Russell stovers sugar free
krazyforyou
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These are the chocolate covered coconut pieces. But facts states 28 carbs, minus fiber at 2, and sugar alcohol at 26 equals 0 carbs. Is this right or am I crazy?
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that's right! and if you eat enough of any Russell Stover candies it also will go right through you.. fast!8
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AngiesCookie wrote: »that's right! and if you eat enough of any Russell Stover candies it also will go right through you.. fast!
This. I can have two pieces...3 requires a run to the restroom. I don't even bother anymore
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I've heard of people eating 5 RS Peanut Butter cups just to help with their constipation!6
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AngiesCookie wrote: »that's right! and if you eat enough of any Russell Stover candies it also will go right through you.. fast!
This. I can have two pieces...3 requires a run to the restroom. I don't even bother anymore
My limit is 2 also0 -
My mom is diabetic and once when my daughter was young she found a bag of sugar free chocolates. She ate the WHOLE bag. She's almost 22 now and when you offer her a piece of candy she still instinctively says "it's not sugar free is it".
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I tried it. Its nasty and ran right through me!1
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Be careful with those. They're full of stuff that's not good for you and they have a laxative effect if you eat too much of them.2
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I tried some of those way back in my early days and found they triggered serious sugar cravings. It was hard to eat just one or two.
I had to stop buying all that stuff.3 -
Ugh Russell Stover, terrible abdominal bloating with those suckers. Hard pass.0
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I might have to try these. (I haven't yet experienced negative effects from sugar free candies but we'll see!)0
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Great for the night before weigh days! Wheee!4
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Great for the night before weigh days! Wheee!
@catluvgal - Actually, the opposite is true. While you'll have a blow out, so to speak, you also create a horrible inflammation system and generally retain water while the body sorts itself out. I have a feeling this was intended to be funny, but...just wanted to add this info.2 -
Unfortunately I absolutely love the coconut ones. I'd rather eat them than binge on real sweets, so once in a while when the cravings hit (damn you, shark week) I will get them and ration like crazy.1
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Unfortunately I absolutely love the coconut ones. I'd rather eat them than binge on real sweets, so once in a while when the cravings hit (damn you, shark week) I will get them and ration like crazy.
Those are my favorite too. A couple of those with a cup of coffee is awesome.
My grocery started carrying mini bars of Green & Blacks dark chocolate and I got one of those once. I liked that it was so small. Not SF though...sorry to derail.6 -
I'd rather make my own dark chocolate organic coconut fat bombs.2
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tishsmith101 wrote: »I'd rather make my own dark chocolate organic coconut fat bombs.
Early on, I made a couple of fat bombs with 100% cocoa powder, coconut oil, coconut, slivered almonds and a few drops of stevia. They were delicious. Sadly, I'm no better moderating my intake with those than I was with real candies. They were almost just like an Almond Joy. Deliciously awesome tasty stuff. 3 -
tishsmith101 wrote: »I'd rather make my own dark chocolate organic coconut fat bombs.
Early on, I made a couple of fat bombs with 100% cocoa powder, coconut oil, coconut, slivered almonds and a few drops of stevia. They were delicious. Sadly, I'm no better moderating my intake with those than I was with real candies. They were almost just like an Almond Joy. Deliciously awesome tasty stuff.
Yep, me too! Tried sweet fat bombs once near the beginning of my Low Carb maintenance journey and ATE THEM ALL one after the other, even though I stored them away after each one. AND I gained a bunch of (temporary weight) from the experience. Never again.2 -
It's good about other people finding out that eating Russell Stowers sugar free candies meant an immediate rush for the bathroom. Never again. I learned my lesson. 1
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I wish I had the side affects...I can never go0
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Has anyone mentioned that we need to count half the sugar alcohols in these bad boys? I think either @RalfLott or @Gallowmere1984 opened my eyes to this. Would one of you two care to share your expertise in this matter, please? The upshot? They're more carbs than you may think. Sorry....0
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_alcohol
Look under the sugar alcohols as food additives header for the FE per gram of each type of SA. Essentially, the only "free" SAs are Arabitol and Erythritol. The former is rately used (I've never seen it in anything) and the latter is less common than it should be.2 -
Wasn't moi. I would want to figure out my individual response to different sugar alcohols before lumping them all together....
I avoid most of them, anyhow - unless I have a desperate need to cut weight quickly.
Erythritol, however, causes neither glucose spikes nor volcanic eruptions. Looks like a long-term relationship.
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Thank you both. I've decided to conduct an experiment this go around and not eat any of these, see if it impacts my loss at all. Because I think it may have impeded it.... 0
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Someone mentioned that Erythritol is a "free" sugar. How about Stevia in the Raw?0
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Stevia in the raw is about 90% dextrose so I would avoid it and go for the liquid stevia instead.4
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Just an aside, sorry to kinda hijack... I heard on the radio the other night that accidental poisoning of dogs is way up due to Xylitol. It is 1000x more dangerous for dogs than chocolate. They cannot process it and it "causes a severe insulin release in non-primate species." pethealthnetwork.com/dog-health/dog-toxins-poisons/xylitol-poisoning-dogs-a-deadly-sugar-substitue Causes liver failure and bleeding disorders. Makes me wonder about the other sugar alcohols.1
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canadjineh wrote: »Just an aside, sorry to kinda hijack... I heard on the radio the other night that accidental poisoning of dogs is way up due to Xylitol. It is 1000x more dangerous for dogs than chocolate. They cannot process it and it "causes a severe insulin release in non-primate species." pethealthnetwork.com/dog-health/dog-toxins-poisons/xylitol-poisoning-dogs-a-deadly-sugar-substitue Causes liver failure and bleeding disorders. Makes me wonder about the other sugar alcohols.
Wow!
(Thankfully we have no pets. One of these days I'll get around to using, or at least trying, the 5lb bag of Xylitol I bought last year ...)
Xylitol is supposed to be pretty healthy for humans though, isn't it? Hm.0 -
macchiatto wrote: »canadjineh wrote: »Just an aside, sorry to kinda hijack... I heard on the radio the other night that accidental poisoning of dogs is way up due to Xylitol. It is 1000x more dangerous for dogs than chocolate. They cannot process it and it "causes a severe insulin release in non-primate species." pethealthnetwork.com/dog-health/dog-toxins-poisons/xylitol-poisoning-dogs-a-deadly-sugar-substitue Causes liver failure and bleeding disorders. Makes me wonder about the other sugar alcohols.
Wow!
(Thankfully we have no pets. One of these days I'll get around to using, or at least trying, the 5lb bag of Xylitol I bought last year ...)
Xylitol is supposed to be pretty healthy for humans though, isn't it? Hm.
Xylitol isn't going to hurt you, and is no more or less "healthy" than a calorically equivalent dose of dextrose. The health benefit usually touted is that it's good for teeth. This is the case because it essentially feeds oral bacteria something that they will consume, but cannot metabolize.1 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »macchiatto wrote: »canadjineh wrote: »Just an aside, sorry to kinda hijack... I heard on the radio the other night that accidental poisoning of dogs is way up due to Xylitol. It is 1000x more dangerous for dogs than chocolate. They cannot process it and it "causes a severe insulin release in non-primate species." pethealthnetwork.com/dog-health/dog-toxins-poisons/xylitol-poisoning-dogs-a-deadly-sugar-substitue Causes liver failure and bleeding disorders. Makes me wonder about the other sugar alcohols.
Wow!
(Thankfully we have no pets. One of these days I'll get around to using, or at least trying, the 5lb bag of Xylitol I bought last year ...)
Xylitol is supposed to be pretty healthy for humans though, isn't it? Hm.
Xylitol isn't going to hurt you, and is no more or less "healthy" than a calorically equivalent dose of dextrose. The health benefit usually touted is that it's good for teeth. This is the case because it essentially feeds oral bacteria something that they will consume, but cannot metabolize.
Beware, however, that If you exceed your Xylitolerance by one molecule, you may resemble Old Faithful or Niagara Falls, depending on your orientation when it hits.2
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