SwampNut Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 One of the things people say they miss is satisfying a sweet tooth. Well, I've found a lot of GREAT candy options lately. I've been eating more chocolate on this diet than in my whole life (I actually never liked chocolate, but like most of the no-sugar type--go figure). Post your reviews and comments here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 Atkins Endulge Peanut Butter Cups EXCELLENT! Taste like the real thing (Reese's). A little expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 Pure De-Lite Truffle Bar Amazing. On par with any expensive chocolate. I think it's sweeter than the Godiva stuff which I don't like as much. Made from Belgian chocolate with amazing fillings. Price is decent at Wal-mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 Atkins Advantage Coconut Bar Edible, but kinda bland. You definitely know you're not eating the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 Pure De-Lite Caramel Pecan Bar Excellent. You'd never know you were eating diet food. Belgian chocolate and a completely convincing caramel filling. Reasonable price at Wal-mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 EAS AdvantEdge bars (various types) Tried them all, they are my least favorite. You definitely know you're eating something fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 Fifty 50 extra thick chocolate bars A very good traditional straight chocolate bar. Available with or without almonds. Does not taste fake. Not as wonderful as the De-Lite products, but costs less (much larger portion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetteman Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 i tried the carbolite candy bars. the chocolate with almonds is good. the caramel nougat bar is palatable, just barely. i have a question about the carb content of these. should we be looking at (and staying away from) total carbs? or just sugar carbs. these bars contain up to 20g total carbs (the caramel nougat). dietary fiber 1g, sugars 0g & sugar alcohols 19g. should we stay away from the sugar alcohol carbs??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 Sugar alcohols DO NOT count. Look at the "net effective carbs" which all these have on them, usually on the front in a circle. Maltitol, Hydrolysate, Sucralose, and the other so-called "sugar alcohols" do not have any effect on blood sugar, so they don't count. Some packages don't have the "net effective carbs" label, and don't seperate out the sugar alcohols. In this case they usually show the amount of the specific ingredient, so you need to know what they are. Usually though they will say "sugar free" on them. Just watch for other sneaky carbs like flour, corn, corn starch, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetteman Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 cool, thanxx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXFirefighter Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Any Gums that are ok to eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted July 16, 2003 Author Share Posted July 16, 2003 Sure, a lot of them are sugar-free. Seems like most are now. I like those ones in the flat foil packs. I think they're Dentyne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXFirefighter Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Sure, a lot of them are sugar-free. Seems like most are now. I like those ones in the flat foil packs. I think they're Dentyne? I thought I read on the atkins site that most of em have the bad sugar in it and not the splenda stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted July 17, 2003 Author Share Posted July 17, 2003 "Bad sugar" as in aspartame? I try to avoid "loading up" on aspartame, but I'm not going to sweat eating a bit of the stuff. It won't hurt in small quantities. To be honest, I've read very little of the Atkins stuff, but found that he was a bit on the fanatical side about certain things. Like caffeinne and alcohol. Fuck him, I drink coffee and alcohol the same as I always did, doesn't hurt any more than it ever did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Russell Stover Pecan carmel turtles, Excellent. Carbolite sour citrus slices. Excellent Jelly Belly sugar free jelly beans. Excellent Baskin and Robbins sugar free smooth and creamy hard candies. Excellent Russel stover sugar free toffee's. Excellent I had all of the carbolite chocolate, its icky. Redd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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