Showing posts with label diabetes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diabetes. Show all posts

4/03/2012

SoBe Lifewater Lean Machine Fuji Apple Pear, 20-fl. oz. Bottles (Pack of 24) Review

SoBe Lifewater Lean Machine Fuji Apple Pear, 20-fl. oz. Bottles
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I can't find enough of this stuff... It's either becoming very popular or is very under stocked, since I find myself cleaning out the entire stock of the two stores nearest me on a weekly basis.
You should be able to find this for 99 cents.... beware, some places charge significantly more.
Great for diabetics like me, and very refreshing after a swim or hockey game. I like all the flavors except the red colored ones, acai, and yum berry, which remind me too much of hawaiian punch.
I have a lot of food allergies too, but haven't had any problem with any of the 0 calorie lifewaters.
I'm a natural skeptic and had to look up the ingredients before adopting something that seemed too good to be true. The sweetener used in this stuff is called Erythritol, which from what I've read is a natural substance from fruit and doesn't have all the side effects other sweeteners do, like promoting cavities, obesity, diabetes, or diarrhea.
I took it easy at first because i have sensitive bowels, but have found that i can drink this stuff from morning to night and not have any trouble. Although as with anything I eventually get bored and have to switch back to ice tea for a while.
I can't say the same for the regular lifewaters or any other beverage except unsweetened ice tea, and water, which get a little boring after a while.
This stuff has helped me kick the soda habit and reduce my appetite... thank you sobe!
It would be wonderful if I could have this stuff delivered by the case instead of having to go hunting for it a few bottles at a time.

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SoBe lifewater lean machine fuji apple pear, 20 oz (Pack of 24) has zero calories. It's a sweet but not too sweet lean machine mixed with citrimax and ginseng to keep you feeling light and refreshed.

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3/21/2012

Langers Juice Cocktail, Pomegranate, 64-Ounce Jugs (Pack of 8) Review

Langers Juice Cocktail, Pomegranate, 64-Ounce Jugs
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I was ready to buy it, but passed it up. Why? Because it has corn syrup in it. Corn syrup has been linked to obesity and diabetes. For all the benefits of pomegranate juice, you lose it with the corn syrup.

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From concentrate. 100% Vitamin C daily value per serving. Powerful Antioxidants: Pomegranate Juice Cocktail brings you thirst-quenching flavor and extra nutrition in every sip. Recent studies show that pomegranates contain almost three times the antioxidant activity of red wine and green tea. Antioxidants have been shown to help prevent heart disease and cancer, and to slow changes that occur with normal aging. But our Pomegranate Juice Cocktail is more than nutritious. It's 100% delicious. Because we always use the finest fruit for a rich satisfying flavor. 27% Juice. All natural. No colors added. No preservatives. Very low sodium. Pasteurized.

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2/04/2012

6-Jar Variety Pack: Favorite Preserves Review

6-Jar Variety Pack: Favorite Preserves
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They taste great.
They're pretty!
They're made in an intriguing and enviro-friendly way. (My first sight of the monastery where they're made - a replica of the mother-house in Europe, on a picturesque hilltop in Massachusetts - swept me into a historical reverie that was interrupted when I realized what the habited monk on the red tile roof was doing: fixing one of the solar panels powering the jelly factory. You can read more about some unique features of the process on the Amazon site.)
And the money you spend actually goes to support the life and work of the monks.

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TRAPPIST PRESERVES. . . WORLD-FAMOUS QUALITY. . .The monks at St. Josephs Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts craft each batch of Trappist Preserves in accord with the monastic tradition of excellence. The result is unsurpassed quality which has earned worldwide awards and praise. One factor which contributes to top quality is vacuum pan cooking. The fruit is cooked at temperatures of about 80 degrees cooler, resulting in better color and flavor. No artificial colorings, flavors, or preservatives are used! Another key factor to quality is the same cook who has been refining recipes and techniques for more than 30 years, bringing a wealth of experience to today's production. Careful selection and combination of fruit also contribute to making a superior product. In their Strawberry Preserves, for example, two kinds of strawberries are used: one for outstanding flavor and the other for texture which holds up throughout the cooking process. These and other factors make Trappist Preserves some of the best in the world. . . Now, by the convenience of mail order, the monks bring their hospitality to your doorstep!

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12/08/2011

Torani Sugar Free Raspberry Syrup with Splenda, 750 mL Review

Torani Sugar Free Raspberry Syrup with Splenda, 750 mL
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This is the best tasting sugar free syrup I've ever had. I love the sugar free french vanilla also. It's great in smoothies and coffee. It's a great value for the price. I thought it was a mistake when I saw the size of the bottle. I've paid $4 more for different brands that weren't even half the size and didn't taste nearly as good. I highly recommend this product.

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* Serving Size 1 oz (30ml or 2 Tbsp.) * Amount per serving: * Calories 0 * Calories from Fat 0 * % Daily Value* * Total Fat 0 g * 0% * Sodium 10 mg * 0% * Total Carbohydrate 1 g * 0% * Sugar 0 g * Protein 0 g * * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

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11/24/2011

Nature's Hallow Strawberry Jam 10 Ounces Review

Nature's Hallow Strawberry Jam 10 Ounces
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Great taste zero sugar!!A bit runny - not as consistent as regular preserves, but very good just the same.

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This is the best fruit jam sweetened with Xylitol! A real find - real sugar free fruit preserves sweetened with xylitol give you a healthier choice than regular jams. Thick and rich and flavorful - the perfect addition to your low carb breads and desserts. This jam is made with real fruit sweetened with xylitol. You'll feel good serving these jams to your favorite low carb or diabetic friends and relatives. Try all 6 sugar free jams. Nutrition Facts: Serving size 1 Tablespoon (20g), Servings per container 14, Calories 20, Calories from Fat 0, Total fat 0g, Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 0mg, Total Carbs 7g*, Dietary Fiber 0g*, Sugars 0g, Sugar Alcohols 5g*, Protein 0g. *Net carbs as listed by the manufacturer on the package = 2g per serving. Ingredients: Strawberries, xylitol, fruit pectin, citric acid.

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9/29/2011

Westbrae Natural Vegetarian Unsweetened Ketchup, 13-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 12) Review

Westbrae Natural Vegetarian Unsweetened Ketchup, 13-Ounce Bottles
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Westbrae Natural has wonderful vegetarian products and this is just another one of my favorites! There is no strange alternative sweetener aftertaste as this is simply unsweetened.It has a wonderful savory flavor and while a little thicker than regular ketchup its perfect for burgers, fries, and anything else ketchup fiends love to put it on.I fully admit to being one of those ketchup fiends who puts ketchup on everything so the fact that this impressed me should be taken seriously.For those who like a sweeter ketchup, Westbrae Naturals also has a fruit juice sweetened ketchup,but as I enjoyed this so much I will not need to try that one at all and can not speak to its flavor.Note with this unsweetened ketchup there is a mere 1 g carb per 1 tablespoon serving.This is great for those following the low carb diets!Highly recommended and its a great price here on amazon!

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9/27/2011

Disney Tropical Mix Real Dried Fruit, Apricots, Pineapple and Papaya, 1.25-Ounce Boxes in 6-Count Packages (Pack of 12) Review

Disney Tropical Mix Real Dried Fruit, Apricots, Pineapple and Papaya, 1.25-Ounce Boxes in 6-Count Packages
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This is a great snack for adults. 1.25 oz. is a good portion. It is chewy, tasty and satisfying. I throw a box in my coat pocket in the morning for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up. If your coworkers balk at the Disney packaging, just tell them the store was out of the Star Wars version.

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8/23/2011

Sugar Free Assorted Fruit Gummy Worms (1lb/bulk) Review

Sugar Free Assorted Fruit Gummy Worms
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I'm a low carb eater and I always miss the goodies.These are excellent.The laxative effect if you eat too many keeps you honest!Love 'em!

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Sugar Free Assorted Fruit Gummy Worms, (by the pound)Great Tasting! But don't eat to many, can cause a laxative effect. (As do all chewy sugar free candy)

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8/04/2011

Jolly Rancher Sugar Free Hard Candies, Assorted Flavors, 3.6-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12) Review

Jolly Rancher Sugar Free Hard Candies, Assorted Flavors, 3.6-Ounce Bags
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Being diabetic, I am always on the watch for sugar free snacks. The "Jolly Rancher Sugar Free Hard Candies" are a great addition to my snaking list.

At only 35 calories and 0 Net Carbs for 4 pieces, these do not impact my blood sugar levels or ruin my diet. They are slightly less sweet than regular candies, but do not seem to cause the "laxative" effect other dietetic candies can have.

Highly recommended! I also recommend GOLIGHTLY Sugar-Free Candy, Just Chocolates Hard Candy, 4-Ounces (Pack of 12)

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Jolly Ranchers Sugar-Free Hard Candy- Assorted Flavors are pretty much like the regular ones. They have an intense, tart, fruity flavor. This product is manufactured in Canada for The Hershey Company, Hershey, PA, USA. Being that Jolly Ranchers are such a fine hard candy, it's no surprise to me that they are a Hershey's product.

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7/19/2011

Liberty Orchards Aplets & Cotlets, 12-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4) Review

Liberty Orchards Aplets & Cotlets, 12-Ounce Packages
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Besides chocolate, these are by far my family's fave candies!We've enjoyed them for years & they are always fresh & delicious.We've tried some of their other flavors & they've been great as well.An amazing treat that's a bit healthier than some of the other sweets out there.

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Liberty Orchards Fruits is made by slow-simmering the ingredients together to condense the rich flavors and bring a smooth texture that's easy on the teeth and impossible to resist. Liberty Orchards still do most everything by hand, just like in the beginning, so you can taste the nostalgia in every bite. Each of the tempting flavors are distinctively different, but so equally delicious they might have a hard time choosing a favorite. The product is also kosher.

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6/07/2011

Bob's Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli, 40-Ounce Bags (Pack of 4) Review

Bob's Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli, 40-Ounce Bags
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I eat this cereal cold, usually, after soaking it for 10-15 minutes, but it is excellent hot as well.Its very filling so it doesn't take much to make a satisfying breakfast.I appreciate the lack of sugar and fluff; this is real food!

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A cold or hot whole grain cereal. Friend of the heart. Originally developed in the late 1800s by a Swiss nutritionist, Muesli is a delightful cereal made from a blend of whole grains, dried fruit, nuts and seeds. Bob's Red Mill is dedicated to providing a highly nutritious whole grain cereal that's very tasty, so we've combined whole grain rolled oats, wheat, rye, triticale and barley, along with sweet and chewy dates and raisins, sunflower seeds, almonds and walnuts for a high energy Muesli you're sure to love. Try our Old Country Style Muesli hot, cold or right out of the bag. Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers. All natural.

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4/01/2011

Albanese Assorted Wild Fruit Bears, Six Flavors, 5-Pound Bags (Pack of 4) Review

Albanese Assorted Wild Fruit Bears, Six Flavors, 5-Pound Bags
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Speaking as an obese and troubled man, I don't get many pleasures in my life. But one that I can always count on, even when everything else seems to be falling apart, is the delicious and juicy taste of an Albanese gummy bear. When my wife left me for reasons that I shan't go into in this review (suffice to say the gummies had NOTHING to do with it) who was there to comfort me? Certainly not my daughter, Sheila, who went off to college nearly a decade ago and doesn't even have time to send her FATHER a Christmas card. But Albanese was there. Albanese is always there, right on my doorstep, and every month 20-pound packages of gummies are stacked to shoulder-height.

And so I ate. I ate and I ate and I ate through the night, tears soaking and moistening the sticky gummi mountain I had carefully crafted and was now laying upon, naked. That night I learned something, as my vision began to waver and my intestines began pumping a thin, painful stool through my body while diabetes ravaged my vital organs: these bears never stopped tasting good. Haribo bears, while having their own charm, really can't put the misery of two wasted decades out of your mind like Albanese can. And while the generic Wal-Mart brand gummies are cheap, I believe they have been proven to be carcinogenic when consumed with the vigor and volume that I enjoy.

Yes, Albanese is truly the Gummi King. Five stars all around. Now if you'll excuse me, I believe I can feel a lone gummy still lodged in a fold of skin near my waist.

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Liberty Orchards Fruit Delights, Sugar-Free, 3.65-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12) Review

Liberty Orchards Fruit Delights, Sugar-Free, 3.65-Ounce Packages
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These are great little sugar free candies. The Mix of fruit flavors and the nuts go great together. They remind me of Haci Bekir Turkish Delight Assorted Flavors 500 g Turkish Delight in texture and presentation. They come in a tray, enclosed in plastic and there's not much there for the money.

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3/31/2011

GoLightly Sugar Free Fruit Chews, 2.75-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12) Review

GoLightly Sugar Free Fruit Chews, 2.75-Ounce Bags
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So I have gestational diabetis and wanted a snack that was sugar free. This product seemed like a good alternative to just cheating on my diabetic diet.

Pros

It tastes pretty much like most fruit chews.
No weird saccrin taste.
Nice chewy texture
Fairly low calorie -- about 20 cals per candy

Cons

Pricey
Only 14 to 16 small chews to a bag
For some reason, the times I have eaten this product my sugar levels have spiked up dramatically. So I can't prove it but I am not sure that they are 100% sugar free

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Sweetened with Splenda. Artificially flavored. Reduced calorie. 25% Less calories than regular hard candy. A fat free food. Total carbs 15g - HSH (sugar alcohol) 15g = 0 net effective carbs. Diabetics: This product may be useful in your diet on the advice of a physician. Whether you are watching your weight, or simply want a healthy treat, enjoy GoLightly's delicious sugar free candy! 0 or Low net carbs; 0 or Low sodium; No trans fats; Safe for diabetics. Exchange Information: 1 serving = 1 fruit. Made in the USA.

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3/27/2011

Fifty-50 Hard Candy, Island Fruit, 2.75-Ounce Packages (Pack of 8) Review

Fifty-50 Hard Candy, Island Fruit, 2.75-Ounce Packages
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These candies were entertaining and not bad, but nothing exciting either.I wouldn't buy them again, but I wouldn't throw them out either.

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Half our profits fund Diabetes Research. Sugar free 50% Fewer calories than sugar hard candy. Low glycemic. Artificial flavor. For use in a Low glycemic diet. The fifty 50 Story: We're hoping for something that will put us out of business, the cure. There's a simple reason why our company is called Fifty 50. We contribute half of the profits from the sale of this hard candy and all our other products to Diabetes research. Fifty 50 will continue to contribute 50% of its profits to diabetes research until the day a cure is found. To date, our contributions have totaled over $9 million. Island Fruit: Lime, Pineapple, Raspberry, Tangerine and Strawberry. Fifty 50 hard candy contains 30 Calories per 15 g serving. Sugar hard candy contains 60 Calories per 15 g serving. Exchange Information for People with Diabetes: Four pieces equals 1/2 Starch or other Carbohydrate exchange. Calculations based on exchange lists for meal planning, Copyright 1995, American Diabetes Association, Inc., The American Diabetic Association.

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3/15/2011

Mberry Miracle Fruit Tablets 2 Packages of 10 Review

Mberry Miracle Fruit Tablets 2 Packages of 10
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I hosted a Flavor Tripping party at my university with about 60 people using these tablets. Needless to say, the tablets are quite a bit more sketch than offering berries, but considerably easier to obtain. The taste of the tablet isn't great, but isn't so bad anyone spit it out. After dissolving, I had a variety of foods for tasting available... about 95% of those who tried it seemed to enjoy it and have a noticeable difference with their taste buds. Some foods that worked well from my experience:

- Grapefruit (this was by far the most impressive)
- Lemons
- Limes
- Apple Cider (nearly became too sweet to drink)
- Orange Juice (tasted particularly good)
- Vinegar (might give you a stomach ache, but hammers home the idea of how warped your tastes are)

Many other foods had little or no effect (as expected): pretzels, chocolate, monster energy drink, peanuts, mints, etc. One or two were uncomfortable with what the tablets did to their taste buds and refused to sample anything more. Was not a big deal as it wears off in 15-30 minutes.

Final verdict: A very fun one time treat, but far too expensive to use for anything other than parties. Amazon will get these tablets to you quickly, but if you have time before your event I would try to obtain some actual berries to avoid the sketchy factor.

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If you're looking for the taste sensation that is sweeping the nation, experience something truly amazing: mberry Miracle Fruit Tablets.Mberry tablets transform ordinary foods into something extraordinary. What is miracle berry? The Miracle Berry (Synsepalum dulcificum) is a fruit native to West Africa. It is also known as Miracle Fruit or Miraculous Fruit. The berry is approximately the size of a cranberry and it contains the glycoprotein, Miraculin, which modifies taste perception. Once Miraculin binds to the taste buds, lemons will taste like lemonade and beer like chocolate thanks to the temporary altered state of the taste receptors on your tongue.Mberry can be enjoyed with friends and family. Make your own "flavor tripping" parties. Mberry makes an ideal gift.Dieting: Miracle berry can be helpful to people who want to limit their sugar intake and enhance their lifestyles by eating a healthier diet. According to CNN, miracle berries can help people with diabetes and obesity, because they sweeten the taste of food. In addition, consuming fruits like lemons help reduce your blood sugar, contain vitamin C and may lower cholesterol.Cancer: Patients undergoing treatments who experience a metallic aftertaste as a side effect may also benefit from using Miracle Berry. The berry acts as an appetite stimulant.Mberry tablets are the convenient and affordable choice to enjoy miracle berries. Mberry tablets consist of only miracle berry powder and high quality cornstarch in approximately equal quantities. Simply put mberry makes life sweeter. Here are some suggestions of foods to eat with mberry:Lemons and Limes, Oranges, Tomatoes, Cranberries, Grapefruit, Kiwi, Pineapple, Granny Smith Apples, Strawberries, Pomegranate, Raspberries, Grapes,Watermelon, Blackberries, Rhubarb, Mustard, Ketchup, Salt & Vinegar chips, Pickles, Sour Cream, Tabasco, Balsamic vinegar, BBQ sauce, Guinness, Tequila, Goat and Bleu Cheese

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