Sugar free foods

JayZ1488
JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was curious I bought turkey hill sugar free ice cream. It's 70 calories per half cup. That's 140 a cup! To me that's not bad. I was thinking about having it for a late night snack. Are sugar free ice cream, soda, jello are sugar free foods bad for you or can you still lose weight if you eat them with a healthy diet and being under my deficit

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Generally if something is sugar-free, they've added something artificial to make it sweet. Personally, I'd rather eat the regular sugar and just fit it into my goals. My fave ice cream is Breyers Natural Vanilla - cream, vanilla, sugar, and I think it's 120 cals per 1/2 cup? Top it with fresh peaches or strawberries in summer, or drizzle with a good quality chocolate syrup - can't beat it.

  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    Generally if something is sugar-free, they've added something artificial to make it sweet. Personally, I'd rather eat the regular sugar and just fit it into my goals. My fave ice cream is Breyers Natural Vanilla - cream, vanilla, sugar, and I think it's 120 cals per 1/2 cup? Top it with fresh peaches or strawberries in summer, or drizzle with a good quality chocolate syrup - can't beat it.


    Thanks but I don't want to ruin a treat with fruit and chocolate sauce, that wasn't the propose of the post. I'd also rather have a full cup of sugar free at 140 cals, compared to a half of regular at 120.
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    I'm curious if it's ok to eat sugar free foods in moderation. Can I still lose weight even if I have ice cream. I may have two cups, that's only 280 and il still be under my calorie deficit.
  • ashleyylo
    ashleyylo Posts: 101 Member
    If you are still at a deficit, you will continue to loose.

    Sugar free foods are okay in moderation.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    Generally if something is sugar-free, they've added something artificial to make it sweet. Personally, I'd rather eat the regular sugar and just fit it into my goals. My fave ice cream is Breyers Natural Vanilla - cream, vanilla, sugar, and I think it's 120 cals per 1/2 cup? Top it with fresh peaches or strawberries in summer, or drizzle with a good quality chocolate syrup - can't beat it.


    Thanks but I don't want to ruin a treat with fruit and chocolate sauce, that wasn't the propose of the post. I'd also rather have a full cup of sugar free at 140 cals, compared to a half of regular at 120.

    Yeah, totally up to you, of course, but RUIN with chocolate sauce?? LOL :smiley:
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    ashleyylo wrote: »
    If you are still at a deficit, you will continue to loose.

    Sugar free foods are okay in moderation.

    Honestly I don't really eat sugar free. I've been eating mostly fruit, veggies, fish, chicken and home made foods but I had the urg lol
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    Generally if something is sugar-free, they've added something artificial to make it sweet. Personally, I'd rather eat the regular sugar and just fit it into my goals. My fave ice cream is Breyers Natural Vanilla - cream, vanilla, sugar, and I think it's 120 cals per 1/2 cup? Top it with fresh peaches or strawberries in summer, or drizzle with a good quality chocolate syrup - can't beat it.


    Thanks but I don't want to ruin a treat with fruit and chocolate sauce, that wasn't the propose of the post. I'd also rather have a full cup of sugar free at 140 cals, compared to a half of regular at 120.

    Yeah, totally up to you, of course, but RUIN with chocolate sauce?? LOL :smiley:

    Well ruin by me probably going over haha but it is good!
  • ydyms
    ydyms Posts: 266 Member
    Sugar free additives sometimes can bother your stomach so look out for it.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    I'm curious if it's ok to eat sugar free foods in moderation. Can I still lose weight even if I have ice cream. I may have two cups, that's only 280 and il still be under my calorie deficit.

    Yes, you will still lose weight eating ice cream whether it's sugar free or not, as long as you are within your calorie goal. I find candy is an awesome pre-workout.
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    edited February 2016
    usmcmp wrote: »
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    I'm curious if it's ok to eat sugar free foods in moderation. Can I still lose weight even if I have ice cream. I may have two cups, that's only 280 and il still be under my calorie deficit.

    Yes, you will still lose weight eating ice cream whether it's sugar free or not, as long as you are within your calorie goal. I find candy is an awesome pre-workout.

    Good to know. I'm under my deficit so I'm happy to here I can have what I enjoy! But no I wouldn't eat candy or junk food before working out. To me that's unnecessary
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    I gotta say sugar free is awesome. It keeps me hundreds of calories under
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Watch out for sugar alcohols if you have a sensitive GI system. Some of them have a laxative effect
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    Watch out for sugar alcohols if you have a sensitive GI system. Some of them have a laxative effect

    That's ok, I have a strong stomach.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    It's more your intestines lol. Speaking mostly about sorbitol
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    Oh good to know, il try to be moderate on the sugar free
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Strong stomach or not, sorbitol has a laxative effect. That is like saying you have strong stomach therefore laxatives don't work for you...
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    Strong stomach or not, sorbitol has a laxative effect. That is like saying you have strong stomach therefore laxatives don't work for you...

    Laxative effect meaning il poop more?
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Diarrhea yes
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    ashleyylo wrote: »
    If you are still at a deficit, you will continue to loose.

    Sugar free foods are okay in moderation.

    Honestly I don't really eat sugar free. I've been eating mostly fruit, veggies, fish, chicken and home made foods but I had the urg lol
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    I gotta say sugar free is awesome. It keeps me hundreds of calories under
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    Oh good to know, il try to be moderate on the sugar free

    Troll

    :lol: Yeah, a bit of contradiction there, no? LOL

    Staying "hundreds of calories under", especially by eating sugar free stuff, sounds awful to me. Are you still eating 1500 cals a day, JayZ?
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    Diarrhea yes

    Good to know.
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    ashleyylo wrote: »
    If you are still at a deficit, you will continue to loose.

    Sugar free foods are okay in moderation.

    Honestly I don't really eat sugar free. I've been eating mostly fruit, veggies, fish, chicken and home made foods but I had the urg lol
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    I gotta say sugar free is awesome. It keeps me hundreds of calories under
    JayZ1488 wrote: »
    Oh good to know, il try to be moderate on the sugar free

    Troll

    :lol: Yeah, a bit of contradiction there, no? LOL

    Staying "hundreds of calories under", especially by eating sugar free stuff, sounds awful to me. Are you still eating 1500 cals a day, JayZ?

    Well not to me it doesn't. I already stated I eat healthy, but to know there are sugar free snacks out there low in calories making me stay under my deficit Is awesome to me. I don't live of this stuff haha. Gotta eat healthy and moderate! Thanks for the chat!
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