Glucoholic - Sugar Free Snacks

Generally chicken is a home run in terms of sugar and carbs. From time to time you want something other than a plain chicken breast however. Ask any diabetic and they will tell you that once you start adding sauces and breading thicker than the armor on an M1 Abrams tank you really have added a load of carbs to a fairly healthy food. Tyson Tequila Lime Flavored Wings to the rescue! These wings taste fantastic and only have two grams of carbohydrate! They have a wonderful citrus flavor that really makes them remarkable in a field of all too familiar wing products.

We were thoroughly impressed with the freezer friendly packaging. An inner plastic pouch contains the wings, and the outer bag sports one of those Ziploc-type closures. The outside of the bag contains instructions for heating the wings in the oven, in the microwave, and on the grill. Usually when The Glucoholic hears someone talking about heating chicken in the microwave he starts looking for a hill to run for, but these wings are perfect after just a few minutes in the microwave. Juicy and flavorful, they don’t seem to suffer the “rubberization” that some other products do.

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If you’re a breakfast fan like The Glucoholic then we have a product for you. Cary’s Sugar Free Syrup is a great tasting addition to the breakfast table. Diabetics have known for years that Cary’s can add some of that old-fashioned flavor to your breakfast that would be missing without an alternative to other syrups. Try it on wheat toast or low carb pancakes; or pour some on regular pancakes to reduce carbs and calories. Cold or hot, Cary’s tastes great. Don’t forget to ask for it in your favorite restaurants as well!

Serving size is a quarter cup, and with that you will receive 30 calories, 115mg of sodium, about 1 gram of fiber, and 11 grams of sugar alcohol. Cary’s is sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame potassium. Cary’s has been a long time sponsor of the American Diabetes Association.

With 0 grams of sugar and only 7 net grams of carbohydrates, Mission Carb Balance Flour Tortillas are right in The Glucoholic’s wheelhouse. Not only do they taste great, but they are very versatile. The Glucoholic has used them for soft tacos, wraps, mini-burritos, and even personal snack pizzas. Weighing in at only 110 calories per tortilla, and containing no trans fats or cholesterol, the only potential negatives are 330mg of sodium and wheat gluten as an ingredient. The good people at Mission have a very informative website that has all the nutritional information for the Carb Balance line of products, so be sure to check it out.