Do You Eat Sugar-Free Products?
Earlier this week we reviewed new sugar-free Ring Pops, and it got me thinking: I’ve really cut down on how many sugar-free goodies I eat. A few years ago, I would indulge in Diet Coke at least a few times a week, if not daily, and I’d down a sugar-free protein bar without blinking an eye. But now, with all of the research saying that fake-sugar products may actually increase hunger, which results in weight gain, I’m much more conscious of how much of it goes into my body. Not to mention that the fake stuff isn’t that good for you and it usually tastes weird. How about you?
Feel free to explain further in the comments! This is a fun topic… —Jenn
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Never. I try not to eat things that aren’t food, and artificial sweeteners are so highly processed that they aren’t food. I don’t feel they’ve been adequately proven to be safe, either. I use sugar, agave, honey rarely. Seems to me that just about everything that is sweetened artificially is expendable anyway. I’d rather eat less or none of a certain food than eat the artificially sweetened version. Although if the Starbucks Cafe Mocha was only available in sugar-free, we’d have a problem.
One of my big regrets is all the sugar-free junk I let my spawn have when they were kids, under the impression that it was better for them.
My one weakness is Diet Coke. I don’t drink coffee, so it is my form of caffeine. Other than that, I eat all “good for me” food. I drink it knowing how bad it is for me, but I just can’t help it.
I’ll eat “sugar free” when its Stevia in the Raw.
interesting article, thanks for that!
i’m not really a fan of “diet” food in general, i think it messes with people’s minds. makes us think we have a liscense to eat more or it or “be bad” in other areas. (i.e. if i drink this diet coke, i can have that piece of double chocolate cake.) at least i know from personal experience, when i’m “being bad” i’m more conscious of what i eat; when i’m “being good” all caution is thrown to the wind! it all evens out at the end of the day, so i say just enjoy your food and be mindful of portion sizes. the two don’t have to be mutually exclusive:)
I’m in the process of kicking the Diet Coke habit for good. We use sugar very very sparingly when at all, instead going for molasses or maple or honey which have some of their own unique flavors. I have kids who have a hard time processing sugars, especially fructose, so we have to go easy on things sweetened with fruit juices, but we get by with lemonade and cranberry juice sweetened with stevia instead of sugar (the liquid extract mixes right in). We do occasionally use xylitol or erythritol, but by and large we’re just weaning from sweet stuff entirely. Easier in the long run, better for our bodies.
What about Erythritol? It is natural and is NOT an artificial sweetener and even has antioxidant benefits.
Erythritol is:
Fermented – it is made by fermenting the natural sugar found in corn.
Heat stable up to 160 degrees C.
Non-caloric – While most sugar alcohols are low calorie, erythritol has zero calories.
Non-glycemic – Does not raise blood sugar – erythritol is considered suitable for people with diabetes because it does not raise plasma glucose or insulin levels.
The easiest sugar alcohol to digest – more than 90% of erythritol is absorbed in the small intestine, so minimal amounts reach the colon where other sugar alcohols end up causing diarrhea and other symptoms. Studies have shown that erythritol is even easier to digest than xylitol.
Noncarcinogenic– studies have shown that erythritol, like xylitol, does not have carcinogenic properties.
An antioxidant – erythritol helps to fight free radicals, responsible for the aging process. It is considered to be even more efficient than other sugar alcohols because it is so readily absorbed and yet not metabolized (it is excreted unchanged).
Splendia being made out of manure and having my AAS in Culinary Arts; where I learned that artificial sweeteners will cause arthritis in your whole body, really kept me from eating anything “sugar-free.”
I do not eat sugar-free products. I was raised not to eat artificial sweeteners and cannot stand the taste of them, even if I were willing to eat them. It is an unending frustration to me how much these sugar replacements have slunk their way into our food options. I’m with Jan on the sugar, agave, honey track. I’d rather have the honest calories smaller servings of real sugar than the fake, chemical taste of sweeteners any day.
Miss V lost 240lbs in 8 months thanks to sugar free products and exercise.
Recently, Miss A, and Miss L have started a low carb diet and they sometimes FORGET to eat and have reminders set on their phones because of this.
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