Sugar, Sugar Ugh!

[jebartle]

Trying to cut down on sugar intake....Is there ANYTHING that is a good snack that is NOT loaded with sugar....I must be living under a rock, had NO idea that cereal is LOADED with sugar...

[cybermuda]

If you want to replace boxed cereal at breakfast, try switching to porage.

Make with water (no sugar or salt) and microwave for two minutes, then add blueberries or other berries

Go for the 'traditional' rather than the 'quick' oats as they give the stomach a better work-out, and definitely avoid any with stuff already added - maple syrup, brown sugar etc.

I buy Quaker in a bag or drum, but Winn-Dixie's own own almost as good (and on special right now)


Once you start getting off sugar, it's amazing how quickly you don't miss it.

[graciegirl]

If you want to replace boxed cereal at breakfast, try switching to porage.

Make with water (no sugar or salt) and microwave for two minutes, then add blueberries or other berries

Go for the 'traditional' rather than the 'quick' oats as they give the stomach a better work-out, and definitely avoid any with stuff already added - maple syrup, brown sugar etc.

I buy Quaker in a bag or drum, but Winn-Dixie's own own almost as good (and on special right now)


Once you start getting off sugar, it's amazing how quickly you don't miss it.

Even porridge, oats or wheat, are carbohydrates that your body will convert in part to sucrose.

If you are trying to adjust your intake because of diabetes, cheese and raw vegetables are a good snack.

[Avista]

Another low sugar cereal is Uncle Sam's. Sugar less than 1 Gram. Also 10 gram of fiber per 3/4 cup. Look for a red and white striped border. Available at Wal-Mart and I have also found it at Publix.

[zcaveman]

Wheaties, Cheerios, Rice Krispies, Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice, and Shredded Wheat are my cereals - low in sugar.

Try the sugar free Murray cookies for a snack.

[Ohiogirl]

sure would be nice if part of the FDA label on food included the glycemic index, instead of just the carb count. I've been looking online, but the same item (unless it's a raw veg or fruit) varies a lot depending on which index you use.

Amazingly, found out that the glycemic index Uncle Ben's Converted rice is around the same (maybe even a little less) than brown rice. Still not something you will eat unlimited amounts of. Hope this is true. Brown rice has a gram of fiber, though, and UB's has 0.

I think Freeda had a post a while back explaining the glycemic index a lot better than I can.

[Ohiogirl]

Wheaties, Cheerios, Rice Krispies, Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice, and Shredded Wheat are my cereals - low in sugar.

Try the sugar free Murray cookies for a snack.

Where do you buy Murray cookies?

[salpal]

greek yogurt is a good low or no sugar snack

[Freeda]

sure would be nice if part of the FDA label on food included the glycemic index, instead of just the carb count. I've been looking online, but the same item (unless it's a raw veg or fruit) varies a lot depending on which index you use.

Amazingly, found out that the glycemic index Uncle Ben's Converted rice is around the same (maybe even a little less) than brown rice. Still not something you will eat unlimited amounts of. Hope this is true. Brown rice has a gram of fiber, though, and UB's has 0.

I think Freeda had a post a while back explaining the glycemic index a lot better than I can.

I am in a bit of a rush b/c assisting my daughter in Louisville with a medical treatment today; but the problem with all carbs (even many of the healthy-sounding ones, like containing 'whole grain', etc) is that unless they are low-glycemic (below 55 on the glycemic index) or at most moderate-glycemic, the body converts them quickly into sugar - glucose - and so they spike the blood sugar just the same (and sometimes even more) as if they had actually 'sugar' (sucrose) as an ingredient. That is the problem with food labeling; the sugar content labelling is not all that helpful at best and is misleading at worst. Glycemicindex.com is a good place to start in understanding this.

This issue, which is the current trend in nutritional science, yet still poorly understood/not taught to our physicians, nutritionists and other healthcare providers (if it were, we wouldn't see the fast food places and vending machines full of snack crackers in our hospitals ; but I digress) is one of the biggest reasons for the weight problems/type II diabetes epidemic in the western-diet world, and is one of the reason type II diabetics following standard advice tend to stay type-II diabetics. Most cereals (but not all - some bran cereals, for example, are not) are high-glycemic and spike the blood sugar unnaturally regardless of what the label says as to the 'sugar' level per serving.

Not surprisingingly the food industry opposes the FDA requiring glycemic-index labelling on food products.

[K9-Lovers]

Other foods that your wouldn't think to avoid are listed below. They turn to sugar during digestion:

white potatoes
corn
bananas
rice
bread
catsup
alcohol (yes, that includes wine and beer)
there are lots more. . .

Freeda gave good advice regarding glycemic index -- that's the best way to adjust your diet to remain healthy.

[jebartle]

what I can eat, sounds like there are tooooo many things to NOT eat....Especially looking for something besides celery to munch on
during those "gotta have something" periods. I've been on-line and amazed by the long list of BAD things.....Can you have an artifical sweetner like Splenda?

[K9-Lovers]

Splenda is okay. But NO nutrasweet or aspertame. The best and most healthy is stevia. But get the liquid stevia because the powdered has a bitter aftertaste. I get my stevia online from Amazon.

[jebartle]

We would also like to know if popcorn is acceptable, I'm afraid I know the answer.....Isn't there something wonderful that doesn't give me a sugar high!....giggle...




Splenda is okay. But NO nutrasweet or aspertame. The best and most healthy is stevia. But get the liquid stevia because the powdered has a bitter aftertaste. I get my stevia online from Amazon.

[K9-Lovers]

Lots of people say popcorn is a healthy treat. BUT it is almost all carbs which cause weight gain and turns to sugar when digested (cause it is corn). Especially when you add butter and salt (and my favorite, parmesan cheese). But I love popcorn so I save all my popcorn eating for when I go to the movies. Other than that, no popcorn for me.

A good healthy snack is nuts! I get the big containers from Sams Club. I eat both salted and unsalted. They say unsalted is best but you have to have some vices! The healthiest nuts are walnuts.

If you can make yourself only eat a small bit, dark chocolate is good for you. I buy Dove (cause it's the creamiest) at Walgreens. They have the big bars that are 72% chocolate. Inside the package there are 3 wrapped sections. I eat a section a day, usually. Some days I skip.

Okay, now I'm going to share some EASY recipes with you that are sugar free and very good:

Chocolate Fudge

6-7 oz unsweetened Ghiradelli chocolate squares (buy good chocolate at Fresh Market, they look like candy bars but are 100% chocolate with no sugar)
1 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
3/4 - 1 cup erythritol (order from amazon.com)
1 cup Splenda
splash of stevia
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
pinch salt

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over boiling water. While the chocolate is melting, grind granulated erythritol in food processor or blender until in powder form.

Remove melted chocolate from heat. Add peanut butter and let it melt completely, stirring. Then add all other ingredients. Spread into loaf pan and put in fridge to cool and harden. Cut with a knife that has been heated by running under hot water.

Really yummy. (Erythritol is a sugar alcohol and is safe to eat. Very low carbs)

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K9's Favorite Healthy Cookies

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

DRY INGREDIENTS
2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/3 cups Quaker Oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

WET INGREDIENTS
1 cup sugar
1 cups Splenda
2/3 cups granulated erthritol (sugar substitute)
2/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons molasses
1 cup canned pumpkin -- not pump.pie filling
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds -- (optional)
tablespoon wheat germ -- (optional)

ADDED INGREDIENTS
2+ cups chopped walnuts
1/2 cup sunflower seeds -- (optional)
1 1/2 cups raisins or craisins

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Prepare 2 greased baking sheets or use silpat.

Mix together dry ingredients. In separate bowl, mix together wet ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet in 3 batches, folding to combine. Fold in Added Ingredients.

Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. They don't spread very much so they can be placed only an inch apart. Flatten the tops of the cookies with a fork or your fingers to press into cookie shape.

Bake for 16 minutes. Rotate baking sheets halfway through for even baking. Cool. Taste best when cooled and set.

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Okay, one more:
Low Carb Cheesecake

5 8 ounce pkgs cream cheese (room temp.)
1/4 cup heavy cream (room temp.)
36 packages sugar substitute (splenda)
7 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.

Beat cream cheese with sweetener until smooth. Add eggs, cream, extract, lemon juice and salt. Beat for 5 minutes. pour into a greased springform pan and bake 12 minutes. Turn oven down to 300 and bake 35 minutes longer. Turn off oven and leave cake in for another 30 minutes. Let cake cool completely in pan. Refrigerate overnight and remove from pan before serving. Cake may crack during baking, but that is normal. Freezes well.

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Last one:
Pumpkin Pie Low Carb

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese -- softened
2 cups canned pumpkin -- mashed
1 1/2 cups spenda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, plus 2 yolks -- slightly beaten
1 cup half and half
1/4 cup (1 stick) butter -- melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the splenda and salt, beat until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and pumpkin pie spice and beat until incorporated.

Pour the filling into a prepared pie crust, or into a baking dish or ramekin with no crust. (I do individual baking dishes with no crust).

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool to room temperature. Serve with whipped cream.

Better the next day.

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[jebartle]

Yummmmm!....Thank you, Thank you





Lots of people say popcorn is a healthy treat. BUT it is almost all carbs which cause weight gain and turns to sugar when digested (cause it is corn). Especially when you add butter and salt (and my favorite, parmesan cheese). But I love popcorn so I save all my popcorn eating for when I go to the movies. Other than that, no popcorn for me.

A good healthy snack is nuts! I get the big containers from Sams Club. I eat both salted and unsalted. They say unsalted is best but you have to have some vices! The healthiest nuts are walnuts.

If you can make yourself only eat a small bit, dark chocolate is good for you. I buy Dove (cause it's the creamiest) at Walgreens. They have the big bars that are 72% chocolate. Inside the package there are 3 wrapped sections. I eat a section a day, usually. Some days I skip.

Okay, now I'm going to share some EASY recipes with you that are sugar free and very good:

Chocolate Fudge

6-7 oz unsweetened Ghiradelli chocolate squares (buy good chocolate at Fresh Market, they look like candy bars but are 100% chocolate with no sugar)
1 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
3/4 - 1 cup erythritol (order from amazon.com)
1 cup Splenda
splash of stevia
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
pinch salt

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over boiling water. While the chocolate is melting, grind granulated erythritol in food processor or blender until in powder form.

Remove melted chocolate from heat. Add peanut butter and let it melt completely, stirring. Then add all other ingredients. Spread into loaf pan and put in fridge to cool and harden. Cut with a knife that has been heated by running under hot water.

Really yummy. (Erythritol is a sugar alcohol and is safe to eat. Very low carbs)

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K9's Favorite Healthy Cookies

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

DRY INGREDIENTS
2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/3 cups Quaker Oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

WET INGREDIENTS
1 cup sugar
1 cups Splenda
2/3 cups granulated erthritol (sugar substitute)
2/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons molasses
1 cup canned pumpkin -- not pump.pie filling
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds -- (optional)
tablespoon wheat germ -- (optional)

ADDED INGREDIENTS
2+ cups chopped walnuts
1/2 cup sunflower seeds -- (optional)
1 1/2 cups raisins or craisins

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Prepare 2 greased baking sheets or use silpat.

Mix together dry ingredients. In separate bowl, mix together wet ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet in 3 batches, folding to combine. Fold in Added Ingredients.

Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. They don't spread very much so they can be placed only an inch apart. Flatten the tops of the cookies with a fork or your fingers to press into cookie shape.

Bake for 16 minutes. Rotate baking sheets halfway through for even baking. Cool. Taste best when cooled and set.

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Okay, one more:
Low Carb Cheesecake

5 8 ounce pkgs cream cheese (room temp.)
1/4 cup heavy cream (room temp.)
36 packages sugar substitute (splenda)
7 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.

Beat cream cheese with sweetener until smooth. Add eggs, cream, extract, lemon juice and salt. Beat for 5 minutes. pour into a greased springform pan and bake 12 minutes. Turn oven down to 300 and bake 35 minutes longer. Turn off oven and leave cake in for another 30 minutes. Let cake cool completely in pan. Refrigerate overnight and remove from pan before serving. Cake may crack during baking, but that is normal. Freezes well.

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Last one:
Pumpkin Pie Low Carb

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese -- softened
2 cups canned pumpkin -- mashed
1 1/2 cups spenda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, plus 2 yolks -- slightly beaten
1 cup half and half
1/4 cup (1 stick) butter -- melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the splenda and salt, beat until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and pumpkin pie spice and beat until incorporated.

Pour the filling into a prepared pie crust, or into a baking dish or ramekin with no crust. (I do individual baking dishes with no crust).

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool to room temperature. Serve with whipped cream.

Better the next day.

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[Pturner]

Thanks, K9. :icon_hungry:

Jebartle, are you able to eat fruits, or is that out? I love fresh, raw in-season fruit and nuts as a snack.

[K9-Lovers]

If you are trying for low-glycemic (low sugar, too), the BERRIES are best: strawberries, black berries, raspberries, etc.

[jebartle]

Love fruits, including boo-hoo bananas...What is that old saying "If I knew I was going to live this long, I sure would have taken better care of myself"....my weakness has always been chocolate, and thought it was time I cleaned up my act.....Thanks everyone!:BigApplause::BigApplause::BigApplause:



Thanks, K9. :icon_hungry:

Jebartle, are you able to eat fruits, or is that out? I love fresh, raw in-season fruit and nuts as a snack.

[villager99]

what about nuts for snacks etc.

[zcaveman]

Where do you buy Murray cookies?

Publix in the cookie aisle. In the sugar free aisle you can get a nice sugar free sweet and lo cake mix. Makes a great cake.

I make the yellow cake mix in a round cake pan and cut it in half (horizontally?) and make a sugar free vanilla pudding (w 1 1/2 cups milk) and use that as a filling and put the top back on and pour sugar free Hershey's syrup on top and make my Boston Cream pie.

[K9-Lovers]

Publix in the cookie aisle. In the sugar free aisle you can get a nice sugar free sweet and lo cake mix. Makes a great cake.

I make the yellow cake mix in a round cake pan and cut it in half (horizontally?) and make a sugar free vanilla pudding (w 1 1/2 cups milk) and use that as a filling and put the top back on and pour sugar free Hershey's syrup on top and make my Boston Cream pie.

Oh boy, that sounds great -- like a Boston Cream Pie cake. Yum.

[jebartle]

Checked out a book by Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes, and his studies are based on NO fat diet.....Does anyone in the Villages have any experience with this....That means NO animal fat, dairy....His book explains that many case studies show that being on this diet, not only improved G Index but in more than 3/4 of the cases, have gone off all
medication...Sure would like to know if anyone in the Villages has had a personal experience with this...

[K9-Lovers]

We stopped eating animal products and my doctor said my diabetes is gone. (Yes, yes, I know it really didn't go away, it is still lurking somewhere just waiting for me to eat the wrong stuff, but that's what my doctor said!)

Once in a while we eat some cheese. For milk, we use soy, almond or coconut milk, except it won't whip up, so we use cool-whip (not good for you) in rare cases. We do eat eggs, but we buy those from a farm where the chickens are not tortured.

We do eat fish and other seafood, but nothing from Thailand or Vietnam, etc. cause that is not healthy. (Look it up on the internet....read the labels at Sam's Club closely).

Once you give up animal products, breads, pastas, and eat more veggies and fruits, plus get rid of all the other stuff I mentioned earlier (corn, bananas, etc) the the weight falls off and your diabetes will be much improved.

When you give up the animal products, you rarely eat anything fatty. You don't even have to think about it. Or count calories, or worry about carbs (because remember you gave up bread, pasta, potatoes, corn, bananas, rice, flour, sugar, etc.)

Now once in a while, I'll make one of my sugar-free desserts and some have flour or cream cheese, but that is an exception, and cheese is a fatty animal product.

The answer is YESSS!! It will work. Now, Freeda can probably explain all the technical and scientific reasons much better than me, but I can assure you that your high blood sugar will disappear if you are consistent. Because your body has permanently changed, the diabetes will always be lurking inside, and your blood sugar will elevate if you begin eating the wrong stuff again.

Plus, don't forget to make Moses happy with a daily walk.

If you decide to give this a go, I can give you some good menu ideas so you won't feel deprived.

And, while you are reading about health, get the book "The China Study" because it will change your life.

[jebartle]

That is amazing! What is also amazing in this book, Dr. Barnard mentions that this study was really based on countries that have a very low diabetic rate(2 percent), like Japan...They studied their diets and low and behold, no animal fat...More amazing the diabetic rate in Japan has increased since our fast food restaurants (McDonald's, B King etc) have moved there!...Wow, K9, I owe you a giant hug!







We stopped eating animal products and my doctor said my diabetes is gone. (Yes, yes, I know it really didn't go away, it is still lurking somewhere just waiting for me to eat the wrong stuff, but that's what my doctor said!)

Once in a while we eat some cheese. For milk, we use soy, almond or coconut milk, except it won't whip up, so we use cool-whip (not good for you) in rare cases. We do eat eggs, but we buy those from a farm where the chickens are not tortured.

We do eat fish and other seafood, but nothing from Thailand or Vietnam, etc. cause that is not healthy. (Look it up on the internet....read the labels at Sam's Club closely).

Once you give up animal products, breads, pastas, and eat more veggies and fruits, plus get rid of all the other stuff I mentioned earlier (corn, bananas, etc) the the weight falls off and your diabetes will be much improved.

When you give up the animal products, you rarely eat anything fatty. You don't even have to think about it. Or count calories, or worry about carbs (because remember you gave up bread, pasta, potatoes, corn, bananas, rice, flour, sugar, etc.)

Now once in a while, I'll make one of my sugar-free desserts and some have flour or cream cheese, but that is an exception, and cheese is a fatty animal product.

The answer is YESSS!! It will work. Now, Freeda can probably explain all the technical and scientific reasons much better than me, but I can assure you that your high blood sugar will disappear if you are consistent. Because your body has permanently changed, the diabetes will always be lurking inside, and your blood sugar will elevate if you begin eating the wrong stuff again.

Plus, don't forget to make Moses happy with a daily walk.

If you decide to give this a go, I can give you some good menu ideas so you won't feel deprived.

And, while you are reading about health, get the book "The China Study" because it will change your life.

[K9-Lovers]

Well, I would say to go to Blockbuster to rent the movie "Food, Inc." because it is chock full of information that everyone should know about the food in the grocery stores .. .. .. but, they are no longer renting.

But if you have another source, rent that movie. It's all about nutrition and it will help you, too.

[JohnN]

I have shredded wheat (0 sugar) or Fiber One (1 gm maybe) with cinnamon.
It's pretty good.

for a snack, I'll have wasa crackers (several kinds) with either peanut butter or cheese.....

best wishes, this is hard, I know,
but I've gotten to enjoy what I eat

and no bananas - yellow (ie: corn) or white stuff.. empty carbs convert to sugar too

[Pturner]

Publix in the cookie aisle. In the sugar free aisle you can get a nice sugar free sweet and lo cake mix. Makes a great cake.

I make the yellow cake mix in a round cake pan and cut it in half (horizontally?) and make a sugar free vanilla pudding (w 1 1/2 cups milk) and use that as a filling and put the top back on and pour sugar free Hershey's syrup on top and make my Boston Cream pie.

Mmmm. If you ever need some neighbors to come help you eat it, we're available. :D

[Ohiogirl]

[QUOTE=zcaveman;337167]Publix in the cookie aisle. In the sugar free aisle you can get a nice sugar free sweet and lo cake mix. Makes a great cake.



Thanks Caveman - Ohioboy liked the Murray Choc Chip cookies. Will buy them again.

[Ohiogirl]

By the way, for those of you diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you CAN lower your glucose with diet and exercise, or at least Ohioboy did (for the 2nd time - we got laze after the first time and started eating potato salad, choc chip cookies etc.).

This time (had a physical in December and got the glucose meter & strips along with the diagnosis of pre-diabetes), he was retired here in TV, where it is easier for most of us to get or keep fit - he likes to bike, swim laps at the sports pool and we're starting to play pickleball. No time yet for tennis, but it's on the horizon. He's also lost about 10 lbs (pretty effortlessly, but then he's a guy - don't get me started about that)!

We've been pretty good about eating healthy and THIS TIME plan to KEEP eating that way. He just had a f/u visit where they looked at all his meter readings, and he is doing great, doesn't even have to do it every day, only every 2 or 3 weeks to make sure he's staying on track.

[JenAjd]

I've been reading labels for years now. Stay away from processed foods, the whites (sugar, flour, rice). Alot of hidden sugars in foods (might be in the no-sugar items too as they gotta make it taste good). Truvia and Stevia are better than Splenda for you. Don't drink Diet Soda...it will make you crave foods to eat AND it chock full of sodium. I think going on the strict diets or food plans some have mentioned here, for the long haul probably aren't something most people would want to do. I went to a class for diabetics and it's all about the good carbs and moderation along with exercise. I've done about every "diet" there is in this world.

[wesmin]

I have been on a diet and I eat buckwheat it is a herb not a crereal. You can get it a health food store. I order a case 12 boxes from amazon.

[Russ_Boston]

Try this link: http://www.glycemicindex.com/ (http://www.lowglycemicdiet.com/gifoodlist.html)
for low glycemic foods.

For pasta there is a brand called Dreamfields which has a special coating on the pasta that brings the digested carb level down below 10 compared to 'normal' pasta around 40+. But don't overcook it or you lose the protection. Tastes like normal pasta to me.

[2BNTV]

Trying to cut down on sugar intake....Is there ANYTHING that is a good snack that is NOT loaded with sugar....I must be living under a rock, had NO idea that cereal is LOADED with sugar...



Fiber-one bran is to best choice with fat free milk. It will taste like cardboard but you will get use to it just like sugar-free jelly and sugar free syrup.

I nibble on almonds. A handful or so. I also eat Yoplait light yogurt that is fat free.

The sugar content in yogurt is not processed the same as regular sugar as it is a milk type product or so a doctor who was diabetic himself told me at one time.

Toast using Muli-grain bread with sugar-free jelly and a cup of tea with Splenda. Use fat-free milk.

A apple is a good snack. I also eat a small bowl of oatmeal on occasion with a packet of Splenda. Original Quaker Oats and not the package type oatmeal that contains too much sugar.

I look at all labels for less than 10 grams of sugar per serving and less than 3% of fat per 100 calories, (3 grams of fat per 100 calories).

IMHO - I found that when I cut down on my sugar intake, the taste of high sugar products was somewhat yucky.

Hope this helps you!!!!