Glucoholic - Sugar Free Snacks

We all learn lessons every day. Today’s lesson is “read nutrition labels.” Reese’s 100 Calorie Peanut Butter Wafer Bars are a new snack competing in the crowded “100 Calorie” snack market. It seems as if this segment of the snack market has exploded in the past year; but beware - as we found out, low calorie does not mean low sugar.

For a person on a calorie restricted diet only, these wafers would be a delicious snack. They taste great. The wafer is sweet and crunchy, and the addition of the familiar peanut butter and Hershey’s chocolate make this snack absolutely delightful. The taste is exactly what you would expect from a Reese’s product.

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The low carb segment of the billion dollar energy bar market has really heated up. This means more options than ever for dieters and diabetics alike. Energy bars can be a good between meal snack or emergency meal on the run for those watching their weight or maintaining healthy blood sugars. We recently tested the Balance Carb Well Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar to see how this low carb snack performs. We weren’t disappointed.

The first thing we noticed about this bar is its heft - fifty grams per bar. As soon as you pick it up you’re almost sure you will be less hungry after one of these bars. The first bite actually hints of coconut more than peanut butter, but after several bites you do pick up the slightest hint of roasted peanuts as well. This bar’s taste is not entirely unlike that of the Glucerna Chocolate Peanut Mini-Snack Bar. If that bar leaves you feeling satisfied then the Balance Carb Well Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar will leave you feeling like you had a steak dinner! These bars have a similar texture to most other bars in the low carb segment, which is something we’re getting used to. It’s unlikely that we’ll ever see the day that low carb energy bars have the same texture and sweetness as your average candy bar.

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If you’re a mint fan then this review is going to make you very happy. Andes Sugar Free Creme De Menthe Thins are simply delightful. The mint is so powerful you almost forget that the the creme filling is between two chocolate planks. This is the kind of treat you feel like saving until you have some special occasion to celebrate with a fabulous meal and an after dinner coffee. The minty, fresh flavor easily lasts half an hour, and leaves you with that feeling that you got more than your money’s worth.

Serving size is six pieces of candy, which seems almost ridiculous. After tasting the mint our first reaction was “six of these things would be like accidentally swallowing a mouthful of your mint mouthwash.” This is powerful candy people. You would have to have some kind of mint or chocolate dependency problem to even consider trying to handle six of these things at one time. We highly recommend savoring just one at a time. Too much of a good thing can be a waste.

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After our recent Hershey’s Sugar Free Syrup review a few of our loyal readers mentioned that they really preferred hot fudge over chocolate syrup for ice cream treats. We came to the same realization after a short trip down memory lane that included virtual stops at Dairy Queen for Peanut Buster Parfaits and McDonald’s for Hot Fudge Sundaes. It’s just hard to beat that wonderful combination of ice cream and warm, thick, creamy, chocolaty fudge. Of course, we were a little afraid that finding anything close to sugar free hot fudge would be impossible. Thankfully we were wrong.

Enter Smucker’s Sugar Free Hot Fudge Topping. The instructions for heating could not be easier. They’re printed on the label and consist of removing the lid, microwaving, stirring, and refrigerating any remaining topping. Because of the 19 grams of sugar alcohol you will definitely want to keep your usage down to the recommended serving size of two tablespoons. There are 24 grams of carbohydrate in each serving, which include the sugar alcohols and 1 gram of fiber. This probably yields somewhere in the neighborhood of 14 grams of digestible carbohydrate for most people.

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Remember those elementary school lunches? Everyone had their favorite days - and not so favorite days. When the menu went south there was always the hope that the dessert would come to the rescue. A lunchroom special was always the lunch tray square of pudding. If all else failed there might be a delicious dollop of chocolate or vanilla heaven to save the day.

Fast forward to 2007. You’re hard at work in your cube, or up to your elbows in the kids’ dirty laundry, or studying for an exam. You really need a tasty treat to save the day again, but you’re trying to be healthy. What can you do? Well head to the ‘fridge and grab a Jell-O Sugar Free Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Pudding! You put that rich, creamy mixture of chocolate and vanilla pudding in your mouth and you feel like a kid again. It’s a marriage of flavors made in heaven, with a fullness and thickness that really leaves you satisfied, energized, and feeling like you can make it until chow time.

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