Diabetic ... low calorie treats.

jasmin1972
jasmin1972 Posts: 12 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I am new to MFP .....I have over 75lbs to lose but I still want some kind of treat.....I loved fuzzy peaches and berries, they are low fat but high in sugar. Anyone have an ideas for me?

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  • Jiggle_all_the_way
    Jiggle_all_the_way Posts: 32 Member
    Berries aren't high in sugar (for fruit). They are the lowest in sugar of all the fruits. What kind of diet are you doing? Are you doing low cal? Low carb?

    I don't restrict fruit and one of my favorite treats is those squeeze bags of baby food. They are about 60 cals...

  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Take a look in the recipes section of the forums, there are lots of diabetic recipes. Berries were on my no list, but generally pairing something a little sugary with protein kept it from getting too high. Nuts, and fresh vegetables (I like carrots and cucumbers, iffy on most others in raw form), hard boiled eggs, seed (like sunflower, pumpkin).
  • deb19692004
    deb19692004 Posts: 34 Member
    You mean fuzzy peaches and swedish berries as in the gummy candies?? My favorite but yes low fat but high in the sugar!!

    Following to see it there is any sweets (low sugar) out there :)
  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
    Sugar free jello <3
  • jasmin1972
    jasmin1972 Posts: 12 Member
    thank you but i really do not like the jellos but i do eat the sugar free puddings they are great just gets borring at times....lol....i will keep searching
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    I had to give them up. Jelly beans and jujubes for me. I have a few and I want more.

    IMO, we with IR should avoid candy. Perhaps a very small treat if our BG and insulin levels are normal... Without insulin. It sucks but it's my health so I try very hard to stick to it.
  • cheryldumais
    cheryldumais Posts: 1,907 Member
    I substituted sugarless hard candy. Now having said that the calories aren't really lower and some people worry about the artificial sweetners. They work for me because it takes longer to eat them and they don't make me feel crummy. I limit to 4 or 5 pieces a day at 10 calories each. I've lost 73 pounds and I had a wicked candy habit before starting, in fact I'm sure it was a huge factor in my weight problem and I was borderline diabetic. As my diet changed my tastes have changed and I find I crave salt more often than sugar. Boom Chick a Pop popcorn has become my low cal snack. Good luck.
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