Glucoholic - Sugar Free Snacks

When we first started reviewing this product we thought we were on our way to a negative review. We got three glasses of cold water, and mixed in the True Lemon, True Lime, and True Orange flavors. We took three sips. Then we said “what’s the point?” The Glucoholic has never been fond of just dropping citrus in water. It’s probably the acidity, but it just seems like tongue-kissing the terminals of a nine volt battery. Being from the south, our first stroke of genius was to add a pack of Splenda to each water. Now we were getting somewhere. Definitely drinkable, but still a little like that homemade lemonade you make in restaurants when they don’t have anything you want to drink. Then we tried a little in some Splenda-sweetened iced tea. Paydirt! This stuff really does taste like the natural flavors. The orange was especially intriguing. We felt a little silly, and then sillier again when we saw all the things you can do with these crystallized citrus flavors on the True Lemon website.

Nutritionally, there’s nothing to report except the exceptional 25% of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin C per packet. Zero of everything else means you can use it for many purposes without any worry. We noticed there’s a new True Lemon Naturally Sweet flavor, which has Truvia brand stevia already in the packet for sweetness. This should be pretty handy for those who just want to carry the packets to flavor their tea. Overall, we give these crystallized citrus flavors a good rating, and can’t wait to try some of their cooking and baking recipes.

We are very glad to see competition heating up amongst similar low carb products. Until Northland Light Cranberry Grape Juice showed up there was very little competition for Ocean Spray Light Cran-Grape Juice. We found that Northland has done a fantastic job of producing a cranberry grape juice that is up to the competition. Northland’s version of this low carb juice is slightly less flavorful than Ocean Spray’s, but we’re pretty sure you will be tempted to make the trade off when you find out that Northland Light Cranberry Grape Juice has 70 fewer milligrams of sodium than its competitor! Knowing this makes the Northland product taste all that much better. If you like to watch your sodium, this low carb juice might just be what the doctor ordered.

Each eight ounce serving of Northland Light Cranberry Grape Juice is sweetened with sugar, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium. Each serving contains 40 calories, 5mg of sodium, 6 grams of digestible carbohydrate, and 3 grams of fiber. The 5 grams of sugar would probably bother us if the other stats weren’t so stellar. Each serving also contains ten percent of the recommended daily intake of Vitamins A and E.

It is so good to see so many sugar free snacks showing up on the grocery store shelves these days. This time of year we are particularly interested in the frozen variety, and today’s review wins a blue ribbon in that category. PhillySwirl Sugar Free Vanilla Cream Stix are fantastic! We could stop there and feel totally comfortable with the review; but truthfully, we just can’t stop talking about these things. Each box of these wonderful frozen treats contains three flavors of vanilla cream swirled goodness. More on that in a moment. We found these sugar free snacks to be most readily available at Sam’s Club. They usually cost less than seven dollars for a box of thirty. That’s less than a quarter for each snack people. And well worth it if you ask us.

Nutritionally these snacks are a home run as well. Serving size is one frozen snack. Each serving contains only 14 calories, 7mg of sodium, and 3 grams of sugar alcohol. They are sweetened with Splenda and acesulfame potassium. With these kinds of numbers the only danger to your health will be from eating half the box and ending up in the rest room all afternoon. Seriously, we can’t remember a taste-to-nutrition ratio this good in all our previous sugar free snack reviews.

Let’s take a closer look at the three flavors.

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We’ve had some interesting experiences with green tea in the past. We were beginning to think that we would never find a sugar free green tea we were really happy with. But then we found Diet Snapple Lime Green Tea. They say that sometimes the smallest things make the difference, and who would have known that a little lime could make so much difference? Diet Snapple Lime Green Tea is a wonderful blend of green tea, lime flavor, and sweetness. As you lift the bottle for the first sip your nose detects the aroma of green tea leaves and your past experiences tell you to prepare for disappointment. But then the fresh lime flavor just explodes, and you are left with a sweet aftertaste. If you, like us, are a little afraid of green teas, then we highly recommend you give this tea a taste.

Diet Snapple Lime Green Tea is a sugar free drink sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame potassium. Each eight ounce serving contains zero calories, zero fat, and only 10mg of sodium, and only one gram of carbohydrate. If you are looking for a healthy sugar free drink that tastes pretty good, you can’t do much better than this one.