thats a migraine for me, bummer, popcicles are one of the very few frozen
thngs i do like, Lee
"Ellen K." > wrote in message
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> These are the Popsicle brand:
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> water, glycerine, maltodextrin, guar gum, citric acid, aspartame, natural
> and artificial flavors, acesulfame potassium, locust bean gum, ascorbic
> acid, red 40, yellow 6, blue 1.
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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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>>> Plus I don't usually like frozen things.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
>>>
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