Sugar Free Foods
Today Marlo (I do like her) was presenting some products that used real sugar, because artificial sweeteners are so bad for us. Personally, I have to use them because I am type 2, they make my life with a few low carb treats delightful.
WHY don’t the presenters ever mention it is the carbohydrates in the products that are the culprit, not the CALORIES?
Please, Marlo, I would like to see more products that have a decent artificial sweetener (I’m not talking about sugar alcohols), with a very low carb total, not with white flour or modified food starch or wheat flour. Products with almond and/or coconut flour and net carbs less than 4 would be appreciated (2 carbs even better).
There needs to be some education amonst hosts presenting foods for the general public, especially for those with specific needs. It is NOT always about calories. Type 2 diabetics are carbohydrate intolerant!
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A lot of sugar free products contain sugar alcohol.
Sugar alcohol will raise the sugar levels in your body. Period.
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As I mentioned, I’ve been a well controlled type 2 for 17 years. The only sugar alcohols I’ve had an issue with are Malitol and Sorbitol because they cause gastric distress (many emergency trips to facilities).
Erythritol, Swerve, Monkfruit, Sucralose and a couple of others have NEVER raised my blood sugar, so assuming everyone should avoid something that makes life easier for some of us is an uninformed response.
Skittles135, how long have you been diabetic and have you gone from white flour to nut flour for your baking needs?
It is NOT just sugar that causes a b.g. increase, it is the flour, tapicoa additives, maltodextrin, modified food starch, etc.
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It is me again!
Another presentation of delicious sounding treats that only talked about the calories, not a word about the ingredients. I can’t be the only person watching these food presentations that doesn’t wonder what is in them or the ingredients?
So, it is sugar free, but it is full of what? Fruit, fruit juice, cane juice, maltodextrin or one of 60 other names for sugar? Does it have wheat flour, oat flour, coconut flour, almond flour? Is it full of soybean oil, corn oil, vegetable oil or perhaps one of the better fats like coconut oil or MCT oil?
I just want to hear the ingredients as they are presented on the package with the amount of carbs & protein (without having to try and find the product on the site if it isn’t in my food category).
How do I get the hosts to even think about these things when there hasn’t even been a response to my first post over a week ago?
Having someone eat food on TV, lick their fingers and eat more and the talk about how low the calories are without regard to content is most annoying.
I guess that is obvious.
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Agree with you. They need to talk more about the ingredients, not just the sugar or calorie count. It would be nice if you could mentor them about the foods that a diabetic can safely eat. They probably are thinking more diet or light foods. There are other health conditions where specific foods must be eaten. Maybe, they need to look into presenting some great snacks/foods for diabetics. I think it would sell very well.
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03.22.20 5:30 PM
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