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Editors "Low Carbohydrate" Best Liked Candy Picks! |
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Buyer Beware: When reading
nutrition labels look for partially hydrogenated and hydrogenated fats; If
it is listed in the ingredients of the food you want to buy, limit or
don't buy, instead look for an acceptable alternative... |
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LOW FAT DIETERS: Just because the nutrition facts label says the
food has "NO SUGAR" does not mean it doesn't have Carbohydrates, Saturated Fat ,
Cholesterol, or Calories. |
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How to figure out the
number of carbohydrates in your candy or Low Carbohydrate snack
Bars: |
| Take the number of sugar
alcohols |
| +Fiber grams
& add together |
| -Total from the
total carbohydrates |
| = number of
carbohydrates you are consuming per serving |
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Editors "Low Carb" Best Liked Candy Picks: |
| Hershey's Chocolate
Candy With Almonds |
Sugar Free |
Serving Size 5 pieces >Total
Carbohydrate 23 g Dietary Fiber 3 g + 19 Lactitol g = 22 - 23 -22=
1g total countable Carbohydrate |
| Hershey's Dark Chocolate
Candy |
Sugar Free |
Serving Size 5 pieces >Total
Carbohydrate 24 g Dietary Fiber 3 g + 19 Lactitol g = 22 24 -22= 2g
countable total Carbohydrate |
| Russell Stover Coconut
Miniatures Covered With A Milk Chocolatey Coating |
Sugar Free |
Serving Size 5 pieces >Total
Carbohydrate 21 g Dietary Fiber 2 g + 18 Maltitol g = 20 21 -20 = 1g total
countable Carbohydrate |
| Russell Stover Butter
Nut Toffee Sticks |
Sugar Free |
Serving Size 4 pieces >Total
Carbohydrate 23 g Dietary Fiber <1 g + 22 Maltitol g = 23 23 -23 =
0g total Carbohydrate |
| Judy's Candy Company
Vanilla Caramels |
Sugar Free |
Serving Size 1 piece >Total
Carbohydrate 12 g Dietary Fiber 0 g + 11.5g Sugar Alcohol
= 11.5 12-11.5= .5g total Carbohydrate
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Sugar
Alcohol such as Maltitol and Lactitol are sugar substitutes and are slowly
metabolized carbohydrates that generally causes a smaller rise in our
blood glucose levels. |
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AN EXAMPLE OF A "SUGAR FREE"
CHOCOLATE CANDY LABEL
| NUTRITION FACTS |
| Serving size
5 PIECES |
| Servings per
container 2 |
| Amount Per
Serving |
| Calories 180 |
Calories from Fat 130 % |
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Total Fat 14 g Saturated
Fat 7g
Cholesterol 5 mg
Sodium 10 mg
Total Carbohydrate 23 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugars 0 g
Lactitol 19 g
Maltitol g
Protein 2 g |
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| Nutrition |
Facts |
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Calories |
2,000 |
2,500 |
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Total Fat |
Less than |
65g |
80g |
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Sat Fat |
Less than |
20 g |
25g |
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Cholesterol |
Less than |
300mg |
300mg |
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Sodium |
Less than |
2,400mg |
2,400mg |
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Total Carbohydrate |
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300g |
375g |
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Dietary Fiber |
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25g |
30g |
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Calories per gram: |
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Fat (9) |
Carbohydrate (4) |
Protein (4) |
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The
Daily-recommended amount for Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium,
Total Carbohydrate, and Dietary Fiber listed below in the first column is a
Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet, in the second column is a Daily
Value based on a 2,500 calorie diet. This Daily Value "will not " be the
same for everyone. It depends on your weight and height. Also, it will
depend on if you are trying to lose weight or maintain weight. Generally,
Females unless you are a very active person-- you will not intake as many
calories as in the chart below. If you ever wondered about your fiber
content and how much your fiber intake should be, here is a good rule of
thumb. According to The American Dietetic Association, we should consume a
"variety" of dietary fibers and in adequate amounts to be about 10 to 13g
per 1,000 calories. Here is another way to figure it, about 1g of fiber for
every 100 calories. If you are trying to lose weight you are probably
consuming fewer calories, such as 1,200 –1,400 calories per day, if this is
the case you want to try to at least get 15g of fiber per day. It is not
recommended to eat less than 1,000 calories when trying to lose weight
according to the health experts -- you won't get enough nutrients under this
amount. |
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