Sugar Free Candy

I was wondering if anyone has tried sugar free candy. I was looking at them today and saw some had like 19 g of the sugar alchol. I know we can have that but I am not sue how much they allow.

Kelly, Sugar alcohols are a 'personal' thing. Some people will tolerate them and some won't. I know for myself I don't have a problem with s/a in some products but other things may cause me to have severe cramping. You should probably talk to your nutritionist about whether or not you should be trying s/f candies. When I feel I absolutely MUST have candy I go for the real thing, but in a very limited quantity. Hugs, Mo

Hi Mo- yeah I'm not really a candy person but every once in a while I would have a reese's peanut butter cup. when the mood hit. So I was just wondering if anyone had tried s/f candy. I have tried a syrup that had 12 g of s/a and i did fine but didnt use that much. So the sugar doesnt bother you when you have the real thing? Your farther out then me too so. Yeah i think I'll wait till I talk to my nut. I have to see her for my 3 month thats coming up so thanks for the advice. Take care kelly

My nut says count the s/a grams just like sugar- for the dumping effect issue anyway. I can tolerate about 6-10 grams of regualr sugarin one serving but cannot tolerate same in s/a. The s/a causes me loose stools- but if anyone has issues with constipation---maybe some s/a as needed would be a solution. Karen

Thanks for the advice kelly

Just make sure you are at home when you do try it. My experience has taught me that I can tolerate sugar in small amounts but not sugar alcohol, within 2 minutes I was in the bathroom. Im not sure if it was dumping but it sure ran through me. Just some advice.

Yeah when i try new foods i make sure I am at home. Dont want to go threw that in public. Thanks kelly

Hi Kelly. Just like everyone said, it varies from person to person as to how well they tolerate sugar free stuff. I can typically only eat one piece. I don't dump from them but I get that really uncomfortable flip-flop, air bubbles effect that I don't like. I save the s/f candy for those times when I am desperate for something sweet. I want to find a good recipe for cheese cake that I won't dump on. I may have to research that this week. That would satisify my sweet tooth and maybe won't be terribly bad for me. Robin

Yeah I would love to find baking stuff to make especially cheesecake. My mom makes the best ones for the holidays and I dont normally eat it but ocassionally I'll have one piece. If you find one let me know. Thanks kelly