Help! I Need Some Sugar Free or Low Sugar Dessert and Low Sodium Snack Ideas

SmoothSeas said:
yea, well the attempt to eat 'healthier' is now history.

I'm back to eating what my palate craves. when I make pasta, I also make garlic bread. making pizza with a cauliflower crust is labor-intensive...
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I have found that whole grain pasta does not raise my blood sugar so I don't feel as guilty when I eat it. I have yet to try the cauliflower pizza. They sell it at Costco and at the local supermarket. But there's never enough room for the boxes in my freezer. I sure hope you didn't gain much of your weight back. Been there...done that. I know I've gained back some of the 26 pounds I lost but hopefully not too much. I haven't weighed in a couple of weeks.
 
Aldi's has low sodium sweet potato chips that I like. Sometimes cut up veggies are pretty good but I know they sound boring. I have to watch the salt and sugar intakes, too.

I get low sodium produce snacks too. They are snap peas with spices and are pretty good. I forgot the name brand, sorry, but they are in the produce section.

If I think of more I'll get back to this thread ☺️.
 

Ruthanne said:
Aldi's has low sodium sweet potato chips that I like. Sometimes cut up veggies are pretty good but I know they sound boring. I have to watch the salt and sugar intakes, too.

I get low sodium produce snacks too. They are snap peas with spices and are pretty good. I forgot the name brand, sorry, but they are in the produce section.

If I think of more I'll get back to this thread ☺️.
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Thank you. Actually veggies don't sound boring. I made a pot of cut green beans with onion flakes and it tasted pretty good...even had a bit of a sweet taste. I mentioned previously that I love broccoli. I'm thinking to snack more on the veggies I like. And Alexa makes these sweet potato puffs...they are SO good! I put a little I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray, cinnamon and Splenda on them. My oldest grandson and I said they could be dessert. There's 10 gms sugar and 230 gms of sodium in 2/3 cup. I love the puffs but don't like Alexa sweet potato fries.external-content.duckduckgo-3.jpg
 
One of the issues with food labels is that they are allowed to deceive consumers. One way they do it is by listing the Sugar & the carbohydrate separately. 100% of the carbohydrate we eat is converted to glucose. A small 2/3 cup of Alexia puffs has 24 gms; not 8 gms.
Important for diabetics.

Alexia Sweet Potato Crispy Bite-Sized Puffs
Total Fat 4g5%
Potassium 160mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 24g9%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Total Sugars 8g
 
win231 said:
One of the issues with food labels is that they are allowed to deceive consumers. One way they do it is by listing the Sugar & the carbohydrate separately. 100% of the carbohydrate we eat is converted to glucose. A small 2/3 cup of Alexia puffs has 24 gms; not 8 gms.
Important for diabetics.

Alexia Sweet Potato Crispy Bite-Sized Puffs
Total Fat 4g5%
Potassium 160mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 24g9%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Total Sugars 8g
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Good points and information Win. Thank you. It's interesting the label you posted differs from the one I have in my freezer right now. I just got these maybe a month ago. So I wonder if the label you posted is brand new or from an older version of the puffs. :unsure:
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Good points and information Win. Thank you. It's interesting the label you posted differs from the one I have in my freezer right now. I just got these maybe a month ago. So I wonder if the label you posted is brand new or from an older version of the puffs. :unsure:
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It's possible that your state has different regulations, that are only required to list the sugar on the label. Very deceptive, but of course it sells more product.
 
Back a few years ago when I was watching my figure, I found a recipe for chocolate mousse made w/avocados.
You added unsweetened cocoa and almond milk, may be some vanilla too. I sweetened it w/sweet-n low.

Made it in a reg ole blender, and it was quite good.
 

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