"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ellen K." > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> "Janet" > wrote in message
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>>>>I find that I am craving fruit and fruit juice more and more. But the
>>>>most I seem to be able to tolerate is 1/2 cup of melon, or a section or
>>>>two of tangerine, or half an apple, or 1/3 cup of blueberries.
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>>>> Very frustrating.
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>>> When I was pregnant, I was craving fruit juice and punch all the time.
>>> Normally I don't want that at all. I think it was due to high BG
>>> because I hadn't yet been diagnosed with diabetes. Once I got my BG
>>> under control, the cravings went away.
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>>> Perhaps you could try something like sugar free Tang, Crystal Light or
>>> one of the other fruit flavored drinks. Or eat grapefruit.
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>> I have discovered sugar-free popsicles.
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> I ate those when I was pregnant. But... I believe they contain sorbitol
> or another sugar alcohol and that is a problem for me.

I think they do contain a sugar alcohol, I finished the box a couple of days
ago, when I get more I will check the label and try to remember to report
back.

> Plus I don't usually like frozen things.

I would rather have ice cream as a summer treat, but I have to wait 6 hours
after meat to eat dairy, whereas the sugar-free popsicles don't contain any
dairy. I wish there were a non-dairy low-carb fake ice cream. Maybe one
of these days I'll get ambitious and see what I can mix up using soft tofu
as a base.

However, we were living on Cape Cod when I was pregnant
> and it got very hot and humid there during the summer. I used to get some
> frozen pops called Trix. They had three flavors to them. I remember
> sitting out on our patio in the shade of the evening and eating those
> things trying to cool off. Then when my husband came home (he was out to
> sea), I demanded an air conditioner.
>
> We bought a small window unit, put it in the spare bedroom and I just
> moved in there. Too bad we couldn't get it to work in this house. There
> have been times when it would have been nice.
>