Malitol........

Ugghhh......I found out last night that Malitol is not my friend. 

I like to get sugar free Jello pudding snacks occasionally for convenience.  Well, my cheap-ness prevailed at the grocery store this weekend and I decided to try the Acme brand sugar free pudding.  I dumped like a truck.......

Turns out the Jello brand pudding snacks are made with some version of splenda (good) and the Acme brand has 7 grams of sugar alcohol (baddddddd) !

Live and learn.......

Lisa

 

I would have never thought to check that either. I am an "assumer" and think if it says SF, it is! Guess I had better look closer if I want to try something new.

Nothing worse than dumping on something you think is 'safe' - that sucks!! But thanks for the great advice because the last time I went to the store I also bought 'cheap' but haven't used it yet - hmmm, thinking now it may just go in the trash - why take chances! Hope you're feeling better!!

I learned that the hard way after my surgery.  I read EVERY label regardless of whether it says sugar free or not.  I want to know what makes it sugar free...and if Malitol is in the first 5-6 for me and then contain A LOT of sugar alcs, I don't get it.

I'm afraid to try protein bars with 20+g of sugar....I stick to my Atkins Choc. Chip Granola....but I want to try more.

Dolores,

The Atkins ones aren't bad, but if you want a real treat, try the Carb Conscious Supreme protein bars (they come in 2 sizes so beware of portion... I get the small ones).  They do have 5g of sugar and 7g of sugar alcohols (from Maltitol, but not in first 5 ingredients) in the peanut butter ones.  Total fat is 9g, cals 200, carbs 13g.  As a meal replacement, they're pretty good and much lower in sugar than the others on the market.

Karen

So sorry to hear that!  The only time I've dumped too is off of sugar alcohols -- SF Oreos in my case -- NEVER AGAIN!  I will remember to avoid the Acme pudding, and also I am going to steal that phrase "dumped like a truck" -- sorry but that made me laugh!

Lesley

Feel free to steal away !! 

aka ****itall

Lisa thanks for the education I guess its also true you get what you pay for?  Only kidding sorry that happened to you and hope you are feeling better and I will be sure to check the sugar alcohol I can remember when we had girl's day out in Morgantown and I bought sf fudge and didn't think about the sugar alcohol and needless to say I paid the price.  You live and you learn huh? Feel better.

I will definitely be checking SF labels a little more carefully.  There actually isn't a whole lot that I eat that are actually "sugar free" products.  I do pudding, SF fudgesicles occasionally and crystal light - that's about it.   I've been super scared of trying meal replacement bars since I have been cleared for regular food. Not so much the sugar alcohol thing, but the idea of it being too close to a candy bar for my liking.  My pre-op life included tons of chocolate treats.  I'm thinking it's a better idea to stay away from them.