My honey just gave me a box of Russell Stover Valentine box of chocolates.
2 pieces are 19g carbs minus 16g sugar alcohol minus 2 g fiber = 1 net carb
for 2 candies. And they are delicious. It is a happy Valentines.

You want to be careful with some of those SF candies, or you could be
spending V-day in the bathroom. :-)

Cheri

Ed wrote in message ...
>My honey just gave me a box of Russell Stover Valentine box of
chocolates.
>2 pieces are 19g carbs minus 16g sugar alcohol minus 2 g fiber = 1 net
carb
>for 2 candies. And they are delicious. It is a happy Valentines.

"Ed" <ekirstein*nospammers*catskill.net> wrote in message
...
> My honey just gave me a box of Russell Stover Valentine box of chocolates.
> 2 pieces are 19g carbs minus 16g sugar alcohol minus 2 g fiber = 1 net
> carb for 2 candies. And they are delicious. It is a happy Valentines.

Just watch it! Sugar alcohol is a laxative and can raise your BG despite
what it says on the box.

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:28:55 -0500, "Ed"
<ekirstein*nospammers*catskill.net> wrote:

>My honey just gave me a box of Russell Stover Valentine box of chocolates.
>2 pieces are 19g carbs minus 16g sugar alcohol minus 2 g fiber = 1 net carb
>for 2 candies. And they are delicious. It is a happy Valentines.
>
Enjoy it; but just for fun - test 45 minutes after. Some
people are fine with the 'ols - and some aren't.
Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
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If it's a laxative, I would consider that an added benefit.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "Ed" <ekirstein*nospammers*catskill.net> wrote in message
> ...
>> My honey just gave me a box of Russell Stover Valentine box of
>> chocolates.
>> 2 pieces are 19g carbs minus 16g sugar alcohol minus 2 g fiber = 1 net
>> carb for 2 candies. And they are delicious. It is a happy Valentines.
>
> Just watch it! Sugar alcohol is a laxative and can raise your BG despite
> what it says on the box.
>

Alan S > wrote in
:

<snip>
> Enjoy it; but just for fun - test 45 minutes after. Some
> people are fine with the 'ols - and some aren't.
> Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
> d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
> Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
> --


That's for sure! I was in a state of shock after eating a small bag of
SF gummies one day and found that my bgs were 180! And here I thought
I was being smart!

I decided why not go for the good stuff in very limited amounts right
after my meal. We've got a great candy maker not too far from us
(Boehm's Chocolates) and I'd much rather have one piece of their candy
than a whole box of SF chocolates any day!

And yup, I used to have no problem with the sugar alcohols but not any
more! So I really limit them. Sorbitol is commonly used as a laxative
in nursing homes <g>

Sherry

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:19:10 -0600, Sherry
> wrote:

>Alan S > wrote in
:
>
><snip>
>> Enjoy it; but just for fun - test 45 minutes after. Some
>> people are fine with the 'ols - and some aren't.
>> Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
>> d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
>> Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
>> --
>
>
>That's for sure! I was in a state of shock after eating a small bag of
>SF gummies one day and found that my bgs were 180! And here I thought
>I was being smart!
>
>I decided why not go for the good stuff in very limited amounts right
>after my meal. We've got a great candy maker not too far from us
>(Boehm's Chocolates) and I'd much rather have one piece of their candy
>than a whole box of SF chocolates any day!
>
>And yup, I used to have no problem with the sugar alcohols but not any
>more! So I really limit them. Sorbitol is commonly used as a laxative
>in nursing homes <g>
>
>Sherry

Yep.

I buy Lindt's 70%, and occasionally Nestles 85%.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: Epidaurus

Ed <ekirstein*nospammers*catskill.net> wrote:
: My honey just gave me a box of Russell Stover Valentine box of chocolates.
: 2 pieces are 19g carbs minus 16g sugar alcohol minus 2 g fiber = 1 net carb
: for 2 candies. And they are delicious. It is a happy Valentines.

Careful there. If you, personallly, don't digest the sugar alcohols you
will beat a path to the john before long. If you absorb them, you will
find tht you cannot subtract them from the carb total. different strokes
for different folks. Only eat a piece or two a day to avoid problems.

Wendy