That's a free food exchange right there.